Teacup, Oh No! Another Take On It

[mickey3696]

Originally Posted by hha

Before I knew much about yorkies and the word teacup, I bought a yorkie, the breeder called her a teacup, said she would be about 4 lbs full grown, well, put a one in front of the 4 and that's what I got...I do have a problem with people advertising teacups, and I always will have that problem..yes, there are compact and midsized cars, but a car is not a dog, and it's totally different when you're talking about a car..Knowing what I know now, I would never give a breeder a chance, if they advertised as having teacups or minis or anything else..All I see from breeders like this is $ signs in their eyes...

You should sue!!! LOL false advertisement!!!! Just kidding!!!

[mickey3696]

Originally Posted by hha

Before I knew much about yorkies and the word teacup, I bought a yorkie, the breeder called her a teacup, said she would be about 4 lbs full grown, well, put a one in front of the 4 and that's what I got...I do have a problem with people advertising teacups, and I always will have that problem..yes, there are compact and midsized cars, but a car is not a dog, and it's totally different when you're talking about a car..Knowing what I know now, I would never give a breeder a chance, if they advertised as having teacups or minis or anything else..All I see from breeders like this is $ signs in their eyes...

You need to sue!!!! False advertisement!!! Just Jokeing!!!!

[mickey3696]

Sorry for the 2 ply!!!!

[hha]

Originally Posted by mickey3696

Sorry for the 2 ply!!!!

Well, I called the breeder when my girl was a few mos old and already over 4 lbs. she said if you want, bring her back and I'll give you another puppy, I said NO, I'm attached to her..At the time, I paid $600 for her..Well, at a year, she was right around 7 lbs. now at 5(this month), she's 14.1 and I love every inch of her..wouldn't trade her for the world. She has a personality plus, when you look at her, she rolls over for her belly rub, then can barely roll back over(kind of like a turtle), but, she has reverse sneezing attacks all the time, and she had a tumor removed a few mos. back(thank God it was benign)..but, she's all yorkie and one of the prettiest ones I've ever seen..she doesn't look fat, just big, like the size they used to breed them..

[mickey3696]

Originally Posted by hha

Well, I called the breeder when my girl was a few mos old and already over 4 lbs. she said if you want, bring her back and I'll give you another puppy, I said NO, I'm attached to her..At the time, I paid $600 for her..Well, at a year, she was right around 7 lbs. now at 5(this month), she's 14.1 and I love every inch of her..wouldn't trade her for the world. She has a personality plus, when you look at her, she rolls over for her belly rub, then can barely roll back over(kind of like a turtle), but, she has reverse sneezing attacks all the time, and she had a tumor removed a few mos. back(thank God it was benign)..but, she's all yorkie and one of the prettiest ones I've ever seen..she doesn't look fat, just big, like the size they used to breed them..

Do you have a picture?? I would love to see.. I wanted a bigger baby but she is 6 months and only 3 pounds. I love her but I wanted a biger one so I didnt have to worry about so much. Most of these breeders just tell you what you wqnt to hear. I have someone Im hopeing to get my next one from. She only breeds standerd. I wouldnt give Muffy up for the world but the worry I go through with her.

[MiLeighsMoM]

Well I have to admit and please don't yell at me.. But i was one of those people who didn't know there was no such thing as a teacup... I knew that people wanted like 1000's for them in the paper though... And i have seen many people with a yorkie that looks like it was a few weeks old and it be years and them tell me it was a teacup.. Yep I wanted one there were so tiny and cute...

But when i knew i was going to be getting a yorkie i started doing sooooooooooooo much research and found out what i did... I learned alot of everything here and a some other web sites but i fell in love here people are open and honest... when i got Mi i didn't care how big she will be or how bi she was.. actually she was te biggest in the litter.. i saw her face and seen how spunky she was and that was it... If i really wanted a "Teacup" Runt What ever u wanna call em i could have had the little boy that is half her size now.. and not pay as much as i did for her lol.. but all i seen in the future was bows and dreses...

