Very little yorkie
 

I just saw a for sale add about an 8 month old yorkie that weighs 1 and half pounds - wanted $2,500.00. I would be very tempted to buy but what are the major health hazards associated with such a small dog? Can anyone respond?:confused:

Wow, I'd never want a Yorkie that is going to stay that small. They are more fragile and their organs are smaller. That may be okay but then again it may not. I'd be very concerned about how that Yorkie's liver is functioning. Is it just a small Yorkie or is the growth stunted...

I personally wouldn't want one that small.

No I don't know the breeder personally but have heard of them and they seem reputable enough however they usually breed standard size yorkie (under 7 lbs) so this one is rather a surprise.

i wouldn't get one that small personally..i have a 3.5lb girl and she is a solid little thing but i am always watching her since i don't want her to hurt herself. i only got her thinking she'll be around 5lb at least..but she stopped growing...:rolleyes:

my puppy is 3 1/2 months today and she weighs about that much. i got her when she was 8 weeks and very tiny. she has only grown a very little amount since then. i duno, before i got her i really wanted a smaller dog 3 pounds or so.. and everyone was like.. youll jsut be terrified all the time that you'll step on her and kill her or that shell jump off something high.. and they were right. i worry ALL THE TIME that she will hurt herself, jump off of something. ive had to put bells on her so i can hear where she is in the house.

i ahd the vet do some blood work on ehr when i got her so she is perfectly healthy and happy and i really adore her, but I definetly understand the appeal of wanting a slightly bigger dog that you dont have to worry about as much. i have to keep this syrup and a syringe in the medicine cabinet for her incase her blood sugar gets too low and she has a seizure. you have to make sure they eat enough daily so this wont happen, but my vet gave it to me just incase.. also, i know this isnt big but.. it is VERY HARD to find clothes that fit her.. and i love to dress her up. ive had to safety pin all her clothes to make them smaller so they at least kinda fit, and im buying the smallest clothes out there that are available (boy do i need to learn how to sew!)
oh and, god forbid i bring her with me to show her the world because i dont want to leave her whining in the house.. you just dont get to do anything.. people stop and want to hold her etc and sometimes you just wanna get your stuff done without being bothered. also, i really dont trust other people to hold her. I imagine a fall from their arms and it horrifies me

I bet that is not the truth. My vet told me that the smallest full-grown dog in the world (known at least) weighs about 1.5 pounds, so I would guess that the breeder is either lying about the weight a little or the age, which could be more likely. Did you see pics? Was the hair still black and tan? My husband and I very briefly had a 1.5 lb 3 month old Yorkie who immediately went into HG shock so bad that had to take to emergency room and it was touch-and-go. We had to return her because she needed someone who could watch her 24 hours a day. Trust me, a teensy dog may sound cute, but, oh, the heartbrake and vet bills. You are going to love your baby regardless of size - teacup or teapot! Our Yorkie, Bear, was a "teacup", but after neutering developed a big apetite and is now a teapot :p - and I love him more and more every day!

My lily was very small when I got her and I will never get a puppy that small again all you do is worry. She is 5Lb now and I would like my next one to be around 7 because I still worry so much.

I would like to add that every Yorkie owner should have Nutrical or similar on hand, regardless of size of pup. Small dogs all have blood sugar issues, whether 2 lbs or 8 lbs. I do think that the concern for HG shock is worse for smaller pups though. Our 4 lb Maltese who is 5 months started to go into shock earlier this week for seemingly no reason, so it is important to give at least in the morning and at night a decent amount. Also good calorie content for skinny pups.

My Tucker is about 3.5 pounds at 6 1/2 months. He's better put on a pound or two because I have a hard time finding him playmates. Other dogs don't want to hurt him, but he's just so small. If you go and look at full grown 6 or 7pound yorkies, you will see that are still very teeny tiny dogs and still oh so cute! Also, I would never pay 2500 for a dog just because it will supposedly weigh 3 or 4 pounds less than another. Really, these small dogs are full of personality and are always wanting to go and do something. We had a 7 pound silky about 8 years ago that we traveled with. He was definitely small enough to take everywhere with us. He was small enough that we snuck him into hotels but big enough to do really fun things with. He loved to play on the beach and in the ocean. He loved swimming in the lake and catching fish with us. We would always laugh because we could throw these enormous sticks into the lake and he would swim in and retrieve them everytime. He was so much fun and I would not have half the memories of him that I do because he simply would have been too little to do these things with. Good luck with your decision. :)

I agree they could be lying. I bought a puppy that was that small and was supposed to be about 6 months old....turned out she was more like maybe 12 weeks old! I've heard of a few that small but a lot of times the person selling is either lying about the weight or age. It does happen but when one is that very tiny at that age the person selling it usually is VERY particular about who buys it. If you saw an ad online most likely the person doesn't care who buys it :(

That is way to small for that age. My pup is 9 weeks and weighs 2 pounds. I wouldnt doubt if there will be many health issues involved.

