Yeah, I would never hold it against the breeder if Malibu got bigger than 5 lbs, i would also lover her just as much as ever (which is a lot) and of course I would never trade her or return her. The thing is, as much as big Yorkies are as cute as little ones, the breed standard today is 3-7 lbs, and a lot of people, including myself, get Yorkies in part for that size attribute. I didn't want a dog that is over 7 lbs. Nothing to do with not liking them - I grew up with a German Shepherd, a Great Dane and a Chow, I love ALL dogs - but I am very small and carrying around anything bigger than 5 lbs would be a hassle. My apartment is very small, so proportions being how they are, cleaning up after a dog over 7 lbs, bathing a dog over 7lbs, feeding a dog over 7lbs...everything is just not how I expected it. And I don't think it's foolish of me to have believed that my puppy would be under 5 lbs as an adult as the breeder told me, and I don't think it's foolish to have thought that there are relatively very few Yorkies over 7 lbs. I have 5 friends who have Yorkies, all under 5 lbs, I have seen many Yorkies, all under 7 lbs...and here in this forum I feel like it is a forum of Silky Terriers (which are great dogs btw). People get so defensive when I say that I really hope my Malibu doesn't grow past 5 lbs as if I was a "Yorkies-over-7lbs-hater". I just feel like, I read about Yorkies, about the breed standard, I researched many sites about Yorkies, I took a test to see what breed was right for me, size was a factor and I paid for a dog that would not grow past 5 lbs. She is 3.4 lbs now at 15 weeks. Maybe she will stop growing at 6 months. She was 1.5lbs at 8 weeks. Who knows! I just really hope she stays small. It's a big reason Yorkies were tested to be the right dogs for me in this phase of my life. |