For the Love of Tiny's
 

Okay, I just had to start this thread. There has been lot's of discussion on this site about size. Yorkie standard size, big Yorkies, tiny Yorkies. We all know they are all Yorkies, and all wonderful in their own ways. HOWEVER, having had dogs of all sizes and various breeds over the years. I must state that nothing, I repeat, NOTHING compares to the love of a tiny Yorkie!!!!!!

I know that heath is an issue. I hope and pray that my tiny, Zoe will not have any major health problems in her lifetime. Also, breeding specifically for tiny's in not good. Zoe came from standard size parents. I bought her hoping for a 4 lb dog. Looks like she may make it to 3 lbs, but the vet is not sure.

It's so awesome though to come home to a tiny, excited Yorkie who celebrates your arrival for about 5 minutes. She's so tiny that she just flutters around in your arms, hardly weighing anything at all. She's learned to stay away from our feet, just close enought to brush our ankles, but not close enough to be in danger.

She is not safe around small children though. They are drawn to her, and squeeze her too hard, but there is no one under 19 in our household.

The breeder charged more than double for her. I could have bought two furbabies large enough to breed for what I paid for Zoe, but she's so tiny that she can go almost anywhere with me, easily. Only problem is she causes such a commotion if anyone notices her. It's actually embarassing.

I don't blame the breeder for charging more. She could have gotten even more than I paid, and breeding does have it's costs.

All in all, I'm glad Zoe is turning out smaller than I expected. She is such a blessing!! I look forward to coming home to my human family, and Zoe just adds to that enjoyment.

May the celebration never end!!! :love:

And may you all enjoy your babies as much no matter their size!! :lovewings

The next yorkie I get is going to be a tiny. I think they are adorable too. My jewels was supposed to be a tiny. She was only 12 oz when I brought her home but she grew to an amazing 6 lbs. She is still petite and cute as a button though.

Mine range from 3.5 to 11 pounds. I love them all equally. The big boys, Teddy and Quattro, are just like babies to hold. They can hug back, too. The little ones can't do that. I think I worry more about Robyn because she is small. She usually runs under a chair when anyone walks near her, then pokes her little head out to see if it is safe to come out. The littler ones are easier to bathe and dry, but the big ones are easier to brush. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Bugaboo is tiny but Mighty
 

I raise yorkies. I don't plan them either but sometimes they happen. But I spend a lot of time supplementing them and monitoring for health problems. I don't give up on them unless they are suffering. :tinyheart Here is a pic of Yummy he was sooo small. His new mommy sent the pics. :camera:

Yummy is very cute. Thank you for sharing his pic.

I have three -- Peppy is 3 1/2 lbs., Chattie is 5 1/2 lbs. and my "big" girl Chizzie is a chubby 7 1/2 lbs - she could easily lose a lb. or so and still be chubby, so she is really chunky.

It's funny, when Peppy first came to live when he was nine months old, I thought he was a teeny tiny little thing. Now, because of his nature (he has the spirit of a great dane) I don't consider him small at all. In fact, I have to continually remind myself, this is one little bity dude!

I love all sizes too - while I don't have a 'Tiny' ...I have 2 girls that throw a parade even when I've only checked my mail :) so I'll jump in and say that nothing compares to a YORKIE ! :D :D :D

I love my little Mignon to pieces BUT I worry so much about her. I can't let her play in the yard without being right behind her constantly, I am terrified of hawks and owls. I dont let her play with bigger rambunctious dogs and she would LOVE too. So even tho I adore her and couldn't imagine life without her now I do remember life being easier and a little more worry free. Rio on the other hand is a big smooshy boy, I remember when I thought he was so so small LOL.
Yes I do love my little one but I do not think they are for everyones lifestyle.

Bugaboo, is one of the prettiest yorkies that I have seen in a long time. He is adorable. How old is he? How much does he weigh?
Yummy is precious. Bet his new mommy loves him. Cute, baby!
I too, have a tiny, Tiffany is only 1.9 lb at 8 months, and such a brat. She rules this house! Cassie and Tori both listen up when Tiffany speaks.
My Roscoe is 4 lbs, and I am so hoping he will throw small babies next month. Little-Bit is 7 lb, adorable, but I am partial to small yorkies. I just love the feel of a tiny.

i love 'tinies' too!!!!!!!!! In fact, I bought Ceeby because he is supposed to be a 'tiny". looks like the joke is on me!!!!!!! :p he hasn't grown any taller lately but he already outweighs both parents. he is alomst seven months old. He is so thin tho. he really needs to fill out some. Well, a lot. i like chubby little dogs. Silk on the other hand is just right at 5 pounds last time she was weighed. She is five so that has been her adult weight for a few years.

