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SoCalyorkiLvr · 05-22-2005, 10:26 PM

I am so used to yorkie size being defined by their weight, but yet I have noticed that the true measure of a yorkie is their structure at adulthood and not the weight.

Why do we not judge the adult size of a puppy by it's structure at a certain age rather than it's weight? For instance, 5" ht and 5" length. They are supposed to be a perfect square, or so I have been told. Is it because this measurement is less accurate than a scale?

I know adult yorkies that look like they are really small and you would guess they weigh 3 lbs by their structure, but they are actually 5 lbers who are solid muscle. Some have a delicate, lite weight bone structure, but they can be taller and longer and only weigh 4 lbs while others can have thicker ,heavier bones but be short legged and shorter in length but weigh 5 or 6 lbs.

Has anyone else noticed this?

05-22-2005, 10:26 PM	#1
SoCalyorkiLvr BANNED! Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,246	What is the best measurement? Wt, Ht, or Lgth? I am so used to yorkie size being defined by their weight, but yet I have noticed that the true measure of a yorkie is their structure at adulthood and not the weight. Why do we not judge the adult size of a puppy by it's structure at a certain age rather than it's weight? For instance, 5" ht and 5" length. They are supposed to be a perfect square, or so I have been told. Is it because this measurement is less accurate than a scale? I know adult yorkies that look like they are really small and you would guess they weigh 3 lbs by their structure, but they are actually 5 lbers who are solid muscle. Some have a delicate, lite weight bone structure, but they can be taller and longer and only weigh 4 lbs while others can have thicker ,heavier bones but be short legged and shorter in length but weigh 5 or 6 lbs. Has anyone else noticed this?