As a breeder I am weary from taking phone calls asking me for a so-called  “Teacup” puppy.   Thus the reason I am writing this piece concerning my views about the phenomenon of so many people wanting a “so-called teacup” puppy.

I’m also amazed at the number of young girls calling.  I guess they want to be like a heiress and carry a little dog around in their purse.

Puppies aren’t toys,  they are living breathing babies that need love & attention,  not to spend half of their life in someone’s HOT purse !

Please take the time to read this & educate yourself as to what is asked for.
The lives of many little dogs depend on the education you get from us as breeders.

This is a topic that most assuredly needs be brought to the attention of perspective puppy buyers.  Let’s start out by saying “THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A TEACUP PUPPY “

With that in mind let me say this:
It seems as though there is a plethora of people who are insistent on buying tiny puppies in the 100 – 900g range.  Also commonly referred to as a “Teacup” puppy.

The word “Teacup” has been used to merely describe the size of a puppy,  meaning it’s very small & will probably be under the standard size which is 1,5 - 3 kg for the Toy Group, Yorkshire breed.  We cannot imagine anyone wanting anything smaller than that !

Many breeders, while taking a whooping price on a puppy, “claim” to breed so called “teacups” as if they were a breed on their own.   Don’t be fooled!!!! They are not a breed on their own.

If a breeder says they specialize in “teacups” RUN, RUN, RUN for the hills!!!!!  Most “teacup” puppies are in reality a premature puppy.

Most females are bred on the 9th through the 15th day of their heat cycle.  Eggs can be fertilized for up to  72 hours.  Therefore it is possible to have puppies conceived up to a week or so younger than the puppies first conceived in a litter.

However, when the 1st puppies conceived are mature & ready to be born,  labor starts & all the puppies will be born, no matter when they were fertilized

Some of the problems that may be encountered are genetic in these tiny babies & the list of problems is very long.  Eg;  Risk of open fontanels, portosystem shunts PSS, cardiac problems,  leggs calves perthes disease, seizures, blindness & digestive problems.

Problems such as respiratory problems can remain or worsen throughout their lives.  These babies frequently are so fragile that they do not live more than a few years.

In the USA their have been several tiny Yorkies as adults who still had open fontanels & their owners had to carry nourishment with them all the time.  Their vets have felt it unsafe to give full dose of vaccine so the puppies had to get several injections to be on the safe side.

There is no such thing as a “teacup”  Yorkshire terrier,  maltese,  Poodle  or any other breed for that matter.  They simply do not exist.  “Teacup” is just a marketing phrase given by unethical breeders to drive up the price of their puppies.  There are a lot of chronically unhealthy puppies because breeders & puppy mills are inbreeding.   Some poor darlings only live for a very very short time.

Be very carefull, you could be in for months or years of heartbreak not to mention staggering veterinarian  bills !!!!