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I don't breed, but from what I've heard there is no way to guarantee the size of a yorkie regardless of the parents sizes. |
My baby is 13 months old-----weighs 3 lb. 2 oz. |
My Ozzie is 14.5 pounds at last official weigh-in. (Granted, he could stand to lose a pound or 2. I think he looked better at about 12 pounds than now.) :) He is 10, but a very active senior and we are on a diet. We're hoping to go back to 12-13 pounds. Even so, he's not obese. We like to think of him as solid.:D |
Otis is 9-10 pounds, his ears are down, he's black, long legs and has a thick, cotton coat. He's a registered Yorkie, not a mix. They come in all shapes and sizes. I love the larger ones. I always worried so much when I had a 3 pounder. |
Alyssa is l0 pounds and built very solid. The vet says she is a good size for her bone structure. She is not fat. Alyssa is fairly active and loves to play with her little sister, Emily Kate. Emmy weighs 8 lbs. and is as skinny as they come. Alyssa just loves to eat. Knowing Alyssa she probably even dreams of her food in her sleep. |
I never have been certain if Bob was a pure yorkie or not, as he wandered to my house lost and never claimed. He weighs in at 19.5 pounds and was 15 pds when he came to my house a year and a half ago.. |
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Tucker was 14-15 pounds when he went to live with my cousin, we got him back a month later and he's down to 12 lbs. haha. I think he was secretly eating the catfood or something, because now that he's an only dog he's all muscle. :) |
My yorkie, Willy, is 10.9 lbs. I don't get it about the weight thing. Should one starve their yorkie to meet standards? If the vet says that he is weight proportionate to height and he's healthy and normal, I would not worry about it. |
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Reputable breeders strive to only produce puppies that fall within the 4-7 pound Yorkie standard. Unfortunately, there are a lot of other breeders who are not carefully breeding to achieve Yorkies within the standard which is why you see so many much larger they are supposed to be. A good breeder can predict pretty accurately what size her puppy will be as an adult because she knows her lines, genetics, and is careful to breed to their strengths and weaknesses. Breeders who breed haphazardly can't predict how big their Yorkies will end up. If you have a large Yorkie who is a healthy weight according to your vet, just enjoy him (and don't breed him!). Please, though, if your Yorkie is overweight, get the excess weight off. A pound or two extra on their little frame is very hard on the knees and also puts them at risk for diabetes. My Lady was overweight and developed diabetes and believe me, you do not want to give insulin injections twice a day, not to mention the big vet bills! |
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