You cannot judge wqhether it is a yorkie or a silky by weight alone. Silky Terriers are a whole different breed than a yorkie and look totally different. If the papers say a yorkie, I would believe them. Yes, there are some unscroupulous breeders who will try to pull one over on you by altering papers or lying to AKC, but on the most part, if the papers say it is a yorkie, I would go by them. You have to remember that ALL breeders do NOT breed within the standard. Some breed 10-15 lb yorkies and will have BIG yorkies, but they still are yorkies. A yorkie's coat can be silky (preferred) or cottony, or even wooly. Those bred within the standard will be up to 7 lbs and have a silky steel blue and gold coat. That does not mean that a yorkie cannot be 2 lbs and have a wooly coat or 16 lbs and have a silver coat. Those who fall into that category are still yorkies, just not within the standard. Doesn't make them better or worse or any less loveable. They are yorkies and deserve to be loved like evvery single yorkie I have seen, big or small, steel blue or silver or black, ears up or down, long hair or short. None of them look exactly alike, but all deserve that love. |