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Originally Posted by BamaFan121s  I agree with JeankieK on this one.
A small dog can have not health issues whatsoever, but still, the size makes them more prone to injury.
And yes, there are people on THIS site who breed their extremely small females and post about it quite adamately.
And also, as pointed out, the standard is NOT 4-7 pounds, it's 'not to exceed 7 pounds'--there is no wieght minimum. |
This change in the standard baffled me at first. I can't speak with authority because I haven't read the minutes concerning the vote, but I suspect this change was an effort to stop the use of the term "teacup" as an advertising tactic. No puppy could be advertised as being under the standard weight. I
doubt that there was tacit approval of breeding small females intended by the YTCA or AKC.
There are breeders out there that have built a reputation of consistently producing
very small Yorkies, and the public rewards them by paying a lot of money for their puppies. This doesn't go un-noticed, others are trying to follow in their footsteps.