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Originally Posted by JCarlson2004

I've also read some threads where people say that they hit their Yorkie hard because they may have some potty training or other behavorial issues -- even some people whose Yorkie is only 2 or 3 months old! I'm totally baffled at this. I can't even IMAGINE hitting my new little girl who is currently 3 months and 2 weeks old. OBVIOUSLY they are not going to be potty trained until they're much older. Would you expect a 3 month old human baby to be fully potty trained? Of course not! So why have unrealistic expectations for a tiny fragile Yorkie? It just really breaks my heart when I read about these little ones getting spanked hard. Their bones are so fragile. I bet it must break their little hearts because their main goal is life is to please US, their masters. And then we go and repay them by spanking them -- just terrible.

Sorry to ramble but this is a subject that I'm very passionate about. Now let's all go home and KISS our babies for hours!

That is awful! I can't imagine hitting a yorkie either. And for potty training issues?? No one who expects their yorkie to be potty trained that early should even own this breed because they obviously haven't researched it what-so-ever.

The breeding thing is a whole other issue, and sadly I'm sure it will continue to happen. I just don't understand risking the life of your tiny baby. Many other larger dogs go for equal to what people are paying for tiny yorkies. If it's all for the money, then they should just move to another breed. There are complications will all breeding, I'm sure, but I would assume there are fewer risks breeding a 100 lb dog as apposed to a 3 lb dog.