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yorkielady06 · 12-20-2010, 12:20 PM

Well if any of you saw my posting and the little girl in pink on my avatar you will see a tiny. I do not breed for tinys but they do happen just like the teapots do happen. The mom of that girl was 5.5 pounds and dad 5 pounds...all moms side were at least 5 pounds and grandma on moms side was 7 pounds. Dads mom was 6 pounds and dads dad was 4.5 pound...so genetically most pups should be between 4.5 and 7 pounds...but little Emma is 17 months old and weighs 1 pound 10 ounces, her littermates are both 5.5 pounds. I still own her and will till she passes over the rainbow bridge. I have taken full responsibility for this mishap.To purposely breed for this is fool hardy and wrong but some greeders do and then sell them. To me, they should be loved and nurtured and not capitalized on like greeders do.

Emma cannot maintain her own body heat well, always wears a sweater and has a heat source nearby. She plays and runs with A.J. (who is 3.5 pounds) but no others. I cannot leave her longer than 5 hours as she eats home cooked food and cannot chew dry kibble. If we go away for a night she must come with us or we do not go. When I go to shows, my partner is with her at all times, or I do not go. Vacations are out of the question.
Tiny ones like this are too fragile for ball fetching, romping with others, general doggy stuff. Just to give her a bath I have to medicate her with Benedryl 30 mins prior, and he tongue turns blue with any stress. Her heart is the size of a 3 pound dog, as is her tongue. She has scoliosis (true roach backed) and a cleft palate. She gets pneumonia easily and I have spent well over 5 k this year on her alone.

I was reading her puppy weights and here they are:
Birth: 1 ounce
1 week: 2 ounces
4 weeks: 4 ounces
6 weeks: 5 ounces
8 weeks: 10 ounces
12 weeks: 13 ounces
16 weeks: 14 ounces
6 months: 1 pound!! finally...
12 months: 1 pound 6 ounces (spayed and teeth removed)
17 months: 1 pound 10 ounces
I have hopes that she will reach 2 pounds

My grandpa used to say..."I wouldn't take a million dollars for her, but would not pay a nickle for another." and I have to say I agree with that...

12-20-2010, 12:20 PM	#30
yorkielady06 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Up North Posts: 808	Well if any of you saw my posting and the little girl in pink on my avatar you will see a tiny. I do not breed for tinys but they do happen just like the teapots do happen. The mom of that girl was 5.5 pounds and dad 5 pounds...all moms side were at least 5 pounds and grandma on moms side was 7 pounds. Dads mom was 6 pounds and dads dad was 4.5 pound...so genetically most pups should be between 4.5 and 7 pounds...but little Emma is 17 months old and weighs 1 pound 10 ounces, her littermates are both 5.5 pounds. I still own her and will till she passes over the rainbow bridge. I have taken full responsibility for this mishap.To purposely breed for this is fool hardy and wrong but some greeders do and then sell them. To me, they should be loved and nurtured and not capitalized on like greeders do. Emma cannot maintain her own body heat well, always wears a sweater and has a heat source nearby. She plays and runs with A.J. (who is 3.5 pounds) but no others. I cannot leave her longer than 5 hours as she eats home cooked food and cannot chew dry kibble. If we go away for a night she must come with us or we do not go. When I go to shows, my partner is with her at all times, or I do not go. Vacations are out of the question. Tiny ones like this are too fragile for ball fetching, romping with others, general doggy stuff. Just to give her a bath I have to medicate her with Benedryl 30 mins prior, and he tongue turns blue with any stress. Her heart is the size of a 3 pound dog, as is her tongue. She has scoliosis (true roach backed) and a cleft palate. She gets pneumonia easily and I have spent well over 5 k this year on her alone. I was reading her puppy weights and here they are: Birth: 1 ounce 1 week: 2 ounces 4 weeks: 4 ounces 6 weeks: 5 ounces 8 weeks: 10 ounces 12 weeks: 13 ounces 16 weeks: 14 ounces 6 months: 1 pound!! finally... 12 months: 1 pound 6 ounces (spayed and teeth removed) 17 months: 1 pound 10 ounces I have hopes that she will reach 2 pounds My grandpa used to say..."I wouldn't take a million dollars for her, but would not pay a nickle for another." and I have to say I agree with that... __________________ "The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for."