Yorkshire Terrier FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions About Yorkies
Actually a little research tells a lot and this is why I never did agree with organizations like AKC and there standards.
A true yorkie in its day was around 10 pounds. Infact there coat never was able to touch the floor.
as people started to try and make them smaller there coat never changed. This is why I did not agree with the person who said I shouldn't because she was over 7. The smaller you make them the more prone they are to health issues. Smaller is not better and in my opinion its not good for them.
Here is my problem with the standards. There ment for show dogs. Its not a true. Reputation of the yorkie. They where never ment to be that small. It was abnormal for them to have a litter with small ones but that's what ppl got use to and it became standard when its truly not the case. Those are just my opinion so knowing get defended. This is what research showed.
I always thought it was funny (no one here) always talking about improving the breed but yet there trying to make small ones. That's doing nothing but hurting the breed. If you want to better it then shoot for 10 pounds or more. The standards are what organizations think they should look like. I don't get it. Its not a true reputation of the Yorkshire terrier. It don't matter if its curly hair, tall, small, or what its still a Yorkshire.