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Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr Not to pick on you at all Megan...but just to throw the question out there....
What makes it common sense to be okay to breed a 5 lb yorkie but not a 4 or a 3.5 lber? Where does the common sense come from and where is the line drawn? And who drew it?  |
I'll answer that...
Whether or not it is agreed upon, the unspoken Yorkie standard is 4-7lbs.
Studs are almost always, when bred responsibly, smaller than bitches.
Therefore, if we are trying to conceive STANDARD Yorkies, the bitch would logically be within the standard AND large enough to mate with a standard stud who is presumably (and responsibly) smaller than her.
The common sense is that if you bred a 3.5lb bitch to a... let's say... 1lb stud (do they even exist?? can the produce sperm??) chances are the puppies will not be standard.