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Originally Posted by butterfly  I don't see why the word 'teacup' is such a bad word. Most people think a yorkie is a teacup anyway. When they see that they probaby just think small, which is what many are looking for. I know the word isn't proper, but so what?!
Just because someone breeds a small dog doesn't mean they are bad breeders, don't take proper care of them and use 4# females. Many use tiny boys and 5# females. Just because someone is making more $$ on their pups is probably meaning they are making a living breeding Yorkies. Is that so wrong, if they are loved and well cared for?
I have become a good friend of Natalie. She has a set up in her home that is state of art and cares VERY much for her dogs. She lives and breathes and is practically home bound taking care of them. There are many, but they are very loved and well cared for. I have NEVER seen a little 4# female. The only small ones she has is the one she has kept for a pet. I have had 'run' of her home and been through every room. Everything is clean and perfect. I have always wondered how she does it all and yet keeps her dogs so well groomed. She also spends a fortune in vets and keeping them up to date with everything. When she sits down there are dogs all over her. She has perfect bookkeeping and records on everything.
I just get tired of people being so judgemental when they really don't know.
My little Libby is a 3# from Natalie. She is as healthy and full of spunk of any Yorkie I have ever had.
I was asked some years ago by Natalie to take a little fragile girl. She was probably one of those little tinies that usually don't live past a few days. Angel Baby would not give up. Natalie gave her to me when she was 6 mos old because she just couldn't give her the attention she needed, all of us thinking she would only live another few weeks. Well, I just lost her last spring at nearly 7 years old. The vets figured she had CP, could hardly walk, but she was wonderful and a joy every single day. She was smart and spunky in her little fragile way. She was 1.8 lb. The rest of that litter were 4-5#. CP is a birth injury, could have happened in the womb or in delivery. She is dearly missed.
Sorry I have rambled on, but obviously, I feel very strongly about this  . |
First of all the word "teacup" is not a bad word. Most people use it to mean "toy". Poodles have 3 different official sizes the smallest being the toy size, and many people just nicknamed that the "teacup" size. Yorkies only have one official size and that's the toy size which is 7 pounds and under, official standard says, "Must not exceed 7 pounds." Larger Yorkies are still Yorkies, their weight is just over standard weight. The reason a breeder shouldn't use the word is a breeder should be educated in the Yorkie breed and also be educating the general public, by using the word on website she shows she's more interested in marketing and selling then she is in breeding. This is an important clue as to what type of breeder she is.
The YTCA, which is the mother club, has found it’s best to breed females over 5 pounds, smaller dogs have too many problems. The YTCA consists of many dedicated breeders who have the benefit of knowledge of all the breeders who have come before them, which is 100 of years of knowledge. Many have learned the hard way that breeding smaller dogs is dangerous for the dogs. Not only that, smaller dogs are harder to find a proper home for, they need much more protection and care. To answer your question about, “
Just because someone is making more $$ on their pups is probably meaning they are making a living breeding Yorkies. Is that so wrong, if they are loved and well cared for?” Yes, it’s wrong to make a living from producing dogs; you will take too many shortcuts if money is the bottom line. Why would you take dogs out of your breeding program just because they produce liver shunt babies? So what, let the new owners pay for the surgery. Also, in my opinion, a breeder who is breeding for one trait, such as size is doing a disservice to the breed, there are many qualities that make up standard size is only one. I was devastated when my purebred dog died of a genetic disease at the age of 7 and watching my young sons go through the pain really about killed me. I want to do everything I can to protect people from buying a genetically damaged dog and so I try and help educate people. If this is what you call being "judgmental", then so be it.