I have a yorkie (fully registered with the appropriate authorities - so he's 100% all yorkie) who's a 13.5 lbs - and there's no fat on my boy. There are a few yorkies on this site that are around the 16lbs mark I believe.
What does it for me is the face. A yorkie has a "doll" or "teddy bear" like face whereas a silkie - which are more common in NZ than yorkies because they were originally bred in neighbouring Australia - has a longer face that says "dog" to me much more than a yorkie does.
I know that's a really subjective measure. But if you put the two side by side you'd see a real difference in the muzzle, ears and face. Silkies look much more like their Australian Terrier relatives just with a soft yorkie coat - Silkies were original 50% yorkie 50% Aussie. A square-er face.
Teddy looks like a yorkie to me. Hope that helps. |