Saturday, February 26, 2011

Teacup Yorkies

By Ok Michienzi


Have you been thinking of getting a teacup Yorkshire terrier as your playful companion? If you are, then there is probably one thing going on in your mind right now, and that is how to get to know about someone who breeds teacup Yorkies, so that I can get a cute little teacup Yorkie for myself.

But before you proceed to look out for breeder you should know one thing that there is no such thing as a teacup Yorkies. You do not have any breeds of Yorkies that can be called teacup Yorkies or miniature Yorkies.

In fact the Yorkie breed is already classed as Toy breed anyway in the AKC, and there is most definitely no other definition for teacup Yorkies. Yorkies are by their very nature small in size and stature and although some of them can grow to a larger weight size, for the most part this will be uncommon.

Most of the Yorkshire Terriers that you would come across weigh between 4-7 lbs. And while anything heavier or larger is generally considered to be normal, Yorkies having a body weight of less than 4 lbs are considered to be underweight and abnormal.

However there are many such unscrupulous and untrustworthy breeders who would try to fool you by resorting to terms such as teacup Yorkies to get you to buy from them. You should try to remember this fact when you are looking around for a breeder to buy your very own Yorkies puppy. Any breeder that is honest, trustworthy and reputed would never sell you a Yorkie that would ultimately grow up to be undersized or underweight.

If you're wondering how they can tell which Yorkie puppies will be underweight, the only real reason is because they have years of experience behind them as well as the fact that even as puppies these small Yorkies will be the runts of the litter.

Most of the breeders take pride in the work they do and this is the reason why no reputed breeder would sell an underweight, teacup Yorkie, to you. This is mainly because they know that small or teacup Yorkies are generally marred by diseases and genetic illnesses.

This can cause a lot of heartache and emotional pain to those owners who are not prepared to deal with this fact. It can cost the owner of a teacup Yorkie a lot of money in order to keep its prized Yorkie in better health.

You are best advised to stay away from any person or breeder who is trying to sell a teacup Yorkie to you, no matter how much money is involved. These breeders are not at all genuine and specialize in breeding small sized Yorkies which are either suffering from health issues or may suffer from serious health disorders in the future and possibly maybe even certain kinds of genetic disorders.




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