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Another 'teacup' thread O.k...love me, hate me or whatever for this but I have to know. I've read on YT forever that teacups don't exist but I was reading the other thread about 'teacups' and it seems that the term 'tiny' is o.k. Can someone please tell me what is the difference between the unacceptable term of 'teacup' and the seemingly acceptable term of 'tiny'? Don't they both basically mean the same thing? |
Good question...let's see what answers you get. |
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I think it is funny because I leave my X-mas list on my computer year round and add/delete stuff when I think of it or get it and I found it the other day and it had "Teacup Yorkie" on it .. It made me laugh because I remember I had no idea until I found this site. |
I think its like the "designer" dog term. You get more money for a designer dog or even a teacup. Who wants to pay more for a "tiny" when you can buy a "teacup". Who wants to pay for more for a "mixed breed" when you can buy a "designer dog" I think its all a sales pitch, in my opinion |
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I think it depends on who is saying it and how they say it. I have seen some owners use the word like it means they are higher class or something. Breeders use it as an advertising tool to get more money. But I personally have never cared either way about the word as long as it is used as a correct description. If your dog is 2 lbs. as an adult, why not call it a t cup, it is not within yorkie standard description... |
I took Paris to the groomers today when a lady with two very overweight yorkies came in behind me. She said "what's that a TOY yorkie or something?" I turned around and said no she's NORMAL. She is just over 5 lbs. She wasn't very nice to me. I wanted to say you should stop over feeding those babies it's not good for their health. I should have. I think yorkies come in all sizes. There are the standard and then there are some bigger and some smaller. I have seen websites where their small babies were 4 times as much as their normal ones. My guess is they were the smallest of the litter. Even well minded great breeders occasionally get babies that are not the "standard" size. Way too many babies are breed to be very very small. I would be just way to nervous to have such a small baby. |
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When I've seen the term "tiny" in reference to the "type" of yorkie, it seemed to be used interchangeably with teacup. I'm not saying when people say "oh she's so tiny, she's adorable." I mean when people say "Is that A tiny?" or "I have a toy yorkie for sale for $$ and a tiny for sale for $$$$". I agree with you though, if teacup isn't acceptable, then "Tiny" shouldn't be acceptable as a classification. :confused: Touchy subject... |
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There is only one catagory of yorkie, but the size can range from "tiny to "holy cow'. |
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And I laugh when I go places and hear people say "oh shes a teacup blahblah". When I was in Vegas I was at Petsmart getting stuff for my boyfriend's dogs and a girl there had a pom that was shaved and SOOOO CUTE and I asked her what it was and her response was "She's a tiny teacup Pomeranian" I bit my lip and didn't say what I was thinking, only because my boyfriend gets mad at me when I say stuff like that. But I think it is funny when people ask if Stump is a teacup or a toy.. especially since he is 7 - 8 pounds depending on how much he's eaten that day!! Lol. And you notice they don't have "Giant Yorkies" or "Huge Yorkies" .. because no one wants a BIG dog.. Because we all know 7 pounds is just soooo big. |
I think the problem is when breeders advertise them as "teacups", like they're a special kind of yorkie or something. They lead the buyer to believe that they are worth more, and they charge ridiculous prices for them. What I hate is when they deliberately try to breed for the tiny ones, not taking the puppy's health into consideration. |
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