Allright I gotta say I am a lil put off by people thinking that someone looking for a smaller yorkie is looking for a fashion accessory, or the newest fad. I personally looked for a smaller sized yorkie(approx. 4#'s). Why you ask? well because that is what I wanted. I am a responsible pet owner with references from trainers,vets,and nieghbors. I own a larger breed dog as well as other smaller animals(guineee pig) I am aware of poetential problems as I am aware of any potential problems with any pure bred dog. I did my research and found that many reputable breeders will also use the terms tinies,t-cups,micro etc... as a matter of fact I was referred to sea side yorkies from a member of this site. I found this breeder to be a wonderful person who seemed to be very caring of her lil babies. But if you go to her web site she also uses the terms that so infuriate some of you. It is just a description used to describe the size. Yes there are disreputable breeder's who do breed from small females but that does not mean you can put every breeder who uses those terms in that category. Just like you can't put all buyers of smaller dogs in the same category. If some is willing to pay a certian amt then they probably most likely have the money to pay for the medical issues that can be incurred as well. Imho way to much emphasis on terms. Use that energy on something more important like puppy mills and pet stores. |