I can understand breeders using the word Teacup to get more money , that is WRONG!!! But I can understand when people come up to me and start talking " OMG is he a teacup, he's so tiny!" I tell them it means the same thing. What they have to worry about is when you read a sales Ad that says "We Have Teacups!" A tiny and teacup mean the same thing to me. I dont think Cookie is tiny but he is when I see him in front of a cat and he looks like a mouse! Mimi is probably going to be around the same size.
A 4 week old that weighs 14 ounces is not that small believe it or not. When we got Mimi she was 8+ weeks old ,we weighed her at the vet and she was 14 oz. She stayed around 1lb - 1lb and 5oz for a while. She will be 6 months old the end of this month and she weighs at least 2 lbs now!
What I hate is when they come up to me and ask me " How much did your teacup cost you?" and they whisper it . I tell them how different breeders or petshops have a wide range of prices. And some of the dangers of buying a pet from a petshop .They can get a Yorkie for $700 and they could get one for $5,000 .If they see the word teacup used in ads its just to get more money.
Genie
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