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01-02-2007, 07:48 AM | #1 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
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| "teacup" yorkies... From what I have heard - there is no such thing as a teacup yorkie - breeder breed them smaller and call them that as that is what many people "want"... I was at a New Years party and I had my camera with me and some girls were looking at pictures of Kimmy. Miss Kimber is 2 pounds 8 ounces at 16 weeks old. They considered her "big" and one girl said her friend has a teacup yorkie. I said there was no such thing and that her dog couldn't be much smaller than Kimber at this age. She said that at 8 weeks she was feeding her yorkie tubes of honey... I didn't get into it because I didn't really know if that was true or okay or not so I just kinda teetered off the subject with this girl (as I dont really know her) The breeder estimated Kimber will be between 3 and 4 pounds fully grown. I'm hoping for four pounds. Any thoughts?
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01-02-2007, 07:51 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | my guniea pig is 4 pounds i cant see having a dog smaller than your baby running around i just dont get it esp with these young girls poor thing is prob part of her outfit when brownie was a pup(8weeks) i was told he was HUGE he was 2 lbs lol i guess people expect quarter size |
01-02-2007, 08:00 AM | #3 | |
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I don't consider my baby large by any means, but I would never want her any smaller than what she is! This girl said her friend could put her in her shirt pocket. I was going to get into it but I decided not to....
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01-02-2007, 09:08 AM | #4 | |
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I know. People always comment that Cali is a teacup...........I've gotten into big debates about how there is no such thing. Now, I just smile and say, "No, she's just a puppy". Which she is. She's only 11 1/2 weeks and she weighs right at 2 lbs. But I am really hoping she gets to be about 5 lbs. She's so tiny now, and the broken leg just proves that the smaller the dog, the more potential for problems. I want her to get a little more sturdy. I couldn't imagine a full grown dog at the size Cali is now. I'd be a nervous wreck. The only reason I'm not now is because I know she is still growing.
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01-02-2007, 09:17 AM | #5 | |
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In my opinion a good breeder wouldn't let that young/small of a puppy to go if it required feeding by tubes of honey only? I keep karo syrup for low-blood sugar, not for FOOD! You're right though - why bother getting into it with someone eh?
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01-02-2007, 09:28 AM | #6 |
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| Tubes of honey is crazy. I think that girl didn't know what she was talking about. Lets hope that is the case. When I first saw Cali, I thought she was small but figured by the time I picked her up, she'd be a lot bigger. Well, I got her at 8 weeks, and she was so tiny that I was alarmed. She only weighed 1lb, 3 ounces, and I swear I had never seen anything so small. She actually looked just like a kitten from behind since her ears were sticking straight up. I can tell that she has gotten a little bigger since then, but still........I know I don't want a "teacup". No offense to those with smaller babies, I just don't have the energy to stay in a constant state of worry. Maybe if it was just me, no kids, and I was retired.
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01-02-2007, 09:30 AM | #7 |
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| Could be that she did not have the whole story or knows NOTHING about yorkies and other little dogs. I mean I could tell a friend of mine that my dog is a teacup cuz a breeder said that to me and that I had to feed it honey. A person could walk away telling other people, oh yeah the dog only eats honey out of tubes bc its just a teacup, its soo small. But in reality I didnt get into what I actually FEED my dog! My guess is this girl doesnt know that much about these dogs at all! When I first started learning about Yorkies before I bought mine, I thought there were toy, teacup and standards... I didnt know what those terms meant. I did my research and found out that there is no such thing REALLY as a toy or teacup yorkie, that the term is just a term for a smaller baby! My Dexter is 4.5lbs, and my Fletcher is 7.5 lbs. They are brothers from the same litter, both the same age (obviously) and people ask me all the time why Dexter is sooooo small! I asked my vet, and she said that Dex is normal, she said Fletcher is a GIANT yorkie! hahaha (she was kidding, she said fletcher was a bit above normal for the usual standard breed and Dex was in the normal weight range, thats it) |
01-02-2007, 09:48 AM | #8 |
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| At one point i thought i wanted a "teacup" sized yorkie, but now that i have bella ( she is 4 pounds) i couldnt imagine her being any smaller. i am in a constant state of worry with her at 4 pounds, 2 pounds and i would probably give myself a heart attack. Besides, i loveee that i can play with her and not worry about breaking her all the time. i still think 4 pounds is very small, but of course in my eyes she is perfect!!
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01-02-2007, 09:50 AM | #9 | |
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01-02-2007, 10:15 AM | #10 | |
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I don't consider Kimber very small. I don't really care what size she is either - if she weighs 4 pounds I of course will worry about her all the time - but I think I would worry the same about if she were 7 pounds. I just think it's weird when you show people your 2 pound PUPPY and they say that she is BIG!
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01-02-2007, 10:56 AM | #11 |
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| I got the pleasure Christmas day, to tell a "Vet Tech" there was no such thing as a tea cup yorkie!!! LOLOL. I'm still laughing about that cause this girl acts like she knows it all with dogs. |
01-02-2007, 10:57 AM | #12 | |
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01-02-2007, 11:00 AM | #13 |
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| hahah too funny! See I knew there was not such thing but I wasn't going to bother fighting with this girl as it was her friends dog. If it were the actual owner of the dog I'm sure we wouldhave gotten into it.
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01-02-2007, 11:20 AM | #14 |
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| I get asked all the time if Momiji is a teacup. My breeder didn't sell her as "Teacup." She said Momiji will be smaller size, maybe 4 to 5 pounds. I wanted healthy yorkie and I figure 5 pounds will be little small but good enough. Well, she is 16 weeks now and she isn't 2 pounds yet..... She has a healthy appetite and I feed her well, I think... I didn't want teacup yorkie but I think I have a "teacup" SIZE yorkie. I love her to death and no matter what her size is I will love her the way she is!!! BTW, how much should I feed her?? My vet said about 1 to 1 1/2 table spoon full each meal and that is what I'm doing. (Between meals, she gets some treat when she performs my command like sit or come.) Am I feeding her too little or too much??? (Again she is less than 2 pounds) |
01-02-2007, 11:27 AM | #15 | |
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I've resorted to the same. I gave up on trying to "educate" people on "teacups" when they all think they know more than me. edited: My Ferdinand was 1.6 pound when we got him at 8 weeks old. He's now 7 months old and weighs just over 3 pounds. When I got him I wanted a smaller pup, not a "teacup," but as I learned more about the breed I wish he would get a little bigger.
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