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Lorrie · 03-08-2008, 11:38 PM

I've had Yorkies ranging from WELL over 7lbs to as small as 2.5 lbs. The tiniest one was rescued from a puppy farm where she was being used to breed the smallest Yorkies they could get. She was also being mated with other breeds - it was the beginning of the designer dog craze, I guess

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She was in a terrible state when I got her at about two years of age - terribly matted coat, almost blind and partially deaf (probably, through inbreeding for tiny size). She had shed-loads of other quite serious health issues yet lived to 14 years of age and could play rough and tumble just as good as the big, bigger and biggest ones.

Oh yes and she loved to bark her little head off. No difference there then

03-08-2008, 11:38 PM	#35
Lorrie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 94	I've had Yorkies ranging from WELL over 7lbs to as small as 2.5 lbs. The tiniest one was rescued from a puppy farm where she was being used to breed the smallest Yorkies they could get. She was also being mated with other breeds - it was the beginning of the designer dog craze, I guess . She was in a terrible state when I got her at about two years of age - terribly matted coat, almost blind and partially deaf (probably, through inbreeding for tiny size). She had shed-loads of other quite serious health issues yet lived to 14 years of age and could play rough and tumble just as good as the big, bigger and biggest ones. Oh yes and she loved to bark her little head off. No difference there then