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Originally Posted by frokenvin

Alright, I hope this doesn't sound shallow to you folks, but it is very important that I get a Yorkie that will be on the smaller size when full grown. I am for the most part, a home-body... however, I love to be out and about, and just as pup would love to go along with me, I would wish for him or her to be with me as much as possible. So, I'm thinking I will purchase a larger bag (as right now my tiny purse is already over-stuffed!) and let the darling hang out within it while I am out doing "practical" things. Therefore, I would want it to be practical for me to be taking my dog out with me on errands and when I go places.

SO, I contacted a breeder yesterday -- but reached what I believe to be "the son" of the family -- I was asking him questions and he didn't really have much to say about any of it (not a great business man/didn't seem to care about the deal much!) so anyway, I asked how big the parent pups were - he said "hold on...(went to "check")... about 6 inches up to the shoulder." I asked the weight, he did not know. So, I said "Well, I'm really wondering how big you think the puppies will be when they are full grown (I know they cannot REALLY successfully predict this, i just wanted an estimate coming from the size of the parents) he believed a full grown to be 4lbs. This is considerably small for a Yorkie, no? From what I have read it seems that anything lower than 4 lbs are more likely to develop health issues. I would rather have a happy, healthy dog, than a tiny dog. But again, I'm looking for practicality. I wish to be fairly discreet when taking my dog out in public (at least in shopping/commercial areas)!

OH -- Is there much of a difference between male and female in temperament, or size? I have noticed (And this breeder I'm referring to which I may be visiting soon) females are sometimes priced higher... This breeder is selling the boy for $650 and female for $800.


Well, let me know what you guys think about any of this. : )

The breeder that I got Jack from deceived me she told me that the female that I saw was the mother of Jack but did not find out til later that the pups were from 2 different litters its a really hard to explain. Its my fault because I didnt do my homework and I assumed that she would not try to pass off the pup and would not lie. But I was wrong lol. Well to make this long story short I love Jack so so much even though he weighs just over 5lbs and he is only 14 weeks old and probably end up over 9 lbs. I also have a female that is 3.6 lbs. So I guess I have the best of both. Oh by the way she is also A groomer and I brought Jack to get groomed yesterday and she looked so surprised to see how big he has gotten (Oh my!!! she could have done a better acting job ) I guess I just feel hurt that she couldnt come clean with it. I would of bought him either way. Oh well !!! Good luck on your search.

Jack and Mandy's Mom