What I'm trying to express is referring to illnesses, not injuries. I scream when I see my friend's 9 pound poodle jumps off the couch let alone a 1 lb 2 oz chihuahua. I think all toy dogs are not meant for couch jumping.

But issues like hypoglycemia are not only relevant to tinies or small yorkies, it affects the whole breed. All yorkies can get stressed out.

There are certain illnesses that affect the breed as a whole and sometimes I feel we on here skirt that problem and make it out to affect only the small or tiny yorkies which is not true. I have been a member on this board for almost a year and though I don't post all the time I read and follow most of what's written here and there is not enough talk about owning a yorkshire terrier as there is about a teacup.

As a matter of fact yes I can name something, hypoglycemia. Name me one bigger size yorkie that suffers from hypoglycemia.

Not all tinies are unhealthy but the percentage of healthy ones under 4 lbs is smaller compared to over 4lbs. That's not including accidents such as falling or getting stepped on. A friend of mine lost her tiny when her husband stepped on him and he died instantly. That wouldn't happen with a bigger dog.

It may make you angry but it's the truth. The people who are warning of the dangers of tinies are doing it so the buyer can go in with their eyes wide open since so many of us have heard the horrors afterwards.

Oh well I agree with you on that. Yorkies are all a small dog and their are illnesses they are all prone to not just tinies. Also there are alot of healthy tinies on here so I dont think someone coulld generalize and say they are unhealthy

"But issues like hypoglycemia are not only relevant to tinies or small yorkies, it affects the whole breed. All yorkies can get stressed out."




As puppies yes but not as adults. Tinies can have trouble regulating their blood sugar their whole lives just because they are so small.

You're right about toy breeds jumping but that 9 lb dog most likely isn't going to die jumping off the couch like a 2 lber would.

I can name one bigger yorkie who died of hypoglycemia, My good friend lost her 9 lbs yorkie to a hypoglecimic attack. He never had one before and she was away at work and came home and found her 2 year old 9 lb dog dead.

The necropsey showed low blood sugar as the cause.

It's not a tiny yorkie problem it can affect all yorkies.

cekaai
Ok I always read on this forum about small or tiny yorkies being prone to all kinds of sickness and illness.

My main issue is this small yorkies are yorkies and are prone to illnesses that affect all yorkies regardless of size.

Can anyone name anything that is prone to the small ones exclusively? I doubt it.

I am a little tired and annoyed at hearing oh their subject to all kinds of sicknesses, when someone comes on this site asking about a small one.

Just had to say that.
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vainchick5 -
I understand your position but at the same time you can't deny that the little ones are MORE likely to get sick or injured because they are sometimes not strong enough to handle the same things that bigger yorkies would. I don't think anyone is saying that the tiny's are going to get a sickness big ones wouldn't, I think everyone means that they are more likely to have a more difficult recovery time, and may be more prone to a serious injury due to their size. There are more opportunities for tiny's to get hurt and potentially not be strong enough to get over the smallest sickness.

I do believe these little ones take more time to heal So I do agree with this. And if these tiny's jump from the back of the couch etc yeah they are going to get a broken leg or worse. But that can also happen with Larger animals, My pittbul 85 lbs had broke its leg and hip, so any size can have accidents. The little ones you have to care for more and constantly watch out for I agree. But yeah they can be healthy and live a long life.

What I don't get is people that will say Don't get a tiny they are sick or that they will become sick.
and I agree tiny's are not for everyone. So I'm also glad that people can get answers to their questions about tiny's here. But there is a way of dong that.......What I get sick of is the same people with tiny's telling people not to get one, People who set typing with two tinies on their lap......Ok the first one They say they didn't plan for him/her to be that small, and the second one? well I wanted that one to have a playmate so I searched for one as small or smaller. That's what I don't get .How can one person tell someone they are crazy to get a tiny then go out and buy one their self? My two are 5 lbs and that to me is tiny. Would I want one smaller? Maybe would I want one bigger Maybe. But that's for the person who wants one to decide ..Just like the ones with tiny's have done. so why bash someone else that wants a tiny? Its their money its their responsibility. It great to offering warnings about how much more a tiny needs to be cared for, But I see it too, People not warning but bashing or just being plain rude.

I agree people shouldnt be rude in their resonses that doesnt help the OP at all. There is a way of warning people without being rude. I think it is okay though for people who have tinies that want a 2nd dog to get another tiny though. They are just looking for dogs of a similar size so their first dog doesnt get hurt playiing with the new dog

my dogs are larger and they do jump off the couch (even the arm) daily and i dont worry about them now like i did when they were little
when mine jump off the couch its completely different from when a 2 pounder does they most like will die

Oh I understand that too, That is why my two yorkies are very close in size. I was useing that as a point that some people will bash when seeing that someone wants to get a tiny but yet they have more then one.

I agree, that it's great to educate people on tinies but they need a home too. I think most members warn those who want tinies because these guys need special around the clock care. I wanted a tiny when I started searching, even called them "TEACUPS"..lol..but it wasn't until Coco came and I was scared of her size. I carried her alot, from fear of her getting hurt. I'm so happy that even though she's still tiny, she's strong and healthy at 4 1/2 lbs. There's nothing wrong with wanting a tiny as long as you know what you're getting yourself into.

There is a 4 pound difference in my two and i wish they were closer in size because My bigger one dominates over the smaller one

the dog was proberly diebetic.
larger yorkies can control there blood suger wheres smaller ones cant so suffer from a hypoglecimic attack.
smaller yorkies do not do well under the gas where larger ones do better.
smaller yorkies sometimes can not be spayed for this reason.
smaller yorkies are harmed more easely.
and some vets say smaller yorkies organs are not developed fully so can suffer from illnesses.
yorkies were a lot bigger when first bred and over the years were bred down in size and the way they did this was to breed the runts of the litters together, runts are runts for a reason, they did not do as well in the womb, they did not get as much goodness from the mother, and when born were a lot smaller than there litter mates, they then can find it hard to compete for there mothers milk, take longer to grow, and are more prone to illness than the larger more healthy litter mates.
years ago no one wanted the runt of the litter and they were a lot cheaper than the other pups.
so a smaller yorkie could be the runt of the litter so due to this it might not of had the best start in life to be as healthy as its bigger brothers and sisters but this dosent mean it wont be healthy.:)

I see where you are coming from however, a friend of mine has a 7 pound yorkie and she has had numerous hypoglycemic epsidoes with him and I have a 4 pound boy and a 1 pound 7 ounce girl and have had ZERO hypoglycemic episodes. My little girl is a puppy and they are supposed to be the most prone to this and she has never had any problems with this whatsoever and is almost 3 and half months old.

My boy yorkie was also put under to have his alteration taken care of and did great. The key here is using the correct kind of gas and making sure you have a top knotch vet who knows what they are doing..

Maybe some people consider tinies to be 2 pounds and under full grown. I consider both of mine tiny and Jaden is 4 pounds and Jewelina will be about 3 1/2 to 4 pounds. They do require extra care and work but both of mine are extremely healthy, neither were runts or bred to be "small" they just happened to be that way and are not sickly in the slightest.

My female was the runt and before I even went to see them , I told them I wanted the runt. She was healthy when born and is healthy now. shes 2 1/2 years old and Im so happy that shes the one I picked.

i didnt mean runts as the pups born now i ment years ago when they were first bred down in size.:) now no one really knows what sizes they will have in a litter, tiny small or big can pop up.