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lindsay717 · 11-12-2009, 07:50 AM

being new to the breed i never did know that "tea cup" was a term used by breeders to make more money but now everytime i take Hemi out people are like awww is he a tea cup? now it just annoys me. and thanks to this site i get to inform them that there is no such thing and that its a ploy to make people spend more money. thanks for the education guys

Vwitscher · 11-12-2009, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TammyJM

I have to laugh when people say that their big guys are "teapots". My Harley is a HUGE yorkie....weighing in at 22-24lbs. We laugh and say that he surpasses 'teapot' status...he is officially in the keg category.

Tammy

sugarmamma · 11-12-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by TammyJM

I have to laugh when people say that their big guys are "teapots". My Harley is a HUGE yorkie....weighing in at 22-24lbs. We laugh and say that he surpasses 'teapot' status...he is officially in the keg category.

Tammy

Maybe you could call him a "tea Cart"

katy-yorkie · 11-12-2009, 08:43 AM

That's what the question strangers ask about Buster, "is a teacup". I too, tell them the same thing you tell them. Most of them look at me in disbelief.

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Originally Posted by lindsay717

being new to the breed i never did know that "tea cup" was a term used by breeders to make more money but now everytime i take Hemi out people are like awww is he a tea cup? now it just annoys me. and thanks to this site i get to inform them that there is no such thing and that its a ploy to make people spend more money. thanks for the education guys

TammyJM · 11-12-2009, 09:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bjh

Wow, I have never seen a yorkie that big but I have a 6 month old female that could be on her way. In my 12 years of breeding I have never seen a pup as big as her. She is about 15 lbs now. It is so funny because her three sisters are all around 5 lbs. I know people will not believe she is a full blooded yorkie but both her parents actually have a lot of champions in their pedigrees. Both her parents are 7 lbs. This poor pup got all the faults for the whole litter, long body, floppy ears and a under bite. Sometimes you never know what will happen.

Harley's parents were also 7lbs. each and his one and only littermate was tiny. We really knew nothing about Yorkies back then....we just knew that we loved him the moment that we laid eyes on him!

He serioulsy looked like a Boyd's Bear! He was 5lbs. at 8 weeks old and now is huge....but he could also stand to lose about 5-7lbs. His ears do flop, but they did stand at one time when he was a baby. They were soooooo big that we just let the hair grow on them and they stayed floppy that way.

Here is a picture that I took of him last year (he doesn't typically let me take pictures of him).

Tammy

mimimomo · 11-12-2009, 09:10 AM

OMGosh Tammy, Harley is soo cute! 'Keg' totally cracked me up! Hehee!

luvfla · 11-12-2009, 09:18 AM

My boy Keegan is a speck over 16#...I'm always calling him 'Tank'....he answers to it too!

Lee B · 11-12-2009, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by TammyJM

I have to laugh when people say that their big guys are "teapots". My Harley is a HUGE yorkie....weighing in at 22-24lbs. We laugh and say that he surpasses 'teapot' status...he is officially in the keg category.

Tammy

Before he passed (at the ripe old age of 15) my Westie would weigh in at about 30 lbs. The breed is supposed to be 15-18 lbs.

. We would tell folks he was a new breed: Westie Giganticus

We loved that beastie to pieces ... there wasn't a kinder soul put on Earth.

With the bigger guys, there's just more to love ...

Harley is beautiful, a very handsome guy. In this instance (at least!) size doesn't matter one iota.

bjh · 11-12-2009, 09:29 AM

Tammy, Harley is a cutie. There is just more of him to love.

jrsygal37 · 11-12-2009, 09:33 AM

Teapot Ha ha. My is too big for a teapot. She's a beer keg. LOLOL. Weighs in at 19 pounds. Elaine

harleyyorkie · 11-12-2009, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by TammyJM

I have to laugh when people say that their big guys are "teapots". My Harley is a HUGE yorkie....weighing in at 22-24lbs. We laugh and say that he surpasses 'teapot' status...he is officially in the keg category.

