 I have a "teacup"
and she doesn't fit in a teacup. (No, I've never tried to fit her in one. I can just tell by looking.)
I don't think you did anything wrong. I explain all the time to people that "teacup" is just another word for a small example of breed standard, and when they say they want a "teacup" dog, it just means they want a dog on the low-weight end of the breed. One of mine, Tea, turned out to be a "teacup." She's three pounds full grown. She's a gorgeous dog and would have had beautiful puppies, but she's far too small to breed, so I had her spayed at around a year and a half.
Nancy is SO right in saying to be wary of breeders that use this word. A real breeder knows there is no such thing. I don't know why they can't just say it's on the lower-weight end of the breed standard, like "small Yorkie." I guess that just doesn't sound as cute as teacup? |