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Originally Posted by klassygirl  IMO, by saying they don't exsist you are losing credibility. Enough people have seen tiny babies to know they exsist, so by saying they don't people might ignore you. Maybe you can just say if someone is using that particular termonology they should be steered clear of, because they are out to rip people off. |
But in all reality they don't exist. When people hear the word teacup such as a teacup yorkie, they think it is a completely different breed of dog, not a size description. Most people don't know it is a size description, they really think it is another type of yorkie breed. I can't count how many times I have ran into someone who claimed to have a "teacup yorkie" and they really thought it was a different and better breed from the plain yorkie. I am not saying that smaller yorkies don't exist but rather that a "teacup yorkie" does not exist.
As for size the standard does say "must not exceed 7 pounds".
I have always thought of teacups to be considered under 3 pounds.
Brownie is 3.5 pounds and I never consider him to be a teacup size.