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mrlmonroe · 02-28-2008, 12:58 PM

there are 2 really tiny yorkies down the street from me. And when I and a friend of mine were walking ours (mine is 5.6 lbs, and her's is 9 lbs) the man said "oh my god what do you feed them - they are so big..."...

How silly

Lexi Rae · 02-28-2008, 01:02 PM

when people say to me that my yorkie is fat, i tell them so are you,
so keep moving

Mere_de_Jambo · 02-28-2008, 01:38 PM

6 lbs is hardly large. Some people talk without knowing much. My pup is 6lbs and someone asked me if he was a teacup. I told them that there was no such thing as a teacup but it was just a term that has become popular for the tinies and they looked at me like I was crazy. Don't upset your self over people like this. Ignorance is rampant everywhere on all subjects. Some people think the bubble they live in is the standard.

mrlmonroe · 02-28-2008, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lexi Rae

when people say to me that my yorkie is fat, i tell them so are you,
so keep moving

Well it's those peoples mentalities that is making for such unsafe breeding conditions. Breeding for smaller smaller smaller....so sad little babies...

pea496 · 02-28-2008, 02:21 PM

Conner is 10 pounds, and people always ask me if he is a silky. I love his size. He plays rough with my husband and plays nice with mama.

Blueberry · 02-28-2008, 03:02 PM

My baby weighs 3 pounds, and still some women at the pet store told me "I love Yorkshire terriers! I see you got a toy yorkie probably, because I am gonna buy me a teacup yorkie, they are really small!" I did not know what to say

Some people really take things literly. If a dog is called a"tea-cup size", then he/she is supposed to be able to fit in the tea cup! I guess they do not understand, that the photos they see online, where dogs are sitting in a cup - are just photos of small puppies, and when those puppies grow up, they will be bigger, and would not be able to fit in a cup!
Just ignore comments like that. You know that you have the prettiest, and the smartest babies in the world!
We love them sooooo much, no matter what size or color, or age they are!

lulababy · 02-28-2008, 03:18 PM

i have a 10 pound yorkie.. well hes 10 pounds now cus he gained 2 pounds he is technically fat adn needs to lose weight, but everyone always goes.. OMG HES SO SMALL!! and then i think, what would they say about a standard yorkie

Rae Rae · 02-28-2008, 04:42 PM

It ANNOYS me when people are like this!!!! One time at Petsmart we saw two yorkie puppies and I commented on how cute they were to the owner. Instead of saying "Thanks" or "So is your yorkie" or anything that MOST other petowners would say she shoots back with "this is as big as their going to get". I felt like saying "I'm sorry did you misunderstand me? I said their cute, I don't care about their size.."

I know this is OT..but ugh Rocky's sitting on my lap and he just farted as I was typing this

It smells

Potter · 02-28-2008, 06:00 PM

Some people can be even more rude to the extent of telling you how theirs is not only smaller, is also much better looking than yours, I find that very disrespectful. It does make me mad at first but now I am soooo used to it. My yorkie is 10 pounds and is still small to me and it doesn't matter if he is bigger/smaller, cuter/uglier I still love him the same.

lkyorkies · 02-28-2008, 06:23 PM

I have a range on my babies...lol...My Max is a small 10 lbs...and perfect

...Lucy is a huge 3.5 lbs

...and perfect and Missy is now a big 4lbs

...and of course perfect.
They are perfect because they are mine.

I think they are like people. I am 5'10" 128 lbs(built like my father) my sister is 5'3" and 140lbs(built like my mother). None of us are exactly like any one else and no one can predict how big or small we will be.
When people say "OMG how can he be so big and the girls be so small???" I look at them like they are stupid.
Just ignore the stupidity...they know not what they say...lol

Archie's Mom · 02-28-2008, 09:32 PM

Here's a different take on it: I think the small Yorkie/"teacup" thing just mirrors the obsession in this country with women having to be emaciated/skin and bones to be considered beautiful. It's the same kind of crazy thinking that super-small is somehow better or more valuable. I have a "small" Yorkie and at one time prayed he would bulk up a bit for the sake of his health (he had a tough puppyhood because he was so tiny). Now that he's a little meatier (but still a shrimp!), I feel better. People are nuts!

bchgirl · 02-28-2008, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lulababy

i have a 10 pound yorkie.. well hes 10 pounds now cus he gained 2 pounds he is technically fat adn needs to lose weight, but everyone always goes.. OMG HES SO SMALL!! and then i think, what would they say about a standard yorkie

I have never heard that about my 10 pounder....I get the OMG SHE'S HUGE...sometimes followed by the ever popular....I have one but it's MUCH MUCH tinier than yours.

My only response...is in my head.

yorkiepup2 · 02-28-2008, 09:49 PM

People who put others' down are very insecure and only do it to make themselves feel better......just ignore her. You have 2 yorkies to love and that love you........maybe she was jealous!

scrapindee · 03-03-2008, 01:58 PM

Dayzee the teapot Yorkie is 11#; Bailey the Havanse is 10#. The Biewers range from puppy to 7.5# and I get: They all have different colors!!

davis · 03-03-2008, 02:12 PM

I know, Rickles weighs 10 pounds (when I got him he weighed 7 pounds but you could count his ribs) he isn't fat at all he is just perfect and I don't have to be so afraid if he gets a little rough like the tinies. My puppy is 8 months old and weighs 7 pounds and I hate to admit it but he is a little chunky but that's ok because he and Rickles play together all the time and if he were too tiny I would have to worry. I love my boys and am very proud of how beautiful they are. When people comment about my boys being way bigger than their yorkies I just consider how ignorant they are.

02-28-2008, 01:02 PM	#17
Lexi Rae Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY Posts: 10,455	when people say to me that my yorkie is fat, i tell them so are you, so keep moving __________________ Gina & Lexi CLICK HERE for our Photo Album ...

