I want to buy a T-Cup yorkie and the breader says he will be 5lbs full grown. How big will that be? I want a small dog. here is the website if it helps. www.yorkieangel.com
There is NO such a thing as a "teacup" anything. They are unhealthy runts being sold for $$$, the breeder who's link you provided is NOT a responsible breeder, since reputable breeders DO NOT breed undersized dogs.
http://www.ytca.org/faq.html#A
Your best best is through rescue or REPUTABLE breeders.
For REPUTABLE rescue (there are MANY homeless Yorkies) and breeder referrals:
http://www.ytca.org/
http://www.petfinder.org
http://www.puppymillrescue.com/
http://www.petharbor.com
If you live too far away from a dog you are interested in, google "rescue dog transportation."
around the size of a small chihuahua.
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Well, seeing as a teacup yorkie doesn't really exist, I dont know what to say…
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Teacups are not a standard size of dogs. – all a teacup is a very small Toy.. Which are in general not a healthy animal…You are better off getting a healthy TOY size dog…
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Yorkies are toy dogs by definition – read the AKC standards on them, they are small period.
No such thing as a "teacup" dog, any breeder says they breed them is a back yard breeder or puppy mill trying to con gullible buyers into buying runs with health problems.
Stay away from breeders like that.
Any yorkie is a toy dog – small enough without purposely breeding undersize, unhealthy runts.
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A tea cup is just two runts bred with each other to give smaller dogs, i wouldnt buy one they are not good hardy pets it will be sickly all the time and probably die really young. I think the spelling you needed was dimentions not demetions.
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my dad bought a "teacup" yorkie from a puppyfarm, and he died before he was 3. Try a rescue group instead please, and good luck : )
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You can expect the dimensions of your wallet to be a lot smaller if you fall for the 'teacup' scam and shell out big bucks for a runty, unhealthy, abnormally and poorly bred dog. I wouldn't touch that puppy with a 10 foot pole.
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shelter volunteer
http://www.ytca.org/breeder1.html Run don't walk from the BYB you are currently considering and contact one of the breeders from this link. That way, you'll be working with a responsible breeder who has agreed to a code of ethics. You can always tell the breeder that you'd like a smaller dog.
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There is NO such a thing as a "teacup" anything. They are unhealthy runts being sold for $$$, the breeder who's link you provided is NOT a responsible breeder, since reputable breeders DO NOT breed undersized dogs.
http://www.ytca.org/faq.html#A
Your best best is through rescue or REPUTABLE breeders.
For REPUTABLE rescue (there are MANY homeless Yorkies) and breeder referrals:
http://www.ytca.org/
http://www.petfinder.org
http://www.puppymillrescue.com/
http://www.petharbor.com
If you live too far away from a dog you are interested in, google "rescue dog transportation."
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10 years of being a shelter volunteer and dog owner
A 5 lb yorkie is a standard yorkie. The AKC standard for the yorkie, regarding size states: that the yorkie should not exceed 7 lbs.
Words like "teacup", "small" etc, are relative, they have different meanings to different people. Some people see small as 10 lbs, others 20, still others that would be 5 lbs.
5 lbs is rather small, if that isn't small enough for you, you might consider a guinea pig.
A bigger fear you should be considering is can you trust that breeder? Is he/she telling you the truth regarding size, much less everything else regarding that pups health.
I checked out the site, I don't beleive I'd purchase from them, the site is alittle too cutesy for me to trust, and they seem most concerned with the size of the pup, rather than conformation and disposition.
I'd have to see where these pups are being raised, and in what conditions. You might want to keep in mind, that the more dogs they have, the more puppies they have, the less time and effort goes into each individual pup. That means health may not be up to par, they could have birth defects that the breeders missed due to being too busy with too many pups. etc.
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