YT Tinies Club

[SophieKatesMom]

Good luck with your club ladies, Sophie Kate would not qualify but thinks a club with educational values is AWESOME!!!

Sophie Kate is starting a club called "Its My House, I Let You Live Here Human" We know every Yorkie can join.

[cindersellie]

Originally Posted by SophieKatesMom

Good luck with your club ladies, Sophie Kate would not qualify but thinks a club with educational values is AWESOME!!!

Sophie Kate is starting a club called "Its My House, I Let You Live Here Human" We know every Yorkie can join.

LOL! Yes, Mine can join that club too!

[LolaKaty]

How about: Our Little Rascals ��

[cindersellie]

Originally Posted by LolaKaty

How about: Our Little Rascals ��

That's cute! I like that one too!


So far we have the following suggestions, and a few more that I thought of:

Just Right Club
Just Right For Me
TAT (Tinies Against Teacups)
4WT-( We Wish We Were Teapots)
Small Boned Yorkies
Teapot Wannabes
TNT ( Tiny, Not Teacup)
IBM (Itsy Bitsy Me)
Our Little Rascals
The Thimble Club
Just My Size
I'm a Little Teapot


I'll add to the list, keep making suggestions!

[KimInMD]

I love the name Itty Bitty Me, and I love the idea of a club, although I would anticipate that there will be many people here that will not approve. I am always cautious on YT about avoiding the controversy of discussing my girls' weights and their size. While I agree that we need to educate as opposed to promoting the breeding of tinies, the fact is, tinies are out there. Unfortunately, by the time most owners of tinies find YT, they have already purchased the baby. Many come after the fact, because they don't know what to do about hypoglycemia, immunization reactions, anesthesia etc. Lola Katy is correct. Tinies are usually classified as adults under 4 lbs. I guess I should introduce myself. I'm Kim, and my Mia is 2 years old. She weighs 3.4 lbs. Allie is 1 year old. She is 2 pounds even.

[cindersellie]

Originally Posted by KimInMD

I love the name Itty Bitty Me, and I love the idea of a club, although I would anticipate that there will be many people here that will not approve. I am always cautious on YT about avoiding the controversy of discussing my girls' weights and their size. While I agree that we need to educate as opposed to promoting the breeding of tinies, the fact is, tinies are out there. Unfortunately, by the time most owners of tinies find YT, they have already purchased the baby. Many come after the fact, because they don't know what to do about hypoglycemia, immunization reactions, anesthesia etc. Lola Katy is correct. Tinies are usually classified as adults under 4 lbs. I guess I should introduce myself. I'm Kim, and my Mia is 2 years old. She weighs 3.4 lbs. Allie is 1 year old. She is 2 pounds even.

I've had a few suggestions about trying not to use any of those ad words in the title of the club. That's the tough part. The breeders that advertise small puppies use the cute words that I'd love to use...We need more suggestions.

[cindersellie]

So far, I have this worked out for the guidelines and the application... please let me know if anything needs added, changed, taken out ect.


Club name ( none yet)

Guidelines- Membership applicants have to post in the general chat area that they DO NOT Condone or Promote the breeding of tiny (under 4 lb. weight) pups. This is a club to unite the owners of smaller than standard Yorkies for the sole purpose of having fun, sharing problems for the education of others, and discouraging the breeding of tiny yorkies for profit.
If accepted into this club, you will try to the best of your ability to discourage anyone from buying from a breeder that breeds puppies that will be under the Yorkie standard weight of 5 lbs. to 7 lbs when full grown. (The breeders that advertise their puppies as tinys, micros, minis, teacups, ect. are those we will not support). You can share your experiences with other members so we can learn what worked for you, and what didn't work so well.
If your Yorkie is under 4 lbs. and completely finished growing, please submit your application to our club in general chat.

I, ( your YT user name here), pledge that I Will NOT condone or Promote the breeding of Yorkies that are under the standard weight of 5 lbs to 7 lbs. I am joining to have fun and share my experiences (good and bad) with other smaller than standard Yorkie owners.

Your Yorkies name:
Age of Yorkie:
Weight:
Why should your Yorkie be considered as a member of this club?

[LolaKaty]

Welcome Kim!! TNT could also stand for Tiny n Tuff!! I'm a little Teapot is really cute!!! We should also vote on the weight restrictions-maybe keep it under 4 pounds. What does everyone think?????

[LolaKaty]

Looks good to me!!! Does it need to be approved by the board???

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Carmeow

They definitely seem like a TON of work, I would be so scared to have a tiny!! Luma is a little less than 7lb. LOL. Rosie is teeny (to me) 2.3 lbs @ 19 weeks old. I'm not 100% sure a "Tinies Club" would be promoting a positive image about the Yorkshire Terrier though, its bad enough with all the breeders breeding them on purpose...selling them as teacups and charging them 3x and 4x what a reputable show breeder would charge! Ridiculous And it will keep happening because people perpetuate how cool it is to own a small dog. They are cute, yes, but it takes a very special person to provide the kind of care those wee little ones require!! Phew! I could not do it, that's for sure.

How about calling it "Tinies against Teacups"??

Why? My 3 and 4 pounders do everything the larger ones do...and they don't require anything different from the others.... I don't find them to be any extra work at all.

Now what IS a problem is the tiny tiny puppies that breeders sell too early and they end up with all sorts of issues...hypoglycemia being one. Once a pup is an adult those issues are not there unless they are just sickly.

[GeorgiesMomma]

Originally Posted by LolaKaty

Thank you! OK, first question. How often do you feed your baby and what do you feed him? Are there treats left out during the day? Do you think Primal freeze dried and Natures Instinct frozen bites have too much fat and protein for them? Oh my-that's more than one question My baby loves that food and she is so tiny I am happy that she has a good appetite and will actually eat. Hates kibbles though and not crazy about much else. Tried cheese on the kibbles and she licks the cheese and walks away.

I guess if I offer to answer questions I should check back in more often hehehe Georgie eats NOW small breed and likes it and has done well on it. He also gets a little plain boiled chicken with his evening meal. he eats twice a day and has a snack before bed. I recommend to everyone with TnT Yorkies (which btw I love that name) to free feed at least the first year or so to avoid any issues with hypoglycemia. As far as snacks he gets apple pieces (no skin), carrots, green beans and plain non fat Greek yogurt. He also gets Zukes mini chicken flavor on occasion and likes that a lot

[LolaKaty]

Thank you GeorgiesMomma!!!

[GeorgiesMomma]

Originally Posted by LolaKaty

Thank you GeorgiesMomma!!!

Anytime feel free to PM if you have any other questions

[KimInMD]

The guidelines sound great. It's just my opinion, and I certainly don't want to offend anyone, but I hope the club name (small, tiny, itty bitty) would lead people to the club, as opposed to an acronym that hides who we are. How can we educate people if they can't even find us? I am not ashamed of what my girls are. I understand not wanting to use the word "teacup". I hate that word, and people ask me all the time if they are teacups. But if a cute name, reflecting their size, helps people find the club, and they become more educated, then what is all the worry about? Again, it's just my opinion.

[cindersellie]

There's also a club already called Petite Pups Unite...we could join that one. It doesn't have a guideline, but it's already in place. IDM either way