Too small?
 

I know the idea of "teacup" dogs is somewhat controversial.

My wife and I found a yorkie at the local shelter that we may adopt, she appears to be pretty small to me. We can't handle her yet because she has to wait 5 days for her owners to maybe show up so I don't know exactly what she weighs. Her picture is attached, I'm wondering if people have an opinion if she falls into the category of being too small and therefore perhaps more prone to health problems, injuries, etc. All opinions are welcome, thank you.

Edit the shelter says she is five years old, so presumably not a puppy.

I think most love the little yorkies but do not want to see tiny mother's put at risk just to produce them. That is the big controversy. This little one is already here and needing a good home. She looks adorable and not so tiny as to be a health risk -- except as most Yorkies, you have to be more careful about falls and getting stepped on. She also looks slender -- maybe some good nutritious food will have her a little sturdier in no time. Good luck!

She is so cute I would grab her up in a minute and take her home and love and cuddle her..and of course give her some good nutricious food.

She is soooooo cute!!! i would say if i had to guess that she is in the 3-4 lb range she does look like she needs a good meal lol.

..and by the way..Welcome to YT:D

Welcome and my smallest 3 lb er is my healthiest of my 3. She is adorable I would grab her in a minute. Good luck

Me too me too! I'd grab her up and love her to death!! I hope you get her!

SOO Cute!! I would take her in a second! make sure she is not missing cause someone out there may be crying for her. I would announce in the local news that you found her or search for a microchip. if no one claims her HEY!!! its yours!! I wish I could find such a cute thing in my shelter. Good luck and let us know how she goes. MAke sure you take her to the vet and do some blood work on her. Maybe they did not wanted her because of health problems. IT IS VERY STRANGE TO SEE A PUREBRED yorkie in a shelter. Who knows anything can happen. WHat do the people of the shelter say? was she dropped? was she strayed?

I am happy that she will have a good home. keep us up!

Eri

Awww, poor baby :( She probably just needs some good food in her tummy :( Little darling... I feel bad for her.

I would definitely bring that baby home with you and honestly I don't think she looks too small at all :) One reason she looks so small is because her hair is cut pretty short ;) I would guess that she is around 4 lbs or so. No matter what she weighs though, she is a sweetie and I hope you get to bring that little cutie pie home with you :D

She is so precious and looks like she needs a home to be spoiled in!
She doesn't look too small at all, to me she actually looks like a nice size. Her size reminds me of my boy, Jaden, and he is just barely 4 pounds so I would guess she is somewhere around that weight. I hope you get her!! :) :) :)

My boyz both hover around the 4 pound mark...give or take a few ounces here and there...and they are both as healthy as can be. She's a cutie...good luck!

Lots of times when purebred/small/cute yorkies are left at shelters, it IS because they have health problems that their owners can't afford. This is a reality you might have to be willing to face if you take her on as a responsibility.

But looooook at that face! How could you say no?! She is a DOLL! Hope you get her, and then stick around to tell us all about her!

I have one small like her and she is very healthy . The reason why a Yorkie have to go to a shelter is mainly cause by irresponsible owners . They buy those little ones just to show them to their friends and they mostly forget that the little ones need basic cares as the other ones need . When the little ones are older , they send them to shelters and purchase another puppy .

Thanks for the info and admiring words about her, she is very cute.

Our shelter holds any dog that comes in as a lost dog for five days so the owners can come and claim it. We sincerely hope that if she is a lost dog and has good owners who love her that they come and get her back. (she was brought in as a stray, not surrendered by her owners)

Of course every animal is at the shelter for a reason, some reasons are better than others, some reasons can mean problems for someone who adopts the animals, some hopefully not. So we realize we are taking a risk that she could have health problems, behavior problems, etc. But we will manage those to the best of our ability. If she is a good dog that needs a loving home that is great, if she needs some medical care we certainly can get her that as well.

Believe it or not there is another yorkie at the shelter right now as well that we are also considering, but we can't adopt both of them. She is ten years old.

In fact there have been 4 or 6 yorkies at the shelter that we know about in the last few months.

