Originally Posted by ourfirstyorkie (Post 3169902)

To the OP: Your Yorkie is adorable. He looks so kind and sweet. Love his face!!!

Originally Posted by Gigi485 (Post 2575022)

Okay, so this is still bugging me that I keep being told Sully is "bogus" and not a real Yorkie. I mean really! What is wrong with people? Why do they insist on making me feel bad instead of just saying..."cute dog".
Here's are the things that this last person pointed out to me:
1. His coat is not "silky".
2. He's too heavy - 10 pounds, 6 months
3. His nose is too long
4. His ears aren't pointy enough
5. His body is too long
6. And this one is really bumming me out....his "Certified Pedigree" Papers are not AKC but they are ACA and according to this person - ACA papers are just a hoax for BYB to pass off "bogus yorkies" to unsuspecting buyers. OMG - is this true?

I love Sully and wouldn't trade him for anything - but I really am wondering if I've been scammed. The "papers" I have go back 6 generations and all list "Yorkshire Terrier"... What am I missing?

PS - This person also said - he's an Austrailian Terrier.

Originally Posted by Hamoth (Post 39954)

Nobody believes that my Chewy is really a pure bread yorkie, however I got him from a reputable breeder of yorkshire terriers and he came with AKC papers. Now he was considered incredibly large for his breed when we got him at 6 months and 10 lbs. Much to our surprise, this dog never stops growing. He's not nearly 8 months old and 15.6 lbs!!!!

This is definately NOT a complaint about my dog. I actually thought the breed to dainty for my taste and wanted a more robust dog that would still be happy in my apartment. Boy did I hit the genetic jackpot here! Chewy is about as healthy and adventerous as one could hope and loves a good rough and tumble with other pups as well.

My question is this: I have often read that the breed is only 6 lbs at the largest. But I have every assurance that this is a true Yorkie...Not that I'm hung up on pedigree, but I do derive a peculiar satisfaction in his blatant defiance of the breed standard (you go boy!). The vet actually wanted me to show papers to prove he wasa yorkie, and I think he called the breeder. After a while he told me that he had seen mutants alogn the same line as Chewey but never such a pronounced example. The vet has nicknamed him "mutant" (which I adoringly aslo call him now).

Beside being bigger than most yorkies by more than double size, and continuing to grow even at 8 months, he has a super-long neck (some tracheal problems when he gets too excited sadly), and a crazy flat body that becomes a wierd elongated shape when he's playing on the ground.

Grooming a yorkie this large is a big hasle, so we had him shaved....(edited to add: Shaved sounds so mean, lol...We had him trimmed to the puppy cut. He's much happier now.)

Rambling...

Ok, my question is this: Has ANYONE heard what the record largest Yorkie is? Is mine #1?

Originally Posted by Hamoth (Post 39985)

CUTE!

I also give my dog raspberries, we refer to the result as "squiggly dog" and kiss him right on the snooter. (that's his nose's name)

Originally Posted by Vinniedoggy (Post 3399626)

Original yorkies were around 30 pounds or so. They were used in England to capture vermin (rats and mice). They were "bred down" over the years to appeal to people who wanted lap dogs. So, the larger yorkies are actually the true yorkies! My Vinnie is about 13 pounds and I love every ounce of him!

Originally Posted by FlDebra (Post 3399647)

Where are you getting that? Over and over in this thread people are writing that original yorkies were 15, 20, 25, and now 30 pounds??? Better read the actual history of the Yorkshire Terrier.

"Yorkshire Terriers were given their breed name by 1874, although it had been around since 1870. Originally they were known and shown as Broken Haired Scotch Terriers or Toy Terrier (rough and broken haired).
Broken Haired Toy Terrier
Almost all of the classes were divided by weight. The classes were for Broken Haired or Rough Scotch Terriers less than 5 lbs. or 6 lbs. and under; Toy Terriers 4 lbs. and under, or 5 lbs. not exceeding 7 lbs., or 6 lbs. and over; or Blue Scotch Terriers under 7 lbs. or 7 lbs. not
exceeding 9 lbs. The largest weight class in which they were reported
to have been shown was for Broken Haired Scotch Terrier 9 lbs. not exceeding 12 lbs. This record should prove that although there were larger Yorkshires they were not being shown at the dog shows. The record proves that the small size was available for breeding from early days." From Joan Gordon's The Complete Yorkshire Standard and part of the official History of the Yorkshire Terrier on the YTCA site.

You have to be careful with some of the online references. One person mis-speaks and then it gets repeated a hundred times, perpetuating a myth.