The size at birth and at a few weeks old is no indication of overall adult size. Larger litters tend to have smaller babies and singletons may be rather large, but this doesn't indicate adult weight. As a guesstimate, you can take the 8 week weight and triple it, or the 12 week weight and double it, but this is just an estimate, give or take a pound or two. Do NOT take home a puppy under two pounds it should remain with it's mother. Also, do not take home a puppy under 12 weeks of age, it learns important socialization skills from it's mother and littermates. Many breeders know that people want tiny tiny yorkies, so they say that their breeding pair is very small or indicate their puppies are ultra-small. Size is just one factor in the Yorkie standard, and yorkies under 4 pounds have more health problems and need more time. Any breeder who would sell a 5 week old yorkie knows absolutely nothing about the breed, and will not be there to support you in the future. Yorkies may live for 15 or so years, so find a breeder that breeds for health and does health testing, it will pay off in the long run. With the economy, many breeders have dropped their prices, and the is no reason to support bad breeders in this economy. Yorkie prices are lower, but vet prices aren't. |