Hello and a big congratulations on getting your new little darling, i too have a small yorkie - Harvey, who is just 3 yrs old and he is just on 3.5 lbs. I am very fortunate that he is healthy and though at times has been a worry to me, with regards to his eating - or shall i say lack of eating. I was looking for a long time before i found him, eventually through a friend of my daughter's - just by chance. I did really want a small dog, my last yorkie who i loved and adored, was about 10lb, and we lost him at 14yrs old. He was just as special to us as Harvey is now, in his own unique little way.
I do understand how some breeders try to charge more for the small ones and advertise them as 'Teacups', which is wrong in my opinion. But i really cant see what the problem is with the labels 'Teacup - Teapot', to me it is just a discription of size - thats all.
Regarding the 8 weeks and leaving mum - i think in UK that is pretty much the norm, i have always taken my dogs home at that age, and my last 2 have been yorkies.
Anyway, good luck and enjoy every moment, it goes by too quickly. |