The breed standard for the Yorkshire Terrier is from 5-7 pounds. That is a healthy size for these dogs and I see no problem with leaving it as is. The people who are breeding these teenie tiny 1-2 pounders are not responsible breeders and generally do not care about the breed standard whatsoever, excepting of course the breeder who has a fluke and gets one that is itsy bitsy. Changing the breed standard would not do any thing to eliviate the problem of irresponsible and bad breeding practices. I think it is fine how it is, and should not be changed, afterall yorkies are a toy breed and toy breeds are for the most part are in that 5-7 pound range. I do think it would not be horrible if the standard allowed for natural tails or something like that, but overall I think that it should be stuck to. |