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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?

I think people have a right to get as close to what they think they are purchasing as possible. As far as weight goes, this should hopefully be within standard which is no more than 7 lbs and not so small as to cause health concerns. I have one who is 9 lbs and of course I love her to death no matter her size and some people do prefer the larger yorkies- most people however, want what they think they are paying for- there is nothing wrong with that. Finding a breeder who breeds to standard is a lot harder than most people new to the breed know. It is unfortunate that there are so many irresponsible BYB and so much misinformation about the breed out there.

As far as your question- didn't anyone do there homework or research- that is going to be offensive to some. For the most part, people are here because they care about their dogs and want to learn as much as possible. Many people just dont know the questions to ask or what to look for in the beginning and people make mistakes. This forum is for us to help each other and not judge the amount of research that everyone did before buying their dog. In a perfect world everyone would know about yorkie forums before buying one but the majority of people do not.