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Originally Posted by RLC12345678 Hobbs is not even 3 lbs and he has never had a hypoglocemic episode and he is perfectly healthy. He has never gotten stepped on or rolled over on, even though he has slept with us every single night since we brought him home. My sister has a yorkie that is 6 lbs, my parents have one that is 12 lbs, and my grandmother has one that is 15 lbs, so obviously I like yorkies of all shapes and sizes. But I am not ashamed to admit that when I was looking for a yorkie of my own, I wanted a yorkie that would stay small, preferably around or under 5 pounds. I think that the reason most people ask about weight is because they pay a TON of money for a puppy that the breeder says will be a certain size (yes, I know you cannot exactly predict the weight of a puppy, but A LOT of breeders do for the same reason they call them "teacup"), and when that yorkie begins to exceed that promised size they get a little frustrated, but this doesn't mean that they love their doggie any less. I think they are just frustrated with the breeder. I think a lot of first-time yorkie owners think that yorkies will be under 10 lbs, some people probably think they will stay under 5 lbs. That is why they come to yorkietalk, to ask these questions. I can assure you that I have asked A LOT of stupid questions here, even after reading books and online articles about yorkies and still not finding the answer. Because people think that yorkies will stay small is probably the reason that a majority of the people in this world buy yorkies. So, can you blame them for worrying about their weight?? When people come to YorkieTalk, I don't want them to feel nervous or ashamed about making a post about weight...that is what this forum is for....for people to come and not be ashamed to ask anything and everything they have concerns about...even if us veteran yorkie owners think that it is trivial. |
I didn't say that nobody should ask about weight. I asked why do they have to be below a certain weight? And paying more money for weight is not the issue. The question was, that nobody has answered yet (except one because of neck problems) why so small??? U go in to a breeder making "sure" of the weight, and pay more money. I know people want what they pay for, but again, why so small to begin with?
PS. Please don't misconstrue words that I don't want to hear it anymore. People can ask whatever they want. But in my opinion, people shouldn't be so obsessed with how big anyway.