I would be really surprised if he gets to be 10 pounds, I'm thinking in the 6 pound range, 7 tops!

I am sure your dog IS fun and that he IS cute, but I did not buy a 12 pound dog. I bought a supposedly 5 pound dog. So, it's like paying for bon jovi tickets and having aerosmith perform instead. I mean, I love both bands, but I wanted to see Bon Jovi. It's hard for me to understand how there are so many "Yorkies" whose standard weight is 3 to 7 lbs that are way over that range. I didn't want a dog that was bigger than 5 lbs. I have had huge dogs, and I loved them to death, but I wanted a 5 pound dog. I know there are no guarantees when you buy a dog, but I thought I would just happen to be in that group of people who pay for a 5 lb dog and get a 5 lb or under dog. And she is already 4 lbs! At 4 months! So how can she possibly stay small? That's why I am terrified. Because she is going to be more like a silky terrier. And I paid a lot of money for a Yorkie...not a silky.

my kirby weighs 8lbs and his mother was 6lbs and father was 5lbs.....you just never know

Stewie was a tad bit over 3lbs @ 16 weeks and now he is almost 9lbs.

I understand what you're saying, but don't bring up Silky's. Just because a Yorkie is over 7lbs doesn't mean they are a Silky. They are a completely different breed.

Yep I hate when people compare big yorkies to silkys too. That has been done to my Chachi who is 10 lbs. I also have a female that was supposed to be a small yorkie like 3 lbs. I paid extra for her because she was supposed to be a small yorkie. She was extremely small when I got her only 12 ounces. She is 6 lbs. So you never really know on weight. It can go either way. There are people on here that had a puppy that seemed large and it quit growing and turns out small.

If you think that then you are not aware of the background of a silky terrier. In fact, the silky terriers are a cross between the Australian terrier and the Yorshire terrier, and therefore they are quite silimar to Yorkies. So similar in fact that many people have them mistaken, and quite a number of people have been misled into thinking they are buying a pure bread Yorkie when they are actually buying a Yorkie with a silky's background in them. Silkies are 8 to 11 lbs (standard size that is), so I think it is very reasonable for me to say that I feel as though Yorkies that are greater than 7 lbs are more like silkies. Their temperament is much the same. The main difference is the size and coat color. Silkies are more often silver. Anyhow, it is often less expensive to get a silky, and what I am saying is that for the money we pay for Yorkies, when they grow past 7 lbs, it is as if we had gotten a really expensive silky terrier. Really. I am sorry that people get offended. But there is a very obvious reason why Yorkies greater than 7 lbs are often confused with silkies. It is because they are very alike, except for the silky's greater size.

Did you but your puppy from a local breeder? Maybe you can visit other puppies of hers that are now adults for a comparison. Now, I know that is not my policy or belief-I mean that you can compare one litter to another and have some idea about how they will look as adults. But, some people do say that they think you can tell by doing that.
BYBers, puppy millers and CBers have long been known to use a Silky female and a tiny Yorkie stud to get more puppies with fewer problems and less expensive whelping. Still is done every day by the dishonest people. BUT, an unsuspecting buyer might buy and breed and not know about the difference til their puppies turn out to be huge..That is where your research and knowledge and references can help out..

Good point, Silkies are very close to Yorkies. Here's some pics - Yorkies, no Silkies - I think many could be fooled.

I think if these pics were posted under the heading is my dog a purebred Yorkie?, the answer would most often be yes.

To me, there is a big difference between yorkies and silkies. A bigger yorkie does not look like a silky unless it was bred with a silky. Silkies have have wedge shaped head, longer muzzle flatter skull, ears stand erect on the top of the head, they are longer in body than tall at the shoulders and are sturdy and well muscled.

Yorkies on the otherhand have heavier coats, shorter muzzles and a dome shaped head, ears are erect but tend to flare to the sit a bit and the ear base is larger than a silky, they are as tall as they are long like a square or box, their features are overall more daintefied and fragile than the sturdy muscular silky. Just looking at the face alone you should be able to tell the difference.

So to say a yorkie looks like a silky just because of it size is not fair. Yorkies use to be alot bigger and now the size is 7 pounds or under. Nonetheless, their are still yorkies out there that have genes for bigger yorkies, I think we will always have that due to puppy mills and such.
I am not trying to be critize, I just think there is a big difference between yorkies and silkies other than just weight.:)

Here is a picture of silkies and yorkies. The first three are silkies the last two are yorkies.

These are yorkies

yes, these two groups do have a difference because they are both groups of optimum silkies and optimum Yorkies, and that (and I don't mean to offend anyone, please) is not the case with many of the Yorkies here. From the pics I have seen, some Yorkies here look not too similar to the Yorkies in these pics. that's what leads me to think that some of these may not be 100% Yorkies. Even if they have the characteristics physically of a Yorkie, because of their size, it is very possible that they were mixed with silkies in the past. I really don't think that the decades or even centuries ago when Yorkies were larger (although when i research that it never really confirms anything) could bring back these genes. If my puppy turns out to be bigger than 7 lbs, I am gonna try to somehow confirm her Yorkie breed. Although she comes with great confirmationa and pedigree, I just really don't believe that Yorkies should be bigger than 7 lbs. Unless they overeat, lol. that's just my opinion though.

One thing to keep in mind, the weight charts and "doubling weight at 12 weeks" is ONLY a guideline. I have YET to have a dog mature to what the charts and the doubling said they would...both under and over.

Weight at maturity has so many factors associated with it. Some lines mature quicker than others, I've had dogs stop growing completely by 8 months, and one that continued growing til 18 months. The best way to "guestimate" the size of your pup at maturity IMHO is to look at the bone structure and size of the parents and grandparents, and any aunts and uncles you can, and their rate of maturity, and it will give you an IDEA. Especially small yorkies don't always come from small parents, and especially large ones don't always come from large parents. There are lots of factors all rolled into each puppy that gives that puppy it's own special size. One of my girls mother always produces a little one, a 7 lber, and usually a 4-5 lb in the middle, but behind her is a VERY large yorkie, and several very small ones, so unless your breeder is very consistent in one particular size, all of the parents and grandparents, great grand parents approximately the same size, then you kind of have a craps shoot on what size your pup is going to turn out. Look at bone structure for help with that.

I am sitting on two hopefuls right now, one is 2.75 lbs at 18 weeks, the other is 4.5 at 19 weeks. I'm PRAYING the 4.5 stops around 6.5 and the 2.75 gets to at least 4.5. (His brother and sister are both around 3.5 @ 18 weeks) Will this happen?? My crystal ball is broken right now..but I'll get back to you when they're a year old! lol

My Monkey was 3.2 lbs at 13 weeks, at 10months he is 6lbs. I feed him quality food, and the recomended portion. He is very healthy. Dont overfeed your dogs....:( keep them healthy :animal36 :aimeeyork