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Originally Posted by amyazer  Every single one of you that is against the teacup term thats valid for your preferences...However, my stand is where you can have a tiny puppy that stays tiny because its my preference or anyone who prefers it. I do not believe that you should breed a teacup dog that is barely 3 pounds. Teacups can com from ,for example, 5 pound dogs its genetically possible and some breeders although not show dog breeders are just as if not better... good at what they do and they are biologically and genetically informed on how to breed down the best quality dogs into what they want ie...temperament, healthy, size, etc...im not talking about any backyard breeder or puppy mill...Please read and understand what im saying dont close your minds to just oh a teacup it must be a puppymill...No! thats not what im saying...my pup is tiny (not the smallest) and came out of 5 and 6 pound parents. All im saying and maybe some others is i reserve the right to call my pup watever i want...and stop arguing i already did my research and i know what im doing...im just defending bentleymommie (originally) |
I agree that just because a dog is undersized, it doesn't mean it was deliberately bred to be ultra small. Runts or even just very tiny dogs are occasionally born to toy breeds and cannot be predicted apparently, even when the lineage is standard-sized from way back. None of my posts or mindset on this thread or any other thread is ever anti-tiny or teacup dogs themselves - only those that deliberately breed to produce severely undersized dogs and their customers who are subsidizing them.
Those sweet tiny little dogs are not at fault in any way and never should be discriminated against for their size or undervalued some way! They do deserve a special kind of owner who is going to have the funds, time and almost paranoid attitude that it takes to always be on the lookout for how best to keep them healthy, happy, safe and protected in the course of living life. And, a person who, should medical problems crop up, is naturally observant enough to recognize a possible problem and get them vetted ASAP as warranted by the signs or symptoms as the little tinies often haven't a lot of reserves or time when bad things happen to them. The only bone I have to pick is never with the animals but with the greeders who deliberately breed for them and the people who do business with those misery-mongers.