My female Yorkie (also my first Yorkie) is 17 months old and weighs 2.5 pounds. When I got her she was 11 weeks old and was the same size as her 2 brothers and sister. Her Dad was 5lbs and her mom was 6 pounds. This is my first Yorkie and we love her so much. She had to have LP surgery on her back left leg in September. We took her to a Board Certified Surgeon in Pittsburgh and she did well with the anesthesia. The surgeon tested her for Liver Shunt which she does not have before the surgery along with some other blood panels. He said she was just a small Yorkie. I wish she was bigger I worry a lot about her. She is a great little dog and she loves everybody
I would love to get another but I am afraid if it is much bigger then her she could get hurt just from playing around. I do believe that the "Teacup" term is "WRONG". And selling them for more money is wrong also. I would give a dog away if I knew for sure it was going to be loved for its entire life. All that matters is that it is loved and cared for all of its life