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11-11-2009, 03:20 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Why?!!! Ok I am getting a little confused here... Why is it ok to use the term "tea pot" for a larger yorkie one that is over 7lbs but its not ok to use the term "tea cup" for the smaller ones the ones that are smaller then 3lbs? I don't understand that. I know that tea cup is supposed to be a term used for size not a breed so what is the big deal? just asking b/c I noticed that a lot of people dont like that word here on YT. Thanks
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11-11-2009, 03:26 PM | #2 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| I think the whole issue is that people a.k.a "breeders" use the term "teacup" in order to up the price of a dog. It's not really ethical. Whereas "teapot" is sort of a joke among people on this site. Nobody is going to advertise their dog as a "teapot" simply because the general public want these teeny-tinies and are willing to shell out big $$$ for these teacup dogs.
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11-11-2009, 03:37 PM | #4 |
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| A little YT insider humor! LOL |
11-11-2009, 04:56 PM | #5 |
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| Did you check out the group for Teapots on this website? There are lots of them here! |
11-11-2009, 05:26 PM | #6 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Yes I have seen several, they are all adorable regardless of size... I was just wondering about those terms... lol... but it was very quickly answered phew!!!
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11-11-2009, 07:23 PM | #7 |
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| Wouldn't it be funny if someone advertised a TeaPot Yorkie for sale? I think they usually call them "pet quality."
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11-11-2009, 07:55 PM | #8 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | yes it would be funny to see that term. I think the only people who would actually know what that term means is someone from YT, otherwise they could probably get away with selling a "teapot" as a special kind like they do the "teacup"...
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11-11-2009, 09:25 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: san diego
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| ok well i have a coffee cup size yorkie lol here's another name |
11-11-2009, 10:19 PM | #10 |
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| I always joke that hamish is a tea URN (went to the vet today: 19.8) so, but we love him to bits.... and teacups are for drinking tea!
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11-11-2009, 11:25 PM | #11 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| I told my mom and grandma about the teapot term because my Callie Mae is a 15 pound teapot and we will tell certain people shes a teapot and explain it to them.
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11-12-2009, 03:33 AM | #12 |
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| My Reggie is a tea urn too. 12 lbs Just more to love... but we don't have to worry as much OMG the way he jumps I think he would have been to the vets with all his legs broken
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11-12-2009, 07:08 AM | #13 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| I know! Jackson does this, too... he jumps like crazy and scares me. He's almost 13lbs.
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11-12-2009, 07:22 AM | #14 |
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| 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 |
11-12-2009, 07:42 AM | #15 |
Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas
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| 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. |
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