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Teacup Yorkies are TOO SMALL! TOO TINY, like adult humans who weigh 75 lbs. CRUEL! Don't fall for tragic teacup Yorkies. |
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Also, when a breeders main focus becomes the extremely small size of a dog, one has to wonder what, if any, focus is being placed on the health of the pups being produced. Clearly, the best interest of the small dogs that are being used for breeder are not being considered, so why would the health of the dogs be a concern? Bottom line, IMO, people who are breeding ethically, do so with the best interest of the dogs as their primary focus, breed to meet the standard for the breed, with an emphasis of healthy dogs free of genetic disorders....not just producing a so called "teacup." |
2 pounds seems breakable to me! but then again our Derby is 10 pounds and rock solid! LOL! |
Are you speaking from experience? That is such a ridiculous statement. I have owned very small Yorkies for thirty five years and they have lived to be a ripe age and very healthy. I have six Yorkies and one Maltese and they are all very small and knock on wood healthy with no health issues. That being said, there is no such thing as a tea cup. No, I am not a breeder and have never been. |
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I for one breed for standard, however, every once a while a wee one will present itself or an oversized one. There may be health issues in every sized yorkie. But, not just because they are small. It has to do with genetics and making sure breeders are breeding for health and not breeding tinies to fulfill a pet market. Putting wee ones at risk in breeding them on purpose. The word TEACUP is an advertising ploy used by disreputable breeders as an advertising ploy to obtain more money from the unsuspecting, unknowledgeable buyer. Where a reputable breeder would never sell a wee one, they are either kept or "placed", not sold in an approved home that is familiar with caring for a wee one and well aware that they may incurr vet bills. Though the health risks may be minimal, a reputable breeder doesn't sell heartache. |
My Rio is only 2.7 lbs but we didn't set out to get such a tiny one. She just happened to be the one at the breeder's house that we just fell absolutely in love with. Her sweet little face and friendly personality drove us to choose her. Thank God we got a healthy happy furbaby that requires a bit more attention than a larger size yorkie. |
I have a smaller one, who is luckily very healthy. But the breeder wasn't breeding to get tiny yorkies, mother was about 5-6lbs and the dad was 4lbs. I actually paid alot less for Maddie than the two bigger boys in the litter were sold for. She had that attitude that I wanted, and I fell in love with her, she is perfect except for her size. But there is no way I would have bought her if the parents were undersized, or unsound, not tested, etc... I think it is the buyers responsibility to make sure they know where their dog is comming from.There is a big difference between a tiny dog that comes from a sound breeding pair and a tiny dog that comes from people breeding for tinies. I think it is sad and unfair to purposly breed them to be this size and to put such a tiny body through that. |
Ella has been fluctuating between 2.8 and 3.2, so I am going to assume that she will be under 5lbs. She was, by far, the smallest of her litter. Thankfully, so far so good! The vet just called and she is doing great after her spading. I can't wait to go pick her up! :) |
Kasey weighs in at a whopping 2.5 lbs...soaking wet. :( I wish for anything he was bigger like his bros and sis's. There is absolutely nothing wrong with him health wise--he's fit as a fiddle. But at the same time, we have to use such extreme caution with him that we don't with the others--can't let him walk around upstairs, because he can easily fall through the banister railing and he's injurred himself just walking down the stairs. So one his size is definately more prone to injury. |
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