Is my pup a full yorkie?
 

Hi I just brought home my precious new baby Ariel Rose. I drove to the absolute middle of nowhere to purchase her. From what he told me, she was born on march 6th which makes her a bit older then 6 weeks, her mother died during a c section so she was hand fed. After I got her home she was very out of it and did not want to eat. Found out she was hypoglycemic and had some type of parasite on her skin. After a trip to the vet we got her eating again and feeling much better. At 6 weeks she weighed in at 2.7 lbs. Which I thought was kinda big and has me wondering if she is full yorkie?

Welcome to YT! What a cutie pie she is;) She looks like she could be mixed with Maltese maybe which would make her a Morkie ( I am no expert). My niece has a Morkie and let me tell she is so stinkin cute and we just love her to pieces.

Thanks!! I saw her dad and brother and was showed a sister from a previous litter nad they looked full to me but the only thing that thru me off is her weight. Is she sopost to be that big?

I am really not sure I know they come in all shapes and sizes. Other people on here have much more knowledge than I do.

aww, she is so cute.
It is hard to say if she is pure yorkie but she is definitely
some yorkie. I think that is a good weight for her age.
Yorkie come in a lot of different sizes from 2 lbs all the way up 20 lbs .

I see a cute little hand in the picture do you have young children?

Gratz to you. I can't tell about the full breed or not, but she sure is pretty. As for size, they come in all sizes. I would just wait and see.

Yes I have three, 2,4,9.

Thank you everyone!!

Ok don't think I am crazy for asking:) The reason I asked is because trust me in the long run the fact that she is "bigger" is to your benefit. I have a 4 year old and Georgie is 4lbs while we do pretty good on making it work I worry a lot. I worry more about him with other little ones because our son knows his limits with Georgie.

She does look "Yorkie", though going to be on the larger scale. If you want those ears up, you need to shave all of the hair off (underside of them also). Use those safe mustache trimmers that won't cut her skin.

Shave the hair on her ears? All of it?

Yeah I guess it is better for her to be a bit bigger with the kiddos LOL. I also didn't want her to small either cause I want to breed her in the future, and I know its harder for the yorkies when there to small.

You're not sure if she's a purebred yorkie, but you want to breed her?

I have a Yorkie mix who is 17 pounds we were saying 21 but he's been on a needed diet.

My pure Yorkie is 12.2 pounds.

I've seen a nearly 20 pound Yorkie not too long ago although I can't say for sue it was pure it sure looked it-really they can be larger and it should be expected if you looked at recessive genes and the breed's history.

I prefer over standard Yorkies so I'd feel really blessed to have a large one-yours looks pure to me, however you never can tell until you see the DNA test results.

IS she AKC and you bought her on full registration?

You have her health tested and have ensured she matures into breeding quality?

You have worked under a mentor and can properly match her, deal with whelping and advise your buyers properly?

I'm thinking no to a lot if not all of that since you aren't aware of basic grooming-didn't know about shaving ears?

Please think a lot more before breeding and if you can still answer yes to all of the above them ask if you are prepared to loose her just as her mom was lost...

I assure you however she is a very adorable pet dog.

Why on earth would you buy a dog that you don't even know if it a Yorkie, and then want to breed her too? Get her spayed and let her be a healthy, happy member of the family. Leave the breeding to the experts. After all the money that has to go into breeding and whelping, you end up oweing much, much more than you get from selling them. Ask the pros.

I can't say for sure if your puppy is a purebred Yorkie. It's always hard to say at that age. She is pretty big for a 6 week old Yorkie puppy.

I am always very suspicious of breeders that say the mom died or is in another town. I doubt it. Were there more dogs out back or in another part of the house?

You can buy a DNA test if you want to really find out for sure. Is the breeder going to help pay for the issues you had? It sounds like you got this pup from a back yard breeder or a puppy miller. It is obviously way oversize. Get it spayed.

I should have read your entire post more closely. I take it the pup doesn't have papers from AKC? I agree that you should keep her as a very loved family pet and not breed her. In regard to her ears, yes, you would need to get all that hair off and you will be surprised how soon they will pop up. Sometimes it is immediately. Don't worry, the hair will grow back before you know it. IF the ears don't come up, it is sometimes a sign that you are going to have a pretty big Yorkie on your hands. It won't matter though, once you love her, she will be the most beautiful Yorkie to you :)

Congrats. I don't know if she is a full yorkie because I am not an expert. However I am an expert on pure cuteness and she is defintely that.:D I agree with the other members breeding should be left to the pros. Just enjoy as her as part of the family. You don't know her genetic history and you wouldn't want to pass on any hidden problems. A spayed dog will live a healthier and happier life. If you want another cute puppy in the future then just go out and get another puppy. You obviously are an expert on cuteness too.

It sounds like your gal Ariel has had quite the rocky road in her short little life. I'm glad that she is diong better.

