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Originally Posted by Marina  I feel like there's nothing wrong with the term as long as it is used to describe a small yorkie and not toscam people. I am very against people trying to breed yorkies to make them smaller and smaller..making up names like micro mini's, etc. If a responsible breeder breeds two standard, healthy dogs and there is a small one in the litter then i feel like there is nothing wrong with calling that one a tea cup.
What pisses me off is when people pay thousands of dollars for a tea cup... which was sold to them as a scam and grows to be a regular/larger yorkie.
i personall would'ny buy a smaller baby... i have a 7.5 pounder and am looking for one about the same size. But everyone has diferent preferences. As long as the breeder is breeding in a responsible way, i dont see any reason why a term such as tea cup cant be used to describe their size. |
Very good post. I get asked all the time if my two are teacups. I respectfully say No, and then reply back that they are just very small. I've never been offended by the term but always assumed teacup was a category for very small or the runt of the litter. Think most good breeders acknowledge this size of a female should be pet quality and should not breed. Perfect pet quality and not show quality.
Both of mine were purchased from very reputable breeders. My husband and children came with me to pick out each one. The two we have were picked because of their personalities. At 8 weeks we put down a deposit and at 12 weeks, we were able to come home with our babies. Just so happens they didn't get very big and that's OK.
I'm never offended by the teacup term, I always try and educate the person asking, that it's just a category some breeders use to categorize a puppy, that's it's estimated not to get as large as the normal Yorkie breed standard.