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Originally Posted by mimimomo

As always, our argument is unethical breeder VS ethical breeder. Reputable breeder VS unscrupulous breeder.

It's been said over & over, good breeders will have tinies, not all the time, but it does happen. An experienced breeder knows this, who throws tinies. A healthy 7# female that free whelps (no c-sections) can give birth to a healthy 3 oz pup that will grow to be a healthy 3#'s.

It's been frowned upon, those that purposely breed 4# & under females to get tiny puppies. Put the female's life @ risk, repeated c-sections, where their tummy gets hard like a turtle from scar tissue (I've seen this from a retired breeder). Pups are @ a dangerously low weight @ birth, under 2 oz even 1 oz, putting them @ risk. A breeder that puts their dogs' lives @ risk is IMO, practicing animal cruelty.
Shame on those people that keep these unethical breeders in business! Shame on them for keeping their eyes closed...all bc they want a tiny accessory to carry around in their designer doggie bags. Paying puppy millers $4000+, do you know they perform c-sections on their females w/out any anesthesia? Unbelievably barbaric, & you still choose to be blind.

You also don't hear about all the horror stories of pups born w/cleft palates & dying w/in a few days...it's all over FB. It might seem rare, but it happens all too often. You'd think they would have the decency to spay & neuter the breeding pair...no, they just keep going. Why? Someone that was defending this animal abuser said, 'Well, someone's got to breed so we can have these cute Yorkies!'

Ok, rant over whew!

Totally agree with your brilliant rant against those breeders that just don't seem to care about the health of the dogs themselves and are just in it for the money and whatever else it is that keeps them breeding for the tiniest dogs with the largest heads, most prominent foreheads, biggest eyes and shortest muzzles they possibly can achieve, Yorkie-standard be dam*ed. I think another reason they breed the ultra tinies is they actually enjoy all the attention-by-proxy they get from showing off those sweet, ultra tiny puppies, often displayed in baby-nursery-like rooms lying in frilly bassinets or baby beds with pastel plush toys and baby blankets tucked around them as lullabies play in the background! It's all designed to appeal to the woman who wants to buy a dog that will always look like a perpetual puppy and how much money she is willing to pay for that dream.