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Originally Posted by StewiesMom What the hell is a bubbler? cheesehead 
Pop = midwest
bubbler = WI ONLY!!!!
(sorry, I HAVE to make fun of WI at every opportunity! Packers Suck! Go Bears!)
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I'd pick on you, but the nickname for IL residents isn't quite so nice...
And the Packers don't suck, we're just having a rough year
Anyway... The whole "teacup" term doesn't bother me one bit. I think it's a term that everybody uses just to describe size/stature. Most of the people that I've heard use it know absolutely nothing about Yorkies (or small dogs in general), so it's hard for me to justify chastising someone for using it. Like Carol Jean said... I'm sure I'd use a lot of incorrect termonology talking about horses. I wouldn't be too happy if I got a rude response to a question merely because I don't know all there is to know about a horse!
What DOES bother me is when breeders follow practice unsafe breeding techniques to produce these so called "teacups". My breeder produces them by using healthy, standard size bitches and small sires... Which, IMO, if you want these tinies, is the way to do it.
As far as charging more for them... I think a lot of people charge more for the "teacups", even honest AKC folks.. (Come on breeders. You don't charge slightly more for the cuter/smaller pups??) And I honestly don't blame them either, I'm sure it takes more time and money to ensure these little ones grow up to be happy, healthy pups.
Again, it's the unsafe breeding of tiny, undersized bitches to produce the "teacups" that I don't agree with. But as long as there is a demand for them, people are going to produce them in whatever way they can. The only way to stop it, is to stop buying all these small pups. If there isn't any more demand for them, why produce 'em? I don't see that happening any time soon though....