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Originally Posted by Connie I don't think people who use the term "teacup" should be blasted for it. Heck...I see things in magazines and on the net that refer to teacups...last night when looking at patterns...I think it was simplicity...they had patterns for teacup puppies. There may be no such thing as a teacup puppy, but there sure are a lot of things out there that refer to teacups. I think it's gotten to be a commonly used term and I don't think it's going to go away. |
I totally agree! The term is way too emotional and it needn't be. For the newbie and the general population it is simply a descriptive term. Even Target uses the term in the sizing for it's dog clothes.
And, no offense to those who said otherwise, but
the Breed Standard as written is not 4-7 lbs but
rather 7 lbs and under which technically includes those 2 and 3 lbers.
In my opinion and in the opinion of most breeder's websites I have seen, a "teacup", tiny or mini is anything under 5 lbs as an adult. There is also a micro-mini which i believe is anything under 3 lbs as an adult.