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Originally Posted by manolos mom  So, even though you know she breeds tinys, you still bought a dog from her? |
No, I did not buy a dog from her, she gave me a retired breeder.
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Originally Posted by sugarmamma She did because she agrees with her "method"  |
I don't know if I 'agree' with alot of breeding that goes on.... I can't see a difference in breeding for a specific trait or a specific size. As long as no harm is done, if what one chooses to do can be done with minimal harm or losses.... keeping in mind that Standard breeders incur losses also.
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Originally Posted by megansmomma I cannot for the life of my understand your logic with ANY BREEDER breeding for tinies. How can you say that a TEACUP is a medical term? |
Not so much my logic, but if one is passionate and successful at doing anything, and if laws are not broken and no animal or human is being abused or hurt, then what is the harm? There is definitely a market for tinies.
I didn't say Teacup is a medical term. I meant, looking at how Teacups came about from a medical point of view, they are the runts of the Bred for Standard litters. So when I see a Standard breeder selling puppies and they are also offering a Teacup, out of that same litter, that is where the Red Flags are or should be. That dog will most likely have medical problems. Then the term Teacup was applied to mean any smaller-than-Standard dog.
I am not here to judge if all this is right or wrong. I'm just saying that if I wanted to buy a Teacup sized Yorkie, I would buy it from someone who downsized a Standard Yorkie line, not from a Standard breeder who happened to have a runt in any given litter. What is the Standard now... 4 to 7 or 8 pounds? Many people on here have dogs below Standard size. Many like the Tiny Yorkies. I prefer the slightly larger ones, but that's just my personal preference.