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Originally Posted by jbarile I totaly agree with you about it not being no such thing! but for some of the poor new members that are so excited and happy that they have found a little baby aka teacup, they join YT to share their happiness of finding what
they were told is a teacup and possibly paid some outragageous price.
then members here imedialty tell this member you were taken! you got ripped off! it's just a term bad breeders use to raise the price! Now picture this person was you that has just posted about your new teacup 
how hurt you must be feeling! you now feel you have been ripped off just because everyone here as said you have! you are now feeling like you you no longer want to be a member or you are starting to resent your baby because of the feeling of your happiness of having a teacup has just been taken away from you by telling you all this! I guess this would be my take on this, not all would think this way  I guess. I do know feelings are hurt over this term to discribe their new baby. Myself I learned about this term when I first came here (feb 05), I never claimed I had one because I had a 13lb yorkie  I learned by just through reading the posts on YT. I have even made comments about the term used, But I have seen so many hurt feelings from newbies that made me sad for them and me wanting to defend them as I thought how would I feel? If it makes them happy to think their baby is a teacup, who am I to break their heart by telling them bad breeders do this to raise prices. and they possible just paid 4,000 and some members will go on saying you could have got one for around 900.00. This is why I feel this word TEACUP should be part of a guideline. |
Teacup dogs
The terms "teacup" or ("tea cup") and "tiny toy," have increasingly come to be used to describe adult dogs that are very small. The terms, however, are not used officially by any kennel club, and their use remains inaccurate and controversial. Since the terms are unofficial, there is no accepted standard of definition for the terms; thus, an eight-pound chihuahua (much larger than the maximum defined in the breed standard) can be described as a "teacup." The increasing frequency of use of the terms by laypersons has led some to believe that the terms are official, however, this has never been the case (see Chihuahua).
Most who are involved in dog breeding and judging argue that the whole concept of the "teacup" is nothing more than a marketing ploy to charge exorbitant prices for dogs that are frequently runts or that may have health problems due to dwarfing. Dogs that are exceedingly small, particularly those that are two pounds or less fully grown, often have shortened life spans and require special care.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teacup_dog