[rox626]

I haven't posted here at Yorkie Talk for months but was compelled to add to this one. I had a little yorkie who was only three pounds. She was always very healthy until right before her sixth birthday. She vomited and then seemed better but a couple days later she was sick again so I took her to the vet. The vet had me take her to a vet referral center which had much better capabilities and it turned out that her gall bladder was dying and needed to be removed. This surgery would have been upwards of $5000 upon the nearly $2000 I spent just to diagnose her so I had to make the tough decision to let her go. I never considered her fragile or delicate and even though she only lived to the day after her sixth birthday, she never had any allergy problems or illness.

Breeders can charge whatever they like. Smaller puppies sometimes do take a lot more effort on the part of their breeders to keep alive. You're only looking at what you've paid for the puppy without thinking of the expenses that the breeders have. While they have the right to charge whatever they like, you also have the option to pay it or not buy the puppy. Unless you buy an adult yorkie, no one can guarantee its exact size. Some stop growing very early while others have a growth spurt a lot later. I'm sorry you feel you were taken, but you've learned a lesson. At least you have your dog to love.