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Susanbee51 · 08-04-2006, 09:49 PM

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

BabyFidgette · 08-04-2006, 10:02 PM

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.

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

rosesmom · 08-05-2006, 02:10 AM

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.

Mitzis Mom · 08-05-2006, 04:12 AM

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!

lisatodd · 08-05-2006, 04:32 AM

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.

YorkieGuru · 08-05-2006, 05:53 AM

ukeka · 08-05-2006, 07:23 AM

I am sorry you had to experience such a scare

! And thank the lord that you were on you toes

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

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!!

doortego · 08-05-2006, 07:40 AM

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.

LuvMy5Yorkies · 08-05-2006, 08:04 AM

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.

teffiemoore · 08-05-2006, 08:32 AM

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.

JiggityJig · 08-05-2006, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by LuvMy5Yorkies

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.

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!

JiggityJig · 08-05-2006, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teffiemoore

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.

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

)

fannie · 08-05-2006, 08:46 AM

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)

baileysmom31 · 08-05-2006, 09:26 AM

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.

JiggityJig · 08-05-2006, 10:25 AM

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!

) 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!

08-04-2006, 10:02 PM	#47
BabyFidgette Learn Yorkie CPR! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,855	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. You actually made we want to write a thread about what happened to Baby yesterday. Hooray for Teapots! __________________ Nicole & Baby "The more men I meet, the more I love my Yorkie!"

08-05-2006, 02:10 AM	#48
rosesmom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: pa Posts: 545	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. __________________ Pat & Rose

08-05-2006, 04:32 AM	#50
lisatodd Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va Posts: 4,460	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. __________________ lisa lisa and the cult jam yorkies

08-05-2006, 05:53 AM	#51
YorkieGuru Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 725	__________________ KIM Proud mom of ELLE and ABBIE and BELLE

08-05-2006, 07:23 AM	#52
ukeka YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Rochelle,NY Posts: 374	Thank You I am sorry you had to experience such a scare ! And thank the lord that you were on you toes 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 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!! __________________

08-04-2006, 09:49 PM	#46
Susanbee51 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 197	I get lots of oh's and aw's when I take my little girl out in public and she is 6 pounds.

08-05-2006, 04:12 AM	#49
Mitzis Mom No Longer a Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,837	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!

08-05-2006, 07:40 AM	#53
doortego Little Bit & Buttons Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: US Posts: 2,160	Crossing my fingers 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.

08-05-2006, 08:04 AM	#54
LuvMy5Yorkies Donating Senior YorkieTalker Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sevierville, Tennessee Posts: 227	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.

08-05-2006, 08:32 AM	#55
teffiemoore Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 916	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. __________________ Steph's Furkids,Yogi, Bogus and Suki www.dogster.com/?320202 www.dogster.com/dogs/778799 Join YAP Here! "Animals are the most agreeable freinds"..

08-05-2006, 08:46 AM	#58
fannie Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,693	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) __________________ Steph, Mama to 6 skin babies and beautiful yorkies!

08-05-2006, 09:26 AM	#59
baileysmom31 Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 869	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. __________________ Leslie

08-05-2006, 10:25 AM	#60
JiggityJig YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: TX Posts: 1,226	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! ) 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! __________________ OUR HEARTS KIKI MAZIE JIMBOB ELFIE OUR JOYS