[Rescuemomma]

You have gotten some good advice here. All my Yorkies have been rescues. My first was what bad breeders would have called a teacup (as others have said - No such thing, just a term for bad breeders to try to make more money!) and was a wonderful dog! He came from death row at a shelter. As did my California Lilly, all 4 1/2 lbs of her (Benjamin was just under 3 lbs). My current little boy is 6 lbs. Benjamin died very suddenly even though I never had health issues with him prior use to what turned out to be a brain aneurism that ruptured. Sadly I have had a couple vets tell me they have seen this fairly often in very tiny dogs. My California Lilly also died very suddenly, not long after I rescued her, when something in her lung ruptured. My current boy is 5, and seems exceptionally healthy!