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Originally Posted by my2boyz O.k...love me, hate me or whatever for this but I have to know. I've read on YT forever that teacups don't exist but I was reading the other thread about 'teacups' and it seems that the term 'tiny' is o.k. Can someone please tell me what is the difference between the unacceptable term of 'teacup' and the seemingly acceptable term of 'tiny'? Don't they both basically mean the same thing? |
It's a good question, and one that I have to admit has occurred to me, as well.
As has been mentioned, I think the crucial difference in most of our minds is that "teacup" leads people to believe that it is actually a different KIND of yorkie, and that that's the size they're "supposed" to be.
While the term "tiny" denotes the size, while acknowledging that it's just a regular old yorkie that's just smaller than usual.
I think it's sort of an indicator of how much research a person has done, as well. This probably sounds snotty or elitest, but "tiny" is how people WHO KNOW ABOUT YORKIES refer to an x-small yorkie. "Teacup" is how 1)greedy breeders, 2)owners who want to think they have something special, and 3)honestly and innocently ignorant people, refer to them.
(I'm saying this from the viewpoint of someone who OWNS a "tiny", if that makes my post sounds any less stuck up on the subject!
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