The "teacup" yorkie thing - I have heard about it so many times! I always tell people, there is no such thing as a teacup yorkie. Addie is a bit over 5 lbs, and people will ask if she's teacup.
We once met this college-age woman and her mom who stopped us at Petsmart after seeing Addie and said they were shopping for the baby boy teacup yorkie she was going to be picking up that weekend. I told her there's no such thing, in a nice way. They were very willing to listen, so I told them about the standard and what health problems to look out for. The "breeder" hadn't told them anything other than she was giving them a teacup yorkie. So not a reputable breeder!
Friends and family had wanted me to breed Addie (mostly so they could have her puppies). I told them: I don't know anything about breeding, I'm not willing to learn what it takes to be a breeder, and I just plain don't want to breed her. It took up until her spay for people to finally stop asking. |