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Originally Posted by matese  My now passed girl was pure yorkie and AKC registered she weighed in at 17 pounds, passed at 17 years old. We have a member whose yorkie weighs 18 pounds, there was another member his yorkie weighed 20 pounds.
My adopted boy weighs 12 pounds.
A reputable breeder breeds for "standard Size" 5 to 7 pounds. That is not to say a reputable breeder could not have a larger or smaller then standard in a litter.
Anyone that breeds for larger or tiny yorkies is not a reputable breeder. |
I get what you mean. Just thought it might be a bit healthier if it was bigger. Mostly because of those reports that say tea cup yorkies are unhealthy because they're extremely fragile, get sick easily, etc.
But then again a big dog doesn't necessarily mean healthier. As generally small dogs are longer lived than big dogs(which to this day I still do not understand why that is).
As for age, what is the oldest living(or dead) yorkie that has ever lived? For that matter, why are cats much longer lived than dogs? They're both captive bred or "man made"/domestic sort of...
I mean apparently there are cases of larger dogs that lived up to 29-30 years (australian cattle dog, and a kelpie- plus a whole list of dogs that lived up well to 20-25 years).
So what did those people do to have those super dogs live that long? Is it just a genetic- and if it is, why haven't they purposely bred them? I mean if they're longer lived and healthier- wouldn't that be a trait to breed into all dogs? Sure wished a dog could last as long as I could(healthily and happily-- without being a potato).