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yiya · 01-08-2007, 02:22 PM

This is certainly a interesting subject. Just to put my 2 cents in as advice from my vet. When I told her that I was going to look for a Yorkie she said that they were very nice dogs but to be careful if someone tries to sell me a :"teacup" puppy. A lot of people might represent them as teacups but as most of the posts said, there are standards for Yorkies and no such thing as a "teacup" Yorkie. (I did one time see a pup in person that was advertise as a "teacup poodle" and literally this tiny 12 week puppy was sitting in the pet-store in a tiny china tea-cup.) Anyway, the only advice my vet told me was when I look for a Yorkie that I should see the parents if size is important to me. (It was). That I should make sure that the parents were no bigger than standards and even that couldn't guarantee anything. The smaller the puppy, the potential "more" problems that the dog could develop with such things as their heart and kidneys because of the size of them. The only thing that she absolutely was insistent on was that we never sleep with our Cosmo. She said that in a very short amount of time (2 months) she had 2 very small breeds of dogs that slept with their owners and the owners rolled over on the dogs and broke one of their backs and the other owner caused so many internal injuries that the dog had to put to sleep. I have a little playpen by my bed and when I get tired I just lift Cosmo into the playpen and he curls up and goes to sleep in his bed. But my baby is 5 lbs 3 ozs. A spitfire. and the only thing that really scares me is when my German Shepard is playing hard with him (I'll make them stop) or if my 3 year old grandson is run back and forth with the pup and Cosmo is under his feet. Lets face it, a 3 year old is going to break a leg on a dog if they are 5 lbs or if they are 15 lbs and fall on the dog. So I usually air on the side of caution. The only other thing that I am very, very cautious about is never leaving my dog outside by himself. We live on a lake and there are a ton of strangers driving by all the time. I just wouldn't want anyone to drive off with him. He is litter box trained so the only time he goes out is when I'm out gardening or I take him for walks. Just my opinion and a word of advise from a very good vet.

01-08-2007, 02:22 PM	#68
yiya YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 7	This is certainly a interesting subject. Just to put my 2 cents in as advice from my vet. When I told her that I was going to look for a Yorkie she said that they were very nice dogs but to be careful if someone tries to sell me a :"teacup" puppy. A lot of people might represent them as teacups but as most of the posts said, there are standards for Yorkies and no such thing as a "teacup" Yorkie. (I did one time see a pup in person that was advertise as a "teacup poodle" and literally this tiny 12 week puppy was sitting in the pet-store in a tiny china tea-cup.) Anyway, the only advice my vet told me was when I look for a Yorkie that I should see the parents if size is important to me. (It was). That I should make sure that the parents were no bigger than standards and even that couldn't guarantee anything. The smaller the puppy, the potential "more" problems that the dog could develop with such things as their heart and kidneys because of the size of them. The only thing that she absolutely was insistent on was that we never sleep with our Cosmo. She said that in a very short amount of time (2 months) she had 2 very small breeds of dogs that slept with their owners and the owners rolled over on the dogs and broke one of their backs and the other owner caused so many internal injuries that the dog had to put to sleep. I have a little playpen by my bed and when I get tired I just lift Cosmo into the playpen and he curls up and goes to sleep in his bed. But my baby is 5 lbs 3 ozs. A spitfire. and the only thing that really scares me is when my German Shepard is playing hard with him (I'll make them stop) or if my 3 year old grandson is run back and forth with the pup and Cosmo is under his feet. Lets face it, a 3 year old is going to break a leg on a dog if they are 5 lbs or if they are 15 lbs and fall on the dog. So I usually air on the side of caution. The only other thing that I am very, very cautious about is never leaving my dog outside by himself. We live on a lake and there are a ton of strangers driving by all the time. I just wouldn't want anyone to drive off with him. He is litter box trained so the only time he goes out is when I'm out gardening or I take him for walks. Just my opinion and a word of advise from a very good vet.