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LBK408 · 07-17-2004, 05:40 PM

I purchased 2 yorkie puppies (supposedly) on April 16, 2004, the date of birth was 3/2/04 and they were from the same litter so we thought. One puppy (Monty) was for my mom and the other one Toby was mine. We paid an extra 100.00 for moms puppy because he was supposed to be "small" and she said the smaller ones are more, both are males. Mom took her puppy back to Ohio and we kept right along loving Toby however, he seemed to be growing pretty big. Once mom came back to Atlanta for Memorial Day with Monty, we really got a chance to see the size and color differences. Today we took them both to the vet at the same time. Toby weighs 7lb.15oz and Monty is 5lb. 10oz. Once I started asking questions, the vet confirmed that they probably were not from the same litter, but maybe 1 parent the same. Typically there is not that big of size diff in the puppies. Also, based on their teeth pattern they appear to be 14-15weeks compared to the 19-20 weeks we thought they were and thus couldn't get some of the later shots typically rec'd at that age. She also agreed that Toby was probably a "Silky" terrier or maybe mixed..but did not appear to be a pure breed Yorkie as I had paid for. She est. that Toby will be over 14lbs at full grown age and Monty will be 9lbs maybe a little over--certainly not the "tiny" we paid for. I called the breeder and of course she said there could be no doubt to the breed of the dogs and seemed to be upset. She wants me to fax on Monday the letter that the Dr. wrote regarding the above and she claims she will set up an appt. to have her dogs and ours looked at by our vet and hers..She did once refer to the sire as a "silky" when I said--that's the problem, I didn't pay for a "silky" nor do these AKC papers you gave us reflect a "silky" she said--"when I said silky I was refering to the coat..I don't know what a silky terrier looks like."
Any suggestions from anyone who knows about the breeds and can offer some advise on next steps and thoughts on yorkie or not. Based on the pics I have seen, Toby looks like a silky terrier maybe he is mixed but definitely not a full breed yorkie unless my eyes decieve me..Of course we love him--but I wan't my yorkie!! (Please forgive any spelling errors..I'm really upset by all of this..)

07-17-2004, 05:40 PM	#1
LBK408 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 8	Do I really have a Yorkie?? I purchased 2 yorkie puppies (supposedly) on April 16, 2004, the date of birth was 3/2/04 and they were from the same litter so we thought. One puppy (Monty) was for my mom and the other one Toby was mine. We paid an extra 100.00 for moms puppy because he was supposed to be "small" and she said the smaller ones are more, both are males. Mom took her puppy back to Ohio and we kept right along loving Toby however, he seemed to be growing pretty big. Once mom came back to Atlanta for Memorial Day with Monty, we really got a chance to see the size and color differences. Today we took them both to the vet at the same time. Toby weighs 7lb.15oz and Monty is 5lb. 10oz. Once I started asking questions, the vet confirmed that they probably were not from the same litter, but maybe 1 parent the same. Typically there is not that big of size diff in the puppies. Also, based on their teeth pattern they appear to be 14-15weeks compared to the 19-20 weeks we thought they were and thus couldn't get some of the later shots typically rec'd at that age. She also agreed that Toby was probably a "Silky" terrier or maybe mixed..but did not appear to be a pure breed Yorkie as I had paid for. She est. that Toby will be over 14lbs at full grown age and Monty will be 9lbs maybe a little over--certainly not the "tiny" we paid for. I called the breeder and of course she said there could be no doubt to the breed of the dogs and seemed to be upset. She wants me to fax on Monday the letter that the Dr. wrote regarding the above and she claims she will set up an appt. to have her dogs and ours looked at by our vet and hers..She did once refer to the sire as a "silky" when I said--that's the problem, I didn't pay for a "silky" nor do these AKC papers you gave us reflect a "silky" she said--"when I said silky I was refering to the coat..I don't know what a silky terrier looks like." Any suggestions from anyone who knows about the breeds and can offer some advise on next steps and thoughts on yorkie or not. Based on the pics I have seen, Toby looks like a silky terrier maybe he is mixed but definitely not a full breed yorkie unless my eyes decieve me..Of course we love him--but I wan't my yorkie!! (Please forgive any spelling errors..I'm really upset by all of this..)