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Originally Posted by SnowWa Am I wrong -- or are too many people putting too much emphasis on their dog's weight --- wanting a tiny tiny little dog.
I just read a post where a girl said her dog might end up being 6 or 7 pounds -and be a real teaPot - she said. Isn't this a very desirable and healthy weight for a little Yorkie? Hardly a teaPot!
So many breeders are trying to breed smaller and smaller dogs - because they are in demand. Is this good for the breed? (I know that good, reputable breeders do not do this.) But breeders in it for only the money do.
Ads are advertising that the dogs will be "very very small." And, "very small dogs" cost more because they are worth more.
I have recently seen a lot of teenagers hanging out at the mall with tiny tiny little dogs in their purses showing them off - letting everyone handle them, etc. When have these little things last eaten or had water. How long have they been dragged around the mall? Where else have they been taken this same day? (And, some of the ones I have seen in the mall are very young puppies....only a couple of months old.)
Unfortunately, I think that "very small dogs" have become a status symbol. And, as we might expect - because it only takes money to buy them, a lot of people who have no clue how to care for them are among the ones who have them. Even kids! I would think that some of these kid's parents might at least know better. These little puppies should be at home in a warm, quiet, little bed with food and water, sleeping and playing with a person they love nearby.
Didn't I read somewhere that a reputable breeder wouldn't breed a female less than 5 pounds?
Isn't the AKC standard 5 to 7 pounds?
I really don't like to hear people brag about their tiny tiny little Yorkies or hear them being disappointed because there beautiful little Yorkie may weigh 10 pounds or more.
Boy -- I do know a lot of you have the larger little Yorkies and just love them to death. You are the ones that know what having a pet is all about.
Carol Jean
PS: When I say that I hope my Yorkie stays small - I am thinking 10 pounds or less. But if he ends up weighing more - that's the way it goes. I love him to pieces. |
This was my post you were referring to when you said," I just read a post where a girl said her dog might end up being 6 or 7 pounds -and be a real teaPot - she said. Isn't this a very desirable and healthy weight for a little Yorkie? Hardly a teaPot!" first it was an inside joke and if you had been on here when I first joined you would understand why it was a joke. I thought I was buying a very small yorkie and he only weighed nine ounces at eight weeks so since both parents were small, I thought he would be small also. The "teapot' comment was made in reference to others calling their large yorkies, "teapots' when people come on here nearly every day wanting "teacups'. We know there is no such thing.
Next, I was not looking for a 'status symbol" when I bought my baby. I live in very rural kentucky and most people around here don't even know what or yorkie looks like nor do they have the money to buy it. FYI, my yorkie was purchased by my husband for our thirty sisth wedding anniversary. he knew that I had wanted one all my life. Also, FYI, I don't care if my baby makes a "tea kettle'. I almost lost him Thanksgiving and struggled for two or three days just to keep him alive but even before that, from the moment I laid eyes on him, he has been my baby no matter what. So there!!!!!!!!
You have the rest of the story as paul Harvey would say.