02-28-2008, 02:21 PM	#20
pea496 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,511	Conner is 10 pounds, and people always ask me if he is a silky. I love his size. He plays rough with my husband and plays nice with mama. __________________ Conner - my best buddy

02-28-2008, 03:18 PM	#22
lulababy bam and pebbles mommy Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 1,706	i have a 10 pound yorkie.. well hes 10 pounds now cus he gained 2 pounds he is technically fat adn needs to lose weight, but everyone always goes.. OMG HES SO SMALL!! and then i think, what would they say about a standard yorkie __________________ P E B B L E S Member of PPU, The PiNk Club, The Crazy Club, & SRC Add my puppy on Myspace & Dogster! BAM BAM Soon to be member of PPU, Little Gentlemans Club, Crazy Club & SRC

02-28-2008, 04:42 PM	#23
Rae Rae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,823	It ANNOYS me when people are like this!!!! One time at Petsmart we saw two yorkie puppies and I commented on how cute they were to the owner. Instead of saying "Thanks" or "So is your yorkie" or anything that MOST other petowners would say she shoots back with "this is as big as their going to get". I felt like saying "I'm sorry did you misunderstand me? I said their cute, I don't care about their size.." I know this is OT..but ugh Rocky's sitting on my lap and he just farted as I was typing this It smells __________________ Owned by Rocky and Bella

02-28-2008, 06:00 PM	#24
Potter YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,583	Some people can be even more rude to the extent of telling you how theirs is not only smaller, is also much better looking than yours, I find that very disrespectful. It does make me mad at first but now I am soooo used to it. My yorkie is 10 pounds and is still small to me and it doesn't matter if he is bigger/smaller, cuter/uglier I still love him the same. __________________ http://www.dogster.com/pet_page.php?j=t&i=410379 "No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich."

02-28-2008, 12:58 PM	#16
mrlmonroe YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: White Rock Posts: 404	there are 2 really tiny yorkies down the street from me. And when I and a friend of mine were walking ours (mine is 5.6 lbs, and her's is 9 lbs) the man said "oh my god what do you feed them - they are so big..."... How silly

02-28-2008, 01:38 PM	#18
Mere_de_Jambo YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 328	6 lbs is hardly large. Some people talk without knowing much. My pup is 6lbs and someone asked me if he was a teacup. I told them that there was no such thing as a teacup but it was just a term that has become popular for the tinies and they looked at me like I was crazy. Don't upset your self over people like this. Ignorance is rampant everywhere on all subjects. Some people think the bubble they live in is the standard.

02-28-2008, 03:02 PM	#21
Blueberry Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 23	My baby weighs 3 pounds, and still some women at the pet store told me "I love Yorkshire terriers! I see you got a toy yorkie probably, because I am gonna buy me a teacup yorkie, they are really small!" I did not know what to say Some people really take things literly. If a dog is called a"tea-cup size", then he/she is supposed to be able to fit in the tea cup! I guess they do not understand, that the photos they see online, where dogs are sitting in a cup - are just photos of small puppies, and when those puppies grow up, they will be bigger, and would not be able to fit in a cup! Just ignore comments like that. You know that you have the prettiest, and the smartest babies in the world! We love them sooooo much, no matter what size or color, or age they are!

02-28-2008, 06:23 PM	#25
lkyorkies Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 176	I have a range on my babies...lol...My Max is a small 10 lbs...and perfect ...Lucy is a huge 3.5 lbs ...and perfect and Missy is now a big 4lbs ...and of course perfect. They are perfect because they are mine. I think they are like people. I am 5'10" 128 lbs(built like my father) my sister is 5'3" and 140lbs(built like my mother). None of us are exactly like any one else and no one can predict how big or small we will be. When people say "OMG how can he be so big and the girls be so small???" I look at them like they are stupid. Just ignore the stupidity...they know not what they say...lol

02-28-2008, 09:32 PM	#26
Archie's Mom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 580	Here's a different take on it: I think the small Yorkie/"teacup" thing just mirrors the obsession in this country with women having to be emaciated/skin and bones to be considered beautiful. It's the same kind of crazy thinking that super-small is somehow better or more valuable. I have a "small" Yorkie and at one time prayed he would bulk up a bit for the sake of his health (he had a tough puppyhood because he was so tiny). Now that he's a little meatier (but still a shrimp!), I feel better. People are nuts! __________________ Archie's Mom Last edited by Archie's Mom; 02-28-2008 at 09:34 PM.

02-28-2008, 09:49 PM	#28
yorkiepup2 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Washington Posts: 789	People who put others' down are very insecure and only do it to make themselves feel better......just ignore her. You have 2 yorkies to love and that love you........maybe she was jealous! __________________ Kali and Nikki's Mommy

03-03-2008, 01:58 PM	#29
scrapindee Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Redlands Posts: 4,842 Blog Entries: 2	Dayzee the teapot Yorkie is 11#; Bailey the Havanse is 10#. The Biewers range from puppy to 7.5# and I get: They all have different colors!! __________________ Scrapindee--Team Furry & the Biewers www.houseofwags.com

03-03-2008, 02:12 PM	#30
davis Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 187	I know, Rickles weighs 10 pounds (when I got him he weighed 7 pounds but you could count his ribs) he isn't fat at all he is just perfect and I don't have to be so afraid if he gets a little rough like the tinies. My puppy is 8 months old and weighs 7 pounds and I hate to admit it but he is a little chunky but that's ok because he and Rickles play together all the time and if he were too tiny I would have to worry. I love my boys and am very proud of how beautiful they are. When people comment about my boys being way bigger than their yorkies I just consider how ignorant they are.