need help finding a reputible breeder I own two maltese who will be a year next months and I decided that I would like a yorkie as well... I know that usually there is a waiting list for good breeders and I have specific features that I am looking for...I am willing to wait as long as I have to... okay here is what I am looking for... a 2-3lb little girl with very dark coloring (black and gold)<-even though I know that is not the standard... if any one knows of a GOOD breeder who has healthy happy pups that fit my description please let me know... also I would not mind getting an older pup like 8 months or so... thanks for your imput! Jenelle |
Janelle I don't know of any breeders that would have a Yorkie that small. There is really no way to guarantee the adult size of a Yorkie unless you buy one that is older, like you mentioned. Mainy Yorkies between 2-3 lbs. have a lot of health problems so you'll need to be especially careful and make sure you get a written health guarantee. You'll really have to do some searching. The coloring you're looking for will probably be easier to find though. Are you planning on breeding her? If so, a 2-3 lbs. female is WAY too small to breed. Good luck in your search and hopefully someone will answer you that knows a breeder that could help. Angel |
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Please, don't take my words out of context, for those of you on this forum who own tinies I hold NO judgements. I'm just concerned especially now because the Yorkie has moved up in breed popularity and the more people who want these small and/or micro Yorkies the more irresponsible breeders that pop up who want the big bucks for them... Kathy |
Please Reconsider. MNM's Mommy. If I could just pipe in and ditto what the previous people have said and also add that I have a little one who is 1/2 Maltese and 1/2 Yorkie. She weighs 4 lbs. and she is TINY. I think you may be biting off more then you can chew in looking for a 2 - 3 lbs little one, especially with having your other Maltese in the house. Tia romps with our three Yorkies and I'm ALWAYS watching her afraid she'll get hurt and they do sometimes hurt her. Not intentionally believe me they are very gentle with her, but because she's so much smaller she is more suseptable to getting hurt. Also, just so you know I did not go out of my way to get a 4 lb. girl. I got her out of the newspaper second hand when she was 10 months old and the previous owner decided that they did not want her. Their loss was my gain. She's beautiful and adorable at her size but there is a lot more work involved with her size as compared to my other three. Please reconsider the size you are looking for. Best of luck. Elaine |
Maybe 3-5lb would be more realistic...And that's still tiny. I don't know of any reputable breeder that would intentionally breed for a 2lb dog. Go to www.ytca.org and try to find a breeder that may just happen to have a smaller one. Smaller ones are kept longer by breeders, so it's possible that they may have a 6 month or more yorkie. Good luck! And I hope you reconsider the 2lb idea...Even if you get a healthy one, vet visits will be much higher because the vet will need to take extra precautions that are not necessarily done for a 5-7lb yorkie. |
like i said RESPONSIBLE breeder I understand that there are breeders out there that mis breed their furbabies to produce smaller yorkies... that is NOT what I am looking for I am looking for a breeder who breeds happy healthy puppies and just so happens to have a small dark one in the litter. I have seen many workies (many) on this site that are 2-3 lbs and from the posts I have read they are happy and healthy... maybe 2 lbs is a bit much but my delema is when I ask for a 3-4lb dog I end up with a 7lb ball of love... I love my two babies to death but they are my big babies... and I use to have a yorkie when I was younger and I love the breed so I thought that this time I would aim very low and maybe actually get what I was looking for... I do not want a sickley little puppy I want a happy healthy baby girl but I know many people do not agree with this but I would like her to be in the 3 lb range... so I'm sorry if I came off wrong... I do not promote breeding smaller dogs or younger dogs to accomplish this "teacup" but I do know that good breeders do sometimes have a small healthy one in the litter, thats why I said I was willing to wait and I would not mind taking an older pup so the breeder is sure that the pup is stable and healthy...and no I would absolutely NEVER breed any of my dogs no matter what size they are, thats not my field and would be very irrisponcible and ignorant of me (specially if the dog is not more than 5lbs) |
