TEACUPS

Maine blueberries · ‎09-04-2019

Is anyone familiar with the teacup dogs?

Love my grandkids · ‎11-24-2013

@Maine blueberries No, but I think they are kind of creepy. It doesn't seem "natural" to breed such tiny dogs. But that's just me.

NickNack · ‎03-10-2010

They are not accepted in any of the reputable registries because their small size causes numerous health issues. I would recommend looking into buying a toy breed (not teacup) from a reputable breeder.

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Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

I've seen some really pathetic cases where dogs were bred down too small. No ethical breeder would do this; they breed to improve the breed not to create horrendous health problems.

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on the bay · ‎03-09-2010

@Maine blueberries -

I've heard of teacup cats but like others have said, they have all kinds of health problems.

Poor innocent animals.

It sounds so cute but is not good for them.

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Still Raining · ‎03-30-2014

Don't encourage this type of breeding. I had a 4 lb rescue once who needed neutered. He couldn't even get his whatits to descend and it was all downhill for the rest of his life. Bad heart too.

BadWolf · ‎10-10-2014

Teacups is a term never used by ethical breeders. If you are interested in a healthy dog, see the weight averages for the toy breeds, as recommended earlier. I just adopted a new Maltese after losing my other two at about 15 1/2 years. He is charting to be about 5 pounds adult size which is within standards for the breed. My other two were larger.

Their size never mattered to me, just love the breed.

pprmntstx · ‎12-15-2017

I don't think I've ever seen one.

seaglass1 · ‎04-24-2020

They are so cute!

Silver Lining · ‎04-16-2010

@Maine blueberries wrote:
Is anyone familiar with the teacup dogs?

Yes, but only because repeatedly breeding down the size of any animal is unethical. It is done by mating/breeding the smallest male with the smallest female. They are usually very closely related like brother & sister; mother & son; father & daughter; first cousins, etc. This compounds existing physical deficits, deformities, health, etc. It is unnatural and cruel to create animals who will suffer and die.