What to do when you find out that your Yorkie is a mix?
 

Hallo everyone!:aimeeyork
We have just registered to this Yorkie community although we have read it time to time.
Well, my Ozzy is almost 4 month old and today we were to our vet for the first time for the vaccination and we came home with the shocking news – my vet thinks that my Yorkie is a mixed breed!!!
We bought Ozzy with the papers and certificate with the family tree -his mom was 2,8 kg and dad 1,6 kg. The lady, we bought it from, said that she has vaccinated him as well as she had permission to do it, but today vet said that the vaccine she has used was for cats!!! Additionally Ozzy in his 4 months old and he is already 2,7 kg heavy!!! And vet said that I should be prepared that he will be up to 6 kg when full grown which is definitely too much for the Yorkie as normally they are 3 kg!!!!:( So my vet thought that the papers are as well false....
There is no doubt that I love him and he is the sweetest thing ever and that I will keep him! BUT you know that betrayal feeling that you have bought a very expensive dog with all papers, so to be sure that you have clean breed and here you get a mix. How do you think – should I start the fight against the seller now or wait or I don’t know. I am in kind of shock so I was hoping that someone with the same experience would advise, what is the best thing to do in this situation…:confused:

hello and welcome to yt! i believe there are dna kits you can purchase to confirm if your baby is full yorkie. i think you should start there before going after the seller. some yorkies are up to 15 pounds.....they come in all sizes so it is not unusual for them to be tiny small med and large. good luck and im glad you love ur baby no matter his size or pure/mix breed.

Welcome to YT and I am sorry to hear you are having trouble. I believe you can have a breed test done on your puppy to determine if he is purebred. I am not sure how your legal system works where you live but here in the US you would have a complaint. We have a small claims court system that can be helpful for recovering losses like these.

I don't like to give advice to people but this is what I would do:
I would hug the dog and give him a treat
I would get him tested
I would file legal action against the person who sold me the dog

If you don't step in and defend yourself this seller will continue to defraud others. Good luck and let us know how things work out. We would love to see some pictures of your dog......:D

I have a yorkie who is 14 pounds and since Ive Been on here Ive heard of them Being up to 14 pounds

Thank you for your welcome and advices! :)
I know that Yorkies can be different sizes, but as my vet pointed out, then Ozzy should not be much heavier than his heaviest parent, but he has reached this weight already in first 4 month which suggests the mixing issue.:(
Actually, I didn’t know anything about DNA breed testing before you suggested it- so thank you for suggestion!:thumbup: I will definitely try that one although it is not the cheapest thing – found one on Amazon – lucky you in US as test in US cost half a price of the same test in UK… Wisdom Panel Insights Mixed Breed DNA Test:... After testing him and seeing results, we will definitely consider starting some action, BUT again what I noticed today was that after fulfilling so much papers at the moment we were buying him, we didn’t notice that we didn’t received any receipt! How stupid of us!!!!!!:mad: At least my vet will start investigation against her because of the wrong cat vaccines what she was giving to the dogs…
Anyway, here is the picture of Ozzy :) We took it yesterday and he is not the biggest fan of taking pictures, so he looks kind of serious… And there is one of my favorites – the way how he sleeps – like a human! He is soooo funny!:D:animal36

Thank you for your welcome and advices! :)
I know that Yorkies can be different sizes, but as my vet pointed out, then Ozzy should not be much heavier than his heaviest parent, but he has reached this weight already in first 4 month which suggests the mixing issue.:(
Actually, I didn’t know anything about DNA breed testing before you suggested it- so thank you for suggestion! :thumbup: I will definitely try that one although it is not the cheapest thing – found one on Amazon – lucky you in US as test in US cost half a price of the same test in UK… Wisdom Panel Insights Mixed Breed DNA Test:... After testing him and seeing results, we will definitely consider starting some action, BUT again what I noticed today was that after fulfilling so much papers at the moment we were buying him, we didn’t notice that we didn’t received any receipt! How stupid of us!!!!!! :mad:At least my vet will start investigation against her because of the wrong cat vaccines what she was giving to the dogs…
Anyway, here is the picture of Ozzy We took it yesterday and he is not the biggest fan of taking pictures, so he looks kind of serious… And there is one of my favorites – the way how he sleeps – like a human! He is sooooo funny!:D :aimeeyork

Ichabob was 12lbs beautiful silky pure yorkie they come in all sizes.

