[yorkietalkjilly]

You are kidding me!?!?!!!!! What in the world and who in the world and oh, wow! Well, a lot of people here in North Texas sure seem to do BIG BUSINESS trafficking in very, very tiny little Yorkies, Poodles, Maltese and Chihuahua puppies and all types of "designer" mixes. There are women everywhere with tiny little dogs wearing all kinds of clothing and bling and in the stores that allow it. It is THE thing to get tiny dogs and pull up their hair into a huge, tight-looking bow, or elastic-covered head band with a big bow on it, a tutu or dress, necklace and often, shoes, too. And the fancy leashes!!! To top that, the fancy dog beds they have in the boutique or finer pet stores cost mostly upwards of $1K. They look like Barbi castles and things. I wonder when just being a happy, healthy dog stopped being enough and it had to become a super-tiny fashion statement on a jeweled lead that sleeps in a mini-Cinderella's carriage at night in its own pink dog suite? Any way, I guess one of those types wouldn't think much of paying six figures for a lifetime of furry eye candy on 4 feet. When one dies, they just go back and get another. Tiny dogs are big business here. Sigh.