[DaisyMaesMom]

Originally Posted by DazzlinYT

I'm sorry to hear you say this. Those who breed tiny on purpose are JUST as wrong as those who breed oversized on purpose. The point of breeding is to preserve our standard and try to meet it with every puppy you bring into this world. It isnt' a "throwback" gene when the parent is so much larger, it's just a GENE..right there! Not to mention other discrepencies he may have in the standard. You put your smaller female at risk to breed her to a male so much larger, and really all you are doing is a major dis-service to this breed, and a slap in the face to those who work so hard to preserve our standard. If there weren't a standard, a Yorkie wouldn't look like a Yorkie, and with every deviation from that standard, you are saying "I don't care about this breed", and putting another dog into this world who doesn't look like it's supposed to, for what? A few dollars? To give puppies to friends or family? Do them a favor, and give them the NICEST puppy you can, and that isn't going to happen out of an 11 lb male. Just because they have the "parts" to make puppies doesn't make them a good choice in breeding. Please consider that. I fear with all of this indiscriminate breeding in Yorkies, they will soon become the new "Cocker Spaniel" who got so overbred the temperaments and health went all to hell in a hand basket, not to mention the look of the dog, barely unreccognizable as what breed it was supposed to be, and now look where they are...in every animal shelter in every town in the US...and "purebred", just because they had the parts to make puppies, and someone thought it would be fun to have a litter or make a few dollars..thanks Walt Disney for "Lady and The Tramp"..the breed is still paying for that movie! Don't be part of the problem, be part of the solution.

Very well said!!