for those of you who posted pictures of your tinies...

[CO_yorkie_momma]

I havent been breeding for very long at all but just in the small amount of time I have, I can say that the tinies when they are born are alot more fragile and you have to take very speical care of them because they are more prone to get sick or hurt. It only stands to reason that those tiny little organs are not going to function as well as normal sized organs do. The tinies are adorable and you cant help but love them and want them though so I dont blame you for wanting one. Just be careful and go into knowing what to look for if they are fragile because they will go down alot faster than a larger yorkie will. Good luck in your search.

[natalienicole]

I think most of the people who get tinys from reputable breeders just lucked out and they happened to have one at the time. My anna is a tiny she is soon to be 5 months and she was 1.8 lbs when i got her weighed last. I just happened to call a breeder who was only trying to sell a male and when i told her i wanted a female and after talking to me for a while she decided to tell me about the small female she had that she wasnt even planning on selling due to her size. I ended up buying her and shes wonderful. My breeder wasnt trying for smaller dogs she just happened to have one out of her bigger parent dogs. she said shes been breeding for a while and while anna is the smallest shes ever had she did once have another small male that was not much bigger.
what i want to know is how rare is it to not be trying for a tiny but get one? apparently you dont get one from every litter. but how often do you get one?

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by natalienicole

what i want to know is how rare is it to not be trying for a tiny but get one? apparently you dont get one from every litter. but how often do you get one?

It can happen to any breeder that has been and is breeding to standard.....There are several reasons that it could happen, getting to close when line breeding could be a contributing factor. Or just like in humans, My siblings are bigger, taller and larger boned than I am....same parents, I'm just smaller, a throw back from somewhere.....

[PuppyLovinNurse]

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s

Yes, tinies can be completely healthy..more so that the larger ones in many cases. Just because a dog is very small does not mean it is more likely to be sick. It DOES however mean it is more prone to injury and more fragile due to it's size--no way around that.

I agree. Chloe is perfectly healthy, but is obviously very fragile. I'm always afraid to step on her or drop her.

In fact, a couple weeks ago she jumped out of my arms and hit the floor and I was sooooooo scared because of her size (she's fine) and was totally freaking out calling every on-call vet in the area. Would I have done that with my 50lbs Basset Hound? Probably not because she's bigger...unless, of course she had signs of injury.

[JCarlson2004]

Originally Posted by BamaFan121s

Yes, tinies can be completely healthy..more so that the larger ones in many cases. Just because a dog is very small does not mean it is more likely to be sick. It DOES however mean it is more prone to injury and more fragile due to it's size--no way around that.

Well said. I have 3 dogs, one is 8 lbs, another 4 lbs and the last 1 lb and 2 oz. Believe me when I say I would NEVER EVER EVER EVER allow my 1 lb and 2 oz Cali to jump off furniture. Believe me when I say I would never in my wildest dreams let her go up and down stairs (she can't anyway lol). She is so incredibly fragile BUT she is (thank god).

A tiny dog can be healthy but they are still prone to injury, more so than a larger dog would be. Honestly, now that I own a true TINY dog, I don't know if I would ever get another one. It has NOTHING to do with money or attention or time. It's just a huge responsibility and I love my girl more than anything but it's a never ending cycle of worrying for me. Sometimes I get so worried and stressed out that I get severe stomach pains from it.

Also, I cannot have her spayed due to her size. It's just too risky to ever put her under for an operation ... so what happens in the future if she ever breaks a leg or gets hurt and needs surgery? How can they put her under to fix a broken leg? You can't imagine how things like this keep me up at night with worry.

[PuppyLovinNurse]

Originally Posted by JCarlson2004

Well said. I have 3 dogs, one is 8 lbs, another 4 lbs and the last 1 lb and 2 oz. Believe me when I say I would NEVER EVER EVER EVER allow my 1 lb and 2 oz Cali to jump off furniture. Believe me when I say I would never in my wildest dreams let her go up and down stairs (she can't anyway lol). She is so incredibly fragile BUT she is (thank god).

A tiny dog can be healthy but they are still prone to injury, more so than a larger dog would be. Honestly, now that I own a true TINY dog, I don't know if I would ever get another one. It's a huge responsibility and I love my girl but it's a never ending cycle of worrying for me.

Also, I cannot have her spayed due to her size. It's just too risky to ever put her under for an operation ... so what happens in the future if she ever breaks a leg or gets hurt and needs surgery? How can they put her under to fix a broken leg? You can't imagine how things like this keep me up at night with worry.

Chloe's exactly 1 lb bigger than your pup and I worry about her CONSTANTLY! I don't know what I'd do if she was a full pound less!? Sheesh! More power to ya!

[txshopper73]

My Dallas is still under the 4 lb range. He makes me very nervous. I cannot imagine having something between 2-3 lbs. I'd NEVER get any sleep!

[ChicagoSoul]

Dulce is 2.6 lbs and is 10 months old. She has already lost all of her baby teeth. So, chances are, she won't get any bigger.

This is my second yorkie. My first yorkie was even smaller. She was 2.2 lbs when she died. It happened almost two months ago. Manya was only 7 months old.

She died from acute aspiration pneumonia, which means that she got a sudden case of pneumonia out of nowhere. She was a house pet, who was almost never outside. I can also tell you that I was the best care taker for her. No expenses spared. She had the best of the best of everything. I can also tell you that she was COMPLETELY healthy when I got her. No genetic defects.

