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Welcome to YT! Please do a lot of research before getting a yorkie, and finding a breeder. Finding a healthy puppy from a good breeder should be top priority before size, there are so many poorly bred yorkies that have numerous health problems, not to mention the fact that the tinier yorkies usually have more health issues, and are prone to more injuries due to their size. I also saw on your other thread you want a yorkie 6-8 weeks of age, this is way too young to take a yorkie from their mom, bigger dogs you can take at a younger age, but smaller dogs need to be with their mom and littermates longer. Plus you can't tell the adult size of a 6-8week old puppy. Good luck with your search! Remember, even if you don't find a 3lb yorkie, yorkies are very small dogs, the standard is the weight of a newborn baby! |
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I thought the general rule was triple the 6wk weight, double the 12 week? |
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I have been tracking my furbaby. Based on what the breeder has told me and it's been really close to this chart Yorkshire Terrier Puppy Growth/Weight Chart, But it says triple the 8 weeks not the 6 weeks. |
So You Want A Tea Cup...... First let me say Welcome To YT. I know many have told you and I'm sure you are tired of the preaching so instead of preaching I'd like to just add a link for you to look at. PLEASE take a look and think twice about buying such a tiny baby. Elaine. Mighty Mini Mouse |
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I had a little girl come into rescue who I ended up adopting but I got her at 7 months and she weighted less than 2.5#'s and I was the third home. No one wanted to deal with the health issues nor the cost. She is fat and sassy now - a whopping 3#'s but during the first 6 months I had many concerns and many vet visits$$. None as severe as Mini Mouse but still some of the same things. It is heartbreaking that some breeders actively breed for the tinies and will sell them to inexperienced dog owners. Many of these little ones don't stand a chance.:( |
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We have a male that is 3 pounds soaking wet. People see him and exclaim, "Oh I want one THAT size!" I just sigh and say, "No you don't." I wish he'd gotten bigger like his 5 pound littermates! I think there are alot of misconceptions that 'all tiny Yorkies are unhealthy'--not the case. However, all tiny Yorkies ARE more delicate and seem prone to mishaps compared to those on the upper end of the scale. Where you have to be careful is with breeders who purposely breed dogs down to such a small size all for the sake of queching their thier thirst for the almighty dollar!:thumbdown:mad: It puts the tiny dogs being bred at risk as well as the resulting offspring. Bottom line, it is just not a safe practice. I would have to question any breeder who purposely tries to produce such small dogs--if 'greeders' are motivated to make big $$$ off of smaller dogs and are willing to put their dogs' lives at risk, how much concern do you think they have for the health and well being of the pups? |
Part of the "misconception" is thinking that a puppy that is tiny like you are explaining out of littermates that are large is the same thing as the tiny ones. What you are making an example of is merely a runt and probably a runt because it was born with health issues. |
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