All YTers, please don't hate me...

[iheartzoe]

Originally Posted by red98vett

I fell in love with my girls the day I met them and it just grew more everyday.

I really don't understand the need for such a tiny dog & see people like you part of the problem with what's happening to yorkies. I don't mean that to make you feel badly - it's just an observation - people are wanting smaller and smaller & I just don't get it -

WHY don't you get a Chihuahua ??? They're tiny !

I think you should give her back because you probably will resent her and she deserves better. But I have a feeling unless you dealt with a breeder who has ethics - you may not be able to return her. Poor thing...with all the sick puppies out there I'm surprised that someone would return a puppy because of her size a whole week after having her. GOOD luck to her....I hope things work out.

Someone mentioned there is no guarantee on dogs size - that's true. Your next try you may end up with a yorkie the same size....

why do people like you have to sound so mean? i am not part of any problem, and if for any reason i thought she would end up in a bad home i would never give her back, i would keep her and love her. and who are you to say i would resent her? i dont want a chihuahua...thanks.

[vainchick5]

Originally Posted by iheartzoe

ok - so please don't kill me for this post, i know many will not like it but i dont know what to do. i know some of you have seen my other post about my yorkie runt who was supposed to be tiny and is now 9 weeks and about 2.2 lbs. Well its been exactly one week since i got her and i feel horrible about this, but i feel like i want to give her back to the breeder for my money back (if that is even possible). I was told she was going to be very small as she was 6 ounces at 5 weeks old and am dissapointed in her large size. I do understand that i would grow to love her, but as i have only had her with me for a week i am not attached yet. I really had my heart set on a teeny tiny baby... what should i do?...or what do you think i can do?

I'm tell you right now, you are not going to get the sympathetic posts that you may be looking for. Posts like this one are the exact reason that many breeders think they can charge double for a tiny. It's hard for me to imagine how someone WOULDN'T get attached after a week. I was attached before she even came. It's a shame that because of her size, because of 1 lbs you are willing to give her up. I think you should give her back as this sweet girl deserves to be in a home where she will be loved no matter what.

[Potter]

Originally Posted by iheartzoe

i didnt mean that 2.2 lbs was big...i meant that when she's fully grown, at about 6 lbs, that is on the larger side compared to the 3 lb yorkie i was under the impression i was getting

I am aware of the fact that she will be 6lbs fully grown because I have read other posts of you loving her.And..6lbs yorkie look very small still. Try bringing her out to the park, they look like a dot..at least that is what I think with my current 7.5 pounder. I am trying to put this as nicely as possible and like I said, I don't hate you. If you don't fall for her, give her back. There is no guarantee on what home she'd go to in the future years after but I think she'd prefer to go to someone that genuinely loves her. I you think that she 'might' go to a bad home and decides to keep her and end up getting another smaller yorkie, you might shove her aside because genuine love for her and her size might matter in the long run for you.

[iheartzoe]

Originally Posted by red98vett

hey...I read your user name and then your signature - it says you love her...and this is the same dog you want to return ???

i do love her, but since i have only had her for a week i am not 100% attached to her yet - why is this such a hard concept? i'm sorry if i sound annoyed, its just that i really am not a bad person.

[Lisa C]

It sounds like she is not what you were hoping for and you are not bonding probably because you feel disappointed. If that is the case, this puppy deserves to be loved and appreciated for who she is, if not by you then by someone else.

What confuses me is that you have only had her one week. What has changed about her size in that amount of time to make you feel she will not be what you were looking for size wise, or perhaps you purchased her without knowing anything about trying to guesstimate how large she would be? Anyone who reads these forums knows that is not always accurate!

Also, I don't see the breeder taking her back unless she guaranteed you a specific size puppy and it would be too early to tell her size now anyway!

If you know you won't be happy then there is no shame in thinking of an alternate plan. That would be better than always feeling like you didn't get what you want and are unable to bond because of it. I am sure you care enough about the puppy to want it to be loved like it should, and if you can't, then at least you were honest about it.