:thumbup: Especially the part about hugging the dog and giving him a treat:) I also agree with Chachi Yorkies come in all sizes so I wouldn't go off of weight alone. Post a picture would love to see your sweet Ozzy;)

Well I think he looks way more yorkie than my "breeder" yorkie. I think he's beautiful. We are doing the same things you are speaking of to make sure this woman doesn't continue doing this to other people. Here's the thread and wonderful I got on this same issue:

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...eet-steve.html

Good luck.

WOW he does look like a Yorkie though

omg... he is so cute!!!

I agree... love him!! And go after the seller to prevent her doing the same to others. But I think he may be full yorkie, just a big over the standard size. Health is the most improtant. Will there be any side effect from the cat Vac. ?

Good Luck

He is so cute!!! Looks yorkie to me. Just because he's bigger doesn't mean he's a mix. In his pedigree (family tree) does it state the weights of his relatives? I'm sorry to say but your vet may be wrong. His statement on weights is more an opinion than it is fact. If it's in your dog's genetic makeup to be a bigger dog, he will be a bigger dog no matter what size his parents are. He can be a throwback from generations past where a larger yorkie was used in the mix. Nothing wrong with that, unless you expected to show him. For us pet owners it just means more to love. :love: If I was in your shoes, I would get him DNA tested so I would have a bigger case against his breeder. Who gives a cat vaccine to a dog?!?! She doesn't sound very bright.

Did the vet tell you if the cat vaccines were dangerous?

My Yorkie is 15 pounds and twice the size of both of his parents. Sometimes it happens. I don't think you should make assumptions based only on weight.

Ozzie is adorable and looks Yorkie to me!

He looks all yorkie to me and the wisdom panel test is known to not be accurate

Also it is not uncommon for them to get larger than their parents it just means somewhere in his ancestory their is a larger yorkie and he took after them. It could be a grandparent or even further down

Omgosh Ozzy is a doll baby. He looks like a Yorkie to me. If you are concerned try the DNA test.

Trust me when I say this.....it's not always "cute" to have a 4lb dog. Georgie has been through so much and after 6 years I still worry all the time. He's our baby but with the small ones there is a lot more cause for concern IMO.


PS Keep posting pics of Ozzy he has such a sweet face and we all love pictures;)

He may be larger than you think he should be
but honestly he looks all yorkie to me.....

i agree he is a cutie and looks positively all yorkie to me!! :)

He looks like a purebred yorkie to me! He is adorable!! He can definitely end up being much larger than his parents, it happens quite a bit. I've seen a yorkie that came from a 6lb mom and a 4lb dad turn out to be 20lbs!

I am not an expert but he looks all yorkie to me. Maybe the vet was a little put off by his weight. I read a little history behind yorkies and I discovered that the original yorkies were actually largest than today's yorkies. By the way, welcome to YT:D! But the cat vaccines would be a red flag to me and I would be thinking the breeder may not be so very honest. There's nothing wrong with a mixed breed but the breeder should have been honest . I would be concerned if I was charged for a full breed if he is not.

I have two Yorkies that turned out to be much larger than their dam and sire. Genetic throwbacks, larger size does not mean they are mixes at all.

I think your pup is a cutie and he looks all Yorkie to me.

