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tb98rock · 06-30-2015, 10:14 AM

How much do your babies weigh? I just had to wait 10 mins at petsmarts groomers so they can change his breed in the system because he's too big to be yorkie! He's 17 lbs...

buddybear · 06-30-2015, 10:32 AM

Buddybear is 11 months old and weighs 7# 4 oz. I think this is about as big as he will get.

Belladea · 06-30-2015, 10:43 AM

Zoey is 9 months and weights 2 lbs 7 ozs. I think she is almost done.

JadeD · 06-30-2015, 10:48 AM

Don't let them push you around. Some Yorkies are that big. They are not to standard Yorkies, but they are still Yorkies. I bet they listed him as a Silky? They just think they know everything when they don't. I am sure you have a Yorkie and I am sorry they did this to you.

The petsmart here tried to tell me Teek was a Silky because he didn't have enough hair on his ears to be a Yorkie. They do not know what they are talking about and you need to tell them, no, this is a Yorkie.

Some Yorkies weigh 20 lbs. They are not standard.

I for example, have a purebred (with papers) English Setter. Breed standard says males are 27 inches at the shoulder and either 60 or 65 lbs (trying to go from memory on the standard). Gatlin stands 30 inches at the shoulder and weighs almost 80 lbs. He is still a purebred English Setter. He is not standard though. He would be terrible to use for breeding because he is not standard (he was fixed when I got him anyway).

You have a Yorkie and don't let them push you around. I don't know why the groomers in there think they can tell us what we own. Teek is purebred and I made them put that he was a Yorkie. They said "what does he weigh, about 11 lbs?" I said "7" He weighs 7-7 lb 2 oz on any given day and she looked at me like I just told her I weighed 100 lbs (I am a little overweight). I hope when she picked him up from me she realized that he was very light. Teek is actually not a bad example of a Yorkie to be honest, and for her to say his ears didn't have enough hair so he must be a silky, really?

tb98rock · 06-30-2015, 11:26 AM

Yea it's ridiculous! The first time I took him I said he's Yorkie and she gave me a sarcastic nod and when I paid the receipt said Yorkie poo and this time a different lady seemed to believe me but put a random breed his weight in the system so instead of the $30 it's supposed to cost (I think I paid $33 total last haircut there) it costs $45! She's like sorry we have to put a random breed his weight in cuz yorkies are supposed to be the little things

MY OSCAR · 06-30-2015, 11:39 AM

Oscar is almost 4 years old @ 11 pounds ..

tb98rock · 06-30-2015, 11:44 AM

Oscar seems to be a good weight! I'm scared of having anything smaller than 12 lbs! Lol Teddy has been 12 lbs for a long time but my grandmas been feeding him human food and he got neutered and his weight just went way up! He's only 9 months though

JadeD · 06-30-2015, 11:48 AM

When you go in there next time. Tell them you want it fixed. Tell them he is a purebred Yorkie and that is what he is and nothing else.

I couldn't believe I had to argue with them about Teek because everyone else who has ever met him knew right away that he was a Yorkie, as I said, he is not a bad example of the breed. Maybe not top show quality winner, but he is a good example anyway.

Just tell them he is purebred Yorkie and that is that. I am sorry they are being like this.

ColesMommy01 · 06-30-2015, 12:05 PM

Rasta: 2lbs 3 oz
Laveau: 3lbs 12oz(puppy)
Samedi: 2lbs 4 oz(puppy)

Yorkies come in various sizes...if you're paying they should put in Caucasian Mountain Dog if that's the breed you say he is.

MY OSCAR · 06-30-2015, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by tb98rock

Oscar seems to be a good weight! I'm scared of having anything smaller than 12 lbs! Lol Teddy has been 12 lbs for a long time but my grandmas been feeding him human food and he got neutered and his weight just went way up! He's only 9 months though

Yes he is a perfect weight for us . He actually looks like a little tank because he is compact at 12 in tall and 12 in long ..

wigglewomyn · 06-30-2015, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tb98rock

How much do your babies weigh? I just had to wait 10 mins at petsmarts groomers so they can change his breed in the system because he's too big to be yorkie! He's 17 lbs...

My Duncan is 8 months old and weighs 11 lbs. On TY, there is a Teapot Club whose members are yorkies over standard weight. Just because your baby weighs 17 lbs. does NOT mean he is not a yorkie. There are yorkies on here who are in the teens and 20's lbs.