We really want a female yorkie that will get along with our male (Freddie, 11.5 years old). Our beloved little girl Precious died in February at the age of ten after an unsuccessful surgery to try and implant a pacemaker. We miss her greatly and can never replace her.

Our house just isn't the same without two dogs so we want to find Freddie a friend.

Precious' picture is attached, RIP baby girl we love you.

Precious was beautiful!! I'm so sorry to hear about your loss...

Thank you Yorkieluv.

Good news, the little girl has been re-united with her owners.

Attached is a picture of the 10 year old girl that we may adopt, if her owners don't come by Monday we have first dibs on her.

She's ADORABLE !!!

My feeling is to go for it ...I agree she may be missing but the wait time is at least long enough for owners to contact all the shelters if they're looking... and I agree that too many people drop off dogs because they basically don't want the responsiblilty or a dog is ill - but if she's been vet checked and sounds healthy - go get that baby !!!

and I bet we're going to be seeing way more yorkies in shelters now due to the overbreeding ......it's a sad thing :( but happens when a breed gets popular.

I'm sorry about your Precious...that's so sad

All the best to you - she looks like she really needs some good lovin

EDITED !!! so sorry - just saw your update we posted at the same time lol !! I'm so glad for the people who were missing her .....and now I'll wish you all the best on the one you just posted about !!!

I just want to say God bless you for adopting these adorable babies. All they need is love. You must be such a wonderful human being.
Jan

So glad the owners picked up the little one you were considering. Sad for you, but glad the puppy wasn't abandoned. Hope that all works out well with the other one. Considering the care you give to your pups, this little girl will be falling into a pot of gold.

They are both So cute. I am happy the first girl found her fur family:)
As for the second I think you are wonderful people to be able to give her a home.I hope you do get her and give her a forever home.And the age being close to that of your dog you have now would be good:)

Also so sorry for the loss of you sweet girl in febuary.

This 10 year old yorkie is adorable as well!!! It sounds like you will be a wonderful home for her, if you decide to take her in :) Good luck on your decision, and keep us posted!

Aw, I'm glad the little one found her family! She looked like she'd been loved!

The older girl is adorable too~! I hope you're able to get her, and make the rest of her life comfortable and happy and filled with love!

Well we adopted the little girl pictured above. She is about9 years old according to our vet.

After three days in the shelter she started vomiting and getting diarrhea. The folks at the shelter made it sound like she was an aids patient or something. We took her straight to our vet who couldn't find any obvious problems other than a cataract in one eye. She's a little skinny at 6.5lbs. The doc put her on some antibiotics and anti-nausea meds. He also took a blood sample and we'll get him a stool sample when we can.

We took her home and got her a bath to get her clean (she was filthy). Got her some dinner and then spent some time bonding with her. She started out really shy at the shelter but has really warmed up to us in the last 3 or so hours.

We're keeping her quarantined from our other dog in the basement (don't worry it's a finsished basement with dog bed, blankets and a crate with a blanket too.) Right now she's snuggling with my wife in the downstairs bedroom. So things look good, our boy Freddie has heard her bark but is really being pretty cool about things. So we'll see how things go.

That is GREAT news !!!!! You all are wonderful sweet loving people . Congratulations on your new Girl.:)

Congratulations ....
 

good going ... you have yourself one beautiful baby ... I am sure in no time, you will have solved any problems she may or probably does not have.

I do not know who is luckier, you guys or your new baby! :star:

Keep pictures coming and enjoy her. :love:

BTW, whatz her name (or did I miss that in a previous post?)

Congrats and you are wonderful people for taking her in!

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Our beloved little girl Precious died in February at the age of ten after an unsuccessful surgery to try and implant a pacemaker. We miss her greatly and can never replace her.

Our house just isn't the same without two dogs so we want to find Freddie a friend.
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I am so happy Freddie has a new friend ...

aww she is precious...i would snatch her up quick if her owners don't come claim her...

Congratulations on your new fur of love! May she have many, many happy years with you!

Ahhh, what wonderful kind people you are. Congrats on your new baby ;) I'm so happy she found a loving new family :)