Yes, ma'am....BIG YORKIES RULE!!!!! Jesse is up to 12 lbs. and he is not quite 1.5 years. I love the comments...."Is that a Yorkie?" I say, "Yes, have you heard of a teacup? Well, he is a teapot!" Hehehehehehe. I think there are some out there that actually think there is no such thing as a toy or a standard. I have one of each. If you think of why Yorkies were originally bred, you will understand the need for them to be larger. They didn't start off teenie tiny, but have been bred down to be that size. I love my fatty boy and girl.....long live BIG YORKIES!!!!!! Poochie smoochies from Lisa, Lilly and Jesse...