Do not listen to the first answer. Yes there are teacup Yorkies! they are even smaller than normal Yorkies! Yes they can have puppies. Believe me my friend bred her teacup Yorkie with her normal Yorkie. I say yes because my dog is a Yorkie Pomeranian mix and if you can cross those 2 then you can definitely cross a teacup with a normal Yorkie!
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no such thing as teacups!
will you ever listen for once!
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No!!! Don’t ever breed a runt!! That’s just passing down it’s health problems and it will die in childbirth cause it’s so small
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I am sure they can but I would not recommend it. The teacup means they were the runt of a litter at one point.
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yea they can there is such thing as a teacup yorkie don’t listen to the other dude hes wrong
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hope it helps
Have a vet check to make sure she is wide enough to carry pups. That is the best person to ask. My Yorkie is 5lbs and she was not able to have pups she was too narrow!
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teacup breeds are not real
they are just small dogs
size is hereditary in dogs just like in people somewhat…you just have a small dog. it is NOT a different kind.
on that basis, yes….you can breed a small yorkie with a bigger yorkie
although, given your question i’m not sure you’re qualified.
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sure why not, as long as both parents are healthy i see no problem with it. my pup was a runt of the litter and my vet told us that if we ever wanted to breed him it was fine. just make sure you have people to buy the pups dont breed them if your just going to take them to a shelter
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NO they shouldnt have puppies period. Teacups as everyone has mention, are RUNTS they are genetic garbage of the litter. They should never be bred, and if someone is stupid enough to try, the male should always be the same size or smaller than the female. DO NOT DO THIS PLEASE FOR THE SAKE OF THE DOG.
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9 years as Shelter manager, wildlife rehaber, raising orphaned animals, investigator for animal abuse\neglect and years of owning,training, breeding many types of Animals
Yes. However, you would need the female to be the larger specimen. Breeding a smaller female would be a death wish for all invovled. HOWEVER: You should never breed a “teacup”, it’s just a fancy term for a underformed, underdeveloped, under sized dog.
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No. No teacup Yorkies or any other so called teacups.
Let’s play a game…”Try to fool Mother Nature.”
Too much at stake here with the tiny dogs. Get some more information and get a mentor who can help you with the problems associated with breeding and the consequences.
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Do not listen to the first answer. Yes there are teacup Yorkies! they are even smaller than normal Yorkies! Yes they can have puppies. Believe me my friend bred her teacup Yorkie with her normal Yorkie. I say yes because my dog is a Yorkie Pomeranian mix and if you can cross those 2 then you can definitely cross a teacup with a normal Yorkie!
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No a china dog can't have pups with a real dog. There is only one standard for Yorkies. There are no teacups in any breed. To those who think there are can you please show me on the AKC website where it has been amended to add the teacup Yorkie? Thanks!
If you mean can a much smaller Yorkie be bred with a larger Yorkie that would depend on if the bigger dog was the female. If she were the smaller then no for sure.
Have both of these dogs been through their conformation and had their genetic/health testing done after their second birthday? If not get that done first. Then look for a mentor amongst your show buddies, but only if the female is the larger of the 2.
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yes these people are all stupid. a teacup yorkie is the same thing as a mini yorkie. ITS NOT MADE UP OR FAKE. they can have puppies and nothing will happen.
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Runts or understandard dogs should never be breed.
It is not helping the breed it is only hurting the breed.
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No. Teacups are inanimate objects and cannot mate with a dog.
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Well, the problem is, unscrupulous breeders, or uneducated ones, classify dogs as teacup when what they really are is too small to meet the breed standard.
Breed standards have a size for a reason, it determines the optimum size for the dog to be suitable for it's breed purpose as well as the right size to remain healthy and to demonstrate breed type.
Oftentimes, the smaller size is because the dog has a liver shunt (HUGE problem in Yorkies! other toy dogs get them as well, but it's huge in Yorkies). Toy dogs get an exptrahepatic liver shunt, which basically means the venus ductus, the vein that takes the placental blood from the mother to the heart of the puppy, doesn't close off, so blood continues to flow through the venus ductus, instead of through the liver. Normally, the venus ductus closes off within days of birth and the liver begins to take ove the blood flow.
