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Originally Posted by SnowWa And it certainly isn't something that we be bothered by. Friendly, very nice people refer to my little dog as a "toy something" all the time. I just agree with them that - yes, he is a very small little guy.
How would you like it if people jumped on you and put you down --- or even took offense - everytime you misnamed a breed of cat or a breed of horse -- animals that most of us aren't experts on (as far as different breeds go). I would hope that they would just let it go by or kindly correct us so that we learned something new - wouldn't you?
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I'm definatly not bothered when someone asks me if my Yorkie is a miniture, but I do educate them. I just explain that Yorkies are one of the toy breeds, that the standard is between 5-7 pounds and that dogs much smaller than this can be predisposed to health problems. I tell them that if they are ever interested in purchasing a Yorkie that is takes a lots of research to find a good breeder with beautiful dogs that will be close to breed standard.