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Originally Posted by Princessyorkies In the wild I wonder if the male says to the female...hey I can't do this because you are too big or too small...What did they do before humans came along and made the decissions for them? Makes you think doesn't it... |
that's a very good point. it does put things into perspective like the fact that tinies exist in the numbers that they do is all thanks to humans and their breeding programs. if yorkies were ever to be in the wild, the smallers, more fragile, more delicate tinies would more likely die thanks to darwin and no c-sections, while the bigger, stronger yorkies will remain to continue to the population. in the wild, animals instinctively prefer to mate with one that is strong. sometimes males can refuse to mate with a female and vice versa because the other is perceived as weak and may not survive to perpetuate the species. females can refuse to nurse a runt because of the same reason.
it's because of human intervention and domestication of breeds that allows the tiny population to flourish because they're meant to be loved and pampered as pets, not to fight and survive in the wild.
imho, because the breed is meant to be a companion to humans, i have no objection if a pet yorkie is 3 lbs or 15 lbs. whatever range in weight you as the owner prefer, is just that, a preference. like i prefer a 4 door car and you prefer a 2 door car. ultimately it doesn't matter so long as it drives.
the standard is there to maintain a level of consistency for the breed. so that a yorkie you got 10 years ago should similiar charactistics as a yorkie pup you just got today. so that an unscrupulous breeder cannot push the limits of the wide range of characteristic variations and pass a mokie off as a purebred yorkie.
but i draw the line at activities that would put the yorkie in unnecessary risky situtations. this includes breeding a female too small to whelp naturally as well as teaching a yorkie to jump and clear a 5 foot wall. it's just too much of risk to the health and well being of the dog in my opinion. but each owner has their own ideas of what's an acceptable and what's an unacceptable risk. so to each their own, but if you truly love your furbaby, please do make a decision to length his/her life, not shorten it.