Good post on tea-cups! I'm glad your babies OK. I agree w/ you, 4-5 lbs is already tiny. I don't get why some people think anything about 4lbs is large :confused:

Good post. I'm glad this information is getting put out there. I am a first time Yorkie owner and my little guy is almost 5 lbs. Taking care of him has been quite a learning curve compared to my 60 lb. golden retriever and 2 cats who are both over 10 lbs. I'd like to say I think more responsibility needs to be put on the breeder for educating the people they are selling these dogs to. I had not done much research before getting my yorkie because I was not in the market for another dog. I guess you could say it was almost an impulse buy, when I saw the little guy's face I had to bring him home. I've also never "bought" a dog, I've always adopted from shelters. The lady I bought him from (a friend of a co-worker) did not inform me of any of the challenges and potential hazards of having such a small dog. Now that I know and have read up on the breed, I am the first to educate anyone who asks me about yorkies or other small breeds. It is the breeder's duty and responsibility to make sure that people are aware of the needs of these dogs so that they can have healthy and safe environments in which to live. Never assume people know. I didn't know what questions to ask so I didn't get the information I needed. I also take responsibility for my ignorance and know that it is also the owner's responsibility to educate themselves. But, as a first line of defense, the breeders should ensure that their animals will have the best educated parent they can possibly have.

Thanks for letting me have my say. :)

When i got my baby he weighted 1lb 7ozs he was so cute. Every where I went people ho and ha over him which is nice. but they didn't know how much I worried over him I cryed many nights over him. thought I was going to lose him over any thing. I just drove my vet nuts. he was just like have a new born baby. I told my husband and many other people I would never want a smaller yorkie or any other breed that small. To many worries. They are cute and seem more cuddley. but My now 5 lb healthy baby is just as cute and loving and totally spoiled as any smaller dog.

So glad your baby is ok after that scare. Cali was 1 lb at 10 weeks but from normal size parents. The breeder thought she would be about 3 lbs. Cali had a very sickly first 8 months. She is 13 months now and doing much better and she is 4 1/2 lbs and still seems so tiny. I am glad she got bigger than predicted.

very good posting. I'm glad your Mazie is fine now. I hope your story will make people who are looking for tiny think twice before purchasing them.

Wow, I can't imagine how scared you must have been. Thank God she's alright. I had a 3 pound boy. I don't have children, but when my neice had just started walking I was constantly worried that she was going to fall backwards on her bottom and squish him.(he loved her) After he passed I got another little boy and that was one thing I was concerned about. I definately wanted my new baby to have a little more weight on him. He's 7 pounds and healthy as a horse. I think the whole idea of wanting a very small dog is wrong. It seems its more about how other people will fuss over it rather than the health and safety of the dog. Just my opinion.

Thanks for posting! Frodo, my furbaby, is actually a bigger size yorkie - right now, he just made it past 9 pounds, and he's a yorkie mix. But when he was younger, he was TINY, and at 6 months of age, he was about 4-5 pounds, abd he broke his leg just jumping around a bit on the ground, no doubt due to his size. It's incredibly important to keep a very CLOSE eye on tiny pups - we learned our lesson and will be searching for bigger sized yorkies when we decide to get another addition to our family!

Thanks for sharing your Story,and happy your baby is ok ! It should be bumped up every day so some of our members can see it !

Thank you for sharing your story. I think you've raised some very valid points. It's sad to me to see so much emphasis (and sadly quite a bit of it on this very forum) amongst people to have the smallest Yorkie without any regard for the myriad health and handling problems these tiny creatures are at risk of. I think it's the height of selfish vanity to want a dog so small just to carry round like it's some kind of fashion accessory so you can say 'I have the smallest!' and for people to knowingly breed them as such. I'm very glad Mazie is okay. Annie x

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Great post and so glad to hear Mazie is doing well. I am blessed with four yorkies, two that weigh less then 3 lbs, both came from average size parents. All sizes of unhealthy yorkies come from bad breeders. I think it is a personal preference on what size yorkie you want and with the help of all the YT members with there different sizes of yorkies, you and your yorkie regardless of it's size will be in good hands.

Ok, again, I want to be really careful NOT to insult anyone with smaller dogs, and why/how could I, when obviously I own one MYSELF! But in many, many cases, I think you're right.

