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Originally Posted by txyorkies  Can anyone please help me understand why it seems everyone only wants the smaller Yorkies? I have the larger Yorkies. Scooter is 15 lbs, 8 ozs, and Sissy is 12 lbs. I would never want anything smaller than 12 lbs. Am I the only one out here who's heart is breaking that the larger Yorkies are now so rare and fear they will soon be extinct? I am a very small hobby breeder that dedicates everything I have into each and every litter. They are incredible puppies and the litter broke, to the best of my knowledge and research, 3 Yorkie world records; 8 puppies = biggest litter, biggest 1st litter, and biggest surviving litter. Our vet said he is amazed Sissy did not get a calcium deficit that is so common when small dogs have big litters. I truly think this is a testament to the great health and durability of the larger Yorkie breed. Can anyone please tell me why so few people seem to want the larger Yorkies? I just don't understand ... |
To compete in the toy breed, a dog has to be a under a certain weight, for Yorkies that's less than 7 pounds. Larger dogs can compete, but points will be taken off. This isn't something new, it's been going on for over 100 years and in fact in the early 1900 a very small 3 pound yorkie won best in breed. Truth be told, most good breeders are breeding up not down, and breeding a 3 or even 5 pounder is frowned upon. However, I don't agree with breeding dogs that much over standard, and I hope you will always be able to find good homes for your babies. It's not true that big yorkies have better health than small yorkies, some Yorkies are small due to health problems.