It all depends on who is doing the picking. Often people select puppies by size alone and don't consider anything else. When I have puppy buyers come select a puppy I try to explain to them the different personalities of the puppies, what color I think they will be, what type of coat, body structure, head structure, etc. People that are unknowledgeable about Yorkies and Yorkie conformation often want a small short legged, dark coated fluffy Yorkie pup and they are not worried if the puppy has proper conformation or not. I have seen 12 lbs females produce very small offspring and I have seen 5 lbs females produce large offspring. It all has to do with genetics. Often in a litter of 5, using a 7 lb female and 5 lb male, I will get some puppies that are under 5 lbs and some that go over 5 lbs. |