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Ringo1 · 06-22-2011, 05:28 AM

People ask me if Lucy is 'teacup' all the time. She's 5 lbs. I usually just say 'Well, there's really no such thing as a teacup; she's just a small yorkie'. I usually don't go any further than that. But my cousin argued with me for an hour (she has no dogs) about whether a 'teacup yorkie' is a real breed of it's own

I don't like the term teacup because I do think it is used as a marketing ploy. I hear it used with every breed one can think of now! Teacup Morkie; Teacup Maltese; teacup Shih tzu; teacup blah blah blah.

It's a dog people! Not something that sits on a saucer.

Drives me crazy.

06-22-2011, 05:28 AM	#17
Ringo1 Ringo (1) and Lucy too! Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: On the Edge of Glory Posts: 3,447	People ask me if Lucy is 'teacup' all the time. She's 5 lbs. I usually just say 'Well, there's really no such thing as a teacup; she's just a small yorkie'. I usually don't go any further than that. But my cousin argued with me for an hour (she has no dogs) about whether a 'teacup yorkie' is a real breed of it's own I don't like the term teacup because I do think it is used as a marketing ploy. I hear it used with every breed one can think of now! Teacup Morkie; Teacup Maltese; teacup Shih tzu; teacup blah blah blah. It's a dog people! Not something that sits on a saucer. Drives me crazy. __________________ Mommy to Lucy, Ringo, and Matthew