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Originally Posted by Bellabean  Sorry, didn't mean to put the angry face on there |
Well, but you do get angry don't you when you start to think about the breeders out there purposely breeding tiny little undersized females to very tiny males to cause these ultra micro mini toy Yorkies to be born and appeal to our pedomorphism for thousands of dollars cost per pup and make each breeding, however risky for the dam and any puppies, very high risk, more profitable for the breeder per dog sold. Some ultra micro-mini Yorkies sell for around $10,000.00!
Anyone who has been on YorkieTalk for any time and read all of the heartbreaking stories of the very tiny dogs' many problems can well-attest that purchasing a micro Yorkie can be a very expensive, involve many trips to the vet, empty your savings and a life, such as it is, of illness, sometimes more than one injury and frequent sadness, as one watches the tiny little dog suffer through all-too-frequent size-related troubles of one kind or another and often more than one surgery. There certainly are healthy micro Yorkshire Terriers that live good lives with few medical problems or injuries but be advised that the smaller the dog, the higher the tendency seems to be to develop one or more of the genetic medical conditions that too many Yorkie pedigrees of today carry. So often breeders of micros and toys don't breed for health and hardiness with a careful study of the health of the dogs in the lines on each side of the potential breeding pair or undertake any specific genetic research as to which two dogs to pair for breeding except for size considerations and juvenile appearance of the parents. So many breeders of very tiny dogs know that hordes of women today love the large heads and big eyes, tiny nose and flatter, doll-like faces on their very tiny Yorkies, so the emphasis is often on choosing very tiny breeding dogs that look a certain eternally babyish way rather than breeding for health and hardiness and breed improvement.
Here are some examples of Google search hits for tiny Yorkies:
https://www.google.com/#q=medical+pr...teacup+Yorkies https://www.google.com/#q=micro+yorkie+injuries
People have every right to choose the dog of their dreams but should go into the shopping and purchase of a very tiny Yorkie with full knowledge of what could happen, good lines of credit and some savings put by just in case. And think long and hard about whether or not paying a lot of money to a micro- or teacup-breeder who breeds mainly for size and looks rather than health or breed improvement is morally feasible for them or supportive of best animal ethics.