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Originally Posted by caroline23x  Im purchasing a Yorkshire terrier puppy from a lady I found on the AKC website, she told me that "my puppy" will be around 3lbs full grown [saying she's a miniature yorkie]. Is that healthy? I read online that there's no such think as "teacup" dogs, and they are little because they are premature. I also read that they don't live long because of it. Should I be concerned about my puppy's health? are 3lb full grown dogs premature? Does anyone here have a "miniature" Yorkie that weighs less than 3lb and it's healthy?
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Well to answer your question, no a 3lb dog is not necessarily from a premature birth. Sometimes even with the best breeders you get pups that are smaller than average or larger than average.
How-ever there is a higher incidence in health problems with the tinier dogs ie 3lbs and under. I certainly hope you are not getting that pup until they weigh at least 2lbs. IN fact I highly recommend you refuse until this pup is 2lbs.
what you need to do is research the health of your breeders lines. Do you have the registered name of Dam and Sire? If not get it. Then you can check to see what health tests have been done.
You also need to ask the breeder of any health concerns in their line (apart from what is required to post to get a CHIC (Health Number).
There are members here with the tinier Yorkies that are pretty healthy; but again you need to know about the lines your breeder is breeding to help you assess the health risks you might be taking on.
What is this breeders Health Guarantee? Also finding from the AKC website a breeder is no warranty or representation of excellence in breeding. Any breeder can advertise there.