Mutant Yorkie. World's largest yorkie?

[Wigfur]

Originally Posted by Hamoth

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)

I have a pure bread Yorkie named Leo and he is 6 mos old and 7 lbs and has rather long legs and neck for a Yorkie. And his ears are floppy as can be,and I adore him adn would not trade him for the world!!!!!

[Madsy]

He is just beautiful though

[squashdog]

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.

[LilMissy]

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.

I would love to see Sasha! I hope that you can figure out how to upload a pic

[JoieeandIzzy]

Looks a lot like my Joiee. She is 7 pounds and would have floppy ears if not trimmed. I usually let them flop but had the groomer trim them this time because they tended to flop back and it exposed her ear canal too much. I love Chewy!

[homer1]

My sister has a Yorkie who is 14 months old and weights 17 lbs.! He is so cute!! We have two Yorkies Teddy weighs 4.5 lbs and Trevor weighs 8 lbs.

[homer1]

It doesn't matter how big they are . Yorkies are the cutest and lovable dogs in the world!! We love our little Yorkies!!

[Valeria Morriso]

Well those have to be a lot better than me calling Sydnee's belly tummy wummie. I mean I even do raspberries on her tummy like she is a baby and I swear I think she giggles.



LuLu gets raspberries too!

[Valeria Morriso]

LuLu gets raspberries too!

[Princes mom]

Originally Posted by Hamoth

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?

The max weight for AKC standard is 7 pounds. A friend of mine has a "Yorkie" who weighs 15 pounds. Her dog has papers and came from a reputable breeder. According to her vet, her dog is a Silkie. Silkies look a lot like Yorkies, but, check out these websites:

Silky Terrier vs Yorkshire Terrier | Small Dogs Paradise

Flickr: Discussing Just want to make sure (Silky or Yorkie???) in Silky Terriers - not Yorkies!

They are both sooooo cute!

[Princes mom]

This website is from the American Kennel Club (AKC).

American Kennel Club - Yorkshire Terrier

[yasminv1]

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.

[ARCHIE]

Originally Posted by squashdog

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.

Please post pictures of Sasha. I would love to see her.
My Buddy is 16.5lbs and is a pruebreed. I love him to death.
I bet she's just adorable.
Pictures, pictures we want pictures.

[Strawberryswirl]

Originally Posted by yasminv1

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.

I do believe they were originally a lot bigger.

[erinmiran]

my dog, jordan, was 19 lbs.