Oh wow, that makes me mad/sad too!
For the record, I think Esme is beautiful and perfect at 7lbs! She's a happy, healthy spoiled girl who is obviously loved to pieces - how could anyone be anything but THRILLED that their dog could possibly grow up to look just like her?!!!!
And what's up with that "I'm better than you because I have a teacup" attitude? What makes their lack of research and education about so-called "teacups" better than anyone else?
I do realize that it is possible to do research and buy from the right person and actually get a very healthy tiny dog - if that's what you want. And that's great, those are not the people I'm talking about, LOL!
I'm talking about the people who follow the "Fad" (like lycansmom said) and don't realize that they're buying a dog that will come with lots and lots of vet bills and possibly heartbreak! And at that, most don't do their research at ALL and shop at petstores, grrrr.