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liquidgirl · 02-12-2007, 04:01 PM

I had taken my yorkie boy Dexter to the Vet Saturday afternoon (in Petsmart) and another lady was there with her yorkie male. The first and ONLY question she asked me was how much he weighed. I told her 4 lbs. and was a little taken aback as to why she would want to know! He's a little less than that, but I don't think that his weight matters all that much. In fact, my little girl Lily is 10 lbs! She's my little 'chunky monkey.'

Totally different weights yet both yorkies...

ehunney · 02-12-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dina_Nichole

People are really losing their minds over the size of these dogs. 3 lbs is big, what a joke!! The other day I was in Petsmart and was told my 2 lb. Pia was big, LOL and Trixie was even worse at 5 lbs and my poor pekingese was called hideous

People can be so ignorant and you were the better person for walking away.

Are you kidding me!

Since when is 2 and 5 pounds big? And snoot is far from hideous. I LOVE pekingese and your little guy's so dang cute it's ridiculous

BlondieGirl87 · 02-12-2007, 04:32 PM

That's just sad. I don't know why people are so obsessed with the weight of dogs these days! Like having a smaller dog makes you better than someone else

It's beyond ridiculous! I have a small boy (4 pounds) and an even smaller girl (1 pound 11 ounces today).

I'm always worried about my little girl because she doesn't seem to gain weight. Not happy or feel like I have some sort of "better dog" because she is small. I wish she weighed more and free feed her 24/7.
I've never had a dog as small as Jewelina before, even Jaden was bigger than her at 16 weeks so I'm always looking for tips or info/help to make sure they gain enough weight! I even keep in touch with her breeder to see if the others in her litter are around/close to her same weight, just because she seems so very small to me. I wish she'd gain weight, not stay super small! I just don't know what got people into this sort of mind set...I mean, it seems like people are starting to treat dogs like cell phones...hm...I wonder how much smaller they can get so I can fit it in my pocket!

Dina_Nichole · 02-12-2007, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ehunney

Are you kidding me!

Since when is 2 and 5 pounds big? And snoot is far from hideous. I LOVE pekingese and your little guy's so dang cute it's ridiculous

I wish I was kidding but unfortunately I am not. Thank you for the nice compliment

2cute4me · 02-12-2007, 04:48 PM

When inquiring from a breeder what the potiential size of her new puppies would be, she told me and then said if I didn't feed them too much, they would stay smaller. Needless to say, I turned and ran. I want a healthy dog rather than a small one. With the big feet in my house, the bigger the dogs the better.

Rudys Mom · 02-12-2007, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chachi

Three pounds is tiny. I cant imagine what she would say about my 6 and 10 lb monsters

That was funny.... My Rudy is somewhere between 11 and 12 lbs. My daughter says she see's a lady up near her college that always walks a Yorkie. My daughter says Rudy looks 3 times the size of that ladies Yorkie. Just more to love.

Rudys Mom (Dawn)

pepe mint · 02-12-2007, 06:07 PM

some people are not ashamed to show their stupidity. they like to give us stuff to laugh at and talk about I guess.

TootiesMom · 02-12-2007, 07:21 PM

you oughta see them when I have Tootie and Hopie together... I have had people argue with me about whether Tootie is a yorkie... LOL....
some people just dont get it!

Catrina · 02-12-2007, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Lexi Rae

or lexi in which she is 9 lbs.... anyone ever says to me, shes a big yorkie,
my answer would be ,yes shes fat like you...

your comments always make me LOL...

Catrina · 02-12-2007, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by OLIVIA_KARHIS

I have only had one person asked me if my bella was a teacup. I just told her there is no such thing as a teacup dog. Any one who uses that word to sell a puppy, is only trying to up there price and before she gets a small dog, of any kind, make sure she look into the breed and the standers of the breed before she buys one. She didnt like my answer.. she said all you had to say was no... I was like ok then.. there is no such thing, SO NO!! and walked off.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA!

Cidney · 02-13-2007, 12:10 PM

I guess I should be a little reluctant to take my big 'ol 15 lb teapot in a pet store because I am not so sure I could be as nice as you were if someone said anything bad about me dog to my face! It would be like telling some stranger their kid is ugly or over weight for that matter!

02-12-2007, 04:48 PM	#35
2cute4me Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Virginia Posts: 96	When inquiring from a breeder what the potiential size of her new puppies would be, she told me and then said if I didn't feed them too much, they would stay smaller. Needless to say, I turned and ran. I want a healthy dog rather than a small one. With the big feet in my house, the bigger the dogs the better. __________________ Yorkies Rock!! Darcy, Rocky, & Daisy

02-12-2007, 06:07 PM	#37
pepe mint YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Franklin, TN Posts: 11,145	some people are not ashamed to show their stupidity. they like to give us stuff to laugh at and talk about I guess. __________________ Anyone who does not know what soap tastes like has never washed a dog

02-12-2007, 07:21 PM	#38
TootiesMom and Hopeys Mom Too Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 4,109	you oughta see them when I have Tootie and Hopie together... I have had people argue with me about whether Tootie is a yorkie... LOL.... some people just dont get it! __________________ Donna's little herd.... Tooties Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?271687 Hopeys Dogster http://www.dogster.com/?448723 and Tinker, TBone(RIP) Laci .. OH, and Me-Kitty(RIP)

02-12-2007, 04:01 PM	#31
liquidgirl YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 304	I had taken my yorkie boy Dexter to the Vet Saturday afternoon (in Petsmart) and another lady was there with her yorkie male. The first and ONLY question she asked me was how much he weighed. I told her 4 lbs. and was a little taken aback as to why she would want to know! He's a little less than that, but I don't think that his weight matters all that much. In fact, my little girl Lily is 10 lbs! She's my little 'chunky monkey.' Totally different weights yet both yorkies...

02-12-2007, 04:32 PM	#33
BlondieGirl87 No Longer A Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Big Friendly City :) Posts: 4,236	That's just sad. I don't know why people are so obsessed with the weight of dogs these days! Like having a smaller dog makes you better than someone else It's beyond ridiculous! I have a small boy (4 pounds) and an even smaller girl (1 pound 11 ounces today). I'm always worried about my little girl because she doesn't seem to gain weight. Not happy or feel like I have some sort of "better dog" because she is small. I wish she weighed more and free feed her 24/7. I've never had a dog as small as Jewelina before, even Jaden was bigger than her at 16 weeks so I'm always looking for tips or info/help to make sure they gain enough weight! I even keep in touch with her breeder to see if the others in her litter are around/close to her same weight, just because she seems so very small to me. I wish she'd gain weight, not stay super small! I just don't know what got people into this sort of mind set...I mean, it seems like people are starting to treat dogs like cell phones...hm...I wonder how much smaller they can get so I can fit it in my pocket!

02-13-2007, 12:10 PM	#41
Cidney Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sugar Land Posts: 99	I guess I should be a little reluctant to take my big 'ol 15 lb teapot in a pet store because I am not so sure I could be as nice as you were if someone said anything bad about me dog to my face! It would be like telling some stranger their kid is ugly or over weight for that matter!