[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by FlDebra

Glad you posted this Mary -- I was going to also, thinking that if she won't believe us, maybe she will believe the official Breed Club information. She might be playing silly, immature games but she may really think she knows. There are lots of uneducated people who glom on to a bit of information they think they know and then somehow feel all superior to the people who might actually be able to help them along the way. Shame on the breeder who sold her a puppy claiming it is a teacup, shame on her for selling before the puppy was 12 weeks old as also recommended by YTCA. Shame on her for not giving sufficient information to a new puppy owner and putting herself at her disposal 24/7 for ALL questions she might have about the puppies health and welfare.

The OP might not realize when people identify their dog as a teacup, they are telling how inexperienced and uneducated about the yorkie breed they are. Few vets get into the standards or differences in registered breeds. They worry more about what diseases and genetic problems a breed has more than any show or standard information. I don't necessarily think badly of a vet who does not know things like "there are no teacups in the Yorkie breed." As long as they know what health concerns are more prevalent in the yorkie breed, I am happy. But not knowing should have made him not comment -- not say that all puppies under the usual weight are teacups! Of course his words may have been taken out of context or even confused.

I don't even really have a problem with people using the term teacup, as long as they are no more serious about it than the folks who call theirs teapots. They need to know it is not an official designation, that breeders who use the terms normally have many other problems (as the professional breeders would never use the term!) and that MOST of the puppies being sold as teacups don't even wind up being on the small side of yorkies! I can't count the number of people who originally post they have a teacup puppy and then wind up having a 5-10 pound adult yorkie a year or two down the road! There have also been MANY sold as teacups and then the buyer later finds out the date of birth was lied about just so they would appear to be smaller than their age. It's not surprising either that a puppy being touted as a teacup is having such extreme GI distress immediately at the new home. Breeders who try to capitalize more on the small size than health concerns often wind up selling puppies who are sickly and in need of vet help right off the bat.

I am not writing this reply so much for the OP, 1yorkie, as I am any other actual concerned folks who wind up reading it while looking for info. Wink... Wink...my foot!

The OP poster has been a member since 2008.....she's been told over and over there is no such thing and given explanations.....I think that says it all.