Disgusted!
 

So first let me admit I was very uninformed about "teacup" dogs before I found YT. But now that I know how people get them so small and such it makes me sick. Well today Brandon and I were talking about adding another member to the family later on this year so Silver could have a sibling. I suggested to him that I would like a parti yorkie so since he didn't know what they looked like I was searching yahoo for a picture for him. Then I stumbled across a site that made me mad....Karen's Teacups - WHAT IS A TEACUP?
I shouldn't have to explain why I'm mad after you all read her definition.
Also let me add I would never buy a dog that is purposefully bred to be able to fit into a dolls purse!

There are many out there like this. So sad to breed for a Market and not to the Standard. :(

She's actually having a sale! Don't know what some people are thinking. Shadow is almost 8 lbs and I worry about her falling/jumping and getting hurt. I can't imagine a "micro mini".

Oh wow, so she's actually breeding "teacups" and brags about it. It's so sad that people can only see size as the main thing they want in a dog. Breeding dogs under 5 pounds it so dangerous for the dog, and even a small dog is not an accessory that wants to live in a purse or in your lap for hours. Here's waht the YTCA says about teacups.

By that breeder's definition Kaji or even a 10 lb dog is a teacup. :p
I can hold Kaji with one hand for hours, if I have to, he fits in a "special" purse (size small) and he wears xs clothing. Hahahaha! Well what do you know, I have a 7 lb teacup! Or is he a coffee mug? Those are bigger but still portable right? ;)

lol I wonder if she would call my 11.4 yorkie boy..JUMBO..

I have seen a few very , very small yorkie's. I always worry that their going to get stepped on , they are so tiny. I understand that these tiny yorkie's can come with serious health problems too. That would greatly shortend their lifespan.
my 7 Lb yorkie looks small , but not compared to these tinies. I am very content having a average sized yorkie, rather then a super tiny one, that only will grow a pound or 2.
No reputable breeder would ever be selling the so called "tea cup"

Bahaha. :rolleyes:

I also don't agree with this woman's growth chart. Harley was 4oz at birth, he is 4lbs not 2.5lbs she must be forecasting for some pretty starved animals. Either that or my "teacup" is an anomaly - oh wait, no he's a normal yorkie. :D

(in sarcastic tone) at least she keeps her dogs for more than 12 weeks ;)

Lol Silver must be a "teacup" too lol. She's only 5lbs and I can hold her with one hand for long periods of time. She fits into a 0-3months baby onesie does that count as x-small? :rolleyes:

Just disgusting. How can you breed a trusting llittle Yorkie girl that small with all of the known health dangers for her and her tiny puppies - plus knowing the potential problems for anesthesia, medication, etc., should she or any of her tiny litter ever have to have surgery? Yorkies are extremely delicate at their standard size let alone anything under 4 lbs. I wonder how small is going to be too small with breeders like this? A dog that small can't even safely jump down off of the couch - and they all do it. Tibbe has carpeted steps to use to get on and off the couch and still when he gets excited he has bounded off the couch and scared me spitless and he's 5.3 lbs., muscled and hardy. I consistently remind him to use his "steppies" but when he is excited and I am not sitting right by him so I can stop him, he may forego the steps. Some of those little "teacups" are 2 1/2 lbs. When that little thing bounds off the couch, there are broken bones, dislocated joints and pain! But the people that purposely breed dogs like that just do not care, obviously, about what their actual lives are like. It is a shame that operations like this can't be banned from the face of the earth.

Wow... you know before I cam here I too was uninformed about teacups and how they came to be so small but this lady is actually bragging about how she does it. and yes I have read some terrible things about the health issues these tiny ones have, I know my Charlie has his own health issues and he is 13 pounds. It is very sad that these small ones are being brought into the world like this

Im feeling grumpy tonite maybe I will send that lady and email letting her know how I feel :mad:

It is shameful how little I knew B4 joining YT and shameful how much I have yet to learn.

And on her "history" page:

Teacups require more genetic research, require specialized knowledge for administering immunizations and medication, and require ‘GRAVELY’ different demands for whelping and breeding. Where I simply used to ‘place’ a sire and dam together, I now employ the art of “hand-breeding” (yes, you heard me right)


Ugh!!!!

And:

SO, as you will see throughout the website, I offer Yorkies, and Yorkie-Poms, and my goal is breed the ‘teacup’ size. What is a teacup? (click on that tab on the menu for more details.) While I am not particularly a big proponent of the ‘mixed’ breeds, I have found ‘my’ favorite dog to be a teacup “Yorkie-Pom”. That, to me, is the ultimate dog. It has the best of both worlds. For more details on the Yorkie-Poms, click on that tab.

Well that's a visual we didn't need, huh! I did not see that on her site. Disgusting!