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Originally Posted by spina   OK... I don't understand. I read all of the posts (or at least tried to). I don't understand the difference between a teacup and a teapot? We got our Mia when she was 8 weeks old. I took her to the vet the next day for a check up. She weighed 2#15oz. When she was 16 weeks she weighed 7#4oz. the vet says she will probably get to be 10#. She is still a purebred right? I am new at all of this. I never wanted a itty bitty pocket puppy. Just a small little cuddlebug (under 60 pounds preferably). WE wouldn't trade her for the world. But what dos it mean when you have a 7-10# yorkie? Their just not showable? Breedable? Not purebred? Whats the difference? |
The term "teapot" is just an affectionate, joking term YT members with larger Yorkies use. In reality, there is no such thing as a "teacup" or a "teapot" Yorkie. All Yorkies should fall into the Yorkie standard which calls for them to be under seven pounds.
To answer your question, a Yorkie who weighs over seven pounds does not conform to the standard so they aren't "showable" and shouldn't be bred. A Yorkie can still be a purebred even if he is larger than the standard calls for. Most of the Yorkies you see today are bred by backyard breeders and puppymills who don't pay any attention to the standard so they look pretty different from what Yorkies are supposed to.
The Yorkie standard is like the recipe breeders should follow when producing puppies. If you didn't follow the recipe when you made a cake, it wouldn't turn out the way it was supposed to, right?