Strangest place/time you've given the "no such thing as a teacup" speech
 

Last night at 1am in the Del Taco drive thru. Uni was with me. In my defense, he asked. But as soon as I started, I saw his eyes glaze over. :p

How about you guys?

I can't think of any strange places but honestly, I am so sick of having that converstion! I am constantly asked if mine are teacups & mine are 4.5lbs -6lbs! It especially drives me crazy when another Yorkie owner asks!:eek: And even better when they tell me they have a teacup! It makes my head want to explode.:eek:

Ok....I'm done with my rant. :p

I agree with the above post!

I have given up. My luck has it that everytime I am out at a petstore I run into a larger than standard and people always claims they have a 'teacup' because that is how their breeder sold it to them.

It is too much time consuming and not everyone is receptive. Sadly, I just learned to smile and walk away :(

I don't think anyone is going to be able to match your experience. Too funny!

My funniest experience was in Walmart, looking at Halloween sweaters. A woman held up a tiny, tiny sweater and boasted to me that it would be way too big on her teacup Yorkie. She asked what kind of dog I was shopping for as I held up a larger size. I said Yorkies, adding proudly, "Skyscraper Yorkies." :p She was annoyed with me.

Uh, Nordstroms evening gowns department.

I got on my soap box! :D

As outspoken as I am:eek:, I don't think I've told anyone except family. Honestly, I just feel like it's a lost cause, like I'll have the same results as discussing politics or something. Better for me to control my BP & avoid the debate. Besides, I have a chunky monkey so it never comes up on our end.:D

I'll add that if it was someone breeding or seeking a piece of china I would say something.

Does this count? Boyfriend once asked if Kaji was a teacup yorkie. Kaji was standing next to his morkie who is much smaller. :facepalm: I just said there is no such thing and Kaji is a healthy weight.

Love it! Skyscraper yorkies. :D

Crap have we become type of crazy Stedford wives? What happens to YT members when the the word "teacup" is mentioned, and WHY does it bug us so much? The last time I gave the teacup speech, I was in Home Depot, and I could tell by the way they were looking at me, they thought I was nuts, I snapped out of it, and now people can use the word teacup and I don’t say a thing. The first few times my skin crawled though. :p If they ask it about Joey, I still say he’s standard, but I don’t correct them when they call their 8 pound dogs teacups. Anyway, I believe pet owners can use this or any other word to describe their dogs, I find it as informative as “tinies”. Breeders should not use the word or advertise teacups, because it makes them sound like they haven’t studied the breed, and don’t know the correct terminology. They certainly should not breed teacups nor breed for them. I think it's okay to correct new Yorkietalk members, but I don't correct strangers anymore, and I still can figure out why I felt that need. I mean people have used words much worse than teacup around me, and I don't correct them on that.

I don't give the speech at all, if people ask if mine are I just say NO and leave it at that.

Such willpower! :D

Its not a weird place,but I was amazed at who I was talking to. I had an employee of Petsmart tell me that she was getting a "teacup chihuahua". I was VERY polite,the lady was very sweet. I did explain that although breeders use this term to SUCK buyers in. The AKC does NOT recognize the term "teacup" in any breed that I knew of. That it was a buzz word used to attract customers.
She was actually very nice and said that she needed the information,considering where she worked.
The term "teacup" kind of bothered my waaay before I owned a yorkie. My last poodle weighed 5lbs and the one I owned as a teen weighed less than 3lbs. Knowing what I know now,I am amazed that she lived to the great age of 13. I told people that they were just very little.

I'm not bothered by the word "teacup" at all. It's just a descriptive word and we know they are meaning smaller than average. Just like many people on here use "teapot" to mean larger than average.

Haha, I'll have to remember that one. Uni's got some gams on her!

I am imagining the event in my head now. Epic! :thumbup::D

The book, The Language Police, is a pretty good start.
Teacup is simply a descriptive term, nothing more, nothing less. To me, the term makes things clearer. I don't have "teacups" - if one means they are less than 4 pounds, but the word is hardly worth giving any more weight than the word "small". The AKC doesn't necessarily sanction "small" Yorkie either. If teacup is how the public chooses to recognize a "small" Yorkie I can't see the big deal. If it's small, it's small, thus if it's a teacup (per the definition that equates to "small") then it is in fact a "teacup" so if one looks like at that it does exist. It's now at the point it's growing weary.
It's like calling a horse "red" rather than calling it a sorrel, a horse "tan" rather than a dun. So what? I've yet to figure out why any one would care to the point of letting it upset them or why they feel the need to correct someone's choice of descriptive terms.
I can't imagine anyone, being asked to have a "Kleenex" passed would feel the need to correct someone by saying well, this isn't actually a "Kleenex", it's a generic store brand "tissue". (other than the Kleenex company of course but that's best reserved for copyright infringement 101)

I usually manage to laugh when someone makes a (stupid) remark about one of my dogs. How about someone looking at my two beautiful Bichons, properly groomed and within standard, and wanting to argue with me that they are poodles? I guess it depends on the "spirit" of the comment. If the person is just not informed, I respond gently. If they are being critical and confrontational, look out!

Jeanette

People ask me if Lucy is 'teacup' all the time. She's 5 lbs. I usually just say 'Well, there's really no such thing as a teacup; she's just a small yorkie'. I usually don't go any further than that. But my cousin argued with me for an hour (she has no dogs) about whether a 'teacup yorkie' is a real breed of it's own

I don't like the term teacup because I do think it is used as a marketing ploy. I hear it used with every breed one can think of now! Teacup Morkie; Teacup Maltese; teacup Shih tzu; teacup blah blah blah.

It's a dog people! Not something that sits on a saucer.

Drives me crazy.

I use to give the speech...

now I just whisper.. oooh don't say teacup it makes you look like you don't know what your talking about and you will be embarrassed if someone who knows about dogs (yorkies ) hears you.

so far it works

I Love it!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup:

I have never corrected anyone when they used the teacup word to describe their dog or mine. It would feel so strange to correct a total stranger when they were just trying to carry on a nice, pleasant conversation about my/their dog.

Love this approach. I replied something like that to a fancy cat breeder at a political fund raising party. Worked too and she thanked me for the information. :D

I don't say anything when people are making pleasant conversation, only when they ask about the breed or when they are being silly like the woman I encountered in Walmart. It's one of those situations where you had to be there. I was just having fun with her. :)

I thought your description ("skyscraper Yorkie") was cute...I have one of those myself. :)

Drunk at a bar...lol

I would have loved to have heard that speech! :D

Were you ON the bar or table top when you schooled everyone on teacups? You can tell us. :p:eek:;):D

Haha!!! :thumbup: Would loved to have witnessed that!

If I could remember it fully...I would share it. ;)
Haha I wish! When I have my drinking cap on I become the morality police. I think it's because I usually keep my judgments to myself that when I have a couple I become mama bear :rolleyes: lol
LOL next time someone posts on this forum about teacups I'll take a couple of shots and let the genius flow...

Bar scene...just tell them the name has been changed to shot glass yorkies.


When asked if Copper is a teacup, I just say no, he is standard. He weighs 4 lbs. on a good day. I don't even bother with the explanation. It seems rude to point out their ignorance. But inside, I know they know nothing about yorkies.:D

That's a great answer. Short, to the point and no lecture.

I so love the shot glass micro mini yorkies. Where's Steve, I want to buy another yorkie! :p