[Lorraine]

Originally Posted by MEL28

Thanks for all the information I thought there was a teacup breed. I know the standard yorkie is pretty big it really dont matter to me I live in a apartment and i thought it would be better to have a smaller dog the forum is really helpful thanks again for all the information

Hi Just as there is really no teacup Yorkie there also is not a size differentiation such as teacup, toy or standard sized Yorkies. A Yorkie is considered to be a toy breed. The breed standard for a Yorkie is that it is to be under 7 lbs.
As with any purebred dog, they can vary within the breed standard for size and can be undersized or oversized. Oversized would be those more than 7 lbs. Usually these are sold for pet and not used for breeding. Although it doesn't say in the breed standard, most reputable show breeders consider under 4 lbs to be undersized and would not be used for breeding purposes especially for a female but a male under 4 lbs won't be used for breeding either.