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04-27-2012, 08:45 AM | #31 |
YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada
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| thank you so much!!! i should also add, that even at 10lbs he is NOT a big dog at all!! i can carry him around. he lays on my lap. and guess what i don't have to have a heart attack every time he jumps off the couch! so what if he takes the stairs two at a time sometimes...going down |
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04-27-2012, 08:55 AM | #32 |
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| Your puppy is very cute but he is going to be way over the breed standard weight. That can be very disappointing for a buyer who expected their "purebred" puppy to look like the Yorkie they may have seen some where else. I have seen mixed breed Yorkies that start out looking very much like a Yorkie but as they mature you start to see the characteristics of the mix. Did you see both parents? Did the owner have many other dogs around? Some breeders accumulate a large amount of dogs and it becomes difficult for them to keep track of who is breeding who. Then others are just outright dishonest. An owner of a female purebred can get litter registration slips and say it was bred with another purebred when actually the female was bred with some other dog. Never depend on just registration paper to be a guarantee of the quality of the dog you are buying. I would sure do a DNA test on the puppy. If it turns out to be purebred then it is possible that one of the parents just threw some genes from farther back in the pedigree. It is best to deal with a breeder who has proven stock. Meaning that the breeding has been done before and has produced consistently quality pups. If your pup is not purebred you have a case. You should not have to return your puppy but should get compensated for being misled. |
04-27-2012, 09:02 AM | #33 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | This is more about the breeder than it is the dog. I think we should love our pets and accept them for whatever they are, just like we do with our children. The only reason I would want to do a DNA test is because I was planning some legal recourse against the breeder. Your vet has provided you with some great information. He thought the documents were false and he said she gave the wrong vaccination to your dog. Can you report her to the registry used in your country after you get more proof? Maybe, your vet has some other ideas as well, and he also can do a DNA test. Here, we can sue a breeder if we paid for a purebred and didn’t get one, and you can probably sue too. Best of luck, and I’m so glad you are the type of owner who loves them no matter what! I do agree with the others who say, just because a dog is larger than standard, it doesn't mean it's not a purebred, sometimes dogs throw much larger dogs than what they are, your vet is incorrect about the dog not being any bigger than its largest parent, that's why a good breeder studies the lines. The father or mother may have been the smallest in the line and they throw much larger pups.
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04-27-2012, 09:03 AM | #34 |
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| He sure looks like a Yorkie to me.My first one was about 9 lbs. I have no idea how big this lard butt Milo is going to get. He was 4.4 lbs at 3 mos. Thanks for the pictures, good looking dog. |
04-27-2012, 09:22 AM | #35 | |
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04-27-2012, 09:26 AM | #36 |
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| I'm so sorry that you've run into all of these problems with this breeder. How strange that she would give a cat's vaccination to a yorkie puppy. Based on what I can see in the pictures though your little yorkie boy looks like a purebred to me. He's very cute. I do know several friends that have yorkies weighing up to 20 lbs so it does happen. I agree they can come in all shapes and sizes. It's possible that the parents of your puppy were still carrying genes for larger yorkies from previous lines which they carried on to your puppy. Everyone has given you great advice here and I hope this all works out for the better for you and your puppy. |
04-27-2012, 09:31 AM | #37 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | First welcome to YT. And judging by the photo he looks like a Yorkie to me. How-ever your vet said what he did. So..... Check up on the registration numbers of his parents. They should be listed in your purebred registry in your country. That is actually was Step 1 before you even purchased your boy. No receipt - no problem GEt a copy of your cancelled cheque from your bank. Presuma bly you have a contract of sale. Keep that document Keep and print out all emails from you and the breeder. Get a DNA analysis done. Sometimes vets speak out of line, or out of old knowledge. It is eminently possible your boy could grow larger than his Mom and Dad. Why just 3mths ago, I was talking to a good friend of mine who is a breeder, and this litter was a repeat breeding of dam 5 lbs and sire 4 lbs. First litter all well within the two parents weight ranges. Going back 4 generations all within weight ranges of parents. This litter. She said she had one pup was going to be Godzilla!. I said is he healthy? Oh yes, he has a beautiful structure and I think his coat is going to be amazing. I said great, what is his temperament like? She said you know like Razzles (my pup), I said okay, sell him to a performance/working dog home. spay neuter of course. And be upfront with what you think his weight will track to. It happens sometimes. It is great that you came on here, to ask the question(s), but do some more research, into your pups ancestory and lineage. Love and enjoy your Teapot.
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04-27-2012, 09:44 AM | #38 |
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| He looks like a pure yorkie to me. And that can't possibly be true that a puppy can't be bigger than his heaviest parent. As a general rule they are not usually bigger than their parents but that is a general rule and plenty of people have had yorkies bigger than both parents. |
04-27-2012, 09:53 AM | #39 |
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| He looks like a cute, sweetie to me! I'm not good at guessing full breed/mixed breed so I'm not even going to try. I do know that the breed testing kits are notoriously unreliable when push comes to shove.
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04-27-2012, 01:18 PM | #40 |
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| He looks all Yorkie to me too. Might be a little chunka monka one, but that's okay. Welcome!
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04-27-2012, 04:26 PM | #41 |
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| He looks all yorkie to me and a very handsome one at that Good luck with your new boy
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04-27-2012, 07:01 PM | #42 | |
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Stormy's mom is 6 pounds and her dad is 4 pounds and she's almost two years old now and is 10 pounds. You can't judge their weight based off their parents. Breeders should never guarantee you a weight on their dog and if your breeder is a good one, I doubt they told you that your dog would be a specific weight and not grow to be bigger than that. In my opinion, your dog looks all Yorkie. Just like human doctors, vets don't know EVERYTHING and their opinion is just that, an opinion. | |
05-20-2012, 10:09 AM | #43 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: az
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| I had the same thing happen to me, I just sent the 1st message to the sellers asking what they are willing to do to resolve this ! I found out when my dog got sick he was not a full bread yorkie |
05-20-2012, 10:34 AM | #44 |
♥Love My 3 Furrbutts♥ Donating Member | My Raelle is the breed standard at 6.5lbs....however her half brother (same sire, different Dam) is 10lbs....I contacted the breeder and told her how big Orion was, what did she tell me.."Oh dear I have no idea how that happened" ...He is purebred yorkie..I saw both mom and dad....I love that bruiser to death..the big clumsy oaf! Obviously a throwback from generations past...the breeder knew nothing about past generations! Rest assured i wont buy from her again. His litter mate is 5lbs..go figure. Just love him as you have been. I'm no expert but the cutie looks all yorkie to me!
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05-20-2012, 10:51 AM | #45 |
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