Get the warning signs.  Know your puppy!!!

  

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Get the warning signs.  Know your puppy!!!

  

 


We like to weigh our puppies frequently for a few different reasons.

1)  It tells us if they are
        getting enough to eat.

2)  We can chart their
growth.             

3)  It will help in early
detection of any complications.     

Depending on the anticipated size of your pup, you may need to purchase a scale.

Most of your office supplies stores are a great place to purchase postal scales at a very inexpensive cost.

An inexpensive food scale will work also.  Just make sure that the scale reads down to the ounce.  You don't have to spend a fortune.

 
     

TEACUP SIZE

               TINY TOY          TOY  
                       
AGE Ozs Ozs Ozs Ozs Ozs Ozs Ozs Ozs Ozs Ozs Ozs
Birth 2.5 2.75 3 3.5 4 4.25 4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5
1 wk 3.75 4 5 5.5 6.5 7 8 9 9.5 10.25 11
2 wk 5 5.5 6.5 7 9 10 11 12.5 13.5 14.5 16
3 wk 6 7 8 9 11 13 14 16 17.5 18.5 20
4 wk 7 8 9.5 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 24
5 wk 8 9 11 13 15 17 19.5 22 24 26 29
6 wk 9 11 12.5 15 17.5 20 22 24 27 30 32
7 wk 10 12 14.5 17 19.5 22 24.5 27 30 33 35
8 wk 11 13 16 19 21.5 24 27 29 33 36 39
9 wk 12 15 17.5 20 23 26 29 32 35 39 42
10 wk 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 38 41 45
11 wk 14 17 21 24 27 31 34 37 40 45 49
12 wk 15 19 22 25 30 33 37 41 45 49 53
13 wk 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 49 53 57
14 wk 17 22 26 30 34 39 43 47 52 56 60
15 wk 19 23 28 32 37 41 46 51 56 61 65
16 wk 20 25 30 34 39 44 49 54 59 65 70
17 wk 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 57 62 67 72
18 wk 22 28 33 37 43 48 54 60 65 71 76
19 wk 23 29 34 39 44 50 56 62 67 72 77
20 wk 24 30 35 41 46 52 58 64 70