This is crazy. So many posting about "stupid people" and those supposedly beating up people for terms, when
not one post here has said anything negative or mean about teacups, the term or the pups. Some just like to try to drum up drama when there is none. Where is one quote of anyone saying anything harrassing about it in a post or a pm? Craziness!
I have a little adult yorkie and a puppy that is yet to be determined. I love the little ones! I don't have anything against any terms used as an adjective. I do have something against the ide of breeding tinies. That is not just my opinion, but also the opinion of the official breed club, YTCA and every vet I have spoke with. I have to side with the professionals on that. So I think if a person wants to be a professional breeder, they should probably steer clear of risking their tiny lives by breeding them and using the term as a come on. Not because there is anything sinister about the word, but to not send out the red flags that might deter the responsible pet owners you want to attract for your puppies. Besides that, as a puppy, you really cannot predict that they will be a certain weight anyway.
Before coming to YT, I actually thought Teacup was a valid division of the Yorkshire terriers. Since coming here I find that it is not. I also find that the breeders using the term in their ads, often have puppies that are on the larger side! They may say that they will not get over such and such a weight, but there are plenty of owners here on YT to tell you that was not true. I saw an ad for a teacup that was 5 pounds! So, it is not that the term is evil, it is more that it bears no real significance in the responsible breeder's world.
If anyone wants to call their pup a teacup -- no harm in that! I have called mine all sorts of things including the ever popular "rat", especially when they get baths, but always with love. "A yorkie by any other name is still just as sweet!" To greatly parapharse from Shakespeare!
