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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  I've heard some breeders say they won't sell to anyone asking for a "teacup". When someone says they want a "teacup" it shows they don't know much about the breed and they need to research and learn more before they even consider buying a puppy.
That's another thing that bugs me...so many people buy a breed of dog and have no clue about it! Isn't it important to know about the dog you own? I'll admit that I didn't know even 1/4 of what I probably do now when I got Lacy..but I at least knew the standard of the breed, the size they were supposed to be, common health problems (although I didn't have a clue they were as common as they are), and that there are no "teacup".
I used to work at a dog boutique/grooming place. This one girl brought her yorkie puppy in and said she wanted his hair really short..really short. So the groomer pretty much shaved him. Under his black puppy air was all silver hair...so the dog changed colors. When the girl picked her dog up, she couldn't believe he was all silver. She wanted to know if it would change back to black? I told her that no, yorkies' hair color changed as they aged, and he was going to have very light hair. She said, "but I don't like it this color"...OMG..you didn't think to see what yorkies looked like when they grew up?? She had absolutely no clue about the yorkie breed when I was talking to her |
I do not have many litters but just had our last yorkie litter. I was shocked at the calls of how big are they going to be and will they be teacups. Well right there I get the angry tone and say "there is no such thing as a teacup and you are calling the wrong place" the bad thing about that is one lady called and asked how big will they be and I already got my speech going as she interupted me and said she wanted a puppy that would be over 5lbs. I felt like the idiot ! She and her daughter bought one of the pups and it was a good thing. This litter has awesome new families and I am so so happy for the joy my babies are bringing to their parents now I wonder if those that sell for size or always have puppies for sale can have the feeling I have ..