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Confused Smokey is 7 months old today and weighs 6.6 lbs. I've met a number of purebred Yorkies who are in the 13+ lbs range and one mother told me that her big boy's parents were 6 and 7 lbs respectively. If the breed standard is 7 lbs, why is there so much variation in size?.. and what can I expect Smokey to look like as an adult? Not that I really care, cuz we love him crazy awesome, but I am curious. BTW, his tail was never docked and his ears dont stand up.. To us, he is perfectly imperfect. :animal-pa |
I'm with you, Keno is AKC yorkie, 15 inches tall and 15 inches long and now 14 lbs. I saw his parents, father 5 lbs and mother 6 lbs. What happen. Keno was 4.8 lbs at 12 weeks. 9 lbs at 6 months. I really wanted a 7 to 8 lbs dog. Don't get be wrong he is here to stay and I love him any how, but really do not understand how this happens. |
Genetics. You could have a breeder that breeds within the standard as far as size with parents both in the standard size wise but somewhere back in their ancestory was a bigger yorkie. When you buy from a reputable breeder like a show breeder they are very careful about their lines and although they may get one that ends up bigger now and then for the most part they can accurately tell you with much more certainty how big your adult dog will be because they know what they produce |
There are so many variations. Bailey weighed 6.6 as well when we got him and the vet put him on the scales at 8 months old. He's 9 months and about 8 pounds. He's what they call a tea pot. His tail wasn't bobbed, but his ears do stand nice and tall. None of it really matters because of all the love (and toys) he's brought into our home. |
Throwback genes. Smokey is adorable. The bigger they are, the more to love!:D |
Ha ha I love it he's "perfectly imperfect." Yes every breed has a standard because it's kind of the blue print of how the ideal of a particular breed should look and behave. While every dog has some flaws, breeders should breed only those dogs that have the fewest flaws and then breed to other dogs that will hopefully breed out the flaws, you have to know what you’re doing, genetics is complicated. Some breeders think if you breed a 10 pound dog to a 4 pound dog it averages out, but that’s not the way it works either. Unfortunately, most breeders don’t even know or understand standard, and just breed to make a buck, they think if they have a “purebred” yorkie it okay to breed. The truth is you could breed two purebred Yorkies for several generations and eventually get dogs that look very little like Yorkies. While it's not important for pet owners to have perfect examples of the breed, it's important for pet owners to support good breeders who are doing right by the breed and breeding for health, temperament, and looks. |
I think yorkies have been over bred and there are alot of people breeding poor quality yorkies that should never been bred, trying to make a buck. |
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Genetics has to do with lines of genes, not just the parents. It's that way with humans as well. I'm 5'3", my ex-husband is 5'9", and our son is 6'1", our daughter 5'10". For people, it's easy to say "oh he looks just like his grandpa!". For dogs, nobody seems to think that way. Many breeders just think about the mating pair and don't consider geneology. |
Yorkies used to be bigger :D |
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It is true they were once bigger dogs but through selective breeding the bigger has been bred out of them over the years. Just like other breeds of dogs have been bred over the years to have certain traits. It is more because of bad breeding why there are larger yorkies. I have a large yorkie so I dont like to hear that but it is the truth |
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my porscha comes from 6 & 8 pounds parents and she turned out a lil over 3 pounds |
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Mojo is about 8 1/2 lbs, 12 inches long and 12 inches tall. His ears sometimes stand on their own, but for the most part they flop over. I actually think he's cuter this way. His tail was never docked either, and for that, I'm happy! I'm one of those people who believe in leaving things where they should be,LOLOL. He's bigger than what the AKC says is standard and his black/blue run in with his tan in some places, but I think he's beautiful anyway. I never plan to show or breed him so I had him neutered. This breed was bigger at one time than it is now. People have selectively bred down in size because so many like the tiny ones, but a standard size yorkie ( again AKC standards ) says a yorkie can weigh up to 7 lbs. There will always be some that are over and under their standard. All we can do is just love our babies, and it's soooo NOT hard to love these intelligent, loving and playful little pals! :) |
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I'm have been looking for another puppy for the past couple of months and have been approached by breeders (even on here...) who believe themselves to be good breeders because they are AKC and offer a year health guarantee. Looking at their breeding stock, I would strongly disagree. (and I'm not trying to be snarky or bitchy about this...my ZoE varies between 6.8 to 7.2 lbs depending on the time/day of the vet visit, and she's a week shy of a year old, so may still grow some and end up well over the 7lbs mark.) |
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I have my on a No Treat diet , Until she is a yorkie again 7lbs or under Lol !!!!:D bark@ulater!!!!! manina,miley,max,reirei,rudy |
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My Sadie weighs 7lbs, Scooter weighs 8 but their baby Thor is now a whopping 11 pounds and still growing. When I tell people that Thor is Sadie's baby they look at me like there is no way. He is my gentle Giant. |
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It's true. The past generations of Yorkies were 15 to 20 pound dogs and some bigger than that. Even though breeders have been breeding smaller dogs they still carry the genes to produce the bigger dog. It's just how genetics work. |
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I've noticed that a lot of breeders either don't care/don't know to research their lines wayyyyy back. Maybe some can't because somewhere down the line didn't keep record and they got them from a less knowledgeable breeder. A lot of YTCA breeders that show do research and know their lines back and forth from years and years of generations (at least the one's I've known). They don't get nearly as many yorkies that are over the standard of 7 lbs even in dogs that are not shown/ pet quality because of some other minor fault but they may once in a blue moon. Then again it's all about who you know. So even if a so called reputable breeder not in the "show arena" wanted to get a perfect show yorkie to breed on full registration chances are they won't be able to get one. And again YTCA breeders usually stick within YTCA and same with show breeders in terms of giving out breeding rights. |
I have family members that show and occasionally breed Golden Retrievers. I have been to shows with them and they have directed us to breeders when we were looking for a Sheltie for our son years ago. I have noticed that some dog breeders will sell breeding rights with very little regard to the quality of the dog. It seems to be a matter of money more than quality. I'm not saying it is true of everyone but there are enough to make a buyer beware. There are all kinds out there in every walk of life. A person who is really trying to better a breed not only knows the pedigree (which is available from the AKC for any registered dog) but they have a detailed knowledge of genetics. It is complicated stuff and even the best laid plans do not always work the way planned. But a good breeding program is based on an in depth genetically sound plan-----not putting two nice looking dogs together. |
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On my, that face!!! Too cute |
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