I have over the years watch the term teacup be in vogue then out again. I truly laugh (not nice) when someone is holding a large Yorkie and tell me they paid extra for it because it was teacup. Obviously, 8-10 pounds is a wonderful size to we who love them, but that is not my point. Since there is no standard for "teacup" anyone can sell any size to the buyer with the money in their pocket as teacup. I have to honestly say, I don't feel a bit sorry for them. If they had gone even to one site to research and see the whole picture about the sizes, healths, etc, they would have made a more informed choice.
I saw a puppy at 6 weeks and the breeder offered him to me as a stud because he was only gonna be 3-3 1/2 pounds. BTW, he was already over 2 pounds. I asked her to see the standard she uses to judge the teacups by and she very angrilly said, she didn't need a standard to tell her anything about the size of her dogs. She could sell them for anything she wanted. Unfortunately, that is true.. |