Don't put your hands above the pup's head and do not lift it from the ground. O f course, at the age of 10 weeks, the pups must have been vaccinated for the first time and that they have been de-wormed several times already. Reliable breeders do not offer or sell pups under the age of 10 weeks. Alone the fact, that the vaccination against Parvovirus can be made only at the age of 10 weeks, makes many reliable breeders wait for that age before selling a Yorkie. Y ou can weigh 10 week old pups.
Every breeder has a pair of scales.
You can estimate the grown-up size and weight of a Yorkie by weighing it at the age of 10 weeks. This means, that a pup with the weight of 1300 grams at the age of 10 weeks will rather have a weight of 2800 grams than 2400 grams. In such cases, the characteristic of dwarf growth shows already in the pup- age. At the age between eight and thirteen weeks, many pups put on about 100 grams per week. Good Yorkshire Terriers show already as pups with elevated tails.