Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am looking for a Lady Teacup yorkie!!!
Please contact : mmr@mippl.com

Have you tried the House of Lords :D  Sorry, but believe me there is no such thing as a Lady in dogdom :).
Teacup is really just a term used for unhealthy undersized toy breeds.  Have a look at the KC information on the breed to find out what they should be like and then use the breed club to find you a responsible breeder able to supply you with a healthy puppy and save you the heartache of ongoing medical problems and short life expectancy.

I am intrigued by the psychology of people wanting a dog the size of a guinea pig....... why not just GET a guinea pig???

I know some of the tiny breeds, such as chihuahuas, are every bit a dog as much as a great dane.....

But when they get even smaller, so small they are unhealthy, live a short time and arent physically capable of doing 'dog things' -- why DO people want them??

Guest --  a Yorkshire Terrier should come in one size only.... they are a fiesty robust little terrier, bred to be capable of WORKING, ie killing rats, spending many hours out doors in the cold, wet Yorkshire climate.
If that is what you want, get a Yorkie bred to the KC standard.

If thats NOT what you want, dont get a yorkie at all!

Em

yorkies are meant to be small the breed standard is from 0 to 7lbs you will be suprised how strong these yorkies are my yorkie weighs 5 and half pounds in weight  he is 6 years of age and in good health,also yorkies  are not all one size.
there are also some very bad breeders about spoiling the breed standard.

I don't think that is quite what they mean when Teacups are mentioned.

i think although i am not sure but the teacup started from the american puppy farmers.

The thing is as you state yorkiefamily Yorkies are small anyway and sometimes breeders end up with a smaller than usual pup in the litter.  Why anyone would want to breed really tiny ones is beyond me.  It's hard enough to keep the smaller one going some times in a litter as it is and it can be really heartbreaking.

yorkies are meant to be small some breeders are breeding oversized yorkies my 10 yr boy is huge ,i just wish that breeders would take a pride in the breed and produce a good qualitly yorkie maybe read a book and get advice not just mate any yorkie with any yorkie .
you will not believe the ads that about advertsing yorkies for sale.
i have 2 yorkies that weigh 5 and half pounds adults and they are both from the same breeder same father different mothers i am happy with there size.the parents also weigh the same and the gradparents i met them all.

Any weight up to 7lb is within the standard. Yours could be considered on the small side.
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my 2 yorkies are small  but 5 and half pounds that is quite acceptable for a yorkie size within the breed standard as far as i  know ,and yorkies do not come all in one size .

Our yorkies are just gone one

Male weight nearly 4 pounds and the bitch weighs a lil over 4 pounds

Sum fussy eaters we try everything

I have a friend who has a so-called 'miniature' Yorkie and it weighs 10lbs Obviously her vet has told her that it must lose weight, especially since it has (and you'll have to excuse the spelling here) luxating patella in both back legs and the excess weight is undoubtedly exacerbating the problem. Her husband bought her the dog and obviously had no notion of how to go about buying a puppy. The result is a poorly bred dog with numerous health problems and extremely large vet bills :(

**Edited to add** I also noticed whilst browsing the free ads paper (looking for dog-friendly car, not puppy, incidentally) a litter of Yorkies for sale with the 'miniatures' advertised at £300 and the others at £250 Why would anyone pay more for what is likely to be a less healthy, poorer example of the breed?

When I had my last litter of Yorkies a woman rang me looking for a "Tea Cup Yorkie" I told her there was no such thing. Only for her to tell me oh yes there was because she had 1. I asked out of curiosity how much he weighed. Well he was 3yrs old & weighed 1 1/2 lb!! Trouble is as long as people are looking for them you will get the idiots "breeding" them. It does make my blood boil though. My Lola weighs 2 1/4 lb & shes 9 weeks. My adult bitches weigh 6lb & 6 1/2 lb as their parents do roughly. Lovely healthy dogs that have only seen the vet for jabs & boosters.
Take Care
Helen

Oh yes, these runts exist all right - my neighbour has rescued several, and she's never had a healthy one. She loves the breed and is livid that people specially breed these 'pathetic specimens' (her words).

I know JG makes me mad too. Trouble is this woman who rang me was adamant that the "Tea Cup Yorkie" was a different breed to the "Standard Yorkie". So she didn't do  a lot of homework on the Yorkshire Terrier before she bought one!! These people obviously are using their own "stud" as well. No reputable stud dog owner would approve a bitch under 5 1/2 lb.
I have never seen a healthy one either JG. :( :(
Take Care
Helen