Huge Yorkie
 

My mom has 2 yorkies that both weigh over 10 lbs. Course the vet always says they are overweight, but anyway... hehehehe

Bender weighs 4lbs, but my mother has 2 male yorkies (Simon and Carrick) who weigh 13lbs and 8lbs...and even though I often call Simon by the nickname Tubby, just to be funny (and because he is overweight), it's just a normal thing that yorkies vary in size. Since he is from the Humane Society, maybe the place he lived before you fed him some extremely fattening foods he shouldn't have eaten? Just a suggestion. If you think he looks overweight talk to a vet about the possibility of putting him on a slimming (yet healthy) diet.

Congrats on the new member of the family! I think they come in
all sizes and I know on here there are many with larger yorkies
myself included. Teddy is about 12 inches long and he fluctuates
between 8 and 9 pounds and he is 9 months old today. I love
this size yorkie! They are still small dogs but they aren't so fragile.
When he was little I was a basket case that he would get hurt or
stepped on and now I can hug him with out thinking I will break
him. I like having more of him to love...

toby is around 13.............. 7.5 isnt "huge" for a yorkie........lol.... lenora (browniesmom) knows that for a fact! ;)

Do you have a picture of him?

Bender wasn't fully potty trained at 8 months...in fact, I still have to watch him, even though he's 2 and is good 98% of the time. If I notice him sniffing around I have to ask him where his leash is, and he gets excited and waits to go outside. In my experience, I've had a harder time potty training male dogs, because they are chronic leg lifters ;) As far as pooping goes, it has gone much easier. The only time Bender refuses to poop outside is when it's raining, and then he goes next to the toilet, so it's not too bad. I wouldn't worry too horribly about him not being fully potty trained, since change of place sometimes affects that as well. You may want to attempt to crate train him, probably the best method, especially if he is just completely confused about where to potty.

Thank you for the tips. I will give that a try. I also have wee pads. I will post pictures once I get them developed. The previous owners gave him a funky hair cut on his head and around his ears. I am still amazed at how tall he is...lol I am making an appointment for the Vet tomorrow so we will see what he weighs for sure..lol

Congratulations on your rescue puppy. He sounds great!

Again, I believe they just come in all shapes and sizes.
I consider Teddy to be very leggy and so I just checked
and he was 9 inches tall so I am picturing that your new
baby must be pretty similiar in size to my little guy. As
your other one grows he won't seem as different as
comparing them in size now. Also in regard to the potty
training. While not being potty trained at 8 months isn't
uncommon he could just also be regressing because of the
change in his life. It seems with Teddy anytime something
disturbs him he reacts by regressing for a good week or so
until he feels safe again. At any rate size aside your so
lucky to have found a new baby in the way that you did.
Enjoy....I am so jealous!

Thank you so much. I am excited. But housetraining is going to be fun. lol :)

Congrats on the new family member...I bet he sure is happy to have a forever home!

I'm so glad you're giving a rescue a great home. I'm just partial to rescued babies and think they make the greatest pets.

Bentley weighs 12 lbs on a "skinny" day so I wouldn't exactly call yours huge, LOL :p And I think there are a few on here that are a little bigger than that. Still small to me:)

Oh how cute!!!!
Bad breath, he might have to see the dentist.
Yorkies come in ALL sizes.
It may take time to become friends,
but I sure they will.
Good Luck!!!! :)
Keep us posted!

i wish brownie was 7 pounds thats tiny lmao lol

Congrats!
 

My guy is about 8.5 pounds and since my other 3 dogs between are 30-40 pounds, that still seems small to me! :)

Don't worry if they do a little fussing at first. They just have to establish their pack order and set their boundries. Once they figure that out they'll be fine. Just keep an eye on them first (especially the little one!) until you're sure how they are together.

Before you know it you'll have one big happy family!

The bad breath isn't usual. Sounds like it might be dental problems... You might try to do a search through the older threads here. I'm sure you'll find some good advice.

Well, I guess I have a huge Yorkie, too.

I'm glad you decided to give him a good home.

Aw I bet hes adorable! Good luck

Ah! That's not huge. Muffin was bigger and still fit in my lap and my arms! :D Kacee is bigger, too. I like them this size, because they are usually healthier and don't get hurt as easily. I'm so glad he's found a home with you. Perhaps he was never fully house trained at his other home. Do you know his history? I can't wait to see pictures of him. Good luck! :)

new member/ first yokie
 

:yorkiesar

Congratulations on your new puppy.

My puppy,Coco is 8 months old, 3lbs5ozs of happiness. Coco is "pee pad" trained and goes outdoor. She goes to my real estate company every day and so far she always had hit the pad. She stays in my office and does not have the run of the place. I am sure if she was allowed the run of the place, she would have accidents. At home she is put in a playpen when I am not watching her. This keeps her out of trouble and safe. Or so I thought.

A word on a playpen for your dog. One day about a month ago I had put her in the playpen and when to the kitchen. When I turned around, who was at my feet? A tiny little dog, I thought that I must be losing it, thinking that I had put her in the pen and then not doing it. So I put her in the playpen. A few minutes later there she was again. This really blew me away. So I put her in the pen and watched her. She jumped in the corner of the playpen and caught the edge with her armpits. She then pulled her self up and jumped out.

I am thinking of putting her in the circus but in the mean-time I made a top with netting so that she will not hurt herself. It is all about watching and protecting them from themselves. And outsmarting them to doing things our way. After all they are little animals and we are their humans.

This is where lots of patience comes in. I do hope things work out. I hope the dentist can take care of the breath problem! :D Keep us updated. He sounds like a loving challenge. :p

As far as the bad breath.... it's either the food he's been eating... OR.... have his teeth cleaned real well by your vet... could be a gum infection.

Best of luck with your new addition!!

I know people with full breed yorkies between 10-20 lbs.I guess they come in all sizes.As for my Neo he is about 6 lbs though i haven't weighed him in awhile but i dont think that he got any bigger.Some people like them really small like 2-4 lbs myself i think that Neo being 6-7 lbs is healther and if he gets sick i think would have a better chance at getting better sooner.




Heather

Im glad he is healthy. maybe he is not your so called lapdog because he might be mixed with something else. 7.5 lbs is not huge at all. I am glad he found you to be his new family. I think he snaps at your son because the toddler at the previous homw was not good with him. I have toddlers in my home and I am constantly watching them around the dogs just because they donnot know when they are getting to rough. He probably got tired of being picked and prodded and maybe they didnt do to good of a job supervising the baby around the dog so he started to bite. He may be scared of your husband because the father of the son might have hit him for biting his son, in some people that is their natural reaction, or maybe that is how he wanted to dicipline the dog. Who knows, but it will probably be a long time till he gets comfortable in his new home, just dont give up on him, his other family did and it would be terrible for him if it happened again. Good luck!