Always same question.. " tea cup" ?! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

mtcoco · 04-09-2012, 04:15 AM

Hi, everyone. we love to take our Truffle (3.5 lbs, 6months old, parents are both around 4 lbs ) baby everywhere! she take Metro to DC for Cherry blossom festival, shopping malls, wherever we can take her she comes.

I just getting tired of same same questions.....
"Oh~ She must be Tea Cup!?"

I know she is small size everywhere we go and always smallest dog at doggy pay date etc.....

my husband always tells people " it's no such a tea cup yorkie"....
I always tells everyone " may be tea cup size" small but she is still a puppy and she is still growing

I was wondering how you guys respond to some people when they ask if your baby is "the Tea cup" baby?!

some times I just feel like she is "the Pre-manuter" baby or something...

We are ready to attend "Yorkie meet up" next sunday in our area.... hope Truffle is not the smallest size ...

we love her in that size but just so often people ask same questions ...
make me feel wondered how you guys feel about it or have you had experience in same kind satiation ?

Truffle is still a big girl for us and in her mind she is the bigger than our neighbor's big dogs

Lorraine · 04-09-2012, 06:28 AM

Not much more you can say or do except what you are saying, no such thing as a teacup anything, it is a marketing term dog sellers use that know nothing about dogs. But look at it this way, it is an opportunity to educate people about the Teacup term regardless of what kind of dog is being addressed.
I have the question about teacup yorkies asked all the time. I always treat them courteously and take the opportunity to inform them. Might save them some money down the road as well when they don't fork over thousands of dollars for a 'teacup' anything.

mtcoco · 04-09-2012, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Lorraine

Not much more you can say or do except what you are saying, no such thing as a teacup anything, it is a marketing term dog sellers use that know nothing about dogs. But look at it this way, it is an opportunity to educate people about the Teacup term regardless of what kind of dog is being addressed.
I have the question about teacup yorkies asked all the time. I always treat them courteously and take the opportunity to inform them. Might save them some money down the road as well when they don't fork over thousands of dollars for a 'teacup' anything.

You are so right on that!! thanks. I guess we just keep telling people

my baby is still a puppy so I know she will grow more

Truffle is more like coca cola bottle size compare to teacup lol

Yorkiemom1 · 04-09-2012, 07:10 AM

Use the opportunity to educate! It gets old, but you can shorten it up...."Actually, this is a Yorkie and they only come in one size, that is, a 'toy' dog....some are smaller than others, but the term Tea-cup is like calling little people "midgets"....it is unacceptable.......our little girl is still a puppy and she is growing, and she should hit what the breed standard recognizes, that is, 4-7 lbs." But thank you for noticing our beautiful baby!"

mtcoco · 04-09-2012, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

Use the opportunity to educate! It gets old, but you can shorten it up...."Actually, this is a Yorkie and they only come in one size, that is, a 'toy' dog....some are smaller than others, but the term Tea-cup is like calling little people "midgets"....it is unacceptable.......our little girl is still a puppy and she is growing, and she should hit what the breed standard recognizes, that is, 4-7 lbs." But thank you for noticing our beautiful baby!"

　
　Thank you for the writing about ~

" but the term Tea-cup is like calling little people "midgets"

Thant's exactly how I feel sometimes.... and I'm going to remember all these sentences and tell all people from now on!
I am from Japan and English is my second language so sometimes I have
hard time to writing or speak to express my feeling in English,
Thank you so much for great advices!

nanahas3 · 04-09-2012, 07:56 AM

We have a little guy who is 3 and weighs 4.4 lbs and a 5 month old little girl who weighs 1.8 and what makes me madder is people who tell me Laddy is big for a yorkie and not as cute because of his size

. People can be so rude about our babies size I have found it better to just turn and walk away without responding to lots of them.

Nancy1999 · 04-09-2012, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

Use the opportunity to educate! It gets old, but you can shorten it up...."Actually, this is a Yorkie and they only come in one size, that is, a 'toy' dog....some are smaller than others, but the term Tea-cup is like calling little people "midgets"....it is unacceptable.......our little girl is still a puppy and she is growing, and she should hit what the breed standard recognizes, that is, 4-7 lbs." But thank you for noticing our beautiful baby!"

