Just my .02. Yes, there are smaller Yorkies that are healthy, but that does not make them any less fragile and prone to injury. I have a 2.5 lb dog male...from a breeding pair that generally produced offspring in the 5 pound range. His genetic background is great, he has no health issues, fits that standard beautifully, but is still so prone to injury that he is actually a hassle. He has to be treated and handled differently from the others.
I've seem many people...on here...lately...that want one that size 'so they can carry them around' and 'so they can take them everywhere.' If you have to have one that small in order to do those things, IMO, you don't need a dog period. You cannot convince me that 2 more pounds is going to make or break your limits of what you can physically handle, but it WILL make and break the limits of the dog. |