[Nancy1999]

proud new mommy to Zoe, do her a favor and give her back. I bonded with Joey immediately, if after 1 week you don't feel connected, give her up. What if the next one doesn't quite have the right hair or the coloring changes? I'm thinking a stuffed Yorkie might be more suitable. Personally, I don't even think a quality breeder would even sell to you. What's really bothering you??? And no, I don't hate you, but I really don't understand what's going on with you either.
Nancy

[iheartzoe]

Originally Posted by vainchick5

I'm tell you right now, you are not going to get the sympathetic posts that you may be looking for. Posts like this one are the exact reason that many breeders think they can charge double for a tiny. It's hard for me to imagine how someone WOULDN'T get attached after a week. I was attached before she even came. It's a shame that because of her size, because of 1 lbs you are willing to give her up. I think you should give her back as this sweet girl deserves to be in a home where she will be loved no matter what.

i will love her no matter what

[BlondieGirl87]

Originally Posted by iheartzoe

ok - so please don't kill me for this post, i know many will not like it but i dont know what to do. i know some of you have seen my other post about my yorkie runt who was supposed to be tiny and is now 9 weeks and about 2.2 lbs. Well its been exactly one week since i got her and i feel horrible about this, but i feel like i want to give her back to the breeder for my money back (if that is even possible). I was told she was going to be very small as she was 6 ounces at 5 weeks old and am dissapointed in her large size. I do understand that i would grow to love her, but as i have only had her with me for a week i am not attached yet. I really had my heart set on a teeny tiny baby... what should i do?...or what do you think i can do?

Ok, I understand what you are saying and am not going to "bash" you for wanting a "small" dog. Some people buy great danes because they want HUGE dogs and some people buy yorkies because they want a small dog, there's no crime in wanting a small dog. I think people get upset on here at the lengths people will go to to get a small dog, like buying from puppy mills or unhealthy breeding stock just to get a small dog. I'm not saying you did any of those things, just saying what some people do for the sake of "smallness".

That being said, if you look at dogs in a larger perspective, even "big" yorkies are still "small". My sisters boxer weighs 75 pounds...compare that to a 13 pound yorkie which would be beyond the standard for a yorkie and that's still a pretty small dog.

However, you're certainly not going to tote a 13 pound dog around with you everywhere you go like you could a small one, but, you're not going to play with a tiny one like you could with a big one. I have two yorkies, a girl and a boy, my boy is 2 years old and weighs 4 pounds and my girl is almost 3 and a half months old and weighs 1 pound 7 ounces. I love them immensely and they are not "sickly" like many make out the tinies to be. However, I'm certainly not going to take my 4 pound boy out to play football in the yard and I can't just let him roam around wherever he wants if people are over. I have to watch him to make sure he doesn't get stepped on and nothing happens to him. With my little girl who is even smaller than Jaden, I mainly keep her in her play pen unless I am there to watch here. She is into everything and just like a baby will stick whatever she can find in her mouth. A small crumb of something she shouldn't have could kill her so I have to keep my floors immaculately clean and block off any stairs or places she shouldn't get into.

My point in saying all of this is there are benefits to having a bigger dog and their are benefits to having a smaller dog. I think so many people get caught up in the "purse puppy" they forget about the other things that come along with the "purse puppy". Yes, both of mine are small enough to fit in my purse and I can take them wherever I go...but they also have to eat more frequently, I have to watch them closer and if ANYTHING goes wrong, I'm at the vets, I can't wait an hour or two because they are so small you just don't know what could happen.

I understand your feelings towards your breeder. I find it highly unlikely your pup was 6 ounces at 5 weeks. Jaden was 4 ounces when he was born and grew up to be 4 pounds. Jewelina was 1 pound 7 ounces at 7 weeks. Sounds to me like she may have been misleading you to think she was going to be smaller than she actually is. 2.2 pound at 9 weeks isn't huge but most likely your pup will end up in the 6-7 pound range, maybe a little bigger. Or she could just do a lot of growing now and then stay smaller in the 4-5 pound range. You never know, the best way of telling this is by looking at the parents and seeing their weights and sometimes even that can't give you a great idea because there are always throwbacks.

