[COLOR=Blue]IMO, the marketing phrase (and that is ALL that it is) TEACUP is never a legitimate term. There are NO standards by which a breeder of Yorkies might use to determine what is the weight and size of a teacup. For instance, a breeder not far from me says her teacups have to weigh UNDER 5 1/2 pounds. Anything above that might be a mini or a standard. Yes, there are unscrupulous people who breed tiny females even, under 3 lbs, and shoot for tiny babies they can sell to the buyer for megabucks because the seller knows a ringer when they hear the word teacup come out of the buyer's mouth. I used to say "uneducated public" but there is no excuse for being uneducated about puppies. The magazines, newspaper columns, computers, breed-specific books are all out there to use to educate oneself. The potential for genetic health probems, their fragility throughout their lives, special needs are also in those same materials.
The word TEACUP when applied to Yorkies conjures up the sound of a cash register going ka-ching and hundred dollar bills flying out of a persons wallet and straight into the drawer of the register.. |