Does anyone here posting how HUGE yorkies should be bred realize that there is such a thing as a STANDARD for a reason???? It is so Yorkies look like Yorkies, not some random terrier..which is what a lot of these bigger dogs look like... UNDER 7 LBS is part of the standard for a reason.. a 7 lb dog is certainly a SMALL dog, yet big enough to safely produce puppies in most cases..so why is 7 lbs too small? The standard has been in place for decades...why do people take it into their own hands to decide it's useless?
Not getting it. It is just as wrong to breed tiny yorkies as it is to breed oversized...if it doesn't meet the standard (and it's up to the breeder to learn what that is BEFORE BREEDING) then alter the dog..period...otherwise, God help this breed!
BTW.. my first yorkie was a whopping 9 lbs, he had PDA (Patent Ductus Arterosis - A massive congenital heart defect) and required surgery to keep him alive. So let us not go there about how bigger is healthier. Keep it within standard..period.
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Originally Posted by sashajade imo there should be more larger yorkies as they have less health problems, yorkies are getting so small in a few years time there wont be any yorkies big enough to breed with. |