I would like to know if anybody breeds this tiny treaseure or knows of the yorkshire terrier resue society i could contact, i am desperate for one of these wee little things, im in the hampshire area, can anyone help???
Please e-mail me at vicky@vspeke.freeserve.co.uk

Hi Guest ,

This is a subject we have recently touched on. I am afraid there is not such a thing as a minature yorkie, or a tea cup yorkie.

What you are seeing is breeding away from teh yorkie standard and I have to say not for the good of the breed but infact the exact opposite.

Here is an article I found and posted a few weeks ago. You would be strongly recommended to buy a normal yorkie for your peace of mind and its health.
Read this articel and if you like I will look in one of my show catalogues and send you some peoples names but these people I stress do not entertain this away from the standard breeding..

Good Luck

>>>>>>>>Teacup Yorkshire Terriers

There is no such thing as a "teacup Yorkshire Terrier." Unknowledgeable breeders use this cutesy phrase as a "marketing term" for the smallest Yorkshire Terriers, but in reality, there is only one Yorkshire Terrier breed, ranging from about 2 pounds up to about 10 pounds.

You do NOT want a Yorkshire Terrier under 3 or 4 pounds, no matter how cute it is. These individuals are great risks in the health department. Their bones are fragile, there is not enough room in their mouth for healthy teeth, and their internal organs are often very weak.

They tend to have lots of health problems and great difficulties regulating their blood sugar. Often they live a few years and then their owners wake up one morning and find them dead in their baskets from sudden heart or other organ failure.

To make matters worse, some breeders actually charge MORE for these high-risk Yorkies. There are breeders on the Internet taking advantage of naive buyers with prices of $1000, $1500, $2000 for "teacup" Yorkshire Terriers. Don't be taken! Stick with Yorkshire Terriers who will be 4 pounds and up at maturity. And don't pay more than $400 or $500.

Pam

Look for breeders that attempt to maintain a normal size (5-7pounds)...yes, there are those individual dogs that will be above and below this weight, but they will be part of the "whole" and not deliberately bred this way.

From what I understand, the Ozmandius (sp?) kennels is topnotch and very willing to answer questions.
hth
toodles

Ozmillion is the Yorkie Kennel who has a long line of Champions, and from what I have read aims to keep good size. He won Crufts a few years ago! There are of course lots of other successful and reputable Yorkie breeders :D