I am going to try to look at this from a different angle. No breeder can guarantee size, weight, or color and should state just that. BUT, if a breeder knows their lines, knows from past litters (because they have kept in touch with the buyers) what the pups full grown size was, is it possible that this breeder indeed thought that the pup would be smaller?
I've been quoted "guesstimates" on weights and the dogs I have now ended up just what the breeder had "guesstimated". I feel that it is possible that a breeder can give you a round-about-figure on the size of a yorkie, but then there are "throw-backs". My friend's male was suppose to be around 4 lbs. He's 6+ lbs now. The breeder that had him had been breeding yorkies for 30+ years and knew her line pretty well. With Collen, she was shocked that he turned out to be so big. She ended up getting a new "stock" (as she puts it) of yorkies. Collen is a throw-back. Who knows where his size came from.
Same with any fault--roached back, bad bite, you could have 2 champion dogs and for whatever reason after several breedings have a pup with a fault. |