I would go back to PetSmart and tell them that your puppy IS a yorkie and you did not appreciate being told he wasn't one because he was too big to be one. Maybe you can be the person that educates them that yorkies come in all shapes and sizes instead of just 'small'. And let them know that you want to be refunded the difference that you paid for being told your yorkie was a 'random' breed.

rjwalt · 06-30-2015, 12:35 PM

Who has time to deal with shady GROOMERS? I say find a new doggy stylist.

tb98rock · 06-30-2015, 12:56 PM

Even though I was ripped off and charged for a random breed of the same weight they did an excellent job on him! The last time was iffy but this time he is beautiful! It made me a little less mad seeing the good work! Yea the first groomer didn't believe me that he was pure Yorkie but this one explained that the way their system works is paying for their size and that their systems Yorkie size is the little teacups basically so that's why she had to put a breed that's his size...the groomer seemed ok I'm just angry with the system and the last groomer!

matese · 06-30-2015, 01:32 PM

My last yorkie weighed in at 17 lbs, my boy Cody weighs 12lbs. But it's true as far as charging by weight. My neighbor and I use the same groomer, they have a yorkie & a Morkie, both weigh a bit under 5 lbs, they pay less then I do for grooming because their dogs are smaller then mine. I have used many groomers over the years and they do charge by weight. As far as them not listing your dog as a yorkie I would insist they change that in their computer, with me it's just the principal. This company is to big to have a standard weight of 5 to 7 lbs for yorkie hair cut in their computer. My concern would be, if they do not have the proper breed in their computer, say you drop off your dog, they crate the dog until they can get to him, say when they do they look on the computer and see breed unknown, you wind up with a yorkie that has a Cocker Spaniel hair cut. At least you were happy with his cut.

tb98rock · 06-30-2015, 01:45 PM

Yea he doesn't have the silky long hair normal yorkies have he has cotton wavy hair so I'm always worried they'll give him like a poodle cut or something but yea that's why I want them to mark him as Yorkie but they won't cuz of weight and that's why I'm really considering going somewhere else though I don't like a lot of groomers near me (the first place he went at 4 months was disgustingly dirty and they had 7 cats that just walk around the store and I'm allergic) and then I investigated another place before taking him to Petsmart and it didn't seem too clean either but it was better than the first

06-30-2015, 10:14 AM	#1
tb98rock YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 502	Weight How much do your babies weigh? I just had to wait 10 mins at petsmarts groomers so they can change his breed in the system because he's too big to be yorkie! He's 17 lbs... __________________ Yorkies may be small but their hearts and attitude are big!

06-30-2015, 10:48 AM	#4
JadeD YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC Posts: 1,201 Blog Entries: 1	Don't let them push you around. Some Yorkies are that big. They are not to standard Yorkies, but they are still Yorkies. I bet they listed him as a Silky? They just think they know everything when they don't. I am sure you have a Yorkie and I am sorry they did this to you. The petsmart here tried to tell me Teek was a Silky because he didn't have enough hair on his ears to be a Yorkie. They do not know what they are talking about and you need to tell them, no, this is a Yorkie. Some Yorkies weigh 20 lbs. They are not standard. I for example, have a purebred (with papers) English Setter. Breed standard says males are 27 inches at the shoulder and either 60 or 65 lbs (trying to go from memory on the standard). Gatlin stands 30 inches at the shoulder and weighs almost 80 lbs. He is still a purebred English Setter. He is not standard though. He would be terrible to use for breeding because he is not standard (he was fixed when I got him anyway). You have a Yorkie and don't let them push you around. I don't know why the groomers in there think they can tell us what we own. Teek is purebred and I made them put that he was a Yorkie. They said "what does he weigh, about 11 lbs?" I said "7" He weighs 7-7 lb 2 oz on any given day and she looked at me like I just told her I weighed 100 lbs (I am a little overweight). I hope when she picked him up from me she realized that he was very light. Teek is actually not a bad example of a Yorkie to be honest, and for her to say his ears didn't have enough hair so he must be a silky, really? __________________ It's raining Yorkies here! LOL Teek ,Rowan , Raksha (Grand Puppy) , Raelyn

06-30-2015, 11:26 AM	#5
tb98rock YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 502	Yea it's ridiculous! The first time I took him I said he's Yorkie and she gave me a sarcastic nod and when I paid the receipt said Yorkie poo and this time a different lady seemed to believe me but put a random breed his weight in the system so instead of the $30 it's supposed to cost (I think I paid $33 total last haircut there) it costs $45! She's like sorry we have to put a random breed his weight in cuz yorkies are supposed to be the little things __________________ Yorkies may be small but their hearts and attitude are big!