PLEASE, do not jump to conclusions from a statement from your vet! You can have a Yorkie that is just going to be a big Yorkie! I just went thru this with a man I sold a Yorkie to...his VET "told" him he had been sold a Silky Terrier, because in HIS opinion, the dog looked like a Silky!!! The female he bought is a beautiful female that comes from 18 generations of Ch and GrCh Yorkies, on both sides! What I think ACTUALLY happened was the receptionist made a typo on the spay receipt, and when the parents got home, they saw Silky Terrier typed on the "breed" line, ASSUMED that was what the vet was calling the dog, and they emailed me with that ridiculous assumption! I sell all my babies on a spay/neuter contract, and send the owners the registration papers when they spay the dog and I am provided proof of spay... they saw all the registration papers and both parents registration papers, as well as a pedigree on the pup when they purchased the baby.......my lawyer said to send the papers when they provide a copy of the spay papers on the dog I sold them, NOT on a Silky as the receipt stated. I contacted the owner, he would receive the papers when I received spay papers on the dog I sold them, NOT on a Silky....also contacted the vet....have heard NOTHING from either of them. YOU BE VERY CAREFUL ACCUSING A BREEDER OF DOING WHAT YOU ARE ACCUSING HER OF DOING....YOU CAN FIND YOURSELF IN A TON OF LEGAL PROBLEMS, AS YOU DEFAMING HER BUSINESS AS WELL AS HER REPUTATION. YOU BE CERTAIN BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT, THAT WHAT YOU ARE ACCUSING HER OF, IS CORRECT.
IT IS WORTH EVERY DIME I SPEND ON THIS SITUATION I AM IN....MY ETHICS AND INTEGRITY AND MY NAME ARE PRICELESS TO ME.

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".......I know that Yorkies can be different sizes, but as my vet pointed out, then Ozzy should not be much heavier than his heaviest parent, but he has reached this weight already in first 4 month which suggests the mixing issue." ........... He is soooooo wrong with this statement! Be very cautious going after a breeder on an assumption like this!!! You will lose!!!

I vote all yorkie

Ok your vet might need to go back to school. Parents are one factor in determining size but ONLY one of them. The whole family history comes into play going back generations. My Gulliver is 11 pounds, twice what his parents are, and has a litter mate who is only 4 pounds. He's 100% Yorkie, I knew his breeder before he was born and she owns both of his parents. He's just a throwback to the early years of the breed when Yorkies were bigger dogs.

I would have the DNA test done just to be sure. However, he looks all yorkie to me. yorkies use to be quite large 'someone correct me here' but I believe they use to be in the 20 lbs and up before people started breeding them for smalls. With that said sometimes there will be a throw back to the yorkies in there past family tree. BTW he is 100% adorable

My yorkies dad was 4lbs. Mom was 5lbs.

he is almost 11 months old....weighs 10.4lbs.

he's the greatest joy in my life.

wow, he is gorgeous.
I love his face :)

Thank you very much you all for your responses! You have really made this day better!:)

Well, my assumption was that the vet is always correct – but as I can see then some of you have experienced that vets are not always correct, which at this point are really good news to me!:)
I have as well heard that you cannot always evaluate after parents size, how big your yorkie will grow up, but I somehow assumed that this is for others not in my case and then vet... But it seems that my Ozzy has decided otherwise.
I totally agree that I should be 100% sure before I make a case against the breeder, so I will not start anything before we have some DNA test results. Although Chachi I have as well read that Wisdom tests are not always correct… So I think we will wait for couple of month and see how it goes with growing and if there are some signs which make us more doubtful and then check him. And keep eye on the breeder as well…
About the cat vaccine – well this is not very good for the dog, but Ozzy has seemed fine all the time so it has not affected him hopefully in any matter (as made him maybe bigger ;)). The only thing is that we have to have missing vaccine now and have to do several at the time. Ozzy was not so happy about it.:/
Of course, the most important is that Ozzy is a healthy and happy puppy! And he is and he is the sweetest I have ever known!:D
And thank you for encouragement that he looks like a real Yorkie! This is my first yorkie so I have nothing to compare with as only to that I read in here and in net… So thank you all once again! And we will definitely put new pictures here! Ozzy has very pretty big eyes and he looks really funny when he is up to playtime…the only thing is that it is very difficult to take a picture of him! :) :) :)