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Originally Posted by matese  I believe your statement is misleading to any new member into thinking buying a puppy that weighs 2 pounds is ok as long as it is not advertised as a tiny, or teacup yorkie. There only one size yorkie and that is standard. That is why reputable breeders breed for the "standard" size 5 to 7 pounds, not 1 to 7 pounds. Lets not mislead any new member who may come upon this thread to think a 1.2 pound puppy is considered "standard" in size. And I did read " Yorkshire Terrier Club of America" it says not to exceed 7 pounds but does not say 7 pounds and under is considered "standard".
Wording on threads are very important to new members.
Here is the description from "Yorkshire Terrier Club of America"
Weight...Must not exceed seven pounds.
And that is that, NOT TO EXCEED 7 pounds, again, It does NOT say 7 pounds and under is standard yorkie size. |
Not to exceed 7 pounds does mean anything 7 pounds and under is standard. I’m not misleading anyone. Reputable breeders do occasionally get tiny pups and it’s is ok and still considered standard. Breeding for them to be tiny is the issue not just them being tiny. This is one of the reasons I’m not a fan of the show role because breeding Yorkies down to 7 pounds and under in my opinion has not been best for the breed. We can not ignore that some of these show standards cause more harm then good. But anything under 7 pounds IS standard.