My smallest Yorkie is just shy of 3 lbs... She is very healthy and very sturdy...But then again she is almost twice the size of that baby you are looking at.

Hypoglycemic attacks are very scary and common in smaller dogs as they have less sugar stored in their tiny bodies! I had a 2 lb. full grown Pom before who was hypoglycemic and as long as we made sure he ate small meals regularly and had water with a little sugar in it he was fine...

It would be helpful if you would post a link up to the breeder but I think it would be fine to get the pup as long as there is a good health guarantee and you trust the breeder. Why are they selling him now? I'm assuming it is because he was not able to leave before due to his size?

My Gidget was 1.5lb when I got her. Shes 5 months today and Ive got her up to 1.13 1/5 lb. (were almost at 2lb!!!) I give her nutra cal twice a day and offer her food all day long. Im determined to get her to 3lb. grown. I agree though, you do worry more. Shes the only one not allowed to sleep in bed with us, because Im terrified she would fall and get hurt. Good luck.

I have a very small boy here to, Iam tryng to get him to 3pds..Its so hard, He eats but just does not gain, I took him in and the vet told me he was just going to be small, But i can feel his little ribs and it really bothers me, He loves treats so the vet said to give him what he can tolerate?? And another thing when he drinks he will spit it up because he over filled his belly:( I would deff think twice before ever getting a baby that small, Good luck to you:) Welcome to yt;)

oh yeah, i forgot to add something!

ive had to buy pet stairs for my puppy so she can be able to do things other dogs can do (and also to prevent her from jumping) like get on a chair with me when she wants, or couch or sleep in bed with me. let me tell you, they are very expensive if you want a 6-8 step one. I have a high bed and even my moms 9 pounder cant jump up on it. i have two 4 step stairs in the living room (i got them for cheap at target--probably wont last long) and im going to order a big quality one real soon for the bedroom (ive looked on the internet and in stores and the only ones with small enough steps and is high enough to reach the bed is well over $100 not including shipping. I didnt even think of these things when i got my puppy.. i was so determind lol I just thought, "OH shes so precious!".. so im just telling you so you know now when you are making your decision... so you get the full picture. someone said on here one time that if you get a tiny you should be sure to be financially stable and be able to pay those vet bills because god knows what can go wrong! broken leg, roach back, liver shunt, god knows! (ok, ive obviously spent to much time here on YT reading scary threads LOL :p )

that said, i agree that you should post a link to the breeder if there is one. i think some people can give you feedback on the situation if they saw it. my puppy was the only one in her litter, so she was definetly not a runt/not small because she didnt get enough to eat or whatever. i think that all the personal attention she got from her mom and dad and all that extra milk is what has kept her so healthy. I think that if it is a good breeder and this dog wasnt bred to be a super tiny little thing to rake in the cash, then it should be fine if you want to get him/her.

I have to say though, when they are that small, they are awfully cute :rolleyes: it is hard to say no once they are in your arms ;) good luck with your decision!

man, thats crazy. I wonder what she weighed as a puppy?! too scary to imagine!

wait i have a picture here of what im picturing lol. let me upload it (poor thing looks half dead!)

I'm surprised that a dog that small would only be $2,500. I've seen little ones for $5,000 and $10,000 BUT if that is really a picture of what it looks like now I would never buy that dog. It looks like something is wrong with it or that it is only a few days old.

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are you talking about the picture i posted? lol that is not the dog shes looking at.. i just posted it because that was what i was picturing a full grown 1.8 pounder to look like as a puppy.. and yea that dog does look like it has something wrong with it!

smaller the size, weaker the health!
 

I heard about that often but I also heard that small yorks around 1kg lived until the age 15 or even 16 years old.
At present, I am having Gigo 1k150 at 2 years old and Lela 1k159 at 4 months old, they are both very well. Surely, I care for Gigo very much since his bones are born small in his body structure.
All I have to do is to be careful with them, nothing to be worried so far, I agree with no difference of the dog's size, they are our love, as far as their health are good.