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1. yes there is

   Comment by holetebetish — March 9, 2010 #

2. Using the word Tea Cup to describe a mutation that is a dwarf dog is like a used car salesmen saying a crappy 10 yr old ford with 200,000 miles on it is "Vintage & well broken in" its a trick, don’t fall for it. It’s a gimmick to get you to pay big $$$ for a freak of nature.

   Comment by ☼▬krazegurl▬☼ — March 9, 2010 #

3. There is No such thing as a tea cup dog of any kind. They are just the runts of the litter and are most times sickly. They advertise them as healthy but who’s to say if they are or not healthy. Stay clear of internet ads most time they are just scams.

   Comment by Pamela — March 9, 2010 #

4. Sham. No such term is used by any reputable breeder. This is an Americanism that is sadly now spreading to the UK.
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   Comment by EssJay Ö Think before you breed — March 9, 2010 #

5. Lol of course they say there healthy to get MONEY from unsuspecting buyers
   Now really does that dog look healthy?
   He appear to have his head on an angle consistently,
   why is he holding is front foot up in the add? Don’t healthy dogs have all 4feet firmly on the ground?

   As a rescue, we are amazed at so many people wanting to buy a so-called "Teacup" puppy. Thus the reason we are writing this piece concerning our views about the phenomenon of so many people wanting a "so-called teacup" puppy.

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

   Please take the time to read this and educate yourself! The lives of many little dogs depend on you educating yourself, and others, not to buy into this phase.

   Thank you for taking the time to read this!

   This is a topic that most assuredly needs to 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 2 to 4 pound 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 is very small and will probably be under the standard size which is 4 to 7 pounds for the Toy Group, Yorkshire Terrier breed. We cannot imagine anyone wanting anything smaller than that! Their bones are VERY fragile and can be broken by jumping off of a couch, falling off of a bed, being stepped on or worse.

   Many breeders, while tacking a whooping price on a puppy, "claim" to breed so called "teacups" as if they were a breed all their own. Don’t be fooled! They are NOT a breed of 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 ninth through the fifteenth day of their heat cycles. Eggs can be fertilized for up to 72 hours after any of these breeding’s. 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 first puppies conceived are mature and ready to be born, labor starts and all the puppies will be born, no matter when they were fertilized.

   Some of the problems that may be encountered are both genetic and congenital in these tiny babies and the list is a long one.

   The risk of open fontanels (soft spot from the cranial bone not forming), portosystemic shunts (PSS- abnormal vessel that allows blood to bypass the liver. As a result the blood is not cleansed by one of the bodies filters: the liver.), hypoglycemia, cardiac problems, collapsing trachea, luxating patellas, Leggs Calves Perthes disease, seizures, hydroencephaly, blindness and digestive problems can be increased in these tiny babies.

   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. There have been several tiny Yorkies as adults who still had open fontanels and their owners had to carry nourishment with them all the time. Their vets have felt it unsafe to give a 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 "tea cup" Yorkshire Terrier, Maltese, Poodle, or any other breed for that matter. They simply do not exist. "Tea-cup" is just a marketing ploy given by unethical and unscrupulous breeders to drive up the price of their puppies!

   So called "Teacups" fetch anything from $1000 to $10,000! This is ridiculous and shameful! There are a lot of chronically, unhealthy puppies because unscrupulous breeders and puppy mills are inbreeding. Some poor darlings only live for a very, very short time!

   They take the little teeny, tiny Yorkies and they breed 2 1/2 pounders with 3 pounders … well, they’re playing with genetics. You should NEVER breed a female of any breed less than 5 pounds.

   PLEASE educate yourselves before buying a tiny puppy whether it is a Yorkie or any other breed. You could be in for months or years of heartbreak not to mention staggering veterinarian bills!

   DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! IF YOU WANT A HEALTHY PUPPY, DON’T FALL FOR THE TEACUP ACT!

   Yep most defiantly a false add to ensure they get more $$$$ for a sickly runt.

   Comment by petstore sell puppymill pets — March 9, 2010 #

6. right

   Comment by ladystang — March 9, 2010 #

7. Uh, YEAH! That ad was posted my a back yard breeder. There is no such thing as a "teacup" dog. They are just over bred dogs that lost their natural size through generations, and are now given fake names to make them sound special. So getting it from me, these dogs are NOT purebred healthy dogs, they are unhealthy sickly little beastly runts. Don’t buy one, please don’t. You’ll be drowned in vet bills. They’ll wipe you out of money. These are NOT worth it.

   ♥RL

   Comment by Rottie Lover — March 9, 2010 #