[yorkietalkjilly]

If he's got the problems many of the itty bitty ones have, either now or later, just set aside a lot of money and time for trips to the vet and long nights. My tiny Jilly would jump off the couch or bed rather than use her doggie steps and it often meant injury. I had to lift her up many places she wanted to get as she couldn't jump up - or down. She had many GI, malabsorption and arthritis problems associated with her size(due to constant hard jumping up and down to access places she wanted to be rather than just a hop up) and it meant much misery, vet trips and all kind of worries. There were other things I won't mention here that were size related that made her life much less than it could have been had she been a normal-sized Yorkie. I adored her and she was my princess but I would have given ANYTHING if she'd been say 6 or 7 lbs. or larger as the vets all said most of her problems were due to her tiny size.

I would never buy a dog, however, from anybody but a reputable breeder I know and who knows me, who only breeds to improve the breed, tests the breeders for genetic and other health issues and would only buy a dog I've actually met. That's one way to be absolutely certain you are not rewarding a dog broker or some such other shameful practice.