[aquinn]

Hello all:

I was just wondering how uncommon in really is to end up with a yorkie that is too large to meet the standard. My Tucker is not fat by any means, his vet always comments that he feels very muscular and athletic, but he weighs almost 10 lbs. His breeder seemed like a very nice lady, but Tucker being my first dog ever, I bought him from a "breeder" advertising in the newspaper.

Does anyone else have a yorkster that doesn't meet the standard for weight, or are the larger ones really that uncommom? It always hurts my feelings when Tucker and I are at Petsmart or the park and someone says, "wow, he must be a mix or something to big so big." Tucker is AKC registered and I know that Yorkies were originally much bigger than they are today and were bred down in size. I know he is a full yorkie and I think it hurts Tuck's feelings too when others suggest he somehow has less value just because he is larger. He is still a cutie.

I will post pics really soon, I promise!