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Originally Posted by drawlins27  While its true that not all tinies have health problems, many many of them do. Both genetic and otherwise. I do Yorkie rescue and a lot of the ones I get are the tiny ones that were bred by breeders trying to get them as small as possible. The smaller the pup, the more money in their pocket. I get called almost WEEKLY by some poor family who has bought one of these tiny ones only to discover that they have major medical problems. For example, Lily is one of my current rescues. She barely weighs 2 lbs. She suffers from Hydrocephalus, Liver Disease, Severe Mental Retardation, Partial Blindness, and Heart Murmur - Stage 4. The ones that are purposely bred to be tiny are much more likely to have severe health problems. Buying one of these babies is like playing Russian Roulette.
To be honest, I'm not sure there is a good way to bred these undersized dogs. However, I wish you the best of luck and can see that you do love them very much.
Here is YTCA's opinion,
Special circumstances often come with extra tiny dogs. They are extremely
susceptible to both hereditary and non-hereditary health problems, including
birth defects that may go undetected for a long time.
I'm going to stay out of this thread now. My passion and what I have to deal with on a daily basis makes me biased on the issue. And I do want to add that I am sorry you are having to deal with threats. |
BRAVO to you for doing RESCUE! I see where you are coming from.
In reference to tinies: I see a few sites that advertise they do not breed for tiny ones but sometimes do have an occasional tiny. This statement scares me to death! Especially when you see the puppy and the whites of its eyes are prominent. They may not breed for tinies, but are these occasional ones actually "runt of the litter"? Which spells problems in some cases.