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I hope I am not being too discouraging, because I really so love my dog I can’t imagine having any other kind than a Yorkie, but I want to make sure I give you all the negative sides too.
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Okay, you love this little dog, and nothing is going to keep you from owning him. He’s adorable, loving, adventurous, and you can tell as soon as you’ve met him that the two of you have a special bond.
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Other than your Yorkie being hurt because of something dropped on her or because she jumps from too high a place. I don’t know about problems with this if you truly like very small dogs. I have an advantage here because my Yorkie loves to run and take long walks, so I guess that’s one reason he’s so strong.
And he’s not on the itsy bitsy side, like some adult Yorkies I’ve seen that are four pounds tops. You have to really protect a dog that is small and fragile. If you’re in the kitchen just opening a can of soup, it probably weighs about a pound, and if your dog is three pounds, remember that’s a third of her size. It’s like if you weigh 150 pounds, having a 50 pound object slam down on your head or back!!!
But what about barking? Yesterday, I watched a movie called “How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog.” It was a good movie, not really much about a dog, but there was a dog that barked at night so the main character was always getting his sleep interrupted. He bought earplugs, and he pretended to plot the death of his neighbor’s dog.
Do you want a small dog? The typical Yorkie is 3 to 7 pounds, not often much bigger, as it is a toy breed. My Yorkie is a little over 7 pounds, but I’m glad because he is sturdy and not so fragile. Yorkies are fragile dogs, as tiny as they are, and must be handled with care. They shouldn’t jump from high places, and you don’t want to drop things on them, so you have to constantly keep your Yorkie from getting underfoot in places he can be hurt, like in the kitchen if you accidentally drop a can of soup on him!!! I wouldn’t even think of taking her with you to the gym!