| ‘Teacup’ is a term people use to describe or | | | | |
| refer to small dogs or also ‘micro puppies’ and | | | | Another surprising thing is that intentional breeding can |
| ‘minis’. But let me tell you that there actually is | | | | be done in order to raise up teacup puppies but it |
| no such breed of dogs called ‘teacup’. People | | | | would only happen if two runts mate that would |
| often think that there is some specific diversity among | | | | promote the bad genes even more so breeders |
| Maltese or a teacup Yorkshire terrier and a Maltese or | | | | oppose this idea. Remember that a good and |
| a regular toy Yorkshire terrier. All the Maltese and | | | | reputable breeder would not ever encourage bad |
| Yorkie come under toy breeds. Teacup can be said | | | | breeding in order to produce teacup puppies on |
| as a made up term that is being now used to portray | | | | purpose, he would always keep up good quality and |
| puppies or dogs that count under a certain weight that | | | | promote good genes to get the teacup puppies that |
| is normal for a certain breed’s standard. | | | | carry good temperament and meet the breeding |
| | | | | standards nicely. |
| Taking an example would be a Maltese or a Yorkie | | | | |
| puppy that is described as a teacup if it weighs less | | | | By all this I do not mean that all the teacup puppies |
| than 4 pounds after fully grown up. Now the AKC | | | | weighing less than four pounds when grown fully are |
| standards describe the breed standard of these two | | | | unhealthy; some of them are. Every once in a while a |
| dogs as not to exceed more then seven pounds after | | | | pair would produce teacup puppies; we can say that it |
| fully grown up. Teacup puppies that are fully-grown | | | | is similar to pre-mature births in humans; not necessarily |
| and stay under 4 pounds are said to be vulnerable | | | | unhealthy. When picking up a teacup puppy like a |
| towards many health problems compared to the ones | | | | Yorkie or a Maltese just consider the temperament |
| that cross 4 pounds and reach up to 7 pounds, says | | | | factor before looking at the size. Size can be taken |
| most of the breeders. ‘Runts of the litter’ is a | | | | care of and the problems can be solved but if a |
| line used for these Yorkshire and Maltese teacup | | | | teacup puppy has temperament issues, then it might |
| puppies; they might experience organ failures or other | | | | be a big headache to deal for you. |
| birth defects that is a normal thing among them. | | | | |