yorkie war against the the tiny and the large.

[babi1542]

I see nothing wrong with having a tiny. Mine are 7 and 8 lbs and I love them whether they are the weight or 3 lbs!

[toninm]

Ok, I bought Dollar b/c of his size...i was nieave then, as I understand that "tiny" is not bad, but sometimes it is hard to raise a "tiny" the proper way. i learned the hard way with Dollar but he is fine now...all 2.3 lbs of him. he is so brave, and I think I worry about him more then he actually needs b/c he sure acts all tough and big.....I think people on here are just upset with the fact that some breeders jack up the price of "tiny's". But Dollar is what you call "tiny" I think. I mean he is almost 6 months and only weighs 2.3. so i dont know what the fuss is other then their safty!

[Gina1978]

I can relate to this post out of my own personal experience and I have awnsered many posts like these since I got Lady 2 years ago.
Lady turned 2 years old in november and is 3 ounces shy of weighing 2lbs.She is strong,brave,playful and is treated exactly the same way as my youngest yorkie Jess who is almost 2 years old and weighs just over 7lbs.I must admit that as a puppy,Lady DID need special treatment because she was VERY tiny and until she was 3 months old we had to watch her closely.We had to make sure she ate and drank regularly and we kept her safe from my kids (who are 6 and 9 years old).But after she turned 3 months old she was just your regular yorkie,just a little smaller
Here (spain),all pups are sold and given to their owners at around 45 days old,even yorkies as tiny as they are at this age (Im not saying this is right,its just the way things are done here).Lady was the size of a guinee pig when I got her and I must admit that back then I thought that her tiny size was normal.
Tiny yorkies are cute,but having 2 very different yorkies myself,I must say that I dont find Lady cuter because she is smaller at all Even the bigger yorkies are still really small compared to other breeds,to me they are all adorable Tiny yorkies DO get more attention when they go out and people always stop to ask what kind of yorkie Lady is and how cute she would look with their kids (Iv stopped explaining there are no "kinds" of yorkies now lol),but at the end of the day the only difference I find is that whilst I have to help Lady up onto the couch,Jess can jump up on her own Would I get another tiny yorkie? To be honest,I wouldent let the size bother me at the moment of choosing,I would just look at those brown eyes and let the rest be history

[wendybee]

what was the reason you gave your 9lb yorkie to your mums? it worrys me that it wasnt small enough for you, i dont think it matters what size they are my rosie is a big 10lb yorkie and i love her, for my house hold a bigger one is safer its very rough and tumble here a tiny would get hurt.
as long as the parents are not too small tinys are ok

[SnowWa]

I believe there is nothing wrong with getting a tiny Yorkie. But, I am very much against breeding little females that weigh less than 5 pounds.

It is obvious that standard sized Yorkies often have small puppies. And, these are wonderful little puppies. Get them spayed or neutered, enjoy them, and love them to death. I don't think anyone has a problem with anyone doing this.

And though several people have mentioned it - who cares what anyone pays for their dog??? Some of us get a good deal - some of us pay a fair price - and some of us pay too much! I am just afraid that the fact that smaller Yorkies often cost more puts a premium on them causing people to think they are more desirable and worth more. Then, this in turn, causes other people with $$$ in their eyes to deliberately breed them to produce more even smaller dogs. This is what is wrong in the eyes of most of us who love this little breed.

As with any breed, there will always be Yorkies that weigh less than normal and many that weigh more than normal. And, everyone of these little pups has the right to a happy loving home.

If there is a tiny little Yorkie out there and that's what you want - get it - get it neutered or spayed and enjoy it.

Regardless of personal experiences and what a lot of people say or believe -- it is a fact - with all other things being equal - that very little Yorkies do have more health problems. Their size alone puts them in more danger than other Yorkies that have a few more pounds on them. These little dogs are very tiny and very fragile, and it takes special people and a special home environment to take care of them properly. They are stepped on, they are dropped, they fall, and they are so much more at risk to be hurt in many other ways.

I notice with every pound that my pup puts on that he is much stronger and so much better able to fend for himself and take care of himself....and he's only 5 pounds....and growing.

Again -- it's ads like: "This will be a tiny Yorkie - his mother weighed 3 1/2 pounds and his father was only 4 pounds" that bother me ---more than bother me really!!

Carol Jean

[minniemn]

I never knew there was a war on the tiny vs the lg...

There is however many people who do NOT AGREE with BREEDING TINIES to get tinies... totally different than issues with owning a tiny... unless of course you purchase a tiny from a breeder who breeds tinies... or you buy your tiny for "status"

I am however bothered that you just gave away your 9 pounder..to get a tiny that would get lots of attention... but that is your consious that you have to deal with not mine..

