I BIT My TONGUE!!!!!

[Dragonfly]

The little one under my name is Weezy she weigh in at 5 lbs

[JiggityJig]

People are idiots. I will be sooooo glad when this teacup craze passes....and I OWN one!!!

My 10 month old (who was given to us) is less than three lbs, and just me myself personally, I do NOT like it. I love HER, you understand, but ooooooh I wish she'd put some meat on her bones. I much prefer the stockier, more substantial build of my 14 week old puppy--I think she's much more cuddley!

Anyway, my puppy already weighs more than the 10 month old, and when we're out in public she automatically gets "passed over" by all the people ooohing and awwwwing over my older tiny girl. So I'm BRACING myself for what it will be like when she's grown. I know it's going to tick me off!

EVERYONE I meet who sez. that they want a yorkie is looking for "teacups". I try to take advantage of the opportunity to educate about the possible health and safety issues, and noone wants to hear it. They're all like, "But I just want a little dog to sit by me on the couch while I watch TV". What the heck?!?! Anything over four lbs. is too big to sit by you on the couch?! Someone forgot to tell that to my 16 lb. cat!

[vivi]

Originally Posted by Nikko's_human

I have nothing against tinies personally but i would rather my dog have a bit of substance. I mean, I worry and obsess over Nikko now and he is a healthy 5.5 pounder. Can you imagine how neurotic I would be if he were 3 pounds? It must be so stressful to own a dog so fragile and delicate that the mere air can hurt it. Give me a standard or teapot Yorkie over a tiny any day!!

My kissie is 4 pounds but I can't say she is fragile. Her body is compact and strong. The standard yorkies weight is up 7 pounds I guess. YORKIES ARE THE BEST, TINY OR FAT

[TeddyBear]

Shylah is a tiny yorkie, but not what I was looking for. It just happened to be a female available from this breeder. You worry a lot more about the little guys then you do the bigger ones. Starsky is a hefty 9.5 lbs and never has had a health problem. I do get questioned about what kind of dog he is since he is so big, but he has a cute yorkie face and it isn't hard to figure out when you look at that. I can't wait for little Shylah to grow more!!

[txshopper73]

Originally Posted by Juliealfies mum

They probably had a little puppie that is going to grow!!! I wonder what they will do if it grow up to be an enormous 5lb!!!! Silly people. Yorkies come in all sizes Alfie is about 7lbs and Lottie is 5lbs and I think they are tiny , my mums yorkie is 21lbs you should see the looks we get when we all go out together!!I think its sad that people are so preoccupied with weight!Give me a healthy yorkie and I dont care what size it is.

I have decided that ignorance is bliss. People don't want to be educated on yorkies...sad but true!

[BamaFan121s]

Sorry, but to me. 4 1/2 lbs IS small. We 'share' Kasey who is almost 3 lbs bless his soul. Although my daughter is SO careful with Trixie and has NEVER treated her roughly, I wouldn't even DREAM of having Kasey at our house "full time" right now. People don't realize having a small one has a HUGE downside as well.

[vivi]

Originally Posted by Dragonfly

The little one under my name is Weezy she weigh in at 5 lbs

She is so pretty

[RMKC]

Originally Posted by txshopper73

OH, LORDY!!! STUPID PEOPLE SHOULD NOT SPEAK...EVER!!!!!!!! Grrrrrr!!!!!

So, I go into my vet's office to get some Frontline Plus. Even with treated lawn, we've gotten a couple of fleas...YUCK! So, there is a young couple in there that has a yorkie in their lap...a small one ("teacup"). I told the receptionist that I wanted ONE tube and to please do the calculations on doses so that I could take care of all 3 dogs with 1 tube ($19) instead of buying 3 tubes ($57). The receptionist asked for the weights of my dogs. I tell her, "Rebel is 4 1/2 lbs and Gracie & London are 5 1/2 lbs".

OMG!!!!!! I hear these stupid people talking to their dog..."Well, you're not near as big as her dogs! She's got BIG dogs! You're a tiny!!" WTF?????

Okay...this isn't the first time this has happened. I remember taking Gracie in to a vet around 10 months of age. She weighed 4 1/2 lbs. This lady said, "WOW! She's HUUUUUGE!"

So, back to today...I bit my tongue and didn't show my a$$ like I wanted to but someone PLEASE tell me! Since the craze of owning tinies or "teacups", people think that 4 - 4 1/2 lb dogs are sasquatches or something. Since when is a 4 1/2 lb dog a BIG dog???? Sometimes, I just want to slap the **** out of stupid people!

Last time that has happend too me, i just said : And i bet i wont be making as many Vet trips as you , turned and left !!!

[Rae Rae]

That is rude...I mean to me any dog smaller than the size of a newborn is going to be tiny! LOL.

I wonder what these people would do if they came in contact w/ a bull mastiff?

[candybaby]

Oh, yea they are crazy 4.5 and 5.5 are small to me. I have a 2.5 pound yorkie and people tell me they have one that is smaller. This one lady said she has one that is 1.2. Is that even possible for a yorkie to be that small full grown? I guess what I'm trying to say is I don't care what size yorkie you have there is someone out their that always will tell you they have a smaller one or yours is too big.

[Lola Calhoun]

I took Lola to the vet for her 16 week shots & they weighed her & said I should "really moniter her food intake", and cut back to 1/4 cup a day. I asked him if that was safe because isn't she still growing? and he told me that overfeeding your puppy can cause problems & he was sure I didn't want her to be "chunky" or overweight...But I'm sure you are wondering how much my my little girl weighed....3 pounds 1 ounce. Its unbelieveable that my vet, who SHOULD know standard sizes, can say to cut back her food so she doesn't get "chunky". I think she's on the small side, and by no means is she overweight. I am still feeding her 1/2 a day, which follows the guideline on the bag of Royal Canin.

[0liversMom]

OMG - this is just too hysterical. My Oliver is a whopping 14 lbs. I wonder what they would say about him! lol. When I get those kind of responses, I just say he's a TeaPOT yorkie. Boy...you should see their faces! Priceless expressions, and usually, they don't know what to say! lol. Some people are just ignorant!

[chattiesmom]

I am so sorry you had this bad experience. We are all laughing, but it is a sad day for Yorkies when 4 1/2 and 5 1/2 lbs. is considered HUGE!

I would hope that maybe these people are ignorant (meaning lack of knowledge) and will learn.

[JeanieK]

I guess if it made them feel superior because they're dog was smaller than yours, they don't have too much going for them.

People like that are to be pitied. Nothing you could have said would have gotten through to them anyway, so you may as well have bitten your tongue.

Some people are just too dumb to get insulted.

[Nikko's_human]

Unbelievable. I have a 6.5 pounder, so I suppose by those people's idiotic standards he's humongous !! It's ignorant people like these that keep unethical breeders of tiny yorkies in business. Sadly, it is the dogs that suffer in the end.