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Originally Posted by Prince Toby  I do not want to start a war. As you guys may know I am still new to the life of yorkies. Toby is only 6 months, so I am still learning. I do have a question though. How come it is not okay to call a tiny yorkie a teacup, but it is okay to call a larger yorkie a teapot? Are't the terms basically based on their size. I have been wondering this for some time. Can someone please explain because I get the teacup question all the time about Toby and just do not even know what the correct way to answer is. |
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Personally, I think the biggest difference is that the word "teacup" is used by poor breeders to describe a "desirable trait"...extra small, for which they want more money....People who are knowledgeable about the breed object to the word because of where and why it is used. There really isn't any such designation...Yorkies are to be between 4-7lbs, those which are extra small often face health consequences and should never be considered more "expensive" than any other yorkie. By contrast, we seem to use the word "teapot" on here (YT), I've never seen or heard it used elsewhere, to describe larger than standard Yorkies (i.e. those who are over 7lbs...many may actually be throwback dogs to the Yorkie's original size which was ~15lbs) Most breeders won't use the word "teapot" because the larger dogs aren't often "desired" and therefore the breeders don't charge more money for them. So, in a nutshell it seems to me that the word "teacup" is considered "bad advertising" and "promotion of ignorance" about the breed, where "teapot" is a term of endearment for those whose dogs don't fit the "standard" but are well loved members of the family and often still full-blooded Yorkies. Hoping this was clear...