[Lovetodream88]

Welcome to YorkieTalk! Its so awesome you are asking questions and stuff before getting the dog. The only way to guarantee your dog will be 10 pounds is to get an adult because there are yorkies that grow to over 10 pounds mine is 16 pounds but she still is pretty darn small to me. I don't think potty training is to terrible if you are committed to it. If you are outside training I would take them out maybe every hour or two and make sure you have a treat to give them when they go potty in the right place and when you cant watch them put them in a play pen. Many people have yorkies and work. I think if you end up working very long hours though you should hire someone to come over around the middle of that time and take them for a walk and check on them. One of the most important things to do before getting a dog or pup is to make sure financially you can handle it a good bred yorkie is between $1,000-$2,000 and that's the cheap part lol there is all the stuff you need you buy like bedding, food, shampoo, harness, leash, collar, tags, toys, crate, clothing and then the vet care for regular puppy shots and then emergency's which happen more then you think. Yorkies are stubborn and sometimes way to smart. When looking for a breeder make sure to look for a good one like by using the YTCA.org website and reading about what good breeders do on there website. Getting a cheaper pup from a bad breeder or a puppy mill can cost you a lot of money in the end, I know this very well because before I knew about brokers and puppy mills I got my yorkie from what turned out to be a broker who got there pups from puppy mills and although I would not change having her and could not imagine my life with out her she has had some very expensive health problems. Also a good thing to do is make sure you research all the health problems yorkies have. One thing that is very important is a harness you should never put a collar on your yorkie and then hook the leash to it because small breed dogs are at a high risk for developing collapsing trachea. Collars are ok for tags only but never for the leash. We are hear to always answer your questions so if you have more just keep asking.