I've talked with a few breeders and was told that the term teacup is normally used by shady breeders to make more money off their puppies. I was also told that if a dam has a litter the runt is normally deemed a teacup. Another reason for very small puppies is that the dam will have a large litter causing them to be on the small side of an already small breed. My Hercules came from a large litter, but I'm not sure how big he's going to be. At 8 weeks he weighs 1 lbs 10 oz. So we'll see. But I've been told that there is no such thing as a teacup on paper.
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