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Originally Posted by Ghost writer  I understand completely where you are coming from while teacup is technically an incorrect term how else are you supposed to explain how tiny your dogs really are. I have an adult male Maltese he's barely 2 pounds and it's hard to explain to people how tiny he really is because if you say he's tiny people automatically think about their aunts 7 pound "tiny" dog it's not until they see him in person do they truly realize how tiny he really is on occasion I've given up and used the term teacup and then it's like an instant lightbulb goes off and people understand how tiny he is. The problem is with the toy category while ideally a yorkie shouldn't be larger than 7 pounds they come in so many sizes from 1-16 pounds and the problem is everyone thinks their yorkie is small or tiny even the oversized ones will swear their dogs are just so small. People have been using the term teacup for so long AKC might as well just make teacup an official size category for the 1-4 pound size dogs. |
There is no excuse for the word teacup it is only used by bad breeders. Most reputable breeders occasionally have tiny pups but most are average size Yorkies so there is no need for the word. If someone can’t understand a pup that’s 2 pounds is tiny that’s on them not you. The word is not good and associates you with bad breeding. People who breed for these tiny “teacup” dogs use females that are under 5 pounds and risk their lives. It’s not just a word to those of us who are serious about and love this breed. Talk to some reputable breeders and they to will show hatred for the word and refuse to be associated with it. The standard is not to exceed 7 pounds so any dog 7 pounds and under is standard. People just want to throw teacup out there toget more money and sell quicker.