When I'm out in public with Mazie and Kiki, people are understandably always surprised to learn that Kiki (around four lbs now) is the PUPPY, and that Mazie at half that size is almost full grown. I guess it's the novelty of that that captures people, and again, I suppose that's human nature, and understandable.

But it's just gotten outrageous, I think, the sense of competitiveness about the size of a DOG! Over and over here we read the same frustrations about people making SIZE COMMENTS when we're out with our yorkies. And it doesn't matter how small a dog is, someone's ALWAYS got to mention one smaller.

Good grief, when I had Mazie at the vet getting a check up after her accident, a guy turned to me and sd., "My mom has a pom at home that would make that dog look like a giant." I just sort of looked at him like he was an idiot, turned to the lady next to me, and told her why we were there. I'm sure the point was entirely lost on him....all he was worried about was winning some fictitious "world's smallest dog contest" he was running in his head. :rolleyes:

It is so hard for me sometimes when I'm out in public with Mazie, and everyone is making such a big deal out of her. Even BEFORE this happened, I always felt like I had to make, "yeah, but you really don't want a dog this small...." comments. But people just don't want to hear it...they just go on and on about how, "Yeah, but I just want a dog that can sit with me on the couch and watch TV". Okaaaaay....well, if that's all you want, a five lb dog can do that! And a 10 lb, and 15 lb, and 20 lb, and up, depending on how far you want to skooch over. :rolleyes:

Eh, I know I'm rambling, but I'm just on a tear on this topic. Like I say, I was even BEFORE this, but now I'm just agitated about it, and soooo tired of EVERY person I meet who wants a yorkie saying, "Yeah, but I want a teacup!"

No, I don't mind! Another reason why I hesitated to share my story here was because I didn't want it to seem like I was just trying to be sensationalistic to get attention. I'm glad that people are finding it helpful, but it's attention I'd certainly MUCH rather not be getting, you know? I finally realized that the bizarre nature of our experience made a point in and of itself: if THAT could kill a dog, then what else?!

When we got her, an old man told my husband, "My daughter had a little dog like that once, and an acorn fell out of a tree, hit it on the head, and killed it dead". Hahaha, we thought he was just trying to be funny....until this happened to US! Now...you know what....if the acorn was big enough, and hit it just right, I could see it happening! :p

You'll have to pardon my gallows humor, but it's part of the way we've dealt with this! And it actually sort of serves a useful purpose around the house....like I say, we've always tried to be careful around her, but now the kids are even MORE aware. They'll be messing with something, and say, "Don't drop THAT on Mazie's head! That would kill her for SURE!" :p

Sooooo (getting back to the point!:rolleyes: ), sure, if you think it would be helpful, share the story with whoever you'd like. I know sometimes it TAKES a bizarre story to stick in someone's head, and drive a point home.

Thank you for sharing this. I too had looked around for the tinies and was a little bit sad when Brandy grew bigger than I thought she would. Now none of that matters. I think your story will change lots of minds. People are only breeding for tinies because of demand for it. The good breeders give away the tinies to families they know will take special care of them... not sell them to the highest bidder.
I think you're really brave to post this. I think you're saving lives too. I'm glad your little one is doing better. I feel sorry for your son, I hope he doesn't feel guilt from it because accidents do happen. It's like having a 2.5lb baby that can run around.

I get lots of oh's and aw's when I take my little girl out in public and she is 6 pounds.

Wow, that was a very well written post. I'm just so sorry that you had to tell this story first hand. :( I can understand why you didn't want to post this! And I am soooo happy that nobody "jumped" on you for posting this. You are speaking the truth about your experience, and I hope you're respected for that. ;)

I can remember when I had a Maltese puppy who was about 3lbs. She jumped out of my lap while I was sitting on the floor!!! She banged her head and started twitching and yelping. I was so scared!!! Luckily she was okay. But I know how you felt. And GOOD for you for doing Yorkie CPR! I'm proud of you (take a look under my username...hehehehe).

Anyway, I hope people take to heart what you said regarding tinies. Baby is over 10lbs now!!!!! But even still, people and little kids think she's a puppy! I also have to say that my aunt has a Yorkie who's exactly Baby's age (10 months) and she's only a little over 4lbs. And, she is too tiny for me. She's not fragile (thank God) cuz she jumps around all over, but she's just tiny. I like my substantial Yorkie. :D

You actually made we want to write a thread about what happened to Baby yesterday. Hooray for Teapots! :p

I'm so glad Mazie is ok. I had a friend who had a tiny one that died from hitting its head falling down a stair. They said it had a soft spot there.

