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Originally Posted by Marna1957  Again. I am not offended. I get what you are saying about Breeders. I do. However. I also understand HOW the term Teacup came to be.
And there IS a lean toward, with some people here, that small Yorkies, those bred to Standard, they do NOT have to be Conformational Show Dogs to be bred to Standard, ARE SICKLY.
My sticking point is why some have such issues with a work that covers the really tiny bred dogs.....and no, not all that breed that size are bad people or doing anything wrong. Some are breeding healthy dogs within the Standard for the Breed. |
It's not "why" ppl have an issue with referring to tiny yorkies being called "teacup". The issue is a yorkie, regardless if it weighs only 2 1/2 Lbs is
not classified as a "teacup". That name was made up by unscrupulous breeders that breed for tiny dogs because that is what ppl want, tiny dogs, so breeders use that word to charge big bucks for a tiny dog. And yes, many of these tiny dogs are very fragile due to size, some are sickly due to unscrupulous breeders (AKA as greeders) not researching the genetic back grounds of their mating pairs several generations back to ensure there were no genetic issues that would be passed down to future litters.
Reputable breeders would never breed for tiny yorkies, if they had a litter of smaller dogs they would not refer to them as "teacups" because there is no classification as "teacup" with the yorkie breed.
It is not
me, nor anyone that has
bigger yorkies getting annoyed when hearing or seeing anyone using the word "teacup" it's misrepresenting the breed. It is
fact, a yorkie 2 1/2 Lb is classified as a standard yorkie but, any yorkie under 5 Lbs cannot be used in a AKC show ring that is the difference.
Uneducated people not knowing the yorkie breed will continue to refer to them as "teacups". If
you refer to a tiny yorkie as a "teacup"
you are misrepresenting the breed.