Teacup!
 

Ok, I was watching some program about where the term teacup came from, tonight. they said that it is originated from Japan and they visited pet stores in Japan to find out about teacup puppies.
They visited many different pet stores and they were full of BS!
Some said that they know how to mate dogs at certain date to produce teacup. the others said that they keep mating runt of the litter to produce teacup. Some even said that they give mom a shot to stop milk production when puppies are about 4weeks and give them some gruel mixture to keep them barely alive, so puppies grow slowly till they sell them. The one that upset, no made me mad is that one of the store(famous for their teacup) have c-section on 2.5lb yorkies girl over and over again!!!!:mad: They said that one of their biggest money maker was this tiny yorkie(less than 2lb) and she already had 5 c-sections!:eek: She looked so miserable and sick. Her puppies sold for at least $30,000!!! They said that after 4th or 5th c-section, all puppies come out stillborn! Then, they send the mom to shelter!:eek: WTH! I just couldn't understand how they can get away with such animal cruelty? It is suppy and demand.
There are just too many people think having teacup puppy is like having desigher handbag, and they brag about how small their puppy is! They are willing to pay rediculous amount of money to have 2lb 3lb full grown puppies. I really think that if people stop wanting teacup puppies, then these people who sell teacup puppies won't produce them any more.
I'm sorry if I sounded complaining, I'm just frustrated...:(

Don't worry, you're not complaining! I'm very shocked at this and I can understand your frustration. It is really terrible how these people treat their animals. Sad to say (and probably not pc), Asians show very little respect for animal and even human life. My brother is in Hong Kong at the moment and he is outraged by the sick pets in the pet stores! These pets are so sick and worried and unhappy - I can't believe some people. And then, there are the whale killings, the eating of human fetuses, the skinning of live animals... I'm getting nauseous.

Personally, I will never understand the desire to have such a small and sickly dog. I know a lot of the small ones are healthy, but if you only breed for size, the other qualities will get left behind. Such as temperament, coat quality, coat colour. And hereditary diseases are passed along because no testing is done.

I love dogs and I absolutely adore yorkies, but I want them to be dogs. They should run around and behave like dogs, not dolls! If you don't want a dog, don't buy one. If you want a cute little thing to stick in your purse, buy a doll. JMHO

that is sick and i cant even think about that poor little girl i have never understood the reason for a 2-4 pound dog i know 4 is in the standard but it seems so small to me Gatsbys 6 pounds is small enough

This really made me sick:(:mad::thumbdown

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how sad...some people just don't get that animals have needs to.:cry:

:thumbdown Ugh...that is disgusting. Its unfortunate that breeding practices like that exist all around the world, and somehow, they are always legal. :mad:

How terrible. I dunno why someone would want to do that to a 2.lb yorkie? How dare they give her a c section 5 times, shes just there puppy making machine :( How can people treat animals like that. Why on EARTH would they skin an animal alive, i never knew this and wow it really upset me that i just read that! I want to skin THEM alive and see how they like it and how much pain they go through the evil little ****!!!! I hope god is looking down on them and when there times comes i wonder if they will get through the gates to heaven.

Ok sorry! Its just its really upset me that people could even do this.

You meant to say Asian countries, right? I don't hear of many cases where Asians in America are mistreating their animals or human life. :rolleyes:

Asians eating human fetuses..you really believe that?! Actually no I believed it too haha.

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Still disgusting, though, right? Asian countries have a lot of weird "trends." There's a place, I think called Modern Toilet, where people go to eat out of a toilet. Their food literally looks like urine and feces. Disgusting. I'm Asian and I will never understand things like that.

To be back on topic..
I always want to punch a person in the face when they insist that my Biggie is a teacup, and they are surprised to hear that I want him to grow to at least be 5lbs.

Some people will do anything to get money. I always see these sickly looking "MICRO-TCUP" pups with huge heads being sold for nearly $10,000. I can only imagine the vet bill for such a pup. They don't even look like puppies sometimes...just rats with long hair. See pic! This yorkie-colored thing is going for almost $5000.

OMG that little girl is TINY? How on earth can she be healthy? How can someone want an animal that small. Thats not a dog thats a hamster!!! So so terrible!
:( Thanks for sharing you this thread has opened my eyes! I mean i knew tea cups where out there but i have only ever seen pictures of them as puppies and they all look the same size as my poppy so i never thought it was that bad. Seeing that picture is horrible. :(( xx

That poor little girl looks so unhealthy and sad. :( Her eyes look enormous in relation to her head.

Sorry- I love my big bruiser boy and his normal sized sister.

OP: Do you remember the name of that program? You mentioned it was about pet stores in Japan. I'm kind of interested in seeing it, because I used to live in Japan.

I wouldn't be surprised if there were people there willing to pay that much for a dog...it's a place where it is not unheard of to see a cantaloupe priced at as much as $120.