well Harbinger..... you are entitled to youre opinion.... and i do second that toy dogs are bred in bad conditions by bad breeders more and more these days..... BUT...... what i dont agree with is the standard you hold so tightly too....... do you even realize that the yorkie USED TO BE much larger than the 7lb standard ideal you hold too???? yorkies used to be 10 or 15 lbs way back when they were workign dogs.... i myself have toby who is 8 lbs at 5 months old..... im not an advocate for larger yorkies but i think the restrictions that people place on teh breed is a little hard to stomach.... why on earth is the "standard" 4-7 lbs??? especially when the breed used to be like twice that weight!!!..... i think the standard is ridiculous, you get youre "fatties" or larger yorkies in every lineage, and i think teh akc is somewhat suporting the "toy dog trend" by making the 'standard' smaller....... i honestly think the norm yorkie is above 7lbs...... |