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Originally Posted by KazzyK810  I have a yorkie over 7lbs and personally, I wouldn't like to see the standard changed.
The intent is to keep them under 7lbs, but if you occasionally get one or two that are over, that's fine as they make good pets. But my concern would be that people would then think it's ok to breed these bigger yorkies and then size/weight could keep creeping up & up. If I wanted a big breed I would have bought a big breed dog. I wanted a lil dog, and while she's bigger than both the breeder & I thought she'd be, she's still a lil dog & she's perfect for me. |
That's the way I feel about it too, if people really want a bigger Yorkie, they are fairly easy to find, and you could always get a Silky, which is a few pounds heavy and very similar in features. I really wanted a small dog, I needed to be able to lift him easily for baths and I wanted him to fit in the kitchen sink, so the size they are now works out perfectly for me.