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2,000 bucks!!??......you got rooked!!! Amazing Yorkies is right. You could have gone to. Show breeder that tests for health and come out LOADS cheaper. You shouldn't have paid more than 200.00-300.00 dollars for your pup. Lastly, a beautiful dog is beautiful. Whether its as big as a collie or a 4 pound yorkie or "Chi". I've seen some awfully pathetic looking 2-3 pound yorkies. I hope your 2,000 dollar yorkie turns out beautiful and HEALTHY......GOOD LUCK to ya!!

PS....I'm praying for that poor, helpless little pup of yours. That it turns out small and healthy so that it will be loved........even if it is a superficial kind of love. OHH..I guess it better turn out to be a real beauty too!!

OHhh...and often, genetic illnesses don't often show until the dog is 6 years old. So, "Amazing Yorkies" gives a much better guarantee than most....most give a year or two. A lifetime guarantee is better but, I think, much harder to find.

I sooo agree with this statement! I have had Foxy since she was 5, she is now 7...and she is always stuck to me like glue..If I go outside for even a minute she starts barking hysterically before I get back..

:thumbup::thumbup: Absolutely! Sometimes you get the dog because of how well they bonded when they were not even your dog. :p That's how we got our Collie when I was 7. He belonged to a neighbor, but bonded with us, as an adult, so strongly that when we moved, he refused to eat, drink or socialize with his family or anyone else. He just lay on his front porch, gazing at the house we used to live in. His owner found us and asked us if he could come and live with us...they feared he would die of his broken heart. We had Tim for a number of years...not sure how many 'cuz I was a kid...before his age caught up with him and he passed. He was one of the best dogs I have ever known, and no stronger bond could a dog have with a family than what Tim had with us.

I got Brody when he was 14 months old and 3 months later, got Mia when both she and Brody were 17 months old. Both are very tightly bonded to each other and with us, but velcro should stick like Mia does to me...:p:D

Yup! My current foster Dakota is maybe 6+ yrs old. I've had her for a total of three days. She follows me around like crazy, and when she doesnt' see me for a couple hours and I come back she's all tail waggy and super happy. It's only been three days! :)

I have nothing to add to the wonderful advice given here. I so hope you stick around and learn more about this wonderful breed we call the 'yorkie'
Welcome to YT!!

Actually i feel like bentlysmommy was being attacked because of something she wanted...yet no one answered her comment of how dogs come from wolves and humans bred them down and domesticated them...She never said anything bad about AKC she just said who are they to determine size of a dog they arent God! nothing about her wanting to show her dog... and in her early response she said although her puppy is healthy she wanted a teacup and all everyone said was take your dog to the vet if her puppy was not healthy im sure she wouldnt have time to write on this thread about his size...so next time people answer the question and don't put in ur own input that she has not asked for and it seems like you all are discriminating against teacups or in ur words teenies which doesnt matter if you refer to them as tiny or a teacup...sometimes people take things to far...and what would a reputable breeder do if she got a so called teacup throw them away? everyone wants money or fame in this world dont get it twisted otherwise who thought of domesticating a dog?

I addressed it on a recent thread about teacups. I said all yorkies were mutants since the breed started out large- closer to 14 lbs, and has been bred down to 7 lbs and under. (5 to 7 lbs if you want to show them, I think). Well, that had to happen to get them smaller.:thumbup:

The main idea was she paid for a small yorkie, the greedy breeder called it a teacup to get more money for it. Most reputable breeders will have small pups by accident, but they don't label them as teacups. They would be considered the runts. :) Only greedy breeders label pups with teacup. micro, mini, tinys, ect. to get more money for pups than they should. Greedy breeders also don't look into health histories of the parents. That's another can of worms...LOL!

:) I covered the high lights for you. There's tons of threads arguing about that term-teacups. :)

I've found that here on YT you will get a ton of opinions. Some will be emotional, some on the cognitive side, and some just out there... depending on the moon phase...LOL! Always remember you get answers from people who care about yorkies. Take what you can use, ask if you don't understand, and always PM if you need more clarification about any questions.

Thank you so much for supporting me and taking the time to write this. I just wanted advice and I also felt I was being attacked for the wrong reason, I don't know where everyone gets yorkies but in Miami 2K is not a lot for this breed they are really expensive! I'm a student and I saved to buy the puppy of my dreams and although I love him to pieces it's not the size I was told he would be. Now it's too late and it doesn't matter I love him to death, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm disappointed. I have a rescue chihuahua that's 15lbs and she's my baby but for him I wanted him smaller. Either way I have nothing against teacups or smaller dogs, it's just a term and people take it way too seriously on here. And thank you for pointing out my wolf comment its very true, all yorkies on here have been cross breed to be the size they are if not we would all have wolfs. Thank you again for taking time to write this, this thread was the reason I left the forum so I'm glad someone supported me.

Ahhhh nothing like rehashing an old thread...strange....Yes there are tons of threads about this....and the reasons we don't use those terms...its kind of the same thing with any stereotype, but if a certain term causes detriment, its best to stay clear....if all breeders bred for the T Word...there would be more sick pups than healthy and the breed as it was meant to be....extinct.

nothing against anything just dont like to see a person attacked :) and no problem bentlysmommie pm me if you would like to vent ;)

no such thing as a teacup unless your talking about something you drrink tea out of.......

My pup is 6 months and is 3.15 lbs. he probably wont be much more than 4. They told me he was teacup, but i didn't care about that. Jut wanted a healthy pooch! He is healthy and i try to fatten him up so he isn't so tiny. My vet says he is perfect!

