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Originally Posted by Verbena  I just looked at some of the pics. I saw a pic of a puppy in a big white bed. I thought was only a few weeks old. They said it was 13 wks at 14 oz OMG! Bless its little heart. It looked so sad. I could not believe this pup was that old. I could not imagine having a puppy that small. And the the puppy will be less then 2 lbs when it is an adult. I can not believe the ethics of that breeder. Why would . . .what I am not even going to finish that question. . .GREEED!!!!. . . . |
Many of these online sites take photos of very young puppies and try to pass them off as being older. Some people are very disappointed when the puppy ends up being bigger than the standard size. Check out the small dog area of Pet Harbor in NYC. All kinds of larger than normal small breed pups come in there on a regular basis. They are the dogs that people who wanted a fashion statement decide to get rid of.
Many of the pet stores get stock from puppy mills that are taken from the mom at around 5 weeks old so that they will be very young and small when they get to the pet store. That way they can pass them off as an ultra mini.
People who breed for tiny puppies do not get all tiny puppies. The dogs all still carry genes for larger dogs. It's a very pathetic thing to do to both the dogs and the new owners.