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hunniebunnie · 01-09-2006, 01:21 AM

it's no wonder people keep using the term "teacup" left and right as if it's an official description of a small dog. i was just at petsmart yesterday, they had a shelter area where you can see dogs and cats available for adoption. well they had a toy poodle puppy yesterday that everyone was going goo-goo-ga-ga over. very cute little thing.

well, the cashier called it a teacup, the shelter personnel called it a teacup, the restocker employee called it a teacup, the receptionist at banfield called it a teacup, the nutro pet food rep present called it a teacup, other shoppers called it a teacup.... i think my eyes rolled so far back to the top of my head i was looking at the back of my head. someone was actually explaining to me, when i commented that it was a "toy poodle", that it was "smaller than a 'toy poodle' because it was a 'teacup poodle' ". i had to bite my tongue. bleh.

meanwhile, i'm walking my "big boy" around the store...afterall, he's a whole 4.5 lbs!

YorkieLady · 01-09-2006, 04:34 AM

I just noticed.. why are there links on this site that advertise "teacup yorkies" and this morning I saw "teacup chihuahuas" ?? If "teacup" is a frowned upon term, why is there a link with that term in it?? Just a question.

Passionfruition · 01-09-2006, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkieLady

I just noticed.. why are there links on this site that advertise "teacup yorkies" and this morning I saw "teacup chihuahuas" ?? If "teacup" is a frowned upon term, why is there a link with that term in it?? Just a question.

Google pays YT to have their ads put on there....it's not YT's doing. But, having those ads put there is what 'pays the bills' so to speak. I think that's right anyways.

Passionfruition · 01-09-2006, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by hunniebunnie

it's no wonder people keep using the term "teacup" left and right as if it's an official description of a small dog. i was just at petsmart yesterday, they had a shelter area where you can see dogs and cats available for adoption. well they had a toy poodle puppy yesterday that everyone was going goo-goo-ga-ga over. very cute little thing.

well, the cashier called it a teacup, the shelter personnel called it a teacup, the restocker employee called it a teacup, the receptionist at banfield called it a teacup, the nutro pet food rep present called it a teacup, other shoppers called it a teacup.... i think my eyes rolled so far back to the top of my head i was looking at the back of my head. someone was actually explaining to me, when i commented that it was a "toy poodle", that it was "smaller than a 'toy poodle' because it was a 'teacup poodle' ". i had to bite my tongue. bleh.

meanwhile, i'm walking my "big boy" around the store...afterall, he's a whole 4.5 lbs!

Ha! If I were you, I'd be walking my STANDARD yorkie around the store with steam coming out my ears. I swear, some people are so ignorant and no matter how I try to correct them, they still look at me like I'm crazy. Agh. At least Sully loves me.

hunniebunnie · 01-09-2006, 04:54 AM

yorkielady, the ads that come up on this site are ads by google, which means ads relevant and related to other text on the page are in rotation and will be displayed. the ads in rotation are ads purchased by anyone out there from google. since the discussions here are about small breed dogs, a number of google ads will show up, even advertisers who uses the marketing term "teacup". yt would not have control over which ads are displayed. it's a "google ads thing" not a "yt thing".

as for misusage of terms and words, i find that i am sometimes annoyed with misusage of certain terms... like i don't always use "Kleenex", i use "tissue paper". i don't make a "Xerox" of something, unless i'm using a Xerox machine, i usually make a "photocopy" of something. oh, and contrary to popular belief, i cannot learn through "osmosis" by placing my textbook under my pillow...well, not unless i sleep underwater that is... but that's all just me being a geek.

YorkieLady · 01-09-2006, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Passionfruition

Google pays YT to have their ads put on there....it's not YT's doing. But, having those ads put there is what 'pays the bills' so to speak. I think that's right anyways.

So, YT has no control over who they advertise? Thanks for clearing it up.. just a question.

Passionfruition · 01-09-2006, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkieLady

So, YT has no control over who they advertise? Thanks for clearing it up.. just a question.

No, they have no control.....so its an extra good thing WE know better, right?!!

hunniebunnie · 01-09-2006, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Passionfruition

Ha! If I were you, I'd be walking my STANDARD yorkie around the store with steam coming out my ears. I swear, some people are so ignorant and no matter how I try to correct them, they still look at me like I'm crazy. Agh. At least Sully loves me.

Oh believe me, i have my whole "there is no such thing as a 'teacup'" speech down to a one liner now. "actually there's only 'standard' and 'non-standard'. anything under 7lbs is standard, anything over 7lbs is non-standard."

oh, i also love the "isn't [bunjee] kinda big for his age?" (in reference to bunjee being 4.5 lbs at 16 weeks).

bunjee will most likely grow up to be a non-standard 7+ lbs and with floppy ears to boot, but that sure doesn't stop him from prancing around the store like he's a show dog.

hunniebunnie · 01-09-2006, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkieLady

So, YT has no control over who they advertise? Thanks for clearing it up.. just a question.

it's kinda like Google sells advertising opportunities to merchants, and YT sells space to Google. YT has no control over which merchants uses the space because the contract is between Google and the merchant, not YT and the merchant. but Passionfruition is right, it's good that we all know better.

waistfull · 01-09-2006, 05:36 AM

Here's a teacup.

