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Originally Posted by Julie1 I'm a firm beleiver any dog should be first and foremost healthy and able to do the job the breed was intended for in the case of a yorkie it should be able to catch and kill rats. Any under the size to fulfill this criteria should not be being deliberately bred. I voted any under 5 lbs to be tiny/small/"teacup". I'd like to think the "craze" for really tiny dogs will not be here for ever or we could see the end of the Yorkshire Terrier/ Maltese/ Chihuahua as good sound breeds of dog  |
I totally agree w/ you. Bc my Harley is now almost 4lbs + at around 12- 13 weeks and everyone who sees him is like "I thought that Yorkies were supposed to be really tiny dogs??". And it really irritates me that the general public considers 5lb & below yorkies to be the ONLY acceptable weight due to "fashion trends". It is possible to have healthy & happy 5lb & below yorkies but the risks for health problems and genetic disorders are so much higher the smaller the breed runs. And because of the general publics demand on so called "teacup" sized yorkshire terriers (mind the term "teacup" isn't even correct vocab) that these mass producer breeders and even small breeders, breed their smallest males & females together to produce the smallest of small pups and I'm so afraid that the end of the yorkshire terriers (and all other highly demanded small breed dogs) strong breed characteristics might come to an end.
