2006-10-05 04:11:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
hmmmm, this breed is not listed on akc.org, but the maltese should be around 7 lbs, so if you have a teacup version, then it would be smaller than that.
2006-10-05 04:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by Mauntie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since a teacup is something that you drink tea out of...
There is NO SUCH THING as a "teacup maltese" teacup is simply a buzz term used by unscrupulous breeders to get more money for the runt of the litter!
That being said a maltese usually averages out around 10lbs...
PLEASE dont get sucked into the "teacup" fad,
Teacup puppies are usually over expensive RUNTS, yes there small but there usually also unhealthy!
Get a healthy happy maltese from a GOOD repuatable breeder if thats what you want...if all you want is a tiny dog to put in a bag and carry round...get a stuffed animal!
2006-10-05 04:20:02 · answer #2 · answered by Gems 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a Maltese and the term "tea cup" means nothing. There is not a specific breed of Maltese called a Teacup. Breeders can make assumptions about the size of a dog based on its parents, but those are merely educated guesses. For example, I wanted a smaller Maltese so I purchased a puppy who's parents were both very small. He is now 7lbs and full grown (still a great size!). My friend purchased my puppies sister and she is full grown at 4lbs. So, it really depends on the dog. Hope this helps!
2006-10-05 04:20:21 · answer #3 · answered by Sharon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to one site I visited they say the following.
The term "teacup/Tcup/T-cup anything" has become a sales ploy to charge more money. …That’s the simple truth. The Maltese is a "toy dog". They are small already. Our American Maltese breed standard states "Seven(7) pounds and under, with four(4) to six(6) pounds preferred". I guarantee that the lower end of the scale Maltese is quite tiny.
There are people who even breed these "tiny" Maltese (which in all rights should be someone’s lap warmer) hoping to produce more tiny Maltese so that they can sell them as "teacup/tcup/t-cup" size and charge lots of money for them. This, in my opinion, as well as many others’ opinions, is unethical and wrong. My heart goes out to the poor little dogs being used in this manner!!!!
On many occasions I have heard of a "teacup/tcup/t-cup Maltese" being eight or nine pounds and even larger, which is above our national weight standard according to the AKC Maltese standard. Just another con using a glitzy sales term to sale a dog. This is sooo sad!
There are so many terms to try to dupe the unsuspecting public into putting out money. Teacup/tcup/t-cup, Micro-Teacup, Micro-Mini, Toy are just a few terms to sell non-standard representatives of the breed to the unsuspecting general public.
There are also all the "poo" dogs....malti-poo, cock-a-poo, the "ese" and "tese" dogs such as the York-tese, etc, and let us not forget any of the other cutesy names, such as "Morkie" and "TeddyBear puppies", that they can come up with to basically sell the unsuspecting public a "mixed" breed dog. I have even heard of some people who actually went so far as to claim to put a "patent" on their cutesy name and build their own make believe registry, as if that is going to make it more than a mixed breed dog. There is a big market going on right now for what some people call "designer" dogs which, again, is nothing more than a mixed breed dog/puppy but with the "designer" tag on them sell for large amounts of money because the general public thinks they are getting something special and rare. Not meaning to be rude, but if you are willing to accept one of these mixed breed dogs as your loving pet why not go to rescue and save a precious life instead of paying these absurd prices for someone's glitzy and cutesy named, new homemade "designer" dog. Please be aware that many of these so called "designer" breeds are being sold for as much and many times more than a reputably bred, purebred dog.
Don’t fall prey to a sales ploy!!! Be informed!!!
There is no such thing as a
"teacup/Tcup/T-cup/micro/micro-mini/etc. Maltese"!!
MsBG
2006-10-05 04:28:13 · answer #4 · answered by Ms BG 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You do know teacup is mearly a name for the samellest for a continuous of size range of a breed. so the biggest would simply be when people spontaniously stop calling them a teacup.
2006-10-05 04:15:10 · answer #5 · answered by ragapple 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Think about it TEACUP how big is one?
2006-10-05 04:18:05 · answer #6 · answered by david o 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
HOW many times a DAY does it need to be POSTED???
THERE'S ***NO SUCH THING**** as "teacup" ANYTHING!!!
Go READ THE BREED STANDARD!!!
2006-10-05 05:54:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