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Originally Posted by lizzieg  I'm so curious to see a larger one. And in pictures it is so hard to tell; a lot of members on YT say their Yorkies are 14 lbs.+, and I've never seen one that big. I bet that they are just as gorgeous. Max was about 24 lbs. (a lot bigger than 14 lbs.), but I want to see a large Yorkie. Around here, the largest one that I have seen was 9 lbs. I may be wrong, but is a Yorkie only supposed to be 7 lbs. and under, or is that only by AKC standards? Are CKC standards for larger ones? Or perhaps it is past genetics from the larger breeds in the past showing back up? |
I don't think anyone answered your question (I might have missed it though???)....
The AKC, CKC, and KC (the Kennel Club in the UK) breed standards are ALL "not to exceed 7 lbs". HOWEVER, there are lots of purebred Yorkies that are larger than 7 lbs...and that doesn't make them any less "Yorkie"!!!
My Bella is ~4.5 lbs, and some people say, "Wow, she really tiny!!" because they've only seen larger Yorkies. And some people say, "She must be a bigger Yorkie" because I guess they've only seen smaller ones?! Either way, I always say, "The breed standard is 7 lbs and under, and she's on the small side of what reputable breeders breed for...anything larger than 7 lbs is considered "off-standard", but that doesn't make any difference for a pet, and anything smaller than 4 lbs is usually the small one in the litter (or runt)." Not sure if that's true, but some people seem to think 2 lb'ers are the norm, so I try to "educate" them that 2 lb'ers are extra tiny, and shouldn't be considered the norm!!
Personally, I think making comments on her size (as being either too small or too big) is about as rude as asking how much!! She's perfect just the way she is!
(A lot of people do ask me "How old is she?" and/or "How much bigger will she get?" or "Will she get any bigger?", and for some reason these don't bother me at all. I think they're trying to ask about her size WITHOUT being rude, and I appreciate the effort!
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