Originally Posted by Jeri Cunningham (Post 2257153)

I brag about my Crockpot Teddy every chance I get. He now weights 17 lbs!
I love him as much as my little fur babies. He is easier to play rough with as he is all muscle.

Originally Posted by Hamoth (Post 39970)

Thanks! A lot of Yorkie people, groomers mainly, keep trying to mess with his ears. They never understand that I like him as-is! Floppy ears are great, especially here in seattle with all the rain.

I just wish he had his full tail! Right now he just has a nub that I have named "Stubby McWigglesworth". (Yes, I have named most of his parts)

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 squashdog (Post 2433284)

Ladies and Gentlemen... after reading this entire thread I have realized that I own the heaviest PUREBRED yorkie on this entire site. Her name is Sasha and weighs in at 27.3 lbs..... and shes LOST weight in the past few months. The heaviest she has been that i can remember is 32.4 lbs but we put her on a diet to get her under the 30 lb. mark. She is the cutest thing I have ever seen and will be 8 years old in May. Shes been over 20 lbs since she was 4 months old. Everywhere we go people comment on how big she is and no one can believe that she is a purebred whose mom weighed 5 pounds and dad weighed 7 lbs. I don't know how to post pics up but I'll have to take some of her anyways cause I don't have any recent ones.

Originally Posted by yasminv1 (Post 2433885)

I think people often forget or do not know the origins of the breed.

The Yorkshire Terrier was developed near the township of Yorkshire, England, on the British Islands. Prior to their becoming house pets, they were used as ratters in the coal mines and mills of the area. During this time the average Yorkshire Terrier weighed around 15 pounds, (about twice the body weight of today's Yorkie).

Yorkies larger than 7 pounds really isn't unusual being that the larger size is still in the gene pool.

My Little Man weighed just under 10 pounds a couple weeks ago at age 2. His Mom is 6 pounds and his Dad just under 4 pounds. :) Below is a pic of him.