[bjh]

Personally, I think people need to lighten up on the teacup term. I am 59 years old and have heard that term all my life....teacup poodle, teacup chihuahua, etc. My grandmother had a teacup toy fox terrier that would actually fit in a teacup. Breeders that use teacup as a marketing tool will not care what we say and continue to do it. Some breeders will quit using the term just because they don't want to be 'red flagged' but they will continue to breed Yorkies that are too small. I get calls all the time from people asking for teacup yorkies. Sometimes I will gently explain about the term 'teacup' but most I the time I just tell them what size my Yorkies will be. When we have new members coming here we should quit focusing on the term they use and focus on the issue at hand.....breeder education. If everyone jumps on a newbie all at one time then they feel cornered and they just run away. Anyone who sticks around long enough will soon learn so much about breeding if that is what they are really interested in and they can learn so much about yorkies in general and how to properly care for them.