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Originally Posted by chachi  Yes I agree to an extent because Im a believer in following the standard even if I dont agree with it. However the yorkie was originally a bigger dog so what was the reasoning to make deviate so much and make it a much smaller dog. Was health and the dogs ability to be an able capable dog considered? Did they consider that a trend would start towards the breeding for a 2 or 3 lb dog. These are the questions I ask. Just because something has been a certain way for a long time doesnt mean its for the best for the dog |
I don't think health was considered back then, because there was no evidence that downsizing would be harmful like we see today.