I love your answer, but the actual breed standard says, "Must not exceed 7 pounds". I've read the 4-7 pounds information so many places, but the YTCA actually sets the standard. Sometimes, I think the 4-7 pounds idea even feeds the teacup notion, as if anything less than 4lbs might be a teacup. Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Official Breed Standard

Yorkiemom1 · 04-09-2012, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I love your answer, but the actual breed standard says, "Must not exceed 7 pounds". I've read the 4-7 pounds information so many places, but the YTCA actually sets the standard. Sometimes, I think the 4-7 pounds idea even feeds the teacup notion, as if anything less than 4lbs might be a teacup. Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Official Breed Standard

Thank you Nancy for the correction.....where did I get the 4#????????? I KNOW I read that someplace! Maybe someone TOLD me ......help me out show people!.......something about 4# in the show ring????? Now I am going to have to go back and dig thru everything I have and see where I cam up with a low limit of 4#!! Thanks again for correcting me on that.

Nancy1999 · 04-09-2012, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

Thank you Nancy for the correction.....where did I get the 4#????????? I KNOW I read that someplace! Maybe someone TOLD me ......help me out show people!.......something about 4# in the show ring????? Now I am going to have to go back and dig thru everything I have and see where I cam up with a low limit of 4#!! Thanks again for correcting me on that.

I wrote the same thing here once and someone corrected me. I couldn't remember where I saw the information, but finally found it on one of the F&Q threads here. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...html#post63423. Admin said that that was what the AKC said, and at one time they did have that, but have since changed it. American Kennel Club - Yorkshire Terrier. Now we need to get admin to change.

Most good breeders I've talked to will not breed a girl under 5 and even 6 pounds. The YTCA site does say something about 4-7 pounds have the least health risks.

Nancy1999 · 04-09-2012, 12:10 PM

Here, I found it on the YTCA site:

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All breeders may occasionally have an unusually small Yorkie (hopefully healthy),
though no responsible breeder breeds for this trait. Many breeders prefer a
general weight range of 4-7 pounds believing that size retains desired Toy
qualities while maintaining optimum health. The Yorkie Standard states weight
"must not exceed seven pounds" and as a prospective pet owner you should
realize that even at 7 pounds, the Yorkie is still a small dog. (Females weighing
less than 5 pounds are considered by most breeders to be unsuitable for breeding.)Yorkshire Terrier Club of America (Awards)

chachi · 04-09-2012, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

Thank you Nancy for the correction.....where did I get the 4#????????? I KNOW I read that someplace! Maybe someone TOLD me ......help me out show people!.......something about 4# in the show ring????? Now I am going to have to go back and dig thru everything I have and see where I cam up with a low limit of 4#!! Thanks again for correcting me on that.

Its on the AKC site thats why there is so much confusion

Nancy1999 · 04-09-2012, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by chachi

Its on the AKC site thats why there is so much confusion

They finally changed it last year. http://www.akc.org/breeds/yorkshire_terrier/ By the way, you are the person who originally corrected me when I wrote that!

mtcoco · 04-09-2012, 02:07 PM

oh~ thank you so much everyone!"Must not exceed 7 pounds". that means all our little ones are still in Yorkie standers

I feel lot better! My husband was so glad to hear and he even said " YT peoples are the
REAL Yorkie owners!!" They know a lots!

Thanks again!
mtcoco

mtcoco · 04-09-2012, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nanahas3

We have a little guy who is 3 and weighs 4.4 lbs and a 5 month old little girl who weighs 1.8 and what makes me madder is people who tell me Laddy is big for a yorkie and not as cute because of his size

. People can be so rude about our babies size I have found it better to just turn and walk away without responding to lots of them.