I know how you must feel, since you were deceived in many ways, but you will look pass this and come to love your little one regardless of size. You see, I bought Jasmine in Orlando FL. She was the biggest in the litter, and none wanted to buy her, because of her size. She was the last one left, and she was already as big as her dad. I have just lost my tiny little trixie (she died), and Jasmine was such a lively puppy, that I fell in love with her. This is how she grew: 12 weeks, 2.2, 16 weeks, 3.11 lbs, 22 weeks 4.7 lbs, 28 weeks 6.11 lbs. She is now 1 year old, at 7.4 lbs. She doubles Trixie size, but we are not as concern about stepping on her; ,y husband loves her and play rough with her, which she likes, and she also holds her pee longer, which made it easier to train, that it did my little one.

Didn't realize how old is this thread!

A reputable breeder will sell you a nice standard size Yorkie (7lbs or under) for $1200 to $1500. It is not attacking someone to try to give them information. There are thousands of money hungry, dishonest people out there trying to prey on people like the OP who want a nice little dog.

There are many, many so called breeders out there with no scientific plan for their breeding program. They put one small looking pet quality dog with another small one and the genetic lotto is on. They have no idea of what genes they are playing with yet they will advertize their pups as "tea cups" or whatever label they want to use as a selling point.

I certainly understand the OP's disappointment. Most people do not know how to find an established, reputable, purebred breeder. The "greeders" all tell people that they are professionals and have been "breeding Yorkies for many years." Their websites make it look like the total opposite of what is actually going on.

When I purchased Gracie I wanted a smaller dog due to a recent back injury. I didn't want to take on a larger dog that would stress my back during training and bathing. Her parents were within the standard but on the upper side rather than the lower end. I expected her to mature at 7 or 8 lbs but instead she barely made it to 5lbs. A little smaller than I expected but she is pretty much what I was hoping for. If she had been 10lbs or larger I would have loved her, of course, but it would not have been what I had planned for.

If purchasing a healthy purebred dog that looks like a good representative of the breed is important to you then go to the AKC website and do a search for a local AKC conformation club. Contact the people and learn about your breed and what goes into a good breeding program. Find out who is who in the dog world and take your time deciding on the breeder that is right for you. If you are going to put your hard earned money into a purebred dog then get one that you know is going to be the dog of your dreams.

Teacup is only a word used by bad breeders to jack up there price

Teacup is a word, used by many breeders of toy dogs to describe dogs on the low end of standard. That is all it is, a word. Every time someone gets on this forum and uses the phrase all hell breaks loose. It is a word, last time I checked we do have the right to free speech. I might add my yorkie is 16lbs and a teapot. That is what I wanted. I set out to find a healthy large yorkie. And I found Keno, who is all Yorkie, AKC Champion Blood Line and LP in right hind leg. Show breeder and all tests done on sire and dam. Not every thing is perfect in AKC either.

And i know that, which is why my pup had a complete check up with a vet before i got him and i have all the documents. I wasnt looking for a "teacup" but that is how he was advertised, and i don't believe in teacup as a kind of dog. Simply size. My yorkie is6 months and is 3.2 lbs. he is also not fully grown. I have read that yorkies vary from 4-7 normally but there are no standards. So my yorkie is normal. He was 100% healthy and not from a "bad breeder", and he was not overpriced at all.

A breeder who uses the word teacup is a bad breeder! He could still have genetic illness pop up with in a couple of years plus it keeps bad breeders in business to buy from them which is no good for the breed. There is a standard for Yorkshire terriers it is not to exceed 7 pounds so that includes everything under 7 pounds.

Teacup is a word used by bad breeders that is a fact.

No that is your opinion, and you are entitled to it. Not a fact. Personally know Champion Show Breeder of Maltese who is known for her "tiny" breed line. Most show breeders and handlers refer to her line as "Teacup". Word to describe her small dogs.

pinkpatty
i couldnt agree with you more!

All the breeders I know of and have talk to would be appalled to have there dogs called teacups because it is very much a word only bad breeders use as a marketing scheme and sorry to inform you of this but there are show breeders who are bad breeders.

You both might want to read these

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...uch-thing.html

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...-my-gears.html

lovetodream88 i think your missing the point teacup is just a term we are not discussing good and bad breeders...and i LOVE the word teacup and have the rite to call a dog teacup or teapot which i think lets just say we decided to call an overweight person teapot i think they would be offend cant imagine how a "big" yorkie would feel about the word teapot (if they were to understand)

You really should know what the word means and it means bad breeding and good breeders absolutely will not use the word and would highly offended by there dogs being called that. Its like calling someone a bad name. Breeders who breed for teacups breed females under 5 pounds and that is just not ok its wrong and bad and VERY dangerous. Did you read the two links?

Of course its just a word....unfortunately this word has had detrimental results for many, many, many Yorkshire Terriers.....it is a word horrible breeders and puppymills use to describe the look they are trying to achieve by poorly, inhumane breeding methods for people that believe this is a breed...many, many, many, many, of these teacup Yorkies are so ill that they don't live very long, their parents suffering....its an industry standard for puppymillers..........simply search the word teacup here and you will see why most of us abhor the term.....

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...57-safari.html

Im just putting out there that i do not refer to my pup as a teacup... Because he is within normal range. That is just how he was advertised. And the breeder i got him from doesn't breed for a living so she prolly said it cause they were small....parents were normal size. I am not arguing with anyone and im not going to judge anyone cause i know we all agree that we LOVE our babes. my puppy is BEAUTIFUL and healthy and thats all i care about.