[Casso]

It doesn't matter how big your Yorkie is as long as you love him/her. The "standard" doesn't mean a thing. That's what I hate about Crufts here in the UK. They set a 'standard' for the perfect animal and I think that is totally wrong because breeders then use breeding 'techniques' to get the sort of dog that Crufts say is the standard and there was a big scandal here about it last year because it was evident that some dogs were deformed through suspicious breeding 'techniques'. Goodness knows what happens to their dogs that don't fit the 'standard'. Because of it, the TV companies refused to show Crufts on TV last year and I hope they do the same this year. My Teddy's mother was quite big. We didn't know how big Teddy was going to be and we didn't care but he is nearly 14 and only weighs 6llbs but he has always been very healthy. He used to be 5lbs so has put on a bit of weight. I don't think he realises he is small because he will socialise with big dogs when out for a walk and if they growl at him he will growl back.