Teacups !
 

I know there is no such thing as a Teacup Yorkie and most on here do too. That being said has anyone noticed that now it seems to widely accepted. Everywhere I have go you always hear teacup this and that!:rolleyes: I have even had people ask me if Diesel is a teacup. My answer is always the same. Ummm No, He is just a small Yorkie. There is no such thing as a Teacup Yorkie it is simply just a small Yorkie. Do you ever get tired of telling people this when you know they don't listen? Why should they when SOOOO many breeders out there are advertising Teacups! I just really gets me when I hear this. Oh well. Just a little vent this A.M. :mad:

I get the opposite. 'They are big, are you sure they are yorkies?'

LOL......my Diva is in the 6.5 - 7lb range and people come up to her "oohing & ahhing" saying how they've always wanted a yorkie but they want a "teacup" one!!!!! :rolleyes: :confused: :rolleyes:

Mybe we should make up a tshirt that says Just say no teacups or something like that.

I am so with you on the annoyance. Whenever I take Zoey out that is the first thing out of people's mouths. The most disgusting part is that some breeders are now down to using teaspoon as a term.

Now THATS an idea!

TEASPOON?? Arer you kidding me! How sad!!:(

Even though I have zoey I love to see pictures so when things are quiet at work I tend to hit the web. I have seen a number of sites selling pups that are t-spoons for big money.

I wonder who could make those up.?????. Hey could we all wear them to the meet up in KC.:D :thumbup:
Mom shirts say There is no such thing as a Tea cup!

And dogs say

Just say no to Teacup!

That may be a good thing :)

Linda at Fufufashions.com can make them up fast. She does great work and is pretty nicely priced in my estimation.

i get pretty much the same comments...
"are you sure she's full yorkie??" or "is she a silky??" or the one you guys already mentioned "i want a yorkie, but i want a teacup" it REALLY gets to me... i almost went off on my boyfriend's friend's wife... but i just bit my tounge and told her that there is no such thing as a teacup adn that the smaller doggies are prone to more diseases, etc... same thing yesterday with the aunt of a girl i was babysitting...i told her about puppy mills, added diseases, inbreeding, and i think she was willing to do a lot more research, so that made me happy... usually i just get a look, like i'm the one who is wrong and i have no clue what i'm talking about... i try to close with "there's a forum called yorkietalk, and you can find more info on there" :D

Jeter is so tiny, he is 5 months old and he is just hitting 2 pounds! People alway's ask me if he is a teacup when I have him out:rolleyes: I try to let people know the truth about "teacup" puppies. I understand that it might be a term that one describes the smaller ones, but you should not have to pay more for the smaller "teacup" Yorkies, they might grow into a "teapot" adult, you never know!

I was at my sister in law's church for order pickup this past Saturday,and had Jeter with me and she asked if she could go show him off in his carrier, the women were going nuts over how tiny he is and they asked me "What kind of dog is he? How old is he " I said he was a Yorkshire Terrier and that he was 5 months old and the one lady went "OH is he the teacup kind? I alway's wanted one!" I told them that their is no such thing as a "tea cup" anything puppy! That it is a term that breeders might use to describe the smaller pups. That all Yorkies are in the TOY breed group. Standers size is 4 to 7, you can get smaller or bigger than that but they are all toy breed and are just simply a Yorkie. She was thankful for my knowledge because she was searching for a puppy and was going to pay $3,500 for a "teacup":eek: the breeder was insisting that he would only get to be 2 pounds if that!:eek: I told her about Yorkie Talk so that she could come check it out and get information. I also gave her a card of my breeder that I alway's keep in my purse because I alway's get asked were did I buy him from. She also asked if she could take his picture with her phone so she could send it to her husband. Jeter thinks he is all it with all the attention he stirs up when we go out;) She was so thankful that I was able to put her in the right path and not get taken in by the Teacup label!

One down, so so many more to go!!

I'll have to ask in the YT meet up thread.. I wonder if people would want them :) I know I would.

I don't feel like I have to educate people when they ask me if Matty is a "teacup". I just say "she's small but there's no such thing as a teacup". Often they will argue with me and I just let it go. I guess I'm just not that bothered by the term "teacup" when it is used interchangeably with "small" by a person who is NOT a breeder. When a breeder uses it to produce tiny, more expensive puppies on purpose, that's another story.

It only bothers me when I see the breeders using it as a selling tool.

hahaha that made me laugh for some reason!!!

i get.. is he really a yorkie?! he looks mixed!!!

i think it is important to let ppl know the myth, bc the people that call the pups "teacups" are the ones who'll go buy the puppy from the "teacup" breeder, so if we can lead them in the right direction, then maybe we're helping out a little bit... just as that person posted above her story, and mine from yesterday, if we can get ppl looking for a doggie, to do research and to find a reputable breeder, i think we've done our part in dissipating the myth

I have tried but for the most part the dingbats that are cooing over the "teacup" only want a fashion accessory. I pick and choose my audience carefully so that I know the information is being taken in and put to good use.