I had a friend that owns a maltese. Also a small dog, approximately 8 lbs. This maltese had a pneumonia, which it survived. I am absolutely positive that had she been bigger, she would have survived as well.

Having said all that, I still got a smaller dog because first of all, I wanted somebody that can remind me of Manya. Secondly, I wanted somebody that could fit into my very urban lifestyle.

Ideally, 3-4 lbs, as you said, gives you the best of both worlds. It is still a tiny dog, yet is much sturdier than a 2 lber. The breeder that I got two of my dogs from does not sell her puppies for less than $ 2,000. At the same time, you can try to bargain. I can't say enough good things about her and her dogs. She is a well respected breeder on this forum as well. If you need her info, let me know.

The best quality that I was looking for in the dog and that my breeder's dogs have is personality. They are incredibly smart, easy to train, and full of energy.

Again, what size to get is ultimately your own decision. However, if you decide to get a smaller one, please time your adoption closer to summer and spring, when it is nice and warm outside. That way, your puppy will get bigger and stronger by the time winter approaches.

[hugeyorkieluv]

[QUOTE=candybaby;1072966]Here we go again with tinies being SOOOOOOOOOOO sick all the time, I have seen more 5-7 pound yorkies on this site SICK more then I have seen 2-4 pounders sick. I feel if a yorkie is going to be sick they are going to be sick, NO MATTER what size they are...[/QUOTE

Symptoms for Kidney and liver diseases include not growing, so if you think you are getting a tiny, you just might be getting a very sick pup.
i.e. the runt of the litter.

[Sugar's Mom]

[QUOTE=hugeyorkieluv;1074597]

Originally Posted by candybaby

Here we go again with tinies being SOOOOOOOOOOO sick all the time, I have seen more 5-7 pound yorkies on this site SICK more then I have seen 2-4 pounders sick. I feel if a yorkie is going to be sick they are going to be sick, NO MATTER what size they are...[/QUOTE

Symptoms for Kidney and liver diseases include not growing, so if you think you are getting a tiny, you just might be getting a very sick pup.
i.e. the runt of the litter.

What you are forgetting is that the "runt' often ends up being the largest. to say runts are sick is just not right.

[lapi's yorkies]

I already had two Yorkies (5 & 6 lbs) but I was determined to have a tiny. I learned my lesson the hard way. I went back to the breeder I had purchased the other two from and she had a tiny female 14oz. @ 7wks. I didnt know better and I paid $2,500 for her and brought her home @ 7wks. Because I trusted the breeder she didnt give me a vet check info. and I didnt ask for it.. Exactly 10 days later she started having seizures. We checked for liver shunt, low sugar levels, xrays and overnight stays. I cannot begin to tell you the grief my family and I went through and the $$ we poured into trying to make her better. All of a sudden this breeder I trusted turned the tables on me and refused to pay the vet bills. There was never a contract (this was my fault) and the puppy was never checked out by a vet before I got her. It turns out she had a genetic problem. I did return her to the breeder after I got a letter from my vet stating this puppy should have never been sold and I did get my $$ back but not the vet bills. If only I would have known better Its been several months and the wounds are still fresh. My advice to you is ask many questions and read as many posts as you can here on YT. This site is incredibly helpful. I now have a new baby she is 4.5 lbs at 71/2 months and she is very healthy.

[hugeyorkieluv]

First of all you should never trust a breeder selling their pups at age 7 weeks!!
That is just terrible to hear, any good breeder knows that 12 weeks is when yorkies should go to new homes, this is essentially for their mental development. They need to learn from mommy and daddy on how to be a fun loving and confident dog. And most responsible breeders who breed tinies dont let them go until they are 6 months old.

[hugeyorkieluv]

[QUOTE=Sugar's Mom;1074601]

Originally Posted by hugeyorkieluv

What you are forgetting is that the "runt' often ends up being the largest. to say runts are sick is just not right.

Not ALL runts are sick, but I personally would never take that chance.

[paulapoo]

I wanted to put my 2 cents in. I had a 3 pounder for 5 years. He was 3 when I got him. He was healthy, but developed a brain tumor at age 8. I don;t think this had anything to do with him being small, BUT, I was always thinking about him jumping off the couch and his knee caps messing up. Or my neice taking a tumble on top of him. When my search began for Otis, I was specifically looking for one a little larger and less fragile. My 3 pounder seemed anything but fragile, but I did tend to worry about him more than I do Otis. A friend told me she had a "tiny" and her sons were playing basketball, one of the boys took a shot, and the ball came down on her baby and broke his leg. I definately think ones lifestyle should play into the size of dog your looking for.

[BamaFan121s]

Originally Posted by PuppyLovinNurse

In fact, a couple weeks ago she jumped out of my arms and hit the floor and I was sooooooo scared because of her size (she's fine) and was totally freaking out calling every on-call vet in the area. Would I have done that with my 50lbs Basset Hound? Probably not because she's bigger...unless, of course she had signs of injury.

Lol...I have a 50 pound Basset too!

I know what you mean, our 2 1/2 pounder stepped off ONE STEP one day, knocked himself silly and twisted his knee and wouldn't put his leg down for two days!
He can't sleep on the bed with anyone...he has to stay barracaded at night. If someone rolls over on Cody or Abby or Trixie, they grunt and move, if someone rolls over (or less!) on him, he gets crushed.