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Originally Posted by mommyofsophie  Thanks for clarifying. :-) I confess that I sometimes get frustrated at how quickly some people are to jump to the lecture about smaller Yorkies. I apologize if I misunderstood people's messages in this thread.
I'm regularly stopped by strangers and asked if Sophie is a "tea cup," and I do explain that there's no such thing-- that "tea cup" is a marketing ploy used by unscrupulous breeders. That unethical breeders will breed dogs to be smaller than is healthy just so they can label the pups as "tea cup" and charge exorbitant prices.
However... I also think sometimes some people on YT can be a little quick to judge those of us with tiny dogs, assuming that we made a conscious choice to buy little ones, when really some of us just have dogs that surprised us by not growing up to be 5-7+ lbs. My mom's Yorkie is 11 lbs., not fat, just a big, healthy guy. The funny thing is that she gets stopped by people, too... only they tell her that there's no way her dog can be a full-blooded Yorkie because "he's too big."  |
I hadn't posted in this thread but just read it & wanted to share a feeling - only based on the years of being here
People were warning her - similar to what you do when asked about Sophie - which is a good thing - many people have no idea what the word 'teacup' really stands for - which is a 'catch' word.....so it's just a matter of knowledge..
Many people have tinies - most of them really didn't know how small their puppy would be ....I've never seen anyone judged because they have a tiny -but sometimes yes - I do see people trying to warn others about what the possible issues can arise with a very small dog....and if I were looking for a very tiny dog - I'd want to hear the good and the bad I think...
My Chanel is on the larger side - I've been asked twice if she was the MALE (and Cheri would be the female)
but never had someone question whether she was full yorkie - course it cracks me up cause I braid her hair alot & both times - it was in a braid with a PINK bow