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06-17-2009, 12:48 PM | #16 | |
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06-17-2009, 12:52 PM | #17 | |
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06-17-2009, 12:55 PM | #18 |
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06-24-2009, 07:06 PM | #19 |
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| By the way, if the test was accurate that would mean that one of the grandparents or great parents was part westie the rest would be yorkie. But personally from what I have learned I think the test is flawed. You shouldn't base if your dog is purebred or not on the test results you received. If you contact the company that did the testing they will confirm that it was not intended to prove if a dog is purebred. Ask the test company for clarification on the results and you will see what I mean. |
06-24-2009, 07:39 PM | #20 |
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| I've always wanted to see a "Westshire" terrier! I love Westies, and if we had space, we would have a Westie, but not in this cramped apartment! Do you have an album where I can see more photos of your baby?? I'm sorry you thought he was purebred. He is adorable, whatever his DNA says!! (I had the same thought about the percentages being off, but whatever)
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06-24-2009, 07:44 PM | #21 |
Thor's Human Donating Member | I think the term would be a "Wookie". I have also heard mixed things about the results, so don't take it at face value... does he have a westie-ish tail? Fat, and he doesn't mind if you pull on it? Does he have more white hair than you'd expect? Is his hair relatively coarse? There are a lot of big yorkies, so I don't know if I'd just go off that.
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06-25-2009, 12:44 AM | #22 | |
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Wait, you said you got the test done because people kept telling you he was too big? How big is your teapot?
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06-25-2009, 04:17 AM | #23 |
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| Ok here's a thought westhighland terrier yorkshire terrier how about a Hiyorkie???? What ever he is it just makes him that much more special
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06-25-2009, 07:20 AM | #24 |
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06-25-2009, 08:13 AM | #25 |
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| I got caught about the same way. I bought a miniature schnauzer from Rouki pet store in Laval Qc. She told me she was pure. When I got her home she had parvo. Thank God they payed for the vet bills and my 8 months poodle at the time, didn't catch it. A min schnauzer weight about 10-15 pounds and 12 to 14 inches high. She now weight 25 pounds and 15+ inches high. I went back to see them but they didn't have anything to say except they wouldn't refund. I love her but when she played with my toy poodle I was always afraid he'd get hurt. I picked schnauzer because it was the maximum size I wanted. My son wanted another dog so I gave her to him. She loves men so she's happy with him lol. I'll never buy from that pet store again. I am to blame because my sister also bought a dog there that was suppose to stay very small. She got to be like her breed but way huge. At 2 years old she got paralised and she had to put her down. At the time we didn't think it was anybody's fault but now I wonder where they get their dogs. My yorkie comes from a breeder nearby and I saw the mom and dad. I think it's the safest way to go. Like you say live and learn.
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06-26-2009, 06:55 AM | #26 | |
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06-26-2009, 06:59 AM | #28 | |
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The bigger ones just come from "bad breeding" OR sometimes not. Yorkies, when they first began, WERE larger. So sometimes they still have that gene from way back. I want a second dog in the future but the only reason I most likely wouldn't get another Yorkie is their small size. I LOVE Jackson's size but it'd probably be hard to find one close to him. I prefer the bigger ones so you don't have to worry as much and he's definitely very solid. That's no offense to the people with the smaller Yorkies at all, just a personal preference.
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06-26-2009, 06:59 AM | #29 | |
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06-26-2009, 07:18 AM | #30 |
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| We will totally go check out your albums! I took Allie out and about yesterday and a woman asked me if she was a Silky Yorkie. I think she was trying to imply that Allie was a Silky Terrier because of her tone (as though Silkys are inferior). I told her no, Allie is purebred (we think) and she said "She's just so big!" (Allie is 5 months and 8 lbs.) Thankfully another person caught our attention and distracted me with other questions, but I now understand why people get agitated by this topic, because I wasn't happy with this lady after she said this. No offense to you owners of smaller Yorkies, but I didn't want a small Yorkie. Her mom was 7 lbs and her dad was 8lbs. I wanted a larger Yorkie. Sorry to change topic, but this made me think of this incident yesterday.
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