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Originally Posted by artie merlino  No offense to anyone but is it just me? Pardon me while I vent......Didn't anyone do their Homework or any kind of "Research" what so ever on Yorkie's,
before they purchased it? Every Question/Thread or post always ask's "How much will they weigh"? or "What size are they going to be"? It seems like that's all they are concerned about?! We can't breed them any smaller w/o serious Health Problems and Issues, amoung many more details. Without getting into a long drawn out debate? Does it really matter? Of course a
irresponsible Breeder will always tell you the Dam/Mother was only 6 lbs. and the Sire/Father was only 3 1/2 lbs. and the Puppy will only be 4 lbs. full grown! But isn't Funny how that same Puppy ends up being 12 lbs.
Or how do you explain a 8 lb. Mother and a 10 lb. Father, having 3 Puppies that only grow to be 5 lbs., 4 lbs., and 3 1/2 lbs.?
Exactly NO ONE can predict anything! But there is always a possibility? IMO, it just seems like everyone is overly concerned with Size & Weight? What about the AKC. Standards? Doesn't "Quality" count for anything?  |
As I posted a question like this yesterday...allow me to answer for myself only. Size did matter to me. I bought a toy breed because I wanted a smaller dog. If I wanted a Pit Bull I would have bought one. That being said, I made it very clear that I love her with all of my heart, and my question DID ask how close to the STADARD she was.......
And no, I did not do research in that area, because the standard is used for showing and judging a dog in my opinion, and that is never a realm I want to venture into.
Now that being said, my homework also said that the tinnier, the more prone to health problems which= big vet bills, which I can't afford. My daughter and I were told by her vet that she was a little heartier and should not have as many problems, which being a little bigger and a few more pounds than I expected might be a good thing.
You sound kind of miffed in your post.. If people have to be told off for asking for the information they desire, then why have a bulletin board dedicated to the subject????? Not all of us are FANCY breeders and big time experts.