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Originally Posted by Narnia_fan7  Interesting topic. Max weighs nine or ten pounds. To me, I think that's a little big for a yorkie, so I'm planning on exercising him more. He's not fat, just heavy set. My breeder said Max's sire was big boned for a yorkie, and that most of his genes passed down to Max. Originally, I wanted a teacup yorkie at four or five pounds, but my mom and I decided that the prices were too high. I looked at a lot of websites and discovered that a lot of breeders were asking $3,000 to $5,000 dollars :O I'm happy with Max regardless though  |
I'm glad that you didn't fall for that marketing ploy! Actually, a 4 to 5 pound Yorkie is still a standard sized Yorkie (thank God!) but some people call them "teacups" just so people think they are special and different, and they jack up the prices accordingly. I'm glad you're happy with Max!