[alaskayorkie]

Originally Posted by Reesie

We are new yorkie owners. She is 4 months old now and the most adorable. My girlfriend has had several litters and at the time we got bought our puppy she had a litter. We didn't want to pay $1200.00 for one of her puppies and didn't want her to lower her price just for us so we found a puppy for much less. When I called and told her what we paid she started asking me all kinds of questions. She wanted to know if the mothers ears were standing and how much she weighed. I told her no the ears were not standing and she weighed 9 pounds, but her father weighed 6 pounds. She told me that because my puppies ears were not erect and her mothers ears were not erect that this was because of bad breeding. Can someone give me some advise on what to tell her because I really don't know.

I'm another YorkieRose fan. Her comments were right on.
If you love your Yorkie, then you made a great decision. I think your friend was needlessly callous in criticizing your pup. You had already purchased her, and her comment could do nothing but upset you. I don't know anything about ears, and frankly I don't care, but the breed standard for Yorkies is 7 pounds or less, so technically a 9-pound Yorkie could be considered "poor breeding." That's ridiculous. I have a 9 pound Yorkie who is strong as an ox and the happiest dog I've ever owned. If that's bad breeding, I've got no problem with that label. Your friend has a right to her opinion, but maybe she should keep it to herself.