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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  I have to try to remember that to John Q Citizen, "teacup" is nothing but a term of size, and NOT a very accurate size indicator! What I consider "teacup" size may be a lot smaller than what YOU consider a "teacup" size yorkie. We just need to contnue to explane teacup is not actually a denotation of a specific size in a Yorkie. Schnauzers and poodles come with these distinct size classifications.... The first thing out of my mouth when anyone says "do you have teacup size yorkies?", I breed to comply with the breed standard. Occasionally, I will get "throw backs" that go OVER the breed standard of 7 lbs....and I also occasionally will get tiny little runts that I know will be underweight when mature....these babies are kept by me or go to homes that are longtime Yorkie owners and are thoroughly knowledgable with the frailities of these tny babies.....". |
Excellant post! I use to have to explain Joey was not a teacup, he was within standard, and then I thought, "Oh will they think there is a smaller size like there is in poodles", which have standard, mintature and toy size? When someone tells me their dog is teacup now, I just smile and nod. They have to come to YT to be educated!
By the way, sales people aren't trained to know their products and don't have to pass any tests on dog breeds. It wasn't that long ago, that all pet stores bought dogs from puppy mills, the sales people didn't bring about the changes.