I think i'll end up with her being a "Teapot" or what ever you want to call it... That little hungry thing is 11wks and 3.5lbs... But ill love every bit of her chunky butt.. But im sure alot has to do wih me .. her food says to only feed her so much but i free feed her.. When she isn't hungry she will stop eting so

I'm sorry so long but i wanted it to be known some people are like me and we don't know until someone tells us or we actually take the time to reaserch about it but im sorryalot of people are to lazy and wont...

[alaskayorkie]

You can call your Yorkie a thimble for all I care, just don't torture tiny females by letting them get pregnant. And don't intentionally breed for a size that is proven to have higher health risks. The only reason to breed is to improve the breed. And a Yorkie with a higher risk of genetic defects is not an improvement.

[addicted]

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

You can call your Yorkie a thimble for all I care, just don't torture tiny females by letting them get pregnant. And don't intentionally breed for a size that is proven to have higher health risks. The only reason to breed is to improve the breed. And a Yorkie with a higher risk of genetic defects is not an improvement.

:thum bup:

[Sethowner]

Please do not Attack me but why does everyone laugh about the label TEAPOT..... but TEACUP is a four letter word?
Is it just because of the price inflation that some breeders do with the word TEACUP.
I do not agree with the inflation of price for a smaller yorkie. This is very wrong to me but if a yorkie is going to be a lower price because it is going to be bigger is wrong too.
I just wanted yorkies that had a great temperment (sp) and were healthy.

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by alaskayorkie

You can call your Yorkie a thimble for all I care, just don't torture tiny females by letting them get pregnant. And don't intentionally breed for a size that is proven to have higher health risks. The only reason to breed is to improve the breed. And a Yorkie with a higher risk of genetic defects is not an improvement.

[BamaFan121s]

Originally Posted by Sethowner

Please do not Attack me but why does everyone laugh about the label TEAPOT..... but TEACUP is a four letter word?
Is it just because of the price inflation that some breeders do with the word TEACUP.
I do not agree with the inflation of price for a smaller yorkie. This is very wrong to me but if a yorkie is going to be a lower price because it is going to be bigger is wrong too.
I just wanted yorkies that had a great temperment (sp) and were healthy.

I believe that the 'teapot' term came about as a way to make fun of the 'teacup' claims. Kind of a way to poke fun...

[Sethowner]

Alaskayorkie

[Sethowner]

Thank-You BAMAFAN

[candybaby]

Originally Posted by hha

Well, I called the breeder when my girl was a few mos old and already over 4 lbs. she said if you want, bring her back and I'll give you another puppy, I said NO, I'm attached to her..At the time, I paid $600 for her..Well, at a year, she was right around 7 lbs. now at 5(this month), she's 14.1 and I love every inch of her..wouldn't trade her for the world. She has a personality plus, when you look at her, she rolls over for her belly rub, then can barely roll back over(kind of like a turtle), but, she has reverse sneezing attacks all the time, and she had a tumor removed a few mos. back(thank God it was benign)..but, she's all yorkie and one of the prettiest ones I've ever seen..she doesn't look fat, just big, like the size they used to breed them..

See this goes to show whether you have a big or a little yorkie they all get sick and/or have health problems. People always say the tinies are always sick or have alot of health problems, but the big one's have as many problems as the small one's do.

As for the term "teacup" I don't like when people say that it's just a "key" word to make money.

[hha]

Originally Posted by mickey3696

Do you have a picture?? I would love to see.. I wanted a bigger baby but she is 6 months and only 3 pounds. I love her but I wanted a biger one so I didnt have to worry about so much. Most of these breeders just tell you what you wqnt to hear. I have someone Im hopeing to get my next one from. She only breeds standerd. I wouldnt give Muffy up for the world but the worry I go through with her.

I'm pming you.