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Touchy about Yorkie's Weight Is it just me or are people (I mean outside this group), touchy about a yorkie's weight. People with smaller yorkies always tell me my 6,5lb-er looks bigger than a standard yorkie. And then today I met somebody with a yorkie that was about twice as big as Trixie and she was talking to me about how she hated that yorkies were bred as small as mine :rolleyes: What is up with that? |
People are NUTS, Go with the flow!! WHatever they say just say YES, I agree and then turn and run!! :rolleyes: |
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I am not sure if it's a fetish towards smaller dogs in general or that many people truly emphasize towards the size of Yorkies. But, yes size does seem to be a top subject in conversation regarding Yorkies. Why this is I am not sure?? :confused: |
That happens to me every time, infact yesterday I had that happen to me. What people have to say I really don't give a hay stack about. I am proud of my girl and I love her just the way she is. She is just the perfect size in my eyes. |
Teacup :-) People always ask me, "How cute, is she a teacup?" They ask me this b/c she's still a puppy, so she's small (well, 5.4lbs now at 4 months!). Anyway, I don't feel like explaining the whole T-cup story in the pet store so I say, "no, a standard Yorkie. She should be around 7lbs." Sometimes they say, "oh" like they're sorry I got such a 'big' Yorkie! LOL I think nowadays when uneducated people think "Yorkie," they assosiate it with T-cup. It's a shame, but it's true. |
I don't care what anyone thinks of Teddy. He is a big little guy weighing in at around 10 pounds. When someone says he is big I just say "yep, he sure is and I love every ounce of him" :D |
I was going to write EXACTLY what Karen wrote -- people are CRAZY. I have a supermodel Yorkie w/ longer than "normal" legs. He's perfect to me and he's 8.5lbs. If someone makes a deragatory comment about his size and their Yorkie is small or tiny I usually say something catty about their "hamster" or "guinea pig". No offense to those w/ tinies, but I sometimes feel like giving a good taste of their own medicine so they can see how it feels. |
People can be rude. My three are all different weights. Maddie is my big girl around 10lbs, Rudy is around 7lbs and Polly is less than 3lbs. When I take all three out people all ways ask if Polly is there baby. I just tell then yorkies come in all different sizes just like people. When I just had Maddie I was at Petmart and this man was so rude about Maddie being bigger, he realy pissed me off till I realized he was senile ball head old man. ha! |
YES! When Brandy was about 3 months old some lady in Petsmart was asking me questions about her. Then she said, "Wow, isn't she kind of BIG for a yorkie?" I was like "She's only 2 lbs!!" I couldn't believe the nerve. I told her that she'll end up being WITHIN the standard of around 5 lbs or so. I just don't like how people are acting like smaller is better!!! Sorry, but personally I wouldn't want such a breakable dog. But big, small, what does it matter as long as the owner is happy with their dog? |
I agree yorkies come in all different sizes. But one thing they all have in common is that there the best babies around. What great personalities they all have. :love: |
Just explain to these people that Yorkie's come in many different sizes. We all know they do -- might as well let everyone else in on it! Carol Jean |
I just have to remind myself that they are the uneducated ones, and try not to get too pissed off. I have people question the breed of my dog all the time, and I just have to tell them that Yorkies, like any other thing in life, come in all different sizes. :rolleyes: I honestly dont think *most* people realize that when they question the size of our dogs, that we take it personal. I just really dislike how every time I come across another Yorkie owner, they always ask me her weight, like that defines our dogs. |
I LOVE All Sized yorkies - what I DO have a problem with is breeding tinies or someone not experienced looking for the absolute smallest yorkie they can find...Yorkies are such a small breed to begin with.... HAVING a tiny or a larger size yorkie is A-OK with me - I really don't pay attention to anyones yorkie size because I just think they're all precious - big AND small.... |
People make all kinds of comments based on common lack of knowledge. Yorkies caome in all weight ranges from little ones to big ones. We love them all regardless- just like ytou love your children. I have one who is 6'4 all most 6' 5 at 16 and a daughter who is 5'4. The standard according to our breed states 7 pounds and under. This is like looking at the schedule your doctor has which states a male/female a certain age/body build and height should weigh this amount. Some of us will fit that measurement others will not. Fact of life nothing more- it does not make us worth any more or less as a individual. The same for our yorkies- they are all still yorkies and the loves of our life. |
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