No really I googled the word teacup and on the first page a chihuahua showed up.

hunniebunnie · 01-09-2006, 05:40 AM

i googled too! and got this...

Gina1978 · 01-09-2006, 05:47 AM

I think teacup sounds cute compared to what they call them here lol.
Here in spain when a dog of a certain breed turns out to be smaller than usual,they call it "enano" which means dwarf..to me this sounds like theres something wrong with the poor thing.
I get stopped alot when I walk Lady by people who want to know where they can get a "dwarf yorkie"

We get ALOT of ads where people (even breeders) use this term and Iv never liked it.

waistfull · 01-09-2006, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by hunniebunnie

i googled too! and got this...

yeah I saw that one two

Did you see the chihuahua? I guess we'll just have to deal with the term. It's just a word. It doesn't bother me, but I do know that teacup yorkies sell for a lot more than the standard where I live.

Laura · 01-09-2006, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Gina1978

I think teacup sounds cute compared to what they call them here lol.
Here in spain when a dog of a certain breed turns out to be smaller than usual,they call it "enano" which means dwarf..to me this sounds like theres something wrong with the poor thing.
I get stopped alot when I walk Lady by people who want to know where they can get a "dwarf yorkie"

We get ALOT of ads where people (even breeders) use this term and Iv never liked it.

That is so interesting! Love your twist

Personally, I like the word 'tolerance' I think we all need to use it a little more.

Gina1978 · 01-09-2006, 05:54 AM

I agree..Im fine with the word "teacup" when its not just to add another zero to the price lol.

01-09-2006, 01:21 AM	#1
hunniebunnie Follower of Yorkietology Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cali-fo-nee-ya Posts: 1,325	teacup this, teacup that... it's no wonder people keep using the term "teacup" left and right as if it's an official description of a small dog. i was just at petsmart yesterday, they had a shelter area where you can see dogs and cats available for adoption. well they had a toy poodle puppy yesterday that everyone was going goo-goo-ga-ga over. very cute little thing. well, the cashier called it a teacup, the shelter personnel called it a teacup, the restocker employee called it a teacup, the receptionist at banfield called it a teacup, the nutro pet food rep present called it a teacup, other shoppers called it a teacup.... i think my eyes rolled so far back to the top of my head i was looking at the back of my head. someone was actually explaining to me, when i commented that it was a "toy poodle", that it was "smaller than a 'toy poodle' because it was a 'teacup poodle' ". i had to bite my tongue. bleh. meanwhile, i'm walking my "big boy" around the store...afterall, he's a whole 4.5 lbs!

01-09-2006, 05:36 AM	#10
waistfull Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,861	Here's a teacup Here's a teacup. No really I googled the word teacup and on the first page a chihuahua showed up. Attached Thumbnails

01-09-2006, 05:40 AM	#11
hunniebunnie Follower of Yorkietology Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cali-fo-nee-ya Posts: 1,325	i googled too! i googled too! and got this... Attached Thumbnails

01-09-2006, 04:34 AM	#2
YorkieLady BANNED! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Muscle Shoals Posts: 361	I just noticed.. why are there links on this site that advertise "teacup yorkies" and this morning I saw "teacup chihuahuas" ?? If "teacup" is a frowned upon term, why is there a link with that term in it?? Just a question.

01-09-2006, 04:54 AM	#5
hunniebunnie Follower of Yorkietology Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cali-fo-nee-ya Posts: 1,325	yorkielady, the ads that come up on this site are ads by google, which means ads relevant and related to other text on the page are in rotation and will be displayed. the ads in rotation are ads purchased by anyone out there from google. since the discussions here are about small breed dogs, a number of google ads will show up, even advertisers who uses the marketing term "teacup". yt would not have control over which ads are displayed. it's a "google ads thing" not a "yt thing". as for misusage of terms and words, i find that i am sometimes annoyed with misusage of certain terms... like i don't always use "Kleenex", i use "tissue paper". i don't make a "Xerox" of something, unless i'm using a Xerox machine, i usually make a "photocopy" of something. oh, and contrary to popular belief, i cannot learn through "osmosis" by placing my textbook under my pillow...well, not unless i sleep underwater that is... but that's all just me being a geek.

01-09-2006, 05:47 AM	#12
Gina1978 BANNED! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Majorca Posts: 163	I think teacup sounds cute compared to what they call them here lol. Here in spain when a dog of a certain breed turns out to be smaller than usual,they call it "enano" which means dwarf..to me this sounds like theres something wrong with the poor thing. I get stopped alot when I walk Lady by people who want to know where they can get a "dwarf yorkie" We get ALOT of ads where people (even breeders) use this term and Iv never liked it.

01-09-2006, 05:54 AM	#15
Gina1978 BANNED! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Majorca Posts: 163	I agree..Im fine with the word "teacup" when its not just to add another zero to the price lol.