Poor little dog. It makes me sad that there is a demand for a dog this small. When we were trying to find our Yorkie, every breeder I talked to stressed how small the puppies were. It was never my first question, but I'm sure most "customers" ask about that first. Better breeders followed up with a "lecture" about breed standard and healthy dogs, but some others just prattled on about how this dog would never weigh more than 3 lbs.
It's the demand from the public that creates the market for "teacups."
We get comments about Dinky's size and (extraordinary cuteness
) all the time. I like to take that time to educate the public about how much a toy Yorkie should weigh. Dinky is just under 4 lbs. at 10 months. He's still growing though, and I tell everyone that I really want him to be at least 4 lbs. and that 5 would be great too. i also have told about a hundred people about the mistaken usage of the word "teacup." I like to think we and Dinky are doing are part.
And we could have gone with his bigger sister, but we chose our Dnky because he has a sweet shy Yorkie personality that we adore, not because of his size.