Guest Anonymous Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 You see tea cup dogs everywhere....but are they "valid"? My vet's receptionist has two that come to work with her everyday and are soo dang cute, but I know they are not AKC recognized.... What are everyone's OPINIONS on tea cups? Notice, I said opinion. Last I checked, Webster's says this: "1. A belief or conclusion held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof: “The world is not run by thought, nor by imagination, but by opinion” (Elizabeth Drew). 1. A judgment based on special knowledge and given by an expert: a medical opinion. 1. A judgment or estimation of the merit of a person or thing: has a low opinion of braggarts. 1. The prevailing view: public opinion. 1. Law. A formal statement by a court or other adjudicative body of the legal reasons and principles for the conclusions of the court. " And that's from: [url]http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=opinion[/url] THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPINIONS ON TEA CUPS!!!!!!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 23, 2002 Share Posted August 23, 2002 I know that on AKC papers there is no place for tea cup.... There is a minature and a toy but not a tea cup..... So..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolk9s Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 Teacups, hm. I'd be scared to have them around me! Not that graceful. While there are certainly purebreds that are dubbed Teacups I don't believe (as has been noted) that they are eligible for showing in AKC conformation due to size ranges. I also have seen and heard many times that teacup sized dogs are prone to a greater proportion of health issues related to their tiny size. I DO NOT KNOW THIS FOR A FACT. Just what I've read here and there. Just a personal opinion/musing, should dogs really be bred down so small that a guinea pig could whup 'em? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 [quote name='Carolk9s']...Just a personal opinion/musing, should dogs really be bred down so small that a guinea pig could whup 'em? LOL[/quote] That's a riot! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 [quote name='gigishiba']You see tea cup dogs everywhere....but are they "valid"? My vet's receptionist has two that come to work with her everyday and are soo dang cute, but I know they are not AKC recognized.... snip websters [/quote] Teacup Whats? is the question as several toy breeds can be referred to that way when looking at the tiniest members of their breed. And yes they can be registered if the parents were. In general teacup sized anythings are less healthy, harder to train, more delicate than the normal members of the breed. IMO the type of people deliberately breeding 'teacup' size dogs are right in with the 'poo' breeders and others interested only in making money from pups with no care to the happiness of the new owner or the health of the dogs as long as cash was gained. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 [quote name='Anonymous'][quote name='gigishiba']You see tea cup dogs everywhere....but are they "valid"? My vet's receptionist has two that come to work with her everyday and are soo dang cute, but I know they are not AKC recognized.... snip websters [/quote] Teacup Whats? is the question as several toy breeds can be referred to that way when looking at the tiniest members of their breed. And yes they can be registered if the parents were. In general teacup sized anythings are less healthy, harder to train, more delicate than the normal members of the breed. IMO the type of people deliberately breeding 'teacup' size dogs are right in with the 'poo' breeders and others interested only in making money from pups with no care to the happiness of the new owner or the health of the dogs as long as cash was gained.[/quote] Sorry, poodles. I was talking on a different topic about poodles in general and then mentioned tea cups....didn't transfer that info over though! :oops: And I agree, I think tea cups are more of a money thing to the breeders...but they are cute! :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 Teacup is a term "uninformed" people use to describe a tiny version of a breed, like Yorkie Chi. Maltese, etc. They are AKC registered if they are born to registered parents, size has nothing to do with registering a purebred toy dog with AKC. A Yorkie is not to exceed 7 pounds according to the standard, but a Yorkie can weigh 1 pound or 20 and be registered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 well i feel nervous around teacups cause they are sooooo tiny!!! someting similar to teacups i heard about and seen are pocket dogs they say theyre small enough to fit in ur pocket.... :roll: sometimes i think if im around a teacup i might step on it!! i dont wouldnt want to do THAT i dont think they are AKC registered but who knows maybe theyre registered in some other country and it has spread around! but teacups are cute and tiny but yea i agree they have more health problems than a normal dog would Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corgilady Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 LOL yeah K that's right, you just go on thinking that hon! I had a lady offer me a tiny Yorkie... 2 lb or something...then she explained that she was walking slowly across the living room and it got near her foot, so she accidentally kicked it and broke its leg. that's why she was giving it up. I can't imagine something that fragile in our house! corgilady Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepseasnake Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 how would you play with an animal like that? it would not last 8 seconds in a family wrestling match with my dogs :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 he he teacup st. bernard!!! he he... that would be what.. the size of a dalmation? I knew a lady who produced a 1lb yorkie male... I can't even imagian a dog that size, although the other day I held a 4 mo. terrier (I can't remember what kind.. grrr) in the palm of my hand, her legs were as thick as my pinky finger! And she shivered constantly! (in fear, no doubt, of those bruitish guineapigs!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepseasnake Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 that is freakishly rediculous, my girlfriends mom owns poms and they are much to small for me I couldnt imagine owning anything smaller it would be like a......tea cup running around the house :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 Just thought of a teacup (with a little saucer underneath) wagging it's handle and racing about the house he he he... any way... :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Sash, love that pix of Felony. She's tooo cute. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 I can't get my stuff to work like that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Sorry...the pix of felony you have. I tried to get one of Kenzo (through Paint) tiny enough to be accepted but ended up with basically NO pix in the end!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 The disc is at home, but it's on my village photos website...but I can't get there today!!!!!! :x :x :x If you can, I'd like the one where you can see Kenzo's face... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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