[Bentley&BitsysMom]

I never knew there was a war on tiny vs. large either and I am on here a great deal.... unless you were referring to breeding and I certainly understand that...but I don't think you were.

I have a large one, an average one and two smaller ones that are pushing a year old and still look like puppies, and I personally would NEVER give any of them to anyone, including my mother, for any reason....ESPECIALLY over an issue of size.....might be different if you were talking about a Great Dane or something, but we are talking about Yorkies....but that's just me I guess.

[yorkiemom1970]

I still can't figure out why some people think a 7 or even 10 lb dog is big in the first place...

[Bentley&BitsysMom]

Originally Posted by yorkiemom1970

I still can't figure out why some people think a 7 or even 10 lb dog is big in the first place...

me neither

[MeganS]

Originally Posted by yorkiemom1970

I still can't figure out why some people think a 7 or even 10 lb dog is big in the first place...

I agree with you! Tucker is nearly 10 pounds and I STILL worry about him getting hurt jumping off things or whatever.

As for the post, I didn't know there was a war on tinies vs. large. Yes, a great number of people (myself included!) are against breeding small doggies to make SMALLER dogs. It is easy enough to get a small one from standard sized parents. Little ones are adorable, but then again, aren't they all?

[StewiesMom]

Originally Posted by rnnw62

I don't see a war what I do see is concern for the tinies
in regard to breeding practices some have to obtain them
on a regular basis. I too think the tinies are cute, but I don't
think any dog regardless of size should be obtained for the
purpose of attention. Nor, would I ever consider getting rid
of a pet because it no longer suited my eye appeal in regard
to size. I will admit I really had thought Ted was going to be
smaller than the whopping 10 pounder he turned out to be
but I wouldn't give him up for anything in the world. The
bigger he gets the more there is to love and the harder I can
hug him without feeling like I will break him.

Shells- thanks for posting that. NO DOG should be given away because of their size. Reminds me of Paris Hilton disposing of her "best friend" Tinkerbell to her mother's house. Sickening. Get a tiny stuffed animal!!!
I feel the same way about Stewie that you do about Ted. I just love his size. I want to freaking squeeze his little face right now looking at him!!!!!! Someone would have to PRY him out of my cold dead hands in order for me to give him up.

[feminvstr]

Originally Posted by JCarlson2004

OWNING a tiny isn't wrong -- every dog deserves a loving home.

BREEDING a tiny to create more tinies is wrong.

[Snow Yorkies]

Nothing wrong with Tinies. I have one. She was my first and my lap buddy. 3 pounds on her best day and she is 3 years old. I have to agree with some of the other posts that 5 to 9 pounds are still small and have to have special attention as well. Breeding tinies is another whole subject.

[bettyeanne]

Originally Posted by yorkiemom1970

I still can't figure out why some people think a 7 or even 10 lb dog is big in the first place...

I have wondered this ever since I first read the first "controversial" thread about the size of Yorkies!! We had a poodle that was about 14 lbs. ... even she didn't seem large to us! When we bought Toto, we wanted a small Yorkie because of our lifestyle [otherwise, we would have had to wait until we retired to have a pet]. Toto was born of "normal" purebred Yorkie parents .... she was just an itty bitty thing and the breeder's "estimate" on her size was "right on". Adult size = 3 lbs.! She just doesn't seem all that small to us ... suppose we are just used to her. Bottom line ... had she grown the size of a St. Bernard, we could've cared less! Five minutes after we saw her, we were just so terribly in love with her! Plans for her spay were made even before we saw her! Would we have sought out a breeder who bred for tiny, tiny size ... not in this lifetime!! First and foremost, we looked for a breeder who was striving to perfect/improve the breed. So far, our little Angel Brat is just perfect!!!

[TrueReviews]

My babies are all small. Lexie is almost 9 months and weighs 9lbs. Romeo is almost 5 months and weighs 4lbs. now but looks smaller...and Juliet is almost 7 months old and weighs 2 1/2 lbs. only because she is a half lb. overweight and has a little round pot belly with her tiny frame. The vet thinks she might get bigger but at this time she is in need of a diet. She likes to eat far too much...lol. We are not sure her size will increase much but we thought the same about my mother's girl yorkie Prissy and she is older and is a little over 4lbs. It is never easy to tell the size but I love them all and I wouldn't trade them for anything. I do get noticed when I carry them places but I don't have them for that reason. I have them because the moment I saw them I knew I couldn't live without having them near me. I fell in love with these tiny treasures and I feel the need to spoil and protect them. I don't however worry about stepping on them which is a question I get a lot. They never get under my feet and they can cuddle for hours which I wouldn't trade for anything. I like them no matter how big or small they are but more for the giant amount of love they show everyday!!! They are my family...my babies! :c) Yorkies rule!!!