"Oh I have one too... But he's 3 pounds"

[Britster]

Originally Posted by lovemy3babies

I think a lot of people exaggerate how small their dogs are just to try to impress people. If the truth be known, probably not many of these people actually have dogs that small, and if you weighed them, they would probably weigh a lot more.

That's SO true. A ton of people are not good at guesstimating weight. I remember my step-dad, along with a few others who saw Jackson as a puppy (he was 5lbs at 9 weeks old) thought he was SO tiny. When we got back from the vet @ 12 weeks and he weighed 6lbs, but my stepdad thought I was nuts. He was like, what, that dog barely weights 2lbs. LOL. So alot just don't know.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by Britster

That's SO true. A ton of people are not good at guesstimating weight. I remember my step-dad, along with a few others who saw Jackson as a puppy (he was 5lbs at 9 weeks old) thought he was SO tiny. When we got back from the vet @ 12 weeks and he weighed 6lbs, but my stepdad thought I was nuts. He was like, what, that dog barely weights 2lbs. LOL. So alot just don't know.

Oh well in that case, Kaji only weighs a lb! He doesn't weigh me down as much when I carry him. Maybe I'm just getting stronger.

[capt_noonie]

A lot of people have really poor judgement when it comes to weight. On themselves too! I once had a brother and sister come into my shop and gasped at the size of Uni. They said OMG that yorkie is so big! I asked how big theirs was, and they said, like 2 lbs, no one pound. So I asked how old, and they said, oh about a year. I know Uni's age to the month, and for them to guesstimate and their dog is not even a year old? i was so tempted to tell them they need to get a scale that works.

[QuickSilver]

Originally Posted by capt_noonie

A lot of people have really poor judgement when it comes to weight. On themselves too! I once had a brother and sister come into my shop and gasped at the size of Uni. They said OMG that yorkie is so big! I asked how big theirs was, and they said, like 2 lbs, no one pound. So I asked how old, and they said, oh about a year. I know Uni's age to the month, and for them to guesstimate and their dog is not even a year old? i was so tempted to tell them they need to get a scale that works.

I guess it really depends on your area. People always exclaim over how tiny Thor is, and he's 4 lbs, which is small, but not extraordinary. I guess SF is more of a rugged dog city.

[Sharly4]

Ihave never gotten the my dog is smaller than yours. B/c they are either the same size or larger. But I have gotten lots of compliments! I just adore them so much! It doesn't matter who I have with me, my pug, chihuahua, or Yorkie. They always give nice compliments!

[RebelBelle]

Both our boys are between 4-5 lbs, which I think is PERFECT. (Not that I'm at all biased... ) However since we take them almost everywhere, we get lots of attention and comments. I'm constantly having to educate people about there being no such thing as teacup yorkies. I HAVE had a couple of annoying people give me the "I have a yorkie too but she's like much smaller than yours..." so I just say "Awww that was sweet of you to take the runt... she probably needed some extra attention. I hope the breeder gave you a great discount."

Another good one I just thought of would be "Oh well no wonder you don't bring her out with you... that'd be like trying to travel with a hampster in your hand!"

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by RebelBelle

Both our boys are between 4-5 lbs, which I think is PERFECT. (Not that I'm at all biased... ) However since we take them almost everywhere, we get lots of attention and comments. I'm constantly having to educate people about there being no such thing as teacup yorkies. I HAVE had a couple of annoying people give me the "I have a yorkie too but she's like much smaller than yours..." so I just say "Awww that was sweet of you to take the runt... she probably needed some extra attention. I hope the breeder gave you a great discount."

Another good one I just thought of would be "Oh well no wonder you don't bring her out with you... that'd be like trying to travel with a hampster in your hand!"

That's a good one!