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Originally Posted by yorkiebradybunc   1. The fact that you can take them almost anywhere. They are so small, they can comfortably fit inside a large tote bag or a special bag specially designed so you can take your fur baby along. Plus, more and more retail stores and restaurants are allowing dogs to come inside, particularly if they're small in size. The small dog definitely has the advantage here.
2. If you live in an apartment, a small dog may be the only dog that's allowed. Many apartment complexes have regulations specifying the size dog you can have. If your dog is Tinkerbell size, he may be allowed to take up residence with you in your apartment.
3. Small dogs require less food which can be a cost savings to you. Plus, if you need to take them to a kennel or have them groomed, it generally will cost less than it would for a larger dog.
4. Small dogs tend to be less threatening to other pets you may have in your house.
5. Small dogs tend to form close bonds with their people, possibly because their small size allows them to follow their owner almost everywhere.
6. People tend to find smaller dogs less intimidating and are often eager to pamper and cuddle them. If you're a social person and like people coming up to you to pet your dog, a small dog may be for you.
7. Smaller dogs tend to be easier to clean, groom and bathe.
8. The "Teacup" sized dogs tend to have smaller features such as snout, noses, ears which makes them more teddy bear faced.
9. Quieter barks
10. I just plain and simple LOVE having something I can carry with me all the time that has that awww factor!
BUT I DON"T want a sickly pup and if he looks sickly than that means I am going to have issues down the road. |
Don't know if you're still around, but I'll share anyway. My yorkie is 7-8 lbs, 12 inches tall from the tip of his floppy ears to the floor, and is 12 inches long from base of neck to base of tail.
1. My yorkie has been everywhere with me. On a plane, long car rides, hiking up a mountain, out shopping, dinner with friends..... etc. etc. etc.
2. Being the daughter of a property manager, I put a lot of time into researching what would make the owners insurance happy and still allow this building to become pet friendly. Yes smaller sized dogs are preferred, but that's usually a dog under 30 lbs. maybe even 20 lbs. What's more important is that they're fixed and have a good citizen certificate or are enrolled in obedience classes. The owners and the insurance want to know you can control your dog and that the dog will listen to you to avoid conflicts with other tenants. they also want pets to be spayed and neutered as they believe this will help lessen the desire to fight amongst other dogs in the building.
3. If you buy quality food, you spend less anyway. You're not giving your dog a bunch of fillers and nonsense so you feed less. For my giant 7-8 lb yorkie I spend $25 every 2-3 months on a 15 lb bag of food. I won't be going broke any time soon. It might even be less. I think it's $18 for a bag of kibble.
4. Less threatening? I think that's more of a personality trait. I've been bitten more times by smaller dogs than I have by bigger ones. Just recently, my friends foster attacked another friends dog. The foster was at least half the other dogs size.
5. Don't know what gave you that idea. People form close bonds with their pets if they put the time and effort into it. I would love to come back in my next life as Gemy's BRT. They have such a wonderful life and I know they adore their humans. How couldn't they? They're always doing fun activities!!
6. I've seen both big and little dogs get lots of attention. If they're small and hidden in a purse, how will anyone know they're there?
7. I really should post the video of Kaji, my yorkie baby, helping at bath time. As soon as the water is on, he goes right under the spout to rinse himself off. I shampoo and he does it again. He hates bath time, but has figured out if he helps, the process is much quicker. He's such a smarty pants!
8. Teddy bear face? I don't know anything about that. I can't even tell the difference in all the yorkie faces. I just see terrier. You may or may not have a point there.
9. Mine doesn't bark. He just doesn't. It's his personality that makes him this way. Whether or not teeny dogs have "quieter barks" doesn't matter. I'll take my quiet as a mouse giant any day. We get warning growls and a single warning bark sometimes that someone is coming. It's all part I his personality. Oh... He does make monkey sounds when he's overly excited. It can be cute or annoying. Depending on the kind of day I've had at work.
10. We get oohs and awws all the time. I think that just comes with having a Yorkie. They're just so adorable, no matter the size.
For anyone that has a list of what would make an ideal dog, I highly recommend looking into adopting an older pup or an adult dog. I had a long list, and found my perfect fit. I wanted a quiet mellow dog with a dark saddle and floppy ears, and that's exactly what I have. He has energy to play, and has gone hiking with the family in the Grand Canyon in winter. He can do everything and be everywhere with us. He's a joy to have and I love him very much.
