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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  Use the opportunity to educate! It gets old, but you can shorten it up...."Actually, this is a Yorkie and they only come in one size, that is, a 'toy' dog....some are smaller than others, but the term Tea-cup is like calling little people "midgets"....it is unacceptable.......our little girl is still a puppy and she is growing, and she should hit what the breed standard recognizes, that is, 4-7 lbs." But thank you for noticing our beautiful baby!" |
I love your answer, but the actual breed standard says, "Must not exceed 7 pounds". I've read the 4-7 pounds information so many places, but the YTCA actually sets the standard. Sometimes, I think the 4-7 pounds idea even feeds the teacup notion, as if anything less than 4lbs might be a teacup.
Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Official Breed Standard