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Originally Posted by butterfly  No, I said my dog has cerebrial palsy. cp is a birth injury. It could happen with a standard sized dog also. I don't know about that being common. I've never heard of it.
My point was that not ALL tiny breeders are unresponsible. I know one that is NOT! She does not just let her tinies go to any place. That was my point. Not all tiny breeders are irresponsible. There will always be tiny breeders, as long as people, such as myself are looking for them. It would be so nice it the reputable tiny breeder be treated with respect also, instead of people that think they know it all treat them like they are bad breeders  |
I disagree. I do
not think any breeders who are breeding specifically to get tinies are responsible. It is not just the proper placement of tiny puppies. How many tinies are lost before they are old enough to be placed? Do you know the statistics for tiny pup infant mortality? I don't think any one does because they don't tell you about all of the tiny pups who don't make it. How many are still born and how many die during tube feeding and others wind up having hypoglycemic seizures.
But that is not all -- one of the biggest problems with the breeders who strive for tinies is being left out here -- the DANGER to the
MOMMA DOGS! All too often little 3 pound dams are used to try to fulfill the demand for tiny purse dogs. How many of those tiny little mommas are killed or their lives drastically shortened so that some of you can have your tiny little yorkies? I love the tinies too -- I wish they could all stay as puppies. But I have a heart and my heart says don't breed those tiny mommas. Let them live a normal life without stressing their undersized bodies to fulfill a thrill for someone trying to have a smaller dog than the star on the mag cover. Whelping is difficult enough for a full size 6-7 pound yorkie momma. How these 3 pounders endure the experience is beyond me. Many don't! Many forfeit their tiny lives during the whelping or soon after when their calcium stores are depleted. Eclampsia hits the toy breeds harder than larger ones and the smallest of the toys are most at risk! Many others wind up with injured, abused and stressed bodies and live their shortened lives in constant pain.
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Originally Posted by JeanieK I hope you are not talking about the breeder in South Dakota |
(Wow -- that was eerie -- I think you summoned her JeanieK!
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Originally Posted by nlappegard well thats true there sure are a lot of those scammer out there i like all size yorkies it doesn't matter how big they are it's their personality and how much they love people they seem like their little people themselves their such a happy little dog they are sure a joy there's not a day that goes by that mine don't make me smile I just love them. A 4 to 7-lb yorkie is a nice yorkie I don't consider them big either I have seen 14-lb yorkies that people have and they just love them. |
I love all sizes too! I don't have a thing against any dog -- it's not their fault. But I sure hope there is a special place in the bottom floor of hereafter that will adequately reward those who would
use, abuse, and exploit poor tiny female yorkies just to enhance their own bank account balance! They always price the puppies by size too.
I am not sure if that picture is real or stuffed. But I have seen the results of some of the tiny breeders and they do get some very odd features -- often bug-eyed, apple heads, and those looks of constant surprise that are just not natural. So it would not surprise me either way -- I can imagine there are breeders that have turned up worse when they throw standards out the window.
One more note: Have you ever wondered if your dogs CP was caused by being born to a tiny momma? Injury to the cranium could happen if there was not enough room in the birth canal, being crushed from not enough room in the womb, an injury caused by a fall of the tiny momma overburdened by too much pregnant weight. So many ways a tiny momma could be more apt to give birth to a pup with CP than a larger, less dangerous size. Just thinking of possibilities. If the momma was not all that tiny, and just the pups were due more to sire's sizing.... then still those tiny skulls are so much more prone to fracture, depressions, and other injuries that could lead to CP. Small has to be more susceptible to something like this along with a whole long list of other injuries and illnesses. I think most all are responsible for the problem -- the people who keep the demand high, the greeders who play russian roulette with their tiny dogs' lives, and those who do not speak up against it.