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SnowWa · 12-09-2006, 05:10 PM

Yorkies -- and size ......

Step back and really think about this.

The purebred little Yorkie is the only breed that varies so much in size.

A 14-pound purebred Yorkie is nearly 9 times larger than a 1 1/2 pound, purebred Yorkie........... All breeds vary in size -- but none like the Yorkie.

This is like saying one purebred German Shepherd can weigh 60 pounds and another purebred German Shepherd can weight 540 pounds.

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It is true that Yorkies (late 1800s and early 1900s) were much larger dogs.....often weighing 14 to 18 pounds. ***** And, it is interesting to note that my 1951 AKC book - mentions no weight standards for the Yorkie at all.

Because Yorkies used to be so much larger - is certainly the reason we still have so many larger Yorkies today.

I think that one of the most interesting things about the little Yorkie is that it comes in so many sizes, different coats, different colors, ears up - ears down - and then ends up with so many different haircuts. I don't think there is any other breed that can look so many different ways....... Isn't this one reason we love to look at the pictures of all our Yorkies. There are all so different, and they are all cute. If all our little Yorkies looked the same - why post pictures!!!!!!

Can you imagine a forum about German Shepherds -- if you've seen one German Shepherd - you've seen them all. (This is an exaggeration - but certianly other breeds are much more similar in appearance than our little Yorkies are.)

I hope we all appreciate this about the little Yorkie --- it's little dog with a thousand faces!!!!!

Carol Jean

12-09-2006, 05:10 PM	#1
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	The little dog with a thousand faces....... Yorkies -- and size ...... Step back and really think about this. The purebred little Yorkie is the only breed that varies so much in size. A 14-pound purebred Yorkie is nearly 9 times larger than a 1 1/2 pound, purebred Yorkie........... All breeds vary in size -- but none like the Yorkie. This is like saying one purebred German Shepherd can weigh 60 pounds and another purebred German Shepherd can weight 540 pounds. ------------------------- It is true that Yorkies (late 1800s and early 1900s) were much larger dogs.....often weighing 14 to 18 pounds. ***** And, it is interesting to note that my 1951 AKC book - mentions no weight standards for the Yorkie at all. Because Yorkies used to be so much larger - is certainly the reason we still have so many larger Yorkies today. I think that one of the most interesting things about the little Yorkie is that it comes in so many sizes, different coats, different colors, ears up - ears down - and then ends up with so many different haircuts. I don't think there is any other breed that can look so many different ways....... Isn't this one reason we love to look at the pictures of all our Yorkies. There are all so different, and they are all cute. If all our little Yorkies looked the same - why post pictures!!!!!! Can you imagine a forum about German Shepherds -- if you've seen one German Shepherd - you've seen them all. (This is an exaggeration - but certianly other breeds are much more similar in appearance than our little Yorkies are.) I hope we all appreciate this about the little Yorkie --- it's little dog with a thousand faces!!!!! Carol Jean __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.