I now have 3 yorkies. My 3 previous Yorkies were 16 lbs, 7 lbs and 6 lbs. When I went to look at Cali the breeder(didn't research her) said she would be 3 lbs. I wasn't looking for a tiny but fell in love. Cali had nemerous health issues first 8 months, over 7K in vet bills mostly emergency. Cali grew to over 5 lbs and has never seemed healthy,MVD, allergies etc. When I decided to get a 2nd one I decided to go with a very reputable breeder,I went to Stardust and got Pixie at 13 months and she was a little over 3 lbs but healthy, thank God and sturdy, she is now overweight, working on losing some, at about 4 lbs, then the Breeder called me about Dixie and she is 6 months and 2 .2 lbs. Healthy, knock on wood but I am a nervous wreck when her and Pixie play and so afraid she is going to get hurt just from playing. I am hopeful that she will still do some nice growth spurts and get to 4 lbs. In my opinion, you can get a sick dog no matter what but your odds are so much better of a healthy dog with a reputable breeder who does not breed for tinies but gets them once in awhile. |