Hi, I know how you feel and I agree some peoples are rude. I gets scared every time some kids try to hold Truffle without asking, She loves kids and so jumpy when she with little kids so I have to ask them not to hold her.
some one made command to us at D.C cherry blossom was " huh I have much bigger cat than her, that's not a dog!" and walked away.....

maybe he was jealous how Truffle was cute and proud walking under cherry tree with bow on

tjdmom · 04-09-2012, 04:48 PM

I've had my first yorkie for 5 years. By now, you can imagine, I am so sick of that question! I do try to be patient and educate but sometimes when you start explaining, peoples eyes just glaze over and you know they aren't even listening. Whenever we go out somewhere in public, I get that question and my 3 are 4.5lbs, 6lbs and 6.5 lbs and it doesn't matter which one I have, they think they are all "teacups".

04-09-2012, 04:15 AM	#1
mtcoco Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: alexandria, VA Posts: 148	Always same question.. " tea cup" ?! Hi, everyone. we love to take our Truffle (3.5 lbs, 6months old, parents are both around 4 lbs ) baby everywhere! she take Metro to DC for Cherry blossom festival, shopping malls, wherever we can take her she comes. I just getting tired of same same questions..... "Oh~ She must be Tea Cup!?" I know she is small size everywhere we go and always smallest dog at doggy pay date etc..... my husband always tells people " it's no such a tea cup yorkie".... I always tells everyone " may be tea cup size" small but she is still a puppy and she is still growing I was wondering how you guys respond to some people when they ask if your baby is "the Tea cup" baby?! some times I just feel like she is "the Pre-manuter" baby or something... We are ready to attend "Yorkie meet up" next sunday in our area.... hope Truffle is not the smallest size ... we love her in that size but just so often people ask same questions ... make me feel wondered how you guys feel about it or have you had experience in same kind satiation ? Truffle is still a big girl for us and in her mind she is the bigger than our neighbor's big dogs

04-09-2012, 06:28 AM	#2
Lorraine Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 2,060	Not much more you can say or do except what you are saying, no such thing as a teacup anything, it is a marketing term dog sellers use that know nothing about dogs. But look at it this way, it is an opportunity to educate people about the Teacup term regardless of what kind of dog is being addressed. I have the question about teacup yorkies asked all the time. I always treat them courteously and take the opportunity to inform them. Might save them some money down the road as well when they don't fork over thousands of dollars for a 'teacup' anything. __________________ Lorraine www.loribenyorkies.com Canada

04-09-2012, 07:56 AM	#6
nanahas3 ♥Love My Snuggle Bugs♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 4,290	We have a little guy who is 3 and weighs 4.4 lbs and a 5 month old little girl who weighs 1.8 and what makes me madder is people who tell me Laddy is big for a yorkie and not as cute because of his size. People can be so rude about our babies size I have found it better to just turn and walk away without responding to lots of them. __________________ *CharleneMama to Laddy and Kyra and Always in our hearts Lolita*

04-09-2012, 07:10 AM	#4
Yorkiemom1 Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas Posts: 9,462	Use the opportunity to educate! It gets old, but you can shorten it up...."Actually, this is a Yorkie and they only come in one size, that is, a 'toy' dog....some are smaller than others, but the term Tea-cup is like calling little people "midgets"....it is unacceptable.......our little girl is still a puppy and she is growing, and she should hit what the breed standard recognizes, that is, 4-7 lbs." But thank you for noticing our beautiful baby!"

04-09-2012, 02:07 PM	#13
mtcoco Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: alexandria, VA Posts: 148	oh~ thank you so much everyone!"Must not exceed 7 pounds". that means all our little ones are still in Yorkie standers I feel lot better! My husband was so glad to hear and he even said " YT peoples are the REAL Yorkie owners!!" They know a lots! Thanks again! mtcoco

04-09-2012, 04:48 PM	#15
tjdmom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 5,847	I've had my first yorkie for 5 years. By now, you can imagine, I am so sick of that question! I do try to be patient and educate but sometimes when you start explaining, peoples eyes just glaze over and you know they aren't even listening. Whenever we go out somewhere in public, I get that question and my 3 are 4.5lbs, 6lbs and 6.5 lbs and it doesn't matter which one I have, they think they are all "teacups".