A friend of mine has a yorkie that is at least 12 lbs. and to me he is as pretty as any show dog. Beautiful face, coat, and structure. I raise yorkies and yes most of mine are under 6 lbs. I have and still have ones that are 2lbs. It's not that I breed for them it just happens. I do not and will not breed a female that is under 5 lbs. for her health sake. My males can be and are quite a bit smaller. It is a lot easier on the female to have 3 oz puppies over 7 oz. Also you can get a healthly 2 lb. I have been raising yorkies for 19 years. I have never had any problem with any size. You just need to know what their needs are and all are different. The smaller ones a lot of time will have to have Nutri-Cal on hand just in case of a sugar drop. That's not to say it can't happen to the bigger ones as well. Irregardless a yorkie
is a yorkie
. I think all yorkies are simply wonderful. I have one that is 18 she is my matriarch. Her B-day is the 24th of this month. Every AM I look at her just to make sure she is still breathing. Everyone tells me to put her down. Her vision and hearing are just about gone I carry her up and down the steps, I hand feed her, and yes she still gets her bath. She doesn't like that at all now. Pray that when Lacey goes she will go easy and I won't have to have her put to sleep. You can see her in the photo section at yorkiegems.com Talk with you guy again soon. Yorkies RULE