Hello, this is my first time on yorkie talk, so hello to all yorkie owners!
My yorkie bailey is 3 years old and is 19lbs. I got him from a breeder, I went to their house and even met the parents of my baby. The mother was 6lbs and the father was 8lbs, and my baby is 19! I got him at 10 weeks old and he was 4 1/2lbs. I noticed he was getting bigger and bigger, (I could see more and more of his head when he stood at the foot of my bed
) so when I took him to the vet, she said some yorkies are larger because they show more dominant features of their ancestral line. He's purebred 100% Yorkshire terrier, no silkie or any other mix. I have papers and like I said I met the parents. He is my baby and I enjoy his size because he's more fun to pay around with and they say larger yorkies have a longer life span because their organs aren't as tiny. I haven't had any dental problems, I give him dental stick daily, and he has been 100% healthy since I got him. I have also met people, his groomer for example, who have yorkies 20+ lbs. so long story short, yorkies can be 18+ pounds and be healthy and happy and be purebred as a yorkie who's 6lbs.