06-30-2015, 11:44 AM	#7
tb98rock YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 502	Oscar seems to be a good weight! I'm scared of having anything smaller than 12 lbs! Lol Teddy has been 12 lbs for a long time but my grandmas been feeding him human food and he got neutered and his weight just went way up! He's only 9 months though __________________ Yorkies may be small but their hearts and attitude are big!

06-30-2015, 11:48 AM	#8
JadeD YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC Posts: 1,201 Blog Entries: 1	When you go in there next time. Tell them you want it fixed. Tell them he is a purebred Yorkie and that is what he is and nothing else. I couldn't believe I had to argue with them about Teek because everyone else who has ever met him knew right away that he was a Yorkie, as I said, he is not a bad example of the breed. Maybe not top show quality winner, but he is a good example anyway. Just tell them he is purebred Yorkie and that is that. I am sorry they are being like this. __________________ It's raining Yorkies here! LOL Teek ,Rowan , Raksha (Grand Puppy) , Raelyn

06-30-2015, 10:32 AM	#2
buddybear YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: prescott valley az usa Posts: 1,232	Buddybear is 11 months old and weighs 7# 4 oz. I think this is about as big as he will get.

06-30-2015, 10:43 AM	#3
Belladea Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: USA Posts: 235	Zoey is 9 months and weights 2 lbs 7 ozs. I think she is almost done.

06-30-2015, 11:39 AM	#6
MY OSCAR YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA Posts: 4,514	Oscar is almost 4 years old @ 11 pounds ..

06-30-2015, 12:05 PM	#9
ColesMommy01 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: where there's no good sushi Posts: 1,423 Blog Entries: 1	Rasta: 2lbs 3 oz Laveau: 3lbs 12oz(puppy) Samedi: 2lbs 4 oz(puppy) Yorkies come in various sizes...if you're paying they should put in Caucasian Mountain Dog if that's the breed you say he is.

06-30-2015, 12:35 PM	#12
rjwalt Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: USA Posts: 169	Who has time to deal with shady GROOMERS? I say find a new doggy stylist.

06-30-2015, 12:56 PM	#13
tb98rock YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 502	Even though I was ripped off and charged for a random breed of the same weight they did an excellent job on him! The last time was iffy but this time he is beautiful! It made me a little less mad seeing the good work! Yea the first groomer didn't believe me that he was pure Yorkie but this one explained that the way their system works is paying for their size and that their systems Yorkie size is the little teacups basically so that's why she had to put a breed that's his size...the groomer seemed ok I'm just angry with the system and the last groomer! __________________ Yorkies may be small but their hearts and attitude are big!

06-30-2015, 01:32 PM	#14
matese Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa. Posts: 67,952	My last yorkie weighed in at 17 lbs, my boy Cody weighs 12lbs. But it's true as far as charging by weight. My neighbor and I use the same groomer, they have a yorkie & a Morkie, both weigh a bit under 5 lbs, they pay less then I do for grooming because their dogs are smaller then mine. I have used many groomers over the years and they do charge by weight. As far as them not listing your dog as a yorkie I would insist they change that in their computer, with me it's just the principal. This company is to big to have a standard weight of 5 to 7 lbs for yorkie hair cut in their computer. My concern would be, if they do not have the proper breed in their computer, say you drop off your dog, they crate the dog until they can get to him, say when they do they look on the computer and see breed unknown, you wind up with a yorkie that has a Cocker Spaniel hair cut. At least you were happy with his cut. __________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog

06-30-2015, 01:45 PM	#15
tb98rock YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 502	Yea he doesn't have the silky long hair normal yorkies have he has cotton wavy hair so I'm always worried they'll give him like a poodle cut or something but yea that's why I want them to mark him as Yorkie but they won't cuz of weight and that's why I'm really considering going somewhere else though I don't like a lot of groomers near me (the first place he went at 4 months was disgustingly dirty and they had 7 cats that just walk around the store and I'm allergic) and then I investigated another place before taking him to Petsmart and it didn't seem too clean either but it was better than the first __________________ Yorkies may be small but their hearts and attitude are big!