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Originally Posted by TobysOwner  Well, we looked at yorkies this past weekend and they were all very cute. I don't know how I kept from bringing them all home! I just had this feeling that I should wait. I work for a school and I have my summers off. I think that would be a better time to bring home a new baby. I have been reading on here that if I would get a smaller puppy that I need to make sure they eat so their blood sugar doesn't drop. I know that leaving a new puppy at home alone would not be a good idea. So I am hoping to time a new puppy around May or so.
Back to the title of my thread (sorry). I am hoping to get a smaller puppy this time. Do smaller yorkies tend to have more health issues then bigger yorkies? Also, I need to ask my vet this question too, what caused Toby to have stones in his bladder? I was too upset to ask what could have caused it.
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you have opened a can of worms with this questions. LOl Everyone that has small dogs are going to say no and everyone that has larger dogs is going to say yes. i have both but my largest is only five pounds. Ceeby is the only one I have ever had problems with. he weighed nine ounces wwhen I brought him home. he had a very rough first six months, then he straightened right out. he now weighs a whopping four pounds but is built very fragile. One of my girls weighs three and a half and is the toughest one of the bunch. The biggest issue I have had is watching that they don't jump off something and kill themseves. they can get on anything even at their size. Also, you have to do the yorkie shuffle when walking or you might step on one.
About the kidney stones. What kind of dog food are you feeding? Was it high in protein? Kidney stones in people CAN be caused by high protein diets.