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Originally Posted by JiggityJig Okay, I'll say right up front that I could be entirely off, so I hope that someone with more knowledge shows up to comment....
...but my impression has always been that, smaller sizes (ie: smaller than say 10 lbs! I'm not talking teacup sizes here!) were ALWAYS a desired trait when this breed started being developed, because of the whole purpose of them (fitting into small places as rat hunters).
And I'll throw up another comment fully admitting that I need someone to educate me....but, for the people desiring LARGER yorkies, why not move on to the Silky breed? With all the teapot yorkies that exist, it's already very hard sometimes to tell the difference between the two. And Silkies are adorable and wonderful dogs in their own right! |
People purchase Yorkies because of temperment also. If I wanted a Silky I would have purchased a Silky. The two breeds may look similar but the temperment is better on the Yorkieshire Terrier. They have more of a personality. I wish people would remember that the original Yorkie was much larger and it was "MAN" who changed the breed. There will always be larger Yorkies, not necessarly breed but the genes are still there in the breed. It can't be helped sometimes, however, the tiny ones are deliberately breed to be smaller because they bring in more money. I, for one, would never purchase one. It would scare me to death to have something so small.
All the talk about this breed is not to be believed. If you are not showing why would anyone care so much about size. There will always be larger Yorkies!
Believe me, there is nothing in the world better than to own one. If something
ever happened to Buddy I would purchase another big Yorkie. You have the best of both worlds. They are big enough for families with children and they have what we all love about the breed, personality and a beautiful coat. Carol