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Chelsie1978 · 03-30-2005, 06:32 PM

I think this tale has been twisted along the way..the real worry of most people incuding my self is the breeding of SMALL females to produce tiny pups.I bought a tiny female myself,she was the smallest in her litter..this sometimes happens,and Im over the moon with her.She is 16 months old,2lbs and has never had a single problem.I have also been attacked (in a forum) a few times for owning a tiny yorkie,mostly by people who get upset because they think I bought her from one of these breeders..but the truth is that I bought her knowing that she would be small,all yorkies are..but I didnt know that she would be as small as she is,her former owner was wonderful and STILL e-mails me a year later to follow up on her.What I dont see as responsable is the breeding of 2lb females to produce more tiny pups that may have problems later on.Iv been told LOTS of times that breeding a tiny female (3lb´s and under) is not only dangerous for her,but also for her pups..they can grow to have all kinds of problems (water on the brain,open fontanel (sp?) over crowded mouth due to no room in the jaw for all of the teeth..etc etc,the list goes on...this is the main reason people get upset with this subject.Iv heard of breeders that actually brag about the tiny size of the mother and father just to make the buyer think that what they are getting is a miracle of nature! I have never said (and I dont think any one else has either) that all breeders who sell these tiny pups are iresponsable,because obviosly they arent.These tiny babies DO happen sometimes and these pups will need homes just like their bigger litter mates..I think thats natural.But those breeders who fill their websites with fancy names for small pups,pretty pictures of yorkies next to soda cans and lots of zeros are BIG RED FLAGS.How can they be responsable if they are risking the lifes of their females (which they claim are their own lovable pets) by breeding them when they know that they are way to small?? This is the subject..no one is questioning wh has tinies and why

PS:I have never reffered to Lady as a t-cup or a tiny.I dont think theres a need to tell everyone her size at all.If someone asks what she is,I say shes a yorkie which is exacty what she is...they can see shes small so why would I even need to say shes a t-cup,or that shes tiny? I dont see the need of the word t-cup or tiny at all..especially when its something thats so obviuos.Thats why I think the term is so silly.People search for t-cups because some people insist on telling them that thats what they have,when infact all they have is a small yorkie.Im not saying that no one can use this term at all..but it seems silly to point out that your yorkie is small when its something so very obvious...its not as if its invisible to the human eye..lol.

03-30-2005, 06:32 PM	#17
Chelsie1978 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mallorca-Spain Posts: 379	I think this tale has been twisted along the way..the real worry of most people incuding my self is the breeding of SMALL females to produce tiny pups.I bought a tiny female myself,she was the smallest in her litter..this sometimes happens,and Im over the moon with her.She is 16 months old,2lbs and has never had a single problem.I have also been attacked (in a forum) a few times for owning a tiny yorkie,mostly by people who get upset because they think I bought her from one of these breeders..but the truth is that I bought her knowing that she would be small,all yorkies are..but I didnt know that she would be as small as she is,her former owner was wonderful and STILL e-mails me a year later to follow up on her.What I dont see as responsable is the breeding of 2lb females to produce more tiny pups that may have problems later on.Iv been told LOTS of times that breeding a tiny female (3lb´s and under) is not only dangerous for her,but also for her pups..they can grow to have all kinds of problems (water on the brain,open fontanel (sp?) over crowded mouth due to no room in the jaw for all of the teeth..etc etc,the list goes on...this is the main reason people get upset with this subject.Iv heard of breeders that actually brag about the tiny size of the mother and father just to make the buyer think that what they are getting is a miracle of nature! I have never said (and I dont think any one else has either) that all breeders who sell these tiny pups are iresponsable,because obviosly they arent.These tiny babies DO happen sometimes and these pups will need homes just like their bigger litter mates..I think thats natural.But those breeders who fill their websites with fancy names for small pups,pretty pictures of yorkies next to soda cans and lots of zeros are BIG RED FLAGS.How can they be responsable if they are risking the lifes of their females (which they claim are their own lovable pets) by breeding them when they know that they are way to small?? This is the subject..no one is questioning wh has tinies and why PS:I have never reffered to Lady as a t-cup or a tiny.I dont think theres a need to tell everyone her size at all.If someone asks what she is,I say shes a yorkie which is exacty what she is...they can see shes small so why would I even need to say shes a t-cup,or that shes tiny? I dont see the need of the word t-cup or tiny at all..especially when its something thats so obviuos.Thats why I think the term is so silly.People search for t-cups because some people insist on telling them that thats what they have,when infact all they have is a small yorkie.Im not saying that no one can use this term at all..but it seems silly to point out that your yorkie is small when its something so very obvious...its not as if its invisible to the human eye..lol. Last edited by Chelsie1978; 03-30-2005 at 06:53 PM.