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is she a 'teacup'? ok. so i know that there is no such a thing as a 'teacup category' for yorkies. all yorkies are 'toy' dogs. and 'teacup' is an incorrect category. BUT the rest of the world doesn't seem to know that. (the rest of the world = most people you meet outside of this community) ;) people very often ask me if milu is a teacup. so i would start my normal routine of explaining to them that there is no such thing. and i would also try to tell them that both her parents were normal size yorkies (5 lbs) and if they show interest in small size yorkies, i would explain to them that it's not a good idea to look for a "tiny" yorkie, because they can have health problems if ...blah blah blah... i try my best to tell them what i think they should know about yorkies. they usually look at me like "wow, that's way too much information." and then proceed to say something along the lines of "so she is a teacup?" a lot of people really firmly believe that teacup is a different type of yorkie and i think i am jut wasting my time when i try to tell them otherwise. :rolleyes: |
Pretty much it's a waste of time to tell them that there is no such thing as a teacup or to tell someone that they need to do xyz for their animal for it to be healthy or to tell people not to breed, etc., etc., etc. I try to be quiet unless I'm asked because it is a waste of breath but there are times that I try to educate. I doesn't work very often.:rolleyes: |
We go through the same thing with Laddy. For so long he was 2lbs and oz's last time at vet he finally had made it to 3lbs:rolleyes: so I was thinking yeah he is and average yorkie now. We had just left the vet when someone asked if he was a teacup. I just looked at them and said no he is just a tiny:lol tearsI like you used to explain and educate but now I put it in same class as people calling him a girl and just let them talk lol. :doghouse::dogprintsCharlene :dogprintsMama to Laddy and Lolita:dogprints:doghouse: |
My breeder went one better and charged me an extra £100 after I got there ,saying its because Tia is a tea cup yorkie ,how naive I was then lol |
:D I think we should all carry a real teacup in our purses/bags when we go out with our babies, then when that question gets asked, pull out the teacup try to put your baby in it then tell them no, not a teacup!!!!! RFLOL |
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So many people call the little ones teacups that I think there is no way around it. I used to try to educate people on it but I dont anymore |
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I was not looking for a yorkie when we got him.. I say he came from heaven.. for months later the vet killed my pooh and to me it was like I needed kacee to get me through it and some one was looking after me at the time..anne |
Sigh...me too.:( Izzy will be 2-1/2 in June and she is just now getting to 3#. For the longest time she was between 2.3 and 2.9. To this day I continue to be asked is she a teacup. I, too, go through all the explanation and then I see that look on their face like "what????". So I just say no - she is normal since the breed standard is from 3-8 and she's just on the small side. That stops them most times.:rolleyes: |
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Hmmmm...I don't know. I believe I saw a pic of bchgrl "Frazier" in a teacup on this site the other day. Somehow though, I suspect she wouldn't be able to fit the teacup in her purse! :) Perhaps she'll catch this thread and post it again...it's really cute! In all seriousness, I really think this is a honest mistake on the non Yorkie owners and (truth be told) new Yorkie owners like myself. Now that I own one and have found YT, I know a lot more than I did when I bought Sophie 5 months ago. (And I thought I had done my research!). |
I just say, "he's on the small side". I too want to go into a schpiel, but I know most people don't have time for it. If they stick around long enough, I'll say the breed standard is under 7 lbs, and that personally I'd prefer it if Thor were a little bigger because I have to watch out for him constantly. If they're still around after THAT, I will tell them everything that is great about Thor until they give up and leave. :D |
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i don't know, maybe her purse IS BIG enough to fit that teacup in there! :rolleyes: i thought 'teacup' was a diff. category as well when i was first looking for a dog. but that's because that's what i was told. (my friend had a small dog and he told me it was a 'teacup' dog, i never owned a dog before and didn't know that much about dogs) and once i learned that it's all a marketing ploy i felt that i should let others know that it's not really a category, but it is really hard. a lot of people firmly believe that it is a different category. |
Basically everyone I've come across has said the same stuff to me... not because Jackson is small, but because he's big. "Oh wow, he's not a teacup then, right?" I tried to explain it to one person but they just looked at me like "I really don't care" so I just ignore and nod my head from now on. "Nope, he's not a teacup.." *walks away and rolls eyes* |
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