To answer your question, it's hard to tell at this point as more characteristics with be apparent the older she gets. She looks to be 100% Yorkie but even mixed breed pups (1/2 yorkie) can look 100% like a Yorkie as small pups. Her ears do look very heavy and will need to be shaved as stated before. There is still no guarantee that they will be fully erect.

Congratulations on your new dog, but please don't breed her, we have so many dogs now that need homes. The only reason to breed is to preserve and improve the breed. You have no idea if she will be healthy and since you don't know her line, you shouldn't ever breed her. Many genetic illnesses don't come out until after the age of two. Since you got her before the age of 12 weeks, you will probably have more problems with housebreaking and biting, be prepared for this. This is something the mother dog teaches her babies. Also, since she has never known a real mother, she will not be a good mother, there’s no way she knows how to be a good mother, you can’t teach her this. Please just treat her like a cherished pet. She is adorable!

Congratulations on your new puppy. I really hope you reconsider breeding her.

From what I know she is a pure bred. I saw her dad and also her brother from the same litter and her sister from a previous litter. They all looked like pures to me.

Look I just got her 3 days ago and it was something that crossed my mind. Im pretty sure I would have plenty of time to do all of that if I even wanted to. I didnt join this site for people to be rude or give me THERE opinion on the whole breeding thing, I joined it for other yorkie owners to give me advise with my new baby.

Doesn't look pure bred but that's ok. Some of the cutest yorkies i've seen are mixed.

I've attached a pic of cesar at 8 or 9 weeks.

I don't think your yorkie is full breed and if she weighs that much already she is not going to be standard more then likely and that is one reason you should not breed her you also don't know her her background to know if certain illnesses run in her blood.Its also not a good idea to have a pregnant yorkie around small children let alone tiny newborn pups either. Would you be able to be around all the time when she is getting close to having pups because she will need someone there to make sure it goes ok. Could you afford a c-section as well as the cost of the shots and care for the puppies? Do you know a yorkie should not be breed there first heat? Do you know getting a female spayed before her first heat could cut out the risk of certain cancers and lower the risk of other cancers? Do you know all the illnesses a dog could get by not being spayed that could kill her? Did you know yorkie puppies should stay with there mom until 12 weeks? Do you know the risks of her getting pregnant like death? Could you get up every hour or two to feed newborn yorkies if there mother died? Have you been to shelters and seen the problem of pet over population and how many dogs get put down and are you sure you want to be apart of that?

That doesn't mean then are darlin.

I like the pic idea....gives a better idea of how yorkie puppies actually look along the way.

This is ZoE at 7 weeks old, just as her ears are beginning to go up.

Welcome to YT, I am sure you will get lots of advice here, but don't ask if you are not prepared to handle honest answers thrown in with blunt opinions. This site is first and foremost about yorkies, it's their welfare that is taken into consideration by just about everyone that answers a post. To be quite honest I think most of us care more about the dog than the possibility of offending the poster. Therefore it is very upsetting when a new owner comes on here with misgivings about their new puppy, because those are things a responsible dog owner should have checked out before they drove who knows where to pick up who knows what kind of dog.
If you had joined this site before buying your puppy here are a few things you would have known first.
1. You should NEVER buy a toy breed younger than around 10-12 weeks, 12 weeks being ideal. So you got your baby about a month to early that's probably why she is hypoglycemic.
2. If you want to insure you get a good puppy you need to buy from a reputable breeder, which means you do some research about the breeder first then you go to their home to pick her up so you can see where she came from and hopefully meet the parents. You said you saw the dad an other pups from the same litter, where you at the breeders home at another time, or did she have them all in the car.
3. You have a 2,4, and 9 year old, that is a lot on your plate, you must have energy to spare to want to take on the demands of a puppy, let alone a tiny one. May I ask why you wanted a yorkie, did you think it would be a playmate for your children? If so think again, because toy breeds are not the right kind of a puppy for a toddler. If you don't want your puppy to be hurt you will only be able to let your younger two play with her under very close supervision. A 2.5lb dog or even a 5 lb dog is no match for a toddler or a preschooler. They can get easily stepped on, dropped, or squeezed. Puppies have razor sharp teeth so your kids will get nipped and could also get bit. Do you know that many of the snacks you give young children that they often drop on the floor are poisonous to dogs and deadly to toy breeds.
4. Breeding, most of us could go on for hours why someone that knows nothing about the background of the dog, and from the sounds of it yours came from a puppy mill, should not breed. Speaking of breeding, do you have prior experience of owning a dog that has had litter, are you prepared for everything that could possibly go wrong or even right with the birth of a litter.

I am sorry for being so blunt because you are probably a nice person but it is maddening to keep seeing so many people make so many mistakes when purchasing a puppy. I really do hope you stay around and learn all about yorkies and then you will understand why so many of us feel the way we do. Also if you stay around you may come to your own conclusion why breeding is not as appealing as it may at first seem. Good luck with your new puppy.