Mitzi is a sturdy 6 lbs. and after 9 years we are still amazed how tiny she is! I couldn't imagine to have one even tinier (and please recall my last dog Inka had a whopping 150 lbs!)

Thank you for posting and bringing the word 'tiny' in a good relation to a dogs desired size. Dog size should not be a subject to competition! :aimeeyork :thumbup:

you are absolutely right. there is so much talk about the problems of these little angels and yet some people still want a tiny. i feel so sorry for these puppies...its not there fault they have to live in such pain and with so many problems due to our selfishness to have something so small.

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I am sorry you had to experience such a scare:confused: ! And thank the lord that you were on you toes :thumbup: to keep an extra eye out for anything that could have went wrong .. I am glad to see that baby is well .. & hope that she stay safe with a mom like you I am sure there no question to the length you go to make that happen :p

If people that wanted the mini, tiny , itty bitty & micro pups did more research into the health problems,and tried talking to a owner of one of these extremely small babies it would be all the better ... but people are stubborn and don't realize the danger. Your story tells it all ! simple evening turned almost tragedy ... !! all from a calculator ! wow ! Thank you for sharing if even one person reads this and decides its just not worth it than that great !! this is a story everyone should hear!!

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I m knocking on wood but Little Bit is two lbs. at 4 months old and I've had her 7 weeks and so far she has not been a nightmare but a beautiful dream!

We are extra cautious with her and have been from the beginning. She came to us at less than a pound with coccidiosis and we've been to the vet 5 times & the groomers once so she's not been cheap but then again, she certainly wasn't "cheap" when I bought her.

She hasn't been sick. The reason that we have been to the vet so many times is that I have insisted she get her vaccinations one at a time. Anyway, I am retired & its just my husband and I and we love being able to just pick her up & go. We plan to travel with her in our rv.

I have no idea how large she will get but we'll love her if she's a tiny or a plus size.

So glad that Mazie is ok now. We have three tinies in our home. One because she was born hurt because of too many puppies in the litter and is so delicate and tiny. Our Me-Me was born with PDA, but a miracle saved her from heart surgery for now. Me-Me fights to stay 2.5 pounds and Cupie fights to stay 3 pounds. We had to purchase a pet stroller for when we travel to keep them safe. Pleople are always trying to grab them becasue they are so small,cute and look like nothing is wrong with them. I agree with the yorkies being just too small. I gave my friend our two larger yorkies(5 pounds) because they were just too rough with them. Our Luca is around 3.5(very small, but stocky)had a sezuire when one of the larger yorkies that were here tried to pick on her. I love the special needs babies. My firend just had a too tiny female born last month that is not growing enough. She has already remarked that she might have to send her to our house so she can be safe with the rest of our clan. Tines are like puppies their entire lives and have to be so protected. Sorry I ran on and on.

Becky,
Well written and point well taken. This had to have been terrifying for you and your family!..... My little 5# Yogi is small enough around this house. We need to get little Mazi a helmet;) I'm so glad you knew what to do in this situation. That itself is another important point.

Well, bless you....we really love our little animal rescue projects, but SPECIAL NEEDS is a whole other ministry! Sounds like you are developing a specialty!

(hey Stephanie...I did finally email you about this...hope you got it! :rolleyes: )

I'm so glad that you posted this story. I hope that she's doing good now. I can't imagine how scared you must have been. (hugs)

Thank you for this post. I posted a similar one 3 days ago because I was sooo worried about Tia (4 months and 1.5 lbs) and needed some reassuring and some people to share information with me. I was really upset and tried to get some information. I got 71 views but only 3 responses all saying I shouldn't worry. Obviously, there is another side to the story. So again thank you for this post. I got the information I needed.

Awwww, it does sound like you have a REALLY little one on your hands!

And of course, there are lots of fun things about owning them, so I'm sure people felt like they didn't want to "rain on your parade"!

It's true that in many situations they can be much tougher than you'd expect, and I'll confess that in general (both with my animals, and with my kids! :p) I tend not to be over-protective. So like I say, that's why I'm grateful that I DID read so many "horror stories" on the net from other people....it's made me much more alert to dangers with her than I otherwise would naturally have been on my own.

So the title I put on this thread just meant to refer to that....certainly owning a little bitty one isn't a CONSTANT nightmare! :) God bless yours, and good on you for trying to find out what you need to do to look out for her special needs!