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Originally Posted by Yorkie Owned I think a lot of new members are first time yorkie owners and don't realize that the difference between a 5lb dog and a 7lb dog is really not that noticeably. Especially under a lot of hair!  I have seen 9lbers that to me looked like maybe they were no more than 6lbs- I have seen 6lbers that I would have swore weighted 9!
Plus, when they went to pick out their "new baby" maybe the breeder put so much emphasis on size (this one won't get any bigger than 3lbs, this other one will be LARGER at around 4.5lbs... whatever!) New owners just don't know what to expect. Many breeders I think put this thought into their heads- I think a lot of times it's the breeder who places so much bearing on the puppies estimated adult weight. Then new owners come here looking for confirmation to what the breeder may have told them.
When I got my first yorkie I didn't know this forum existed. As a result, I didn't even realize how tini-tiny my girl was or all the risks she was at due to her size. I do know that I was always a nervous wreck where she was concerned for fear of stepping on her or kicking her across the floor or worse!
My breeder never described her as "teacup", she simply told me that the puppies out of this litter had been smaller in size than previous litters. She showed me the mom and dad, told me their weights so that I could get an understanding of what size she would probably end up being.
I think when newbies come on here asking questions about estimated weight, they just don't know that it really isn't a big deal to anyone who's not a breeder. |
I agree with you. Some breeders make such a fuss about telling you, well, I wouldnt sell her to a few people who wanted her for breeding as she will be too small to breed and so on and so on and you dont know one thing about puppies hardly especially yorkies. and you lay our 300 extra dollars for her thinking she will be smaller than the one for 300 less. with some breeders its all about money and they show you the mom and dad and make you believe it is their parents and then the puppy ends up bigger than her parents and plenty big enough to breed it makes you wonder. Then you start researching and finding out things and then you find out your breeder has a kennel somewhere you couldnt see with all kind of dogs and you realize they can show you any dogs as the puppies parents if they look like a yorkie and only have a few cages in their house with like 5 puppies and say they arent into raising them yet but they are trying to get started. well to be honest, it makes me mad and now I'll never probably trust another breeder unless I'm referred by to them by a friend that I know wouldnt steer me the wrong way. Thats what happened to me but yet I really dont know if those were the parents or not. If I had known puppies dont always stay with in a close range of their parents and some come small and end up big I would of never bought Kizzy, I would have took my chances with the other one and kept my 300 dollars. So some breeders are just out for the money and will tell an unknowing person anything .