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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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Thanks for all the input! It really is a big help! |
I have 2...Daizy is now 6 lbs....at a year old and Tulip is 4 1/2 months old and weighs 1 lb 8 oz.. She's as healthy as a horse...but we do have to worry about where she is ALOT...She's a blast to take places however...and people just ooh and aww over her. :DSo I have one of each. My daughter has an 8 lb yorkie and she's still nice and small. There is no guarantee when you get your yorkie what their weight will be...but you'll love them no matter how big or small they are. |
My little man is 3lbs at 15 weeks, and we are looking forward to some growing... I hope he'll end up at least at 5lbs, but to be honest, when we were first searching for puppies, we wanted one who would be closer to 10lbs when full-grown. I'm used to dogs that are more like 15-20lbs, and that's still a nice lapdog size if you ask me. I'm worried all the time about my little one now... for example, one of the many reasons I don't want Nikko to sleep in the bed with us is because our bed is up on a wrought iron frame. If he jumped off, it would be scary enough, and he would probably hurt himself. But if he accidentally fell off... uggh. It's pretty high up! Already when he jumps just from my lap to the floor when I'm sitting on the ground, his chin has a tendency to plant into the floor because his butt flies up in the air. I'm sure he'll grow more coordinated as he gets older, lol. But still... Just another quick note about bigger yorkies... they have bigger bladders too. :-) Be sure to check out all the threads about housebreaking! Lauren & Nikko |
My baby is a chunky 14lbs, but is pure yorkie. She is very happy and healthy (and wonderful)..i just think she was made to be bigger than average. :) |
My two girls are 4.5 and 5 lbs. However, neither of them are spayed yet. Do they normally gain much weight after they are spayed? |
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Chloe is 2.5 lbs @ 8 months old. I don't see her getting much bigger. She is sooooo not delicate. She jumps from the sofa if given a chance , runs like the wind ( well, a small breeze atleast ;) ) and gets rolled on by Sydney ( our 10 lb. non Yorkie doggie ) and has to outwit two teenagers and an 11 year old that always want to hold her....nothing seems to stop her. :D |
FYI According to the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America, a Yorkshire Terrier should not weigh more than seven pounds. |
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Your right, but :winky: I know how that goes tho, My doc says my weight should be 130lbs...:rolleyes:.. I wonder .. I guess if you show your dog you have to keep them on a strict diet that keeps them at or under that weight.. |
lol...very true!! |
I think it really depends on what you are looking for...but remember just because you plan it doesn't mean it will happen. My situation is a bit long, but in short, I wanted a bigger yorkie. I knew I was getting Suri from my breeder and when i was ready and she had a litter we picked the larger of the two.We thought she would would mature to about 4.5 pounds, and at almost 6 months she isn't touching 2 pounds yet. Her sister ended up being the bigger of the two girls. :D I love her no matter what size she is, it's just funny that for most it is the other way around. :) make sure that your pup and their parents have necessary tests done to decrease the chance of you getting a sick pup, especially important as the smaller pups tend to have more problems. (but of course any of them can) good luck on your puppy search...how exciting! |
I've always thought that I wanted one of the teeny ones (3 pounds) but the more I read the more I think I'd like one in the 5-10 pound range. The larger bladder alone is enough for me to want a larger one, lol. My last dog was around 16 pounds and that was just fine for me - I want my yorkie to be smaller than that but not a lot! |
Truthfully, if a breeder is breeding specifically for a puppy that small full grown, they aren't good breeders as the smaller ones tend to have more health problems and are very fragile. The standard is 4-7 lbs. I have two yorkies... one is between 7 and 8 lbs and the other one is about 14 lbs and personally I like them bigger. Chip was 2.6 lbs when we brought him home at 8 weeks. |
I think yorkie weight is a hit or miss. I mean If you breed two very small parents you won't always get tiny pups. I bred my 7 lb female with a 6 lb male and all the puppies weighed less than 3 oz. at birth and i think thats pretty small. I always wanted a tiny dog too but I bought a toy poodle that was only supposed to be 4lb full grown and shes about 12 now, and a miniature,not a toy.. so be careful when people guarantee your pup to stay tiny. |
I have a 3 lb yorkie, and while he prefers to be lifted off of the sofa, the bed, the car seat, etc, he is pretty durable. He's fallen off my desk onto a hardwood floor a couple times, and he plays it off like that's what he was planning all along. I have also stepped on him accidentally a few times (I'm not a bad owner, I swear) and while he wasn't pleased, he was just fine. One thing to consider is that with really small dogs, you have to watch out for hawks and such. A 7-12 lb dog won't be able to take on a coyote, but he'll be able to win a fight with, say, an elderly pigeon. |
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