When we started to look for my moms yorkie "rocky" we were wanting a "teacup" yorkie. (I know, Iknow, there's no teacup now.... but at the time we knew nothing about yorkies and their correct names of sizes) We just knew we wanted a little boy that would be extra small. Well our next mistake was that we bought Rocky from a pet store (something else we knew nothing about at the time) We were told he was the smallest out of the litter and he would be very tiny. Well he's 2yrs. now and 9lbs. I love Rocky to death and so when I went to look for me a Yorkie this past year I wanted to find a 7lb. and up Yorkie b/c I love the size of Rocky. I think him at 9lbs. is perfect (He's not overweight, just muscular) Well the first little girl my mom and I went to look at was my Lucy 1. We knew she was smaller than what we were looking for but we fell in love and saw her parents and the were quite big and we were only charged $750.00(I think, maybe $800.00, I have the worst memory. I can't remember half of what I did yesterday...lol... but i'm serious) for her so we figured she would be normal size.... By the yorkie size chart she would have only been 2 1/2 to 3 lbs. - Well next we went to look for my Lucy Too and we hope she is going to be a big girl....She's growing slow but steady so I hope she at least gets to 7lbs.

To sum it up I like big Yorkies - Don't get me wrong Tiny's are adorable also, it's just what I prefer just like others prefer tiny's

Crystal

I love my dogs that are bigger also but I still want a tiny. I think they are so adorable. I cant wait till I get mine.

I also ment to say in my post that it is so funny if you call a breeder or someone out of a paper about a Yorkie. The first thing that come out of everyone's mouth was "My pups are going to be very small. Tey probly won't get over 4 or 5lbs." You should have heard their reaction or seen the look on their faces when I told them that I didn't want a small Yorkie. Then everyone seemed to say well maybe they'll get a little bigger.... The mom and dad are normal size.... It's funny how the size of the baby can change so quick

Crystal

I Agree
 

They are cute but the worry begins when they're born and never ends. My very first yorkie turned out to very small. He was stung by a wasp once and almost died. They are sooo delicate and I can't seemed to express that enough to people. And it is so true they are not for everyone.
Barbg402- Bugaboo is 2 1/2 lbs.

Punkin is 7 pounds. She was 8lbs 8 ounces, but she has thinned out a lot in the last 6 weeks. I freaked at first thinking I was starving her but the vet is happy with her weight and says she's healthy. When she came to live with us at 8 months she was being fed dry food. Our vet recommended homecooking and it doesn't pack on the weight like dry food does.

She will probably stay in the 7 to 7.5 pound range. She is a little dare devil, climbing and jumping so I feel better that she is a more substantial size. I think she's small until I see the little ones on here.

She still cause's quite the stir when we take her out - people are drawn to her. I keep telling Dave that Punkin is a chick magnet. When he takes her out without me the ladies all flock.

Cali weighs 4.4 lbs but is so fine boned. She has not been the healtiest puppy and I worry ALL the time about her. I love the tinies but next time I will do more research and only buy one that is 12 weeks or more old, been liver shunt tested and not the smallest of the litter.

Gracie is 15 months old and 3 1/2 lbs. She's very petite. Griffin is 4 months old and was 4.2 lbs. at the vet a couple of weeks ago! He's a moose compared to her. Of course the breeder said HIS parents were 4 & 5 lbs. each, and even though I saw pictures of them, I'm guessing that was a pretty good ploy to sell him!

We have had 3 Yorkies, all sizes - like the 3 bears! Raven was 9 lbs., Gizmo was 6 lbs., and Hope is 3.5 lbs. They all were (are) great in their own ways!
We have been very lucky. :D

I think my baby will be about 4-5 lbs and I'm thinking that is a good size. He's a few days short of 11wks and he is 1lb 13 oz. He however has not grown any in the last two weeks. I have him weighed at the daycare often to see if he's growing! I don't want him to be too tiny though because clothes are hard to find in XS or XXS! I wouldn't know what to do if I had a 2 lb full grown baby! Oh yeah they are cute, but I think 4lbs is just about perfect, still small but big enough to find clothes for and harnesses for and such. I have an XS harness for Harley now and it is very loose on him!

