miniature poodle

Question
My miniature poodle is 15 weeks and stands 12.5 inches and weighs about 14 pounds.is that normal?

Answer
Hello Nicole,
Your Poodle should continue to grow until he/she is around 9 months old, then he/she should fill out some.  The height and weight now will depend on how much your pup is eating, playing and will have to do with genetics.  His/her size sounds about right for a Miniature Poodle puppy, but doesn't have alot to do with what his/her size will be at maturity.  The average size for a Miniature Poodle is anything over 10" at the shoulder and not to go over 14" at the shoulder; and weigh around 15-25 lbs.  
That being said, it will depend on what is in your Poodle's background as to how big or small he/she will be.  Some breeders will breed a Miniature Poodle to a Standard Poodle, so they can get both Standards and Miniatures.  Same with the Toy Breeders, they will Breed a Toy Poodle to a Miniature so they can get some of both types.  When this happens, you end up with Large Toy Poodles/Small Miniatures, Large Miniatures/Small Standards, and you never know what you are going to get.  

You can e-mail me pics of your puppy and I can take a look at him/her.  Take a standing picture and take it around something familiar so I can get an idea of how tall he/she is.  Also, Males tend to be larger than females, so that will make a difference.  

Your puppys growth should slow around 5 months, then he/she will have a growth spurt and will slow again around 7 months, and by 9 months, he/she should have his/her full height.  

I hope this helps you some.  If you have other questions about this or other Poodle questions in general, please feel free to ask me.

Thanks for using AllExperts.com,
Kim