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Teacup Yorkies No Such Animals
By: Stephanie Hetu
After much research, I have found that technically, there are no
such breeds as Teacup Yorkies. Not recognized by AKC (American
Kennel Club) or by any reputable breeders, anyway. And considered
unethical by the YTCA (the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America) if
bred smaller than their already small size. Teacup Yorkies is
evidently a label used to inflate prices and get more money from
unsuspecting customers or customers who don't do any homework
before buying what they are sure is a Teacup.
Teacup Yorkies is a redundant term. Yorkies are already small:
they are of the standard, acceptable, and healthy small weight of
4-7 pounds, full-grown. The puppies advertised as Teacup Yorkies,
then, may not yet be full grown, or may be small, tiny,
miniature, or fit in a teacup at 2.5 to 4.5 pounds because some
breeders are creating an animal that according to many
knowledgeable breeder sis vulnerable to a number of health issues
and problems.
According to those who know and urge people who want Teacup
Yorkies to re-think, any so-called Toy or Teacup under 4 pounds
is at risk for bone disease, as their bones are fragile; their
internal organs are often weak and susceptible to failure; their
teeth don't fit in their mouths, so there are major dental
problems; their blood sugar levels are finicky to the point that
they are candidates for comas and hypoglycemic shocks; they are
very prone to diarrhea and vomiting; and often they need
surgeries that many die from, being unable to withstand the
anesthesia treatments.
Now, I am not an expert, but I have studied a wide sampling, so
as to avoid taking information from only one person with one one
year-old that is only 1.5 pounds! and consider that a complete
testimony. Yes, tiny Yorkies exist. Yes, there are small
Yorkies (ahem) that people are calling Toys and Teacups, but
their existence does not prove there is any such creature as a
healthy, viable, lifetime-guaranteed Teacup Yorkie.
One of many expressed joy over owning Teacup Yorkies. The same
person, as did many others, described her/his experience to
defend the point that Teacups are available and are healthy,
first by saying that she/he had not had any problems with her
whatsoever. But within a few sentences, the speaker did say,
She's been stepped on a few times and never even whimpered,
her baby teeth didn't all fall out, she also has a
collapsing trachea, and coughs every once in a while. Hmmm.
A full grown 2 pound dog with such problems seems to me to be
proof that a legitimate Yorkie and one who doesn't have to
suffer--is not what this person paid for.
Another person said there are such things as Teacup Yorkies, as
she has one, though she also commented that $ 400 seemed so
unfair when she paid $1500 for hers! This is exactly what she was
expected to think about the existence of Teacups so she would
fork over the cash! Aha! Follow my drift
Further, when another person expressing a desire for Teacup
Yorkies asked where Teacup Yorkies come from, a self-proclaimed
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine explained it thusly: Teacup
Yorkie puppies come from Teacup parents. Hmm. So if you ignore
the authorities, willingly pay 3 to 5 times the amount you would
for an already small Yorkie, and if you believe in circular
logic you will have yourself a Yorkie or an underweight dog that
doesn't deserve the health problems it will probably incur. So
please do a little research and find a reputable breeder, so your
Yorkshire Terrier (which you can pretend is called a Toy if you
want) is one who will be healthy and happy for more than one or
two years for it's whole life.
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