Yorkie Poo size: How Big Do Yorkie Poos Get?

Poodle Sizes

As the Poodle is a purebred dog, just like the Yorkshire Terrier, there are expected height and weight norms. Unlike the Yorkshire Terrier though, there is much more variety in Poodle size and weight. The original Poodle sizing is referred to as Standard. This was the origin of the breed as a large-sized, athletic working dog.

As a Standard Poodle can be expected to come in at a sizable 50 to 70 pounds and be up to 24 inches in height, it is easy to see why this may not make the best cross-match partner for the tiny Yorkshire Terrier.

A closer match is the Miniature Poodle which generally stands at around 15 inches in height and weighs somewhere in the region of 12 to 18 pounds. The upper end of this range is still considerably bigger than the Yorkshire Terrier and as such it will generally be smaller and lighter variations that of this sub-category that would be considered.

Ultimately the Toy Poodle presents the size most akin to the Yorkshire Terrier. Coming in at 10 inches in height or less and weighing between 6 and 9 pounds these make them great candidates to parent a Yorkie Poo cross. Benefits of cross-breeding dogs of similar sizes and weights include less risk of complications for the mother in carrying pups and potentially greater consistency in offspring size.

How Can you Tell what Size your Yorkie Poo Puppy Will Be?

Consult tea leaves? Ask the universe? Ultimately there is no sure-fire way of determining a Yorkie Poo’s adult weight and height based on puppy appearance alone. As with all hybrid dogs, you are effectively throwing the old genetic dice and there can be variation even within one litter. That being said, there can be some things that may give pointers.

What size is their Poodle parent?

As outlined above, the Toy Poodle is a lot closer to the Yorkshire Terrier in terms of height and weight than the Miniature Poodle. It stands to reason that Yorkie Poos who have a Miniature Poodle parent will more likely be on the large size versus those with a Toy Poodle parent.

Size of previous litters

Some breeders may be able to provide height and weight information regarding previous litters from the parent dogs. Reviewing this can give some indication of potential puppy height and growth ranges.

Gender

It’s not always guaranteed however often female Yorkie Poos will be slighter in weight and shorter than height than male littermates.

Generation

A first-generation Yorkie Poo has one Yorkshire Terrier and one Poodle parent. Some breeders may choose to breed two small Yorkie Poos to make a second-generation litter which is also likely to be of a similar size. Alternatively, a Yorkie Poo who is considered on the “bigger size” may subsequently be back bred to a smaller Yorkshire Terrier to make a second-generation litter that is 25% Poodle and 75% Yorkshire Terrier which may, in turn, be smaller again.

What to Expect in Yorkie Poo Height and WeightGrowth?

As we now know, there will be different expectations of your Yorkie Poo size and weight depending on the size of the Poodle parent used in the cross. We’ve broken down below expected growth and height averages for both the Mini Yorkipoo (sometimes referred to as a Standard Yorkie Poo) and the Toy Yorkipoo (sometimes referred to as a Small Yorkie Poo).

Toy Yorkie Poo Height and Weight

With this even smaller variation, it can feel like they don’t really do much growing at all. As they don’t have as much weight and height to gain, a Toy Yorkie Poo will reach their half weight much sooner, at approximately 15 weeks. Doubling your puppy’s weight at this point will give you a good marker for fully grown weight.

A Toy Yorkie Poo stops growing sooner, and they are considered fully grown at between 6 and 7 months. These little tykes will rarely exceed 10 inches in height and weigh an almost impossibly tiny 3 to 6 pounds.