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alisonJ · 01-02-2006, 07:06 AM

Hi everyone,

I was in the Atlanta airport a couple of days ago on a stopover from Arizona to Maine. My Edie was with me (what a great little traveler she is). Anyway, there was a woman at the same gate with a TINY Yorkie--10 weeks old, and I would say less than a pound. Naturally, people were stopping to talk with her about the puppy (named Harley) who was quite cute.

Something bothered me though---all she talked about was the dogs weight and how she expected her to double in size by adulthood. There was no talk of the dog's personality, likes, dislikes, temperament, etc. ONLY WEIGHT. It bothered me because there is so much more to a Yorkie than size (or lack thereof). She was treating the dog like a fashion accessory, not like a living creature.

Heaven help us if our value was based only on our weight. There is so much more to all of us. If we are going to describe our Yorkies using a number, let's use another one--how about the number of squeaky toys destroyed in the last 6 months. "Hello, this is my Yorkie Edith. She has eviscerated 7 sock monkeys since July!" Now that's a number that tells me something about the dog.

I don't know if any of you have been disturbed by this weight obsession with Yorkies. You certainly don't hear German Shepherd owners talking so much about it. As long as a Yorkie is a healthy weight, who cares? Besides, I have too much to worry about with my own weight, but that's a whole 'nother story.

01-02-2006, 07:06 AM	#1
alisonJ YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 1,840	weight obsession Hi everyone, I was in the Atlanta airport a couple of days ago on a stopover from Arizona to Maine. My Edie was with me (what a great little traveler she is). Anyway, there was a woman at the same gate with a TINY Yorkie--10 weeks old, and I would say less than a pound. Naturally, people were stopping to talk with her about the puppy (named Harley) who was quite cute. Something bothered me though---all she talked about was the dogs weight and how she expected her to double in size by adulthood. There was no talk of the dog's personality, likes, dislikes, temperament, etc. ONLY WEIGHT. It bothered me because there is so much more to a Yorkie than size (or lack thereof). She was treating the dog like a fashion accessory, not like a living creature. Heaven help us if our value was based only on our weight. There is so much more to all of us. If we are going to describe our Yorkies using a number, let's use another one--how about the number of squeaky toys destroyed in the last 6 months. "Hello, this is my Yorkie Edith. She has eviscerated 7 sock monkeys since July!" Now that's a number that tells me something about the dog. I don't know if any of you have been disturbed by this weight obsession with Yorkies. You certainly don't hear German Shepherd owners talking so much about it. As long as a Yorkie is a healthy weight, who cares? Besides, I have too much to worry about with my own weight, but that's a whole 'nother story.