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Old 08-17-2012, 10:18 AM   #16
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Originally Posted by gracielove View Post
The standard is 4 to 7 lbs. What I am saying is that many people who want these tiny dogs get scamed by people who sell them underage puppies to make the buyer think it is going to be a tiny dog. Then it turns out the dog is actually over sized and the people get disappointed. I wish you could see the number of these dogs that end up just in the NYC area shelters alone. They are 8 to 20 pound dogs that people have either abandoned or given to the shelter due to the size and the fact they never wanted anything but a fashion accessory to begin with. The small breed dogs are being mass produced at such a rate and discarded almost as fast because so many are produced by thoughtless money hungry people who just want to make some fast and easy money.
Dont mean to correct you but its not to exceed 7 lbs according to YTCA the parenting club. It gets confused that its 4-7 lbs because thats whats on the AKC site but they dont set the standard so its just their guideline. I think it should be 4 to 7 lbs however
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