If I were you, I would just really take some time to think about your life style and the time you will be able to give this dog and what would be best for the dog and what size dog would be best suited for you. If in your heart of hearts you really don't want this puppy because you really did a want a smaller dog and you were misled into getting her, then I would say you shouldn't keep her. Depending on the breeder and whether they are reputable or not, I'm not sure if I'd bring her back. If someone lied about the weight at 6 weeks it sounds to me like they are shady and now the pup is even bigger and no one buys her she could up up being a part of the "breeding stock" and never get a chance at knowing what being a "pet" really is. Maybe you could sell her to a friend or family member or even someone here on YT and next time you get a pup you might consider going with an older one say a one year old or something like that. That way you will know the exact weight you will be getting and there will be no one to be misled about the size of the pup.

I really hope things work out for you and your new puppy.
Best wishes,
Joy

[~Yorkie~Mommy~]

Ok so you was expecting a 3lb baby, all I can say is if size was so important to you, you should of made the breeder right it down that.........."This Yorkie will be 3lbs full grown" Just a suggestion..

[chachi]

I think if your not attached you should give her back so she will go to a new owner that will love her regardless of her size. I will tell you though My girl was supposed to be a tiny and she is 6 lbs. There is no tiny in this world i would take over her. And 6 lbs is still a very small dog.

[vainchick5]

Originally Posted by iheartzoe

i will love her no matter what

Well obviously not or you wouldn't want to get rid of her. I'm so sick of people come here and posting about their obsession with the size of their yorkie and expecting a pat on the back. SORRY! Most people here consider their yorkies as part of their family, their kids even. And I would never put Coco or my child up for adoption because of their size. And Villette is right it's people like this that continue to add to the problems in the dog breeding world. The poor puppy deserves better.

[ARCHIE]

I am nothing going to be mad at you but I don't quite understand how
small you want your puppy to be! I hope you are ready for large
vet bills for a teeny tiny Yorkie. From what I have read on this site they can have severe health problems. Aside from that how can you not be attached
to a puppy after 1wk? I saw Buddy at the pet store, held him, he licked my face and that was it. He was 14 1/2 wks and 6lbs! There was no way I was
putting him back into that cage! I have not been sorry for 1min. I do hope the breeder takes him back because the thought of him not being loved the way he sound be makes me sad. I have to also say I do not see what the hype is over tiny Yorkies. If people would stop buying these tiny ones they would stop breeding them preventing hundreds maybe thousands from suffering from organs that are too small and fragile bones and other health problems. People make fads and sick people make money and dogs suffer for it.
Good luck in your search. I hope I don't, down the road, see you posting for help because your tiny one is sick and you can't afford the vet bill.


Carol & Buddy

[Nuriko]

I hardly post but feel compelled to for this thread. I think you are making a mistake by returning a healthy puppy. Lets say you do return it and get another, what happens if it turns out the same way? No breeder will guarantee you the exact size. We've heard all sorts of stories of how tiny they are in the beginning but grew 7lbs+.

I suggest you don't get a puppy at all and look at older dogs 9 months+ when their size is pretty stable. I think that would be your best bet. Another puppy would be another gamble to you.

[iheartzoe]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

proud new mommy to Zoe, do her a favor and give her back. I bonded with Joey immediately, if after 1 week you don't feel connected, give her up. What if the next one doesn't quite have the right hair or the coloring changes? I'm thinking a stuffed Yorkie might be more suitable. Personally, I don't even think a quality breeder would even sell to you. What's really bothering you??? And no, I don't hate you, but I really don't understand what's going on with you either.
Nancy

i am honestly offended that you think i am so vain that i would not love one because of the hair of coloring, etc. its not that i dont love her for what she is, because i do, its that i was expecting one thing and got something else....and now i'm trying to figure out what to do. please dont act like i need a stuffed yorkie, thats just BS for you to even say that, and to say a quality breeder wouldnt sell to me? i have other pets who i love dearly, do you think i shouldnt have gotten those?

[keri1973]

3 lbs. or 6 lbs. give me a break! if you are thinking of giving it up for that reason, you do not need one.