[Alisteretc]

That lady reminds me of a.... (hum, how to put this nicely)... not so intelligent lady that I met today at the park this noon. She said Alastor is really cute, asked how much he weighs and when I told her she said that he is way to big and that she wants one that is 1/2 his size! I told her that if she did find one that size as an adult it probably wouldn't live long...and she said thats OK because she just wants one to carry everywhere with her in her purse. Alastor is just 2 1/2 lbs and is too small in my eyes. I was hoping he would grow to be 5lbs but he seems to have stopped growing. Even a 7lb yorkie is perfect to carry around and they are all REAL dogs NOT just something to get attention with, no matter their size.

I think this breeder is just making people's perceptions about size = quality worse and is using that perception to make $. Both of my boy's parents are 5lbs+ and he will be no bigger than 3lbs (if I'm lucky enough to get him that big) so one can never truly know how big a pup will be, even looking at genetics etc. I bet a lot of her clients are not only disappointed but also have to pay a lot in vet bills.