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Originally Posted by KazzyK810

My nan was raising yorkies in England during this times (for 30+ years). Almost all of her dogs were a dependable 5-6lbs, although she did have the occasional runt that was small from the start and required hand-feeding to thrive. They were all strong terriers, and while most went to pet homes, she had steady customers in a few local farmers that liked her yorkies for ratters.

Even today, when I picture "yorkie" in my head, what she raised is what I visualize. It hard then going to visit breeders and look at puppies and seeing these "apple heads, huge eyes, down ears" that you aptly described. It seems like breeders are either breeding for a 2-3lb babydoll/teddybear face, or they're just wrecklessly breeding whatever to make a buck. And I'm now of the opinion that "papers" mean very little. I've never seen so many "AKC yorkie puppies" that clearly look like there's been some unrecorded mixing in the lines, cos what they are selling looks nothing like a yorkie.

Yea the papers are only as good as the breeder giving them out