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Originally Posted by cheryl19  Just more to Love!!
I don't know if I would even like a tiny yorkie, I think I would be so scared all the time  Ivy can jump on and off the chair when ever she likes, not that we let her do anything she likes but their has to be a big difference as to what they can and can't do. |
This is so true, my son's dog Rambo visits often, and at around 13 pounds, I just don't have to worry, like I do with Joey.
To the OP, your information was incorrect, the AKC accepts the offspring of dogs that were registered, and had breeding rights. Both the mother and father had to be registered, with the AKC, and have breeding rights. The breeder also had to be in good standing with them, and any puppy can be registered, they don't have to fit standard. The dogs don't even have to look like a Yorkie; they can be completely out of standard range. Many breeders sell dogs without breeding rights because they aren't within standard, or for other reasons, unscrupulous breeders, just go ahead and breed the dogs. They can't be registered with the AKC because there were no breeding rights, but there are lots of other registries, that will register any dog. These other registries are by and large worthless, in my opinion.
Did you see Willows Mom and Dad? This will give you the best idea of future size, but it doesn't help that much that the dad was a 3-4 pounder, he could have been small due to heath issues, or he may have come from a line of 15 pounders, and would pass that trait on, so a breeder should know a dogs background to best predict future size. I'm guessing the breeder fibbed a bit on the size of parents, especially of the dad, I think the breeder wanted you to think you would get a dog between 3 and 9 pounds, so she told you this. That said, while I don't believe in purposely breeding for larger yorkies, they do make excellent pets, and they are so much better with children. More to love too!
Here's some information on the different registries.
http://moosewood.tripod.com/registries.html