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Originally Posted by BlondieGirl87

I think one thing that often gets overlooked on here is the breeding. A lot of people assume if you have a tiny one its bad breeding or they will be unhealthy because they are so small and ultimately the breeder probably wasn't ethical in what they were doing and if you have a big yorkie none of the above applies to them. I don't know, I'm no expert but I'd say someone who breeds a yorkie over 7 pounds is just as unethical as someone who breeds a yorkie that is too small to be bred. I mean, my word, what about the people who breed 8 pound females with 7 pound males and come out with these 9 pound yorkies? I don't consider that good breeding. Where exactly did all of these large yorkies come from?? 7 pound and under yorkies? I kind of doubt it. I have nothing against the larger yorkies but they are not the standard and I for one firmly believe in keeping the standards of a breed. Otherwise, whose to say 20 years from now a yorkie won't look like a sheep dog?? I place no fault on the larger yorkies that are not within the standard, I place the fault with their breeders. Do they deserve to be loved and cared for and treated with as much respect as any other yorkie within the standard? Absolutely! But should they be bred and considered as fine a breeding material as one within the standard? No, I don't think so. But that goes for everything, color, shape, tempermant, etc. I think breeding should be done to better the breed and nothing more.

What I'm trying to say is, just because a yorkie is bigger doesn't mean that it was "bred" better, in fact, depending on the weight of the mother and father it could've been bred worse. I'd rather have a tiny father and a standard sized mother than risk the mothers life by breeding her with a big father so I could get a big yorkie...

For whatever reason, a lot of people take bigger to mean healthier and I'm sorry but in my opinion that just isn't true.

Excellent post