I love this thread!
Mug Yorkie! That'll at least get people laughing instead of mad!!
Mine won't fit in a mug now either, well, maybe Ava, but here is a picture of Hefner at 10 weeks...his first official portrait thet the breeder took.
AKC calls them
"TOYs" which I have always been "put off by".
They are not toys any more than they are teacups imo, they are dogs. I find the "toy" classiication more offensive than the teacup one, but I don't get upset about either because they are just descriptions that don't mean much to me.
When people use the term "teacup", they are usually referring to anything that will be less than 5 lbs as an adult in my opinion. Some breeders who use the term define it in their advertising. Target includes small yorkies in their "teacup" sizing chart for their dog clothes.