Welcome to YT, Judy & Cricket!!! I, too, share your concern about your little one, but don't let it make you paranoid. Our Toto was 1 1/2 lbs. when we brought her home at 16 weeks. Our vet in AL is a Yorkie lover and the breed is her specialty so we haven't worried too much about her size. She waited until Toto was 8 months for spaying because she wanted all her permanent teeth in so the baby ones could be removed and also she would have a little more weight on her. She did great!!
She is disgustingly healthy and the only problem we have really encountered was caused by us!! We allowed her to gain too much weight and when we realized she was "waddling" rather than "prancing" ... she tipped the scale at 5.9 lbs.!!!
Working with our breeder & vet, we have her down to 4 lbs. 1 oz. and it has been really hard for us! "Tough love" just isn't in our character ... but that's what it took over a period of a year!!
Our vet in AL doesn't want her to weigh over 3 lbs., because of her tiny bone structure [and she's looking down the road to senior years] ... while our vet here in Colorado seems to feel she is a good weight now. He's as crazy about her as we are and I think part of his advise is coming from his tender heart!! Toto has a "way" with hearts ... I'm sure you know exactly what I mean??
My advice for you would be ... have a very good vet, have little Cricket checked often and follow your vet's advice!! The smaller ones are a lot sturdier than some think [I understand that some aren't] ... even though I love reading & learning about this amazing little breed, bottom line, I don't even change Toto's food unless the vet has seen it, read the ingredients and approved it!! She is totally healthy and just perfect!!
Looking forward to pictures and hearing all about your little Cricket!!
