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There is no such thing as a "teacup" dog. When these "breeders" call them "teacups", all they are doing is breeding small dogs, usually the runts of the litters to make them smaller. Which in turn leads to health problems. Please don't support these back yard breeders by falling in to buying their "teacup" dogs. They are doing nothing but looking out for themselves and breeding for money.
There is no such thing as a "teacup" dog. When these "breeders" call them "teacups", all they are doing is breeding small dogs, usually the runts of the litters to make them smaller. Which in turn leads to health problems. Please don't support these back yard breeders by falling in to buying their "teacup" dogs. They are doing nothing but looking out for themselves and breeding for money.
Amen!!!!
I cringe when I see the word "teacup" in association with dogs. The toy breeds are small -- they don't need unscrupulous breeders giving into a fad and making them smaller. Dogs are not purse accessories.
I rescued a dog who was labeled as a Yorkie when he was a puppy. He had the "misfortune" to grow to be 11 pounds. No one wanted him so he was cast aside and neglected. I adopted him -- he was a darling little chap and he's turned into my best pal. I had folks tell me he looked to be the picture of a Silky Terrier and that turned out to be the case! He had come with some info and when I Googled the breeder, I found that she does breed and show Yorkies and Silkies. Regardless, I got a wonderful dog who wasn't wanted and was abused because he wasn't a "teacup."
My advice to anyone wanting a tiny pet -- get a hamster or guinea pig. Sorry if this sounds harsh.
See my post, earlier in this thread (post #18): There's the breed standard for the dog's size and THAT IS IT. 'Teacup' is a marketing tool. Which many people, for whatever reason, believe.
Do yourselves and your dogs a favor: do some serious research before looking for a dog. Go to dog shows. Talk to exhibitors. Work in dog rescue (that will cure you forever of wanting a puppy when you see how many fabulous, adult dogs are left out in the cold).
I made the mistake of purchasing a teacup poodle from a breeder, [mod]please, no specific consumer complaints[/mod] and the pup was very sick. The breeder didn't tell me she had 3 "low blood sugar" events. She had a heart murmur and level 4 (the highest) toxicity for coccidia and giardia. The ER vet bill proved she was a sick pup and this puppy mill type breeder knew it. I learned the very hard way. Save your heart.
Last edited by leorah; 09-26-2008 at 10:20 PM..
Reason: removed breeder name and location-possible defamation issue
Be very mindful of owning a tea cup poodle. I own one and I love him to death however, he's 2lbs and he has broken his leg before turning one. Vet are expensive and tea cups have fragile bones, especially their legs. Keep them low becasue jumping oof of funiture can cause broken limps.
the term "teacup" is a fad term coined by bybs, puppy stores and millers to charge more oney for UNDERSIZED dogs.
teacups come form a veriety of situations, many come from mothers who wernt properly nourished during pregnancy, and many more are simply putting high price tags on the runt of the litter...
the probelm with the populatiry is people seeinf $$ signs started purposly breeding smaller and smaller with absolutly no reguards to any kind of genetic testing...and given most of these smaller dogs were already runts (runts are typically weaker in the immune system) breedin grunt to runt has worsend the health of an already damaged breed.
personally id RUN form any "breeder" using the term "teacup"
(this goes for chihuahuas too...i mean seriously is 3lbs not small enough?!)
the term "teacup" is a fad term coined by bybs, puppy stores and millers to charge more oney for UNDERSIZED dogs.
teacups come form a veriety of situations, many come from mothers who wernt properly nourished during pregnancy, and many more are simply putting high price tags on the runt of the litter...
the probelm with the populatiry is people seeinf $$ signs started purposly breeding smaller and smaller with absolutly no reguards to any kind of genetic testing...and given most of these smaller dogs were already runts (runts are typically weaker in the immune system) breedin grunt to runt has worsend the health of an already damaged breed.
personally id RUN form any "breeder" using the term "teacup"
(this goes for chihuahuas too...i mean seriously is 3lbs not small enough?!)
Amen. I didn't want to put it so directly, but I'm glad you did!
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