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Old 01-17-2018, 03:43 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by matese View Post
Please tell sis there is no such thing as a Teacup yorkie. Yorkie standard weight is 5 to 7 pounds, there are reputable breeders that may have a smaller then standard puppy in a litter, but they will be healthy pups because breeder did not purposely breed for tiny dogs, but you also have un-reputable Greeders that purposely breed for smaller then standard yorkies. They use the words Teacup and Tiny to charge big bucks for a wee lil baby that may / can have huge health issues due to poor breeding to get these tiny babies. A 5 pound yorkie is still tiny, but is a "standard" size yorkie.
I believe standard is listed as UNDER 7 pounds - not that they should weigh between 5-7 pounds.
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