Should I get a Teacup Yorkshire Terrier?

Question

I've wanted a tea-cup Yorkshire Terrier since I've been a little girl. I've had the cutest pink Gucci purse for sometime now to carry my dog in and am in the position where I can now stay home and love my little dog 24/7. Not interested in dating as I've made many mistakes picking out jerks in the past. What do you think? Should I do it? I actually cry thinking how much I want one....

Answer 1

OK. Yes, I think you should get one, but not because you think it will look cute in your purse. I'm sure you know this but having a dog is like having a child...lots of responsibility. I think you should get one because you sound like you really want one. It's a nice time of year to acquire a dog that needs someone to love him or her. No doggie should go unloved during the cold winter months, or anytime for that matter. I feel as though I have to say this or I wouldn't be a true animal lover, please consider rescuing a dog that needs a home. There are a lot of dogs in shelters that are there for no other reason than their family moved somewhere that didn't allow pets. So so sad.

Answer 2

No. As cute as they are teacups are bred by puppymills and backyard breeds who want to cash in on the hollywood trend of having a tiny pooch in your pocket. No official breed standard recognizes them. They are essentially runts and are often very unhealthy. Many do not live long.

Getting a dog is another story. If you think you are ready for this committment, spend a lot of time researching your bred. Visit breeders and perhaps hang out at obedience competitions, conformations shows, etc. That will be a good way to get in touch with breeds and experienced dog people who could be potential mentors for you when you get your new dog. Do not buy your dog from a pet store or a backyard breeder. You will be stuck with a pup thats not health guarenteed, difficult to housetrain, and may even have temperment issues.

if you do get a little dog, consider that although they are a cute accessory, they are dogs first and foremost, and they need to be walked. Even little dogs need quite a bit of exercise. Walking is a primal instinct for them, and if you never let your pup's feet touch the groud, you're dog will be miserable.

Best of luck!!

Answer 3

There is no such thing as a tea cup dog!!!!!! Tea cup dogs normally have genetic problems and it would be wise to find a good breeder with a good status so that you know you are getting a quality YORKIE puppy. I personally would not purchase a tea cup dog because tea cup dogs are not really a breed. When you get a tea cup dog it is just someone who is breeding them smaller to make more money and they slap the word tea cup on the front when it is JUST A SMALL YORKIE. This is where you run into your puppy mills and bad backyard breeders. You know that they do not do heath tests because if they did, they would know that the small dog should never have puppies in the first place because her hips cannot handle it therefore making puppies with poor hips. A tea cup dog is one thing I would never buy unless you want an unhealthy or poorly bred pet.

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Answer 4

ok - there is no such thing as a "teacup" yorkie.. these are either RUNTS or dogs stunted through poor nutrition or poor gentics
they have shorter lifespans and more health problems

do you own your own home?? you shouldnt get a dog unless you are settled somewhere permanent like..

also NEVER NEVER get one from a pet store - you will pay WAY too much for a low quality pet - get in touch with a REPUTABLE breeder...

Yorkies are TERRIERS - they were bred to run around and hunt small rodents they were not bred to be carried in your purse!!! the dogs who seem to enjoy this probably have heart defects and no energy to be a "proper" dog

Answer 5

Teacup yorkies are yorkies that are abnormally small. They're not acceptable within the size limits placed by the Canine Council because they're unhealthy. They have higher incidence of every small breed problem you could possibly think of - luxating patellas, hip problems, lots of liver shunt, heart problems, collapsed tracheas. How do those idiots breed dogs that get smaller and smaller and smaller?? Well they breed runts of litters with other runts of litters. Did you know that mother dogs will often reject runts of their litters? Do you know why they do this? They do this because they know that the runts have a much lower chance of survival. This is all about darwinism and survival of the fittest. In the wild they would not survive, however there are unscrupulous so called "breeders" out there who will selectively breed this animals that if nature was allowed to take its course, shouldn't survive. In the wild also, only the strongest dogs in a pack are allowed to breed. This means the alpha male and alpha female. A runt would NEVER be allowed to breed because it would be all about liability.

Teacup of anything are just abnormally small dogs. If you want one, you are definitely going to have to go to one of those unscrupulous breeders who breed for this type of thing. You want one that won't be expensive? That's probably a good idea because you will need all the money you save on initial purchase to spend on all of the dog's medical problems and possible surgeries