[MyFairLacy]

Originally Posted by MrYorkiecrazy

Over and over again, I see responses from people that either didn't fully read the previous posts or, as in this case, they take what is written out of context. This is why I usually don't respond to responses. However, to clarify my position ...

That's not what I said at all. I said "... they appear to look very much like the Yorkies we see winning at AKC dog shows ..."

I KNOW they are NOT of show quality. My point was that facially, they LOOK very much like the standard - like AKC Yorkshire Terriers.

It appears to me like you girls are giving the impression that small dogs will have health problems and that non-small and AKC registered dogs do not. To be fair, generally this may be true, but is NOT ABSOLUTE. To the OP and others who may be concerned with this issue... Point of fact - Our 'teapot' yorkie we got from a small kennel, who, at that time, bred exclusively Yorkies, is AKC registered and weighs 14 lbs. She looks less like a Yorkie than these Velvet Touch Yorkies, she's had both knees operated on for LP, she's got allergies and other health issues. In addition, frankly, she's a little neurotic.

I've read many posts from YTers who have NOT had health issues with their small Yorkies.

In closing, all I ask is for us to use a little more discretion, restraint, and understanding when discussing other kennels, their breeding practices, dog sizes, appearances, etc.

Do you know how dangerous it is for those 2-3lb mommies to go through pregnancy and birth? They have a MUCH higher risk of C-sections and dying in birth. How can you be okay with such tiny dogs being bred?

It's one thing to buy a tiny yorkie that happened to show up in a litter - it's another thing to breed it and put its life at risk