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Originally Posted by maggiesmom_2007  Thank you all.
Yorkiesatwork the standard does say up to 7 lbs but she is a female and since I am a show breeder I won't breed a female under 5lbs. Which is why she was spayed. Plus with her tiny features she won't be getting much bigger. Also for anyone interested she is also a littermate to Peppermint. |
Thank you! I just didn't realize that it's not enough to show and win -- the dog is expected to carry on the line. Very tiny dogs would be at risk being bred. Thank you for taking the time to write the note. I so want to understand the whole Yorkie show and weight thing. Sometimes it seems that there is an unhealthy desire to create a tiny dog so I couldn't quite figure out why your puppy was being shuffled out for being tiny. It really makes sense. If more people "in the know" would comment, more of us newbies would understand.