Tammy

Could you post a pic of your Harley? My Harley weighs 14.2, I thought he was huge until I read your post!

Here's my Harley

TammyJM · 11-12-2009, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by harleyyorkie

Could you post a pic of your Harley? My Harley weighs 14.2, I thought he was huge until I read your post!

Here's my Harley

Your Harley is a cutie (great name, by the way)

I posted my Harley's picture in this thread....scroll up and you should see it.

Here it is again, just in case:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/2878098-post20.html

Here are some more pictures where you can truly see how much bigger he is than my other guys. Harley is 23lbs.(although, his weight will range from 22-24), Livi is 5 and a half, Huckleberry is 4 and a half and Izzy is a little less than 9 and a half.

Tammy

Micksbabyboo · 11-12-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by TammyJM

I have to laugh when people say that their big guys are "teapots". My Harley is a HUGE yorkie....weighing in at 22-24lbs. We laugh and say that he surpasses 'teapot' status...he is officially in the keg category.

Tammy

Lol , i dont know yet but mines might just be over 7 pounds and part of the club. although her parents were only 5 pounds but kind people on YT explained to me about the genes before her mommy & daddy.... she is AKC registered? Dont really know if that makes any different regardles shes adorable and so are all the teapots, kegs lol.. etc

Britster · 11-12-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TammyJM

Your Harley is a cutie (great name, by the way)

I posted my Harley's picture in this thread....scroll up and you should see it.

Here it is again, just in case:
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/2878098-post20.html

Here are some more pictures where you can truly see how much bigger he is than my other guys. Harley is 23lbs.(although, his weight will range from 22-24), Livi is 5 and a half, Huckleberry is 4 and a half and Izzy is a little less than 9 and a half.

Tammy

Hehehe, he is soo cute. Jackson has the same harness.

Here's Jackson (almost 13lbs) next to a 4lber.

puppymom · 11-12-2009, 02:41 PM

It's not just Yorkie breeders who try to take advantage of people by advertising puppies as a "teacup" and charging more. I was waiting for my groomer with a man who had a toy poodle. We know each other slightly so we were chatting and he said his poodle was a teacup. Years ago I had a "tiny toy poodle" and since then I have learned that there is no such thing, poodles come in 3 sizes: standard, miniature and toy. As far as I know Yorkies only come in one size and that is "toy".

11-12-2009, 07:50 AM	#16
lindsay717 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 114	being new to the breed i never did know that "tea cup" was a term used by breeders to make more money but now everytime i take Hemi out people are like awww is he a tea cup? now it just annoys me. and thanks to this site i get to inform them that there is no such thing and that its a ploy to make people spend more money. thanks for the education guys __________________ R.I.P Boss Miss You Everyday

11-12-2009, 09:10 AM	#21
mimimomo Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal Posts: 9,874	OMGosh Tammy, Harley is soo cute! 'Keg' totally cracked me up! Hehee! __________________ Jenny Mimi Momo Princess Turbo Madan Pin Brush: www.toplinepet.com

11-12-2009, 09:18 AM	#22
luvfla YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Satellite Beach, FL Posts: 3,691	My boy Keegan is a speck over 16#...I'm always calling him 'Tank'....he answers to it too!

11-12-2009, 09:29 AM	#24
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	Tammy, Harley is a cutie. There is just more of him to love.

11-12-2009, 09:33 AM	#25
jrsygal37 Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,370	Teapot Ha ha. My is too big for a teapot. She's a beer keg. LOLOL. Weighs in at 19 pounds. Elaine

11-12-2009, 02:41 PM	#30
puppymom Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 79	It's not just Yorkie breeders who try to take advantage of people by advertising puppies as a "teacup" and charging more. I was waiting for my groomer with a man who had a toy poodle. We know each other slightly so we were chatting and he said his poodle was a teacup. Years ago I had a "tiny toy poodle" and since then I have learned that there is no such thing, poodles come in 3 sizes: standard, miniature and toy. As far as I know Yorkies only come in one size and that is "toy".