I tried to explain it to people, but they just argue. I had one lady tell me "Oh yes there are teacups, my cousin has one!" LOL. I don't waste my breath any more unless, like you say, it's someone who truly seems to care.

I had a neighbor ask me if Harley (my 8llb guy) is a teacup. I didn't get annoyed at all. Why should we? They don't know any better! It was justa chance for me to educate one more person about no such thing as teacup Yorkies. That if a breeder is advertising teacups, they're just trying to get more money out of you!

Well in my case, this lady was looking at buying a puppy that was a "teacup" and she would of wasted her money and been disappointed in the long run. She wanted a Yorkie and did not set out for a teacup, she was told by the breeder that hers were "Teacups" So I felt that she would like to know the truth and save her $$ and get a Yorkie from a good breeder. She was really grateful that I told her about this sight and the truth about the so called Tea cup! If I would of just kept my mouth closed and thought she was some dinggy person wanting a fashion accessary then she would have been taken in by a dis honest breeder.

Hate that term! It shows that a breeder is either ignorant or out for money. And if a buyer thinks there is a "teacup" yorkie, they aren't educated enough about the breed to be buying one yet. Using that term only shows how uneducated someone is about the yorkie breed.

All of my girls around around 4 1/2-5 1/2lbs and I get the usual "They're teacups!" thing... If I can tell someone isn't going to be persuaded, I just say no.. they're normal size.. and if they want to really know I'll explain it out..

But I was in Petco one day with my yorkie sisters and the smallest was just shy of 2lbs at 12 weeks and a lady was petting her and said "Shes 12 weeks and almost 2lbs??? thats what size i like my maltese full grown.. she's too big! you're going to have a 10lb yorkie!!"... All I could do was :eek: and try not to fall over!!!! She was itty bitty tiny to me then!!!

All my fur-babies are on the smaller side, at just under 3 lbs for Gracie, 3.5 for chubchub :p Coco & Pixie and 4 lbs. for Shay and Trini...

People always tell me they love them and I do get some annoying comments but the ones that get to me the most are yours are so cute, "but I want a teacup one"...I get that all the time!!! I usually will show them Gracie and say well, she is my smallest at just under 3 lbs. :eek: That still does not seem to be small enough??? First, there is no such thing and how much smaller would they want their dog to be? I think some people just don't grasp the point that they do grow as they mature for puppies to adults?

i agree
 

i've gotten comments about Kash too. when people ask me if he's a teacup, i feel just a little rude saying, "there's no such thing as a teacup yorkie. there are just small, medium and large." they probably just think to themselves, "yeah right" or "she thinks she knows what she's talking about."

Kash is between 1.5 and 2 lbs at 13 weeks (which means he's supposed to be about 4lbs full-grown, but who knows for sure), and people still say they want smaller! this one lady picked him up and yelled to her friends, "this is the type of dog i want, but i want the teacup kind!" i was like, "they usually don't get smaller than him, and if they do, it's only by a pound or two... and the smaller they are, the more likely they are to have health issues." but people don't care... they just tune you out.

my baby is 1.8 pounds at 13 weeks so your baby is as big as mine.. she is SO TINY.. i cant imagine someone saying she was "too big".. thats just crazytalk!! its funny, cus when i got her, she was smaller about 1 pound and i thought wow shes really really little, and id heard so much teacup stuff.. thjat i went and got a big coffee mug and tried to put her in it and she didnt fit!! i dont even know where that term started.. all those pics must have really enlarged BOWLS WITH HANDLES that these PUPPIES (yes they are puppies--people dont realize) are in. i really dont think there are any full grown yorkies out there that can fit in an actual teacup.. but some people seem to think they are out there and exist and can be purchased for a nice pricetag!

I have gotten both ends of this. My forst Yorkie was a 12 lb-er and her ears never stood. One lady asked me if she was a Silky and when I told her no, she asked me if I was sure! I said yes, I think I kow what breed of dog I have!

Someone asked me the other day if Zoe and Chase were t-cups, I said there's no such thing. They are just on the smaller side of the norm. He wanted detail so I gave a quick rundown. He seemed truly interested as his girlfriend was wanting one. I hope they listen. I mentioned broken bones, etc. I kinda hope I scared him a little!

I have the same problem. If they are big, they are silkies, if they are small they are teacups, if they are young they are rotweillers!

But, it does seem to be the "thing" now to have a purse-sized Yorkie. I guess we can only continue to educate as much as others are willing to listen.

Kaatelin

I think you are correct. They either buy the soup bowls that look like teacups or the oversized mugs. They normally squish those poor puppies legs into the coffee mugs :( Someone posted a video on here once showing someone doing it...poor puppy was crying and looked so unhappy.

I'm much more concerned with health and meeting the standard for the breed than tiny size. I don't want a super tiny yorkie. I want a healthy, well-bred yorkie