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Yorkie Weight?? Hello! My boyfriend and I are getting our very first Yorkie for Christmas! We are very excited! Finding the perfect puppy has been quite a task! I feel like I may have a misconception on appropriate Yorkie weight. I always envisioned my dog as be very small (under 5lbs), and I feel that most of the Yorkies that I have been around were only like 3lbs, so when my boyfriend and I started looking for puppies, I was not even considering any puppies that were expected to weigh more than 5lbs. I was just curious what some more experienced Yorkie owners have to say about this. How much do your Yorkies weigh? |
The standard for yorkies is up to 7 lbs, but, there are a lot of us on here that do have bigger ones(my oldest is close to 14 lbs). Even a 7 lb dog is very small though. I know my sons 2 yorkies are around 5 lbs. and he said that's actually too small, he said he sure wouldn't want any smaller than them |
Mine are from 2 pounds 3/4 to 5 pounds . They are all rescued ones and spayed and neutered. |
MY boys are 6.5# & 12#. |
When I first started looking for my yorkie the weight was in the back of my mind the whole time. Now full grown my yorkie is 7 lbs and my morkie is 8 lbs. still very small! They are sturdy and healthy. Good luck! |
Mine is 100% Yorkie (AKC Registered) and weighs 8.5 Pounds. He is not fat at all. I too wanted one around 5 pounds...but really 3.5 pounds is nothing. He's still small. He means so much to me..and I think he is perfect even though he is 1.5 pounds above Standard. His high weight is odd because his Mom is 6 pounds and his Dad was barely 4 pounds. Oh well...he is perfect to me. :) |
Twinkle is 8lb. I paid less for her because was such a large pup and it was clear she would be above standard size. She comes from 'standard' parents and is a purebred yorkie, but I won't receive her papers until she is spayed. Large or tiny they are all gorgeous:D good luck in finding the perfect yorkie for you! xxx xxx |
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When I bring my 2.3lbs to the pet store people are in awe with her! She is so brave & has no fear of the bigger dogs and is very friendly. Small yorkies rock. I also have an 8lbs male that I gave to my brother as a Christmas present. He has 4 huge dogs and wanted one that was bigger. It all depends on your lifestyle. Good luck with your search. BTW...they are healthy and very energetic and don't need special food or syrup. :) |
I have one that is inching close to 7#'s and one that may reach 4.5 or 5#'s. I also would not want one much smaller that 4-5#'s. Actually I think my 6.5 pounder is just a perfect size. Of course I was previously used to much larger dogs so 6 or 7 pounds, even 10 pounds, is small to me. Believe me no matter what size you will absolutely fall in love with a yorkie. |
my yorkie is just over 6 lbs and my yorkie poo is just over 8lbs its hard enough to not hurt them when you accidently step on them or my two year old wants to hold them and they jump out of his hands. personaly i would say stay away from anything under 3 lbs thats just asking for health problems and i bet if you looked at one of the 2 lb ers wrong it would probably break in half. but that is just me i like to play with them and swat at them and get them all riled up but if they were any smaller i would feel like i couldnt play with them or i would break them. |
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My yorkies are rough and love to be tackled and rough housed. They jump off my leather sofa with ease and are not breakable and I have 4 kids with the youngest being 4yrs old. The smallest is AKC registered. So far they are all healthy and no different from my 8lber. |
ok its only mostly true. also i enjoy taking my yorkies on the mountain for hikes and things so the 6 lb yorkie had a hard enough time getting over the rocks and stuff its just me but i would for sure prefer a larger one than a smaller one if for nothing else they are thousands cheaper. either way anything under 10 lbs is a very small dog and if you dont agree with that look at the heelers, labs, baisically any hound, even my parents cocker spaniel is a monster to our 8 lb. its all just a preference on the person getting the pup. i wanted something more than a ball of fluff to sit on my lap all day i wanted it to still feel like i had a dog not a toy. but then again that is just me and we are all entitled to our opinions. |
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She plays just as rough as the 14 lb yorkie, I just have to watch she doesn't get stepped on, but, even 5 and 6 lb dogs you have to watch you don't step on. |
well yeah i sometimes even step on my 30 pound child. you always have to be watching and be careful. im just saying for me the smaller is definatly not better |
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