A Question About Yorkie Size...

[ARCHIE]

I think of all of you when I walk Buddy in the rain holding the umbrella
with one hand and holding Buddy in the other keeping him as dry as
I can. He weighs 13.5 lbs and my wrist is broken when we get to the dog
walking area. I always tell him, damn why did you get so big, your killing
me here

[JeanieK]

A gallon of milk weighs 8 pounds.

I don't take mine everywhere with me, but I certainly could if I wanted to.

Good luck with your new baby. I know you will be overwhelmed with love no matter what the size.

[kitty]

Kitty is 7lbs. and she goes everywhere with me. She's very portable! Alot of the time Alexis goes to and she weighs 3.4lbs. So that makes about 10lbs. of weight. I think my purse weighs more than that. LOL!

[Machu Pichu]

Originally Posted by Yorkieluv

Miko is about 11lbs now I think and we take him places all the time, in his stroller We also have a 10month old maltese that's 3.5 lbs and we take her everywhere to in the stroller so Miko doesn't get lonely in there by himself Can't take one and not the other!

I have a Yorkie and a Maltese too!=) They are both only 10 weeks old, so both of htem are pretty small.. my yorkie is supposed to grow to be 3-4 lbs, and my maltese is supposed to grow to be 5-6 lbs.. my maltese is already towering way over my yorkie lol

To answer the portability question, my bestfriend's yorkie is about 5 lbs and u'd be surprised at how small that acutally is.. i thought he would be alot bigger, but he fits right into those smaller dog carrying bags.

[biewerlover]

5lbs will still be very portable. Truth be told, my guy is about 11lbs (fit and trim) and he is quite portable. Now, granted, I can't fit him into a cute little purse or anything, but he jumps right into my car, sits in his carrier and off we go. My biewer is also bigger then I anticipated (he is about 7-8lbs) now, he goes too. Ultimately, I wanted more to the size of a 5lb but it just didn't turn out that way in either case, so I make the best of it and they are the best troopers. How exciting for you to be gettin a new baby!

[francis53]

Please understand that your breeder is only guessing, your dog could weigh much more than 5 or 6 lbs. My breeder promised me my dog would weigh only 6lb. and she is 11 lbs.! Now my 6 pounder looks small and is certainly very portable, actually all my dogs are, even my min pin who weighs 13 lbs. I am glad to hear you will love your dog no matter what size it turns out to be, and congratulations on your new puppy!

[scrapindee]

All my dogs are under 10 pounds. The littlest ones can go in a tote bag; but I really like the stroller--it saves my hands. After a half-hour even holding 2 2# can hurt.

[laurenr]

My Dad's Yorkie, Toffee weighed 7 lbs. She went everywhere with him - to work, shopping everywhere (except for "food" places), on vacation by plane, from South Africa, where he lived, to Europe. He said that after I left home, she became his Baby Girl substitute... He used to go sailing at least 2 months of the year to various islands, and his Toffee went with him...... she had better "sea legs" than me, his skin child...... I tossed my cookies for every wave that rose over 2 feet....LOL