We did want a small dog so we could take him boating. We didn't expect him to be so small-3lbs! He is a spitfire and we love him to pieces. We would have loved him if he was bigger too!:)

We love our tiny Toto with all our hearts!! When our 13 yr. old Poodle, Nicole, died I was so devestated, I couldn't even function ... I thought I would die [and didn't care if I did]. I told Patrick, at that time, not to ever, ever even mention another pet to me. I swore I would never get that attached to another animal as long as I lived! After some 6 + years, he began to try to show me these adorable little faces online ... I wouldn't even look ... just warned him not to start that again! Did I say, Patrick is the most maddeningly persistent person on the face of the earth? He kept on ... finally got me to glance at them ... caught me preoccupied and I would mutter, "whatever", just to shut him up. After about a year of this ... I found myself drawn into "Yorkie magic" ... I had only seen pictures while Patrick had been reading/studying and without my realizing it, talked me into at least considering/looking! :eek: We were working on a project in Missouri and before I knew it ... we had an appointment to meet Ava Tyree in Marietta, GA who had a little one who appeared would be too small to show ... an appointment to meet a vet who's specialty is Yorkies .... and I was almost getting excited! :confused: By the time we drove to AL and the day finally came ... I felt like I was being "railroaded" ... I simply hadn't properly mourned Nicole ... what could he possibly be thinking?!? As it turned out, Ava was bringing some of her little ones to the vet and it was closer to meet there so we made arrangements to meet and take a look at a Yorkie puppy! Very long story short ... we met and the minute I held Toto in my arms I was totally captured by this tiny 1 1/2 lb. furball and we have never looked back! Our lives totally revolve around her! :p

I would like to caution those of you who have tinies about one thing. Toto comes from a long line of champions, her breeder is totally dedicated to the betterment of the breed and she is disgustingly healthy!! :) She has been tested/xrayed inside out to make positive there isn't anything lurking that we might overlook.

Her only problem is us!! Last year, Patrick reached down to pick her up one night, and she began screaming! We rushed her to our vet [we were in Colorado] and he x-rayed and found that because we have allowed our baby, who has a frame that only supports a scant 3 lbs., to weigh a little over 5 lbs.!! Five of her little ribs had seperated and after some time and medication healed. We have tried to take the weight off but to date she is still overweight. Soooo ... since there has been no progress with such a hard winter and no exercise to speak of ... "springtime in the Rockies" is bringing a totally new routine for little Toto and she isn't happy!! :( We are slowly beginning an exercise program for her and hope by next winter she will be a slim, trim 3 pounder again ... not for us, but for her!! ;) It's still a learning experience for us!

Yummy is one of the cutest little yorkies I've ever seen!!!!

what a darling this baby is..and yes smaller are a lot more work.. but this one is gorgeous..anne

I do love the tinies, they are so precious and sweet. Jake is 4 1/2 lbs. and is very tiny. He is all hair because when he's wet, there is nothing to him! In fact, when we cut his hair last summer, he weighed 8 oz. less after the haircut. Jackson is 6 1/2 lbs. and seems so much bigger. We are extremely fortunate in that both are very healthy.:) But, I admit that I worry and watch after Jake much more than Jackson. As much as I love the tinies, I also love Jackson's size. He's still a small dog, but his build and structure seem so much more sturdy than Jake's. Jake seems fragile, but he's not at all....he's a tough little guy! But, I'm still extra careful around him. I would hate to step on him.:eek:

I think the tinys are cute!!! I think the bigger ones are cute too! I consider my Bella (3lbs) a tiny, to me she's small, but then again so is my Rocky who is 6lbs. While Bella is healthy and seems very strong, I wouldn't go and purposely buy a tiny just from all the stories I've read on here about health issues, or getting hurt.

My Jack is almost 10 months and weighs 3.6 lbs and My new baby Mia is 9 weeks and weighs 1.8 lbs. I don't know what Jack's parents weighed. I got him at 9 months from a family who could not keep him because of allergies. I saw Mia's parents. Her mom weighs 3.5 lbs and dad is 4.0 lbs. She was from a litter of 2 and is very healthy and happy. She eats more than Jack does. I love having these babies and I also worry about them getting hurt.

:eek: OMG .... that sounds like us ....... no kidding !!!

I have a small one too ...... Mayas weighs in 2.7 lbs. at 14 months .....

She may be a tiny thing but she is FAST ..... :eek: ... too fast for me .....

I was worried at first with her being so small but she is fine and the Vet does his regular checks and he says that as for now she has NO health Problems ..... :)

We used to take her with us ALL over the Place but I leave her at home now .... but never longer than 4 hr. .....

Did anyone notice how old this thread is? lol..

I have a tiny..I didn't realise how little she was going to be..i thought maybe 4 lbs..her breeder DID warn me she was going to be small..she's 3lbs and 11 months..and as much as i love her she IS hard work and a worry! her health has been great so far but sometimes i worry she's not eating enough and i worry about her getting injured in some way...you can't help but be a little overprotective of these tinies...and going out specifically to get one should NOT be taken lightly imo...they are a a huge responsibility and need extra special care...