She's not a teacup!!
 

Hi Everyone, this is my first post. I have two beautiful Yorkie kids and love reading what you fellow Yorkie-lovers have to say. I was hoping I could get some advice...

My male, Valentino, is a healthy 3 year-old, 7 pound ruff and tumble Yorkie. My female, Lolita, is a healthy 1 year-old, 3 pound sweet and petite Yorkie. But she is more than ready to play and wrestle with her brother. I love taking them both on walks and they are the best of friends. The problem is that I hate fielding questions about her being a "teacup", "pocket yorkie", "mini" or anything else of that nature. They are both from the same wonderful, repatable breeder and Lolita was expected to be at least a pound more, but it just didn't happen...as for the other females in the litter. Her parents were beautiful 5 and 6 pound Yorkies.

She draws attention to her size, but I don't want to help incourage the popularity of dogs bred to be "teacups"...which isn't even a Yorkie breed, like some people think. It makes me sad to think people think it was intentional that she was "MADE" so small, I would never want to risk a puppy's healthy just so she could fit into my pocket!

So I ask for your advice, what should I say when EVERYONE calls her a teacup...:confused:

Hello and welcome to YT. I would just tell them that there is no such thing as a teacup and if they need proof they can try to find the word in the AKC standard for Yorkies.

Just tell everyone that they're both Yorkies within standards and just compare it to people, how we have people that are only 4'10" and some are 6'5" and it doesn't matter, we're all just people, just different shapes and sizes.;)

good reply! i never thought about it that way! too true!

Welcome to YT--we are glad to have you and your two babies. Post pictures, soon!

Funny you say that.....my hubby is 6-10, So I start by saying this....first of all Bella (she is 4 or so pounds but VERY petite) is not a TEA CUP there is no such thing, she is a standard yorkie just small...then I always say my mom is 5-7 dad is 5-6 I am 5-9 go figure. They usually ask if she is the runt too and NO she was not but did end up the smallest in her little of 3. We have 3 other yorkies in the family from the same parents and they all range in weight
Diggy is 3.5, Zoey is around 4.5 and Ada is 7+, and Bella is in the 4's too. So They are like a box of chocolates, ya never know what your going to get!!!

Yes... My husband and I always joke....Tino takes after his Daddy, my husband is a 6'3'', 300 pound retired professional athlete, and Lola takes after her Mommy, a 5'4'', 100 pound thin gal. I don't even want to get started on the ridicule that my husband gets when he is walking our babies by himself...:p

It is hard though to keep your cool when people INSIST she is something she is not and look at you like a dummy because you don't agree.

You are lucky you can get your hubby to walk your Yorkies!
When my Heidi was around my 6'3" hubby wouldn't even take her from the house to the car on the lead for fear of the neighbours seeing him!...men!!!!:p

Welcome to YT by the way!!!

I have a 5lb female and a 2 1/2lb female and I know where your coming from.

I just tell people she is a tiny yorkie with a BIG bite!

Her and her sister will play and play and my tiny one will get the best of the bigger one!

it's so funny to watch them go at it!

Glad you founf the site! I know you will love it here!

Hi Welcome to YT! Valentino and Lolita are adorable!!! That's so cool that hubby walks the kids. Mine would not do it alone....:)

Welcome to YT!


OMG, You hubby looks like a giant compared to them! hehe. Out of curiosity...what sport did he play? Would we know him? Sorry I am just a bit nosey! I agree though, it is great that he walks them! My hubby, will walk my baby, but he gives me grieve about walking the "mouse"...men! haha

Haha, yes a VERY GENTLE GIANT! Without giving out too much info...let's just say that one of Valentino's first toys had to be a football and that he has sports gear both in green and white and red and gold. :)

p.s. the boys might have the size advantage in our house....but the girls are the bosses :)

Heck I had someone ask me if my 6 lb yorke was a teacup:confused: I think when most people ask that it is an innocent question. I would just very nicely tell them there isnt such a thing

hmmm...only teams I am bringing up in my tired little mind (130am here) is eagles and niners....terrel owens? sam rayburn? c'mon share! Ok my hubby wants to know! hehe. :p

Welcome to YT! I understand your frustration, you can't stop people from keep asking that, it's annoying, but you have to come with a phrase that you can use each time, so you don't have to think each time they ask.
You guys look like a happy family! My hubby also walk my little boy, isn't that great??? we're lucky :)
Post more pictures of your babies soon

ok..OK. Eagles and 49ers is right. And I am putting it out there to support HWY...(Husbands Walking Yorkies, haha!) Hubby played for the Eagles for 6 years before he was involved in the T.O. trade which sent us to San Francisco....where we adopted our baby Yorkie Valentino...everything happens for a reason!