As far as petstores:
Most of the people working at petstores these days (or at least in my area) are all young girls between 16-19 I would say, and they are completely uneducated about dogs its not there fault, its the petstores fault for employing them and not educating them. (maybe they are afraid that if they educate them they might wisen up about puppymills and not want to work there anymore) Anyway, any young girl that applys for a job at a pet store and says I WANT TO WORK HERE BECAUSE I LOVE PUPPYS! Is hired! To make a long story short. I was at a petstore (that sells puppies) But only because I was looking at clothes for my girl Bailey who I brought in with me. A young girl who worked there probably about 17 or 18 came up to me to ask me all about my "teacup yorkie" then I told her that Bailey was just small and that there was no such thing as a "teacup yorkie" and she assured me that I was wrong and that I may not have a "teacup" (bailey is 1.9lbs and 8 mo.) But that they sell teacups ALL THE TIME! She seemed so confident that she was right because after all, she WORKS at a petstore, surely she would know more about dogs then a stupid customer. She walked away to go tell her friends (about her same age) who worked there about how stupid this customer was. At this point I was so frusterated and upset that this young girl was so uneducated, I noticed they had a magazine rack with a bunch of magazines for different breeds. Then I saw that they had the same one I had at home a yorkie magazine and I rememberd that there is an article about the "myth " of "teacup" yorkies in there. So i open up the magazine turned to that article, walked over to her and her friends and handed it to her and told her "here, educate yourself" and her jaw droped. She glanced over it and then walked away without saying a word. Needless to say, I was satisfied.

As a breeder exhibitor, I breed for standard. However, that does not guarantee that a dinky-do-nothing doesn't show up in a litter. But, I don't sell these wee ones, I won't sell potential heartache. I place them in preapproved homes that know how to care for wee ones and the possibility of high vet bills.

:eek: I would've been pissed too! Thank goodness that magazine was there (except I probably would've slapped her with it, lol).

I was at a pet store the other day, and I was asking the girl working there about the yorkie puppy (I couldn't resist). The puppy was 11 weeks old and 3 1/2 pounds, and she said it was a teacup, and it wouldn't get any bigger. :rolleyes:

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Well actually in my case my boy was soon diagnosed with Leg Perthes.
This all happened about a year ago and about 6 months ago I posted about it along with the address of the website when I first joined on to yorkietalk. but I have been hearing and seeing this alot in pet stores and internet breeders so I wanted to bring up my past experience.

I just visited the website that I bought my boy from today ( It's been awhile since I have done so) and it states in very large font that Don Montergery does not sell puppies on their website anymore. So apparently I wasn't his only unsatified customer.

Well its a good thing he got shut down...too bad you and your little one have had to suffer with medical problems though...:(

When I got Conner, the breeder told me he would be 4 - 5 pounds, and my vet concurred. Now he is 15 months old and 10 pounds, and I love every ounce!!

micro yorkies?
 

I didn't realize myself how some breeders advertise these little pups..my son had me go to the "you tube" website and there is was, all these crazy people taking videos of their "micro" yorkies and how expensive they were, etc. If you go to that website, just look at the one entitled "Yorkie baby - Teacup and X MICRO!" ..it's really sad that there are people breeding for itty bitty puppies who you know will have such a fragile life...this woman was proud that her teenie tiny female had produced a puppy that was 1.something ounces...geesh!

debbie
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WOW ppl out there are so ignorant! I was told that Teddy would be about 3 lbs full grown, he is now 9 lbs!!:rolleyes:

I know the one you're talking about...:(

Ugh...I hate how uneducated puppy-selling petstore employees are! One time I was in the Puppy Store here (HATE THAT PLACE!!!) and was looking at the puppies. There was a miniature schnauzer puppy that looked almost fullgrown already. I asked one of the employees how old he was and she said 3 months. I was surprised and asked how much he weighed right then and she said...oh, I don't know but he shouldn't get much bigger -maybe just fill out a bit. Okay...not an expert on schnauzers but a 3 month old puppy is going to grow ALOT! Idiots...

I have a 7lb yorkie so I'm sure when I tell people there is no such thing as a teacup some of them are thinking that I am just saying that since mine isn't tiny. So I love to see people with tiny ones educating people about there being no teacups. Way to go!

I work at a dog boutique right now. We sell dog clothes and specialty items and have a doggie day spa. Someone asked me if I knew a breeder for teacup yorkies today. I told them there was no such think as a teacup and that a yorkshire terrier is anywhere from 1-7lbs. I told them I didn't know of any breeders in the area but told them to come here and post and I'm sure someone here would. It's hard to educate people at work though because I don't want to offend customers so I have to be careful about how I do it... but when I'm not at work I don't LOL

Our first Yorkie was a max of 7 pounds, so I wasn't quite prepared when Ozzie weighed more than that at something like 8 months! :D
He now weighs 14 pounds and will be 10 on Friday. I wouldn't have it any other way -- I think having a bigger guy has way less hazards to guard against.:p

Be wary about people that use those marketing terms...PERIOD! ;)

I totally agree with you. I purchased a puppy from a Pet Shop in Gatlingburg TN who said that the puppies parents weighed 4 lbs a piece and that he would not get any bigger. He is now 3 years old and weighs 7-8 lbs. I love him anyway and he is part of the family. I know that you cannot always tell the size, but from now on I will only buy from someone who has both parents that I can view. He will definitely not breed with me 3.5 lb baby girl. So now I will be looking for him a new wife. :) :(

My breeder did the same thing advertised them as teacups but like yours, that's just what she calls them. She is a really good breeder. I would definitely buy from her again. When I went to pick him out, she asked what size I wanted. I didnt really care one way or another. They were all so cute! She said most of them would be between 3-5lbs based on the parents sizes. The mother is 5lbs and the dad is 3lbs.