This shunt prevents the blood from flowing through the liver, and consequently preventing the liver from deriving nutrition carried through the blood, and from cleansing toxins in the blood.
This manifests itself into an abnormally small dog, a 'runt', which many classify as a teacup. Some shunty dogs live reasonably normal lives. many have seizures which breeders claim is hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Most do not live a normal lifespan.
The only test for a liver shunt is very expensive, so few breeders will test a small puppy to make sure it ISN'T a shunt puppy.
So, knowing that, why would anyone want to reproduce that? Why would anyone with any ethics breed a dog who may have a genetic disease?
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No, a RUNT Yorkie, should not be bred with a STANDARD SIZE Yorkie. There is no such thing as a Teacup anything!!! If you really love your dog, then please, do the right thing and have your dog fixed! Don't put your dog through the trauma of pregnancy and risk possible death, if you really care about it and love it.You don't know enough about breeding, to even attempt it! A Runt, should never, ever be bred with any dog! It's way too dangerous!
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Former Chihuahua Breeder!
Of course they can. However, I don't advise it. If the mother is the teacup you'll be in big trouble. Many times, vets will put a dog under to deliver her pups, because she is too small to do it on her own. And if this happens, chances are that your dog will die in the process.
It is very dangerous and I don't advise it! However, if you are really interested, get your female Yorkie checked at a vet first to determine whether or not she is capable of carrying a litter full term and if she is healthy enough to do it.
Good luck!
I would also like to add that I agree with 'Chihuahua Addict'. While this decision is ultimately your choice, you don't seem to know enough about breeding to go through with it. If I were you, I certainly wouldn't!!!
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Pet store owner
All dogs are cross fertile with other dogs. They are all the same species. In fact, all dogs can breed with wolves as dogs are just domesticated wolves. Same species.
Now, you have to ask yourself if you want to do this. You don’t want to breed your female with another dog that is much larger than she is. The pups would just be too big.
If your dog has a nice temperament and is healthy, there’s no need to be concerned about breeding her, even if she is a “runt”. Any dog that is smaller than a wolf was bred from some runt somewhere.
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common sense
A well bred yorkie is 4-7 lbs.
So called teacup are in the 2 lbs range. A healthy and breed worthy dog no matter the breed in the toy class is 4-5ish.
Teacup yorkies are not only poor representations of the breed but by the very nature unable to be shown in the ring. They are often the wrong colors as well. So can you? Yes Should you? HELL NO
And to everyone ho keeps saying there ARE teacup yorkies. Why don't you visit the Yorkshire Terrier Breed Club website http://ytca.org and see what a REAL f'n yorkie is supposed to be like and what the breeders who care about the breed think about teacups in the FAQ section.
A REAL BREEDER DOES NOT MAKE TEACUP ANYTHINGS!!!!!!
DFL – you are the LAST person on Y!A to be giving advice on breeding.
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Yorkies, Chis, Shih tzu, Maltese, Poms etc come in ONE SIZE
Please, we do not need anymore sickly runts in this world or dogs that will just end up in shelter! I suggest you do some reseach on teacup dogs, its disgusting!
DFL- These dogs will most likely end up in shelter since he does not even know if you can breed the two dang dogs together! Whoop-De-doo there goes some about 5 more lives of dogs when the shelters have to make room for the yorkies that were irresponsibly bred!
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oh whoop – dee – doo. A litter of puppies isn’t going to hurt the whole population of yorkies so why in the hell does it matter as long as they don’t go into shelters and as long as all of the puppies are healthy?
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Owner of a pregnant miniature dachshund & proud (Due in September)
Hi there!
There is no such thing as “teacup”. That is a sales ploy made up by certain people trying to get more for the dog, which brings me to the other thing I wanted to touch on…. just because a baby is small does NOT classify it as the runt, nor does it mean that it is unhealthy. My Sophie is TINY and is as healthy as can be. She is under three and a half pounds and was one of two tiny babies in her litter. If your not sure always call your vet!
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