When born, Yorkie puppies are between 2 and 5 ounces. They gain a couple of ounces each week, depending on their birth size. By 8 weeks, they are between 11 and 30 ounces, and by the time they reach 18 months, they will be triple their birth weight.

Yorkie Weight Chart

Want to know about how much your Yorkie pup will weigh when he’s full grown? Take his weight at three months and double it. If your 3-month-old Yorkie weighs 3 pounds, he’ll weigh close to 6 pounds as an adult. A 4-pound 3-month-old will weigh about 8 pounds, and a 14-pound 3-month-old probably ain’t a Yorkie at all.

A Yorkie is done growing by the 1 year mark. Most Yorkshire Terriers slow down in growth by 9 to 10 months and usually finish growing completely by 12 months.

In most cases, Yorkie puppies that gently bite or mouth their owners from time to time are just exploring or simply comforting themselves while teething. This behavior can usually be disregarded as most of the time they will stop biting on their own as they grow older.

Expect your little one to urinate and defecate anywhere between 15 minutes and half an hour after eating, reports the Rock County Humane Society. However, some puppies may relieve themselves well before 15 minutes, and some make take longer than half an hour. Yorkies are little spitfires who often bond with one person.

Why do Yorkies eat their own poop? According to a 2018 study, the most likely reason Yorkshire Terriers eat their poop is due to an ancestral instinct to keep their den free of parasites. Most commonly, however, coprophagia is viewed as a second chance for an animal to extract nutrients from its diet.

It is surprisingly common for dog owners to worry about their Yorkie potty habits, but all dogs are different, and even those belonging to the same breed. Your Yorkie should poop at least once a day, as it is important for there to be daily bowel movements, but most Yorkies poop between two and five times per day.

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Puppies are also most likely to use the bathroom within fifteen minutes of eating or drinking. If you’ve fed your puppy recently or observed it getting a drink of water, try to take it out within ten minutes and walk until it relieves itself.