Hi again. Hi again MnMs mommy. I can totally understand what you are saying about thinking you'll get a five pound dog and end up with bigger. The thing is that it's very hard to actually predict the ending size your pup will be as an adult. You may be better looking for an older pup like around a year old. I got Tia at 10 months and she was underweight at 3 lbs. but I also knew that she wasn't going to grow too much longer. At a year she's 4 lbs. Again, I didn't plan on getting a girl this small but fell in love with her and she needed a home. I did like you however want one within standard between five and six pounds and decided that the only way to guarantee this is to go for a pup close to a year old. My other three Yorkies came to me as younger pups and they are teapots. LOL. Newman is 12 lbs. Bella 10 pounds and Noel huhhhhh 16 lbs. LOLOL. They were rescues though and I knew they were not bred well. Good Luck. Elaine |
Miko was supposed to be under 5 pounds, and he is like 11lbs now, so I know what you mean about breeders being dishonest. When I was looking for our maltese, we wanted a slightly older pup...maybe 6months-1yr old because we had a very hard and stressful time with Miko because he was an extremely sick pup at only 1lb 2 oz at 12.5 weeks when he probably should have been a little over 2lbs... Anyway, my point is, we looked and looked and found that there was a 7 month old female available...They sent us pictures and we fell in love with her. When we asked about her and got more info, we found out that she was only 2.9lbs! We wanted around a five lber, but she was way too cute to pass up. And we were already in love :) She was exactly what we wanted. Beautiful white, white hair, silky coat, big eyes, cute little button nose. Everything we were looking for, so we got her :) Don't give up on your search for your perfect baby :) You'll find her. |
I got Pixie in January from Stardust Yorkies and she was 13 months old. I looked for 6 months before finding her and she was everything I was looking for. Maybe you could get one that is a little older so you will know the size and look of her. I just kept looking and found a great breeder who had one that ended up too small for showing or breeding but was from normal sized parents. That is the best way to get a healthy one. Good Luck |
Awhile back someone posted a wonderful sight of all the best breaders in each state. I would love to see that again so I can save it. |
Just wanted to mention that my furbaby is now 3.5 lbs at almost 10 months and I think she may get to 4 or just over 4lbs when she's totally done growing...And she's sooo little, so even 4 lbs is tiny. |
Just my .02. Yes, there are smaller Yorkies that are healthy, but that does not make them any less fragile and prone to injury. I have a 2.5 lb dog male...from a breeding pair that generally produced offspring in the 5 pound range. His genetic background is great, he has no health issues, fits that standard beautifully, but is still so prone to injury that he is actually a hassle. He has to be treated and handled differently from the others. I've seem many people...on here...lately...that want one that size 'so they can carry them around' and 'so they can take them everywhere.' If you have to have one that small in order to do those things, IMO, you don't need a dog period. You cannot convince me that 2 more pounds is going to make or break your limits of what you can physically handle, but it WILL make and break the limits of the dog. |
Just a thought !!!! I have seen alot of yorkies that should be by all rights 4 to 6 lbs but because they are over feed and are fat they weight alot more. Sometimes it's not the breeding that causes the 10 and 12 lb love bunnys it's the way we feed them. I mean I love to eat myself and by the weight charts I should weight around 175 lbs BUT!!! I don't. So maybe we just need to take more care in what we feed them and how much. A vet told me a 7 lb dog should get about 8oz of food per day. Like I said Just a though!! |
Still looking I am still lokking for a reputible breeder for the little girl of my dreams... I have talked to several breeders and I think I have a better understanding of what I am looking for... When I first posted I said a 2-3lber... but after talking to many healpful breeders I realised its really the dementions of the puppy that I should be looking for... I want a dark colored little girl 3-4lbs that has short legs and a boxy frame... if any one knows of a GOOD breeder please let me know Jenelle |
I know of a very nice lady in Florida, she usually has smaller Yorkies and they're around $2500-$2800. I doubt that she'll ship to NY so you'd have to add the expense of going to pick up the pup in person. If you're interested, let me know and I can give you her e-mail. |
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