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Old 10-08-2013, 07:20 AM   #1
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Hey guys, I'm new to this forum because my girl friend has been sending me hints and bugging me about a micro yorkie, and with Christmas and her birthday (day before Christmas) around the corner, I would love to get her the dog she has been wanting for so long. Any help would be great!


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I would recommend not getting a very tiny Yorkie but rather sticking with a standard size Yorkie. The ultra tinies can't live normal doggie lives, are often easily injured and born with more than one genetic predisposition to illness and orthopedic problems. I had a runt Yorkie that weighed 3 lb. grown and she had so much suffering and a very bad dislocation due to her frail joints that it is not something you would want to see any other sweet little dog ever go through. Not doing business with the people who purposefully breed to create the ultra tinies or teacups might someday discourage them from making more and more of these poor little dogs who often have such miserable lives. Many are healthy and live long lives but all too often, they are not.

Google "teacup Yorkshire Terrier medical problems" and terms like that and read before you buy. Besides the heartbreak of watching a little dog suffer, the vet costs can be thousands a year. Do your homework, learn about micro's and the problems they can come with and how to find a reputable, respected breeder of happy, healthy Yorkshire Terriers. Best of luck in your search.
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There is no such thing as a "teacup" or "micro" or "mini". Pet shops sell lots of "micro" and "teacup" Yorkies. Don't believe them-I've seen 15 pound "teacup" Yorkies. Don't buy from pet shops, where 99% of the dogs are from puppy mills who torture the parents & don't breed for health. Please do more research.
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I would recommend not getting a very tiny Yorkie but rather sticking with a standard size Yorkie. The ultra tinies can't live normal doggie lives, are often easily injured and born with more than one genetic predisposition to illness and orthopedic problems. I had a runt Yorkie that weighed 3 lb. grown and she had so much suffering and a very bad dislocation due to her frail joints that it is not something you would want to see any other sweet little dog ever go through. Not doing business with the people who purposefully breed to create the ultra tinies or teacups might someday discourage them from making more and more of these poor little dogs who often have such miserable lives. Many are healthy and live long lives but all too often, they are not.

Google "teacup Yorkshire Terrier medical problems" and terms like that and read before you buy. Besides the heartbreak of watching a little dog suffer, the vet costs can be thousands a year. Do your homework, learn about micro's and the problems they can come with and how to find a reputable, respected breeder of happy, healthy Yorkshire Terriers. Best of luck in your search.
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Sorry, didn't mean to put the angry face on there
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Yorkies are a toy breed and there is only one "official" size and that's anything under 7 pounds. If you're girlfriend wants a smaller dog, she should be aware that if you go for a dog under 4 pounds, it will probably have more problems and certainly need more care. Especially, teeth are bad, in the micro sizes. Remember, all Yorkie puppies are small, so it's not unusual for a byb breeder to lie about adult weight, only good breeders have a good idea what the adult weight will be because they know the lines from 5 generations and more. Even then, there are surprises. Size is just one part of a yorkie, so many other qualities they should have and having a healthy yorkie can save you a ton of money.
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Also, the smaller they are, the more fragile they are. There are a couple threads where yorkies fell off a couch and died
A 5-7 pound yorkie is still tiny and a lot less fragile.
I'm so glad my Cherry is on track to be 6-6.5 pounds!!
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Sorry, didn't mean to put the angry face on there
Well, but you do get angry don't you when you start to think about the breeders out there purposely breeding tiny little undersized females to very tiny males to cause these ultra micro mini toy Yorkies to be born and appeal to our pedomorphism for thousands of dollars cost per pup and make each breeding, however risky for the dam and any puppies, very high risk, more profitable for the breeder per dog sold. Some ultra micro-mini Yorkies sell for around $10,000.00!

Anyone who has been on YorkieTalk for any time and read all of the heartbreaking stories of the very tiny dogs' many problems can well-attest that purchasing a micro Yorkie can be a very expensive, involve many trips to the vet, empty your savings and a life, such as it is, of illness, sometimes more than one injury and frequent sadness, as one watches the tiny little dog suffer through all-too-frequent size-related troubles of one kind or another and often more than one surgery. There certainly are healthy micro Yorkshire Terriers that live good lives with few medical problems or injuries but be advised that the smaller the dog, the higher the tendency seems to be to develop one or more of the genetic medical conditions that too many Yorkie pedigrees of today carry. So often breeders of micros and toys don't breed for health and hardiness with a careful study of the health of the dogs in the lines on each side of the potential breeding pair or undertake any specific genetic research as to which two dogs to pair for breeding except for size considerations and juvenile appearance of the parents. So many breeders of very tiny dogs know that hordes of women today love the large heads and big eyes, tiny nose and flatter, doll-like faces on their very tiny Yorkies, so the emphasis is often on choosing very tiny breeding dogs that look a certain eternally babyish way rather than breeding for health and hardiness and breed improvement.

Here are some examples of Google search hits for tiny Yorkies:

https://www.google.com/#q=medical+pr...teacup+Yorkies

https://www.google.com/#q=micro+yorkie+injuries

People have every right to choose the dog of their dreams but should go into the shopping and purchase of a very tiny Yorkie with full knowledge of what could happen, good lines of credit and some savings put by just in case. And think long and hard about whether or not paying a lot of money to a micro- or teacup-breeder who breeds mainly for size and looks rather than health or breed improvement is morally feasible for them or supportive of best animal ethics.
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Hi there, welcome to YT. What a lovely idea to get your girlfriend a beautiful dog. My husband surprised me with Alfie and I couldn't imagine life without him. Please do listen to the advice you are given here. Almost all dogs in pet shops are born in puppy mills.
Almost all dogs sold as mini, micro or teacup are under bred and come with lots of health issues. Most people before they look at a site like this don't know that they are very likely to be swindled out of a great deal of money if the buy a puppy described as teeny, tiny, micro mini teacup. You will probably pay more than you would from a reputable breeder for this little animal and then on top of all that you are likely to have horrendous vet bills over the little things lifetime that can be very short in tiny dogs.

Please search google puppy mills to see the "loving family homes" these little things come from. Please read as much as you can on this site and please spend some time finding a reputable breeder to get a healthy friend that you and your girlfriend can enjoy for many years.
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Sometimes I wonder if Admin plants these to see how many of us get helpful,upset, preachy,kind, angry, sarcastic, etc. with these posts.
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Sometimes I wonder if Admin plants these to see how many of us get helpful,upset, preachy,kind, angry, sarcastic, etc. with these posts.
LOL, Everytime I see someone asking for a "micro" or "teacup", I always think...Oh NO, OP has no idea of the fire they've just started!
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LOL, Everytime I see someone asking for a "micro" or "teacup", I always think...Oh NO, OP has no idea of the fire they've just started!


-I pray he does his research!!!!! And yes MAD FACE!!!
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Hey guys, I'm new to this forum because my girl friend has been sending me hints and bugging me about a micro yorkie, and with Christmas and her birthday (day before Christmas) around the corner, I would love to get her the dog she has been wanting for so long. Any help would be great!


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