The Yorkie started out as a much bigger dog, and was gradually bred down, to the toy category, or below 7 pounds, but there are occasionally throwbacks to the larger size. Yorkietalk has a "TeaPot" Club, for those with bigger than average Yorkies. Here's a thread discussing it.
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...apot-club.html. Here's the link to join the "Official" TeaPot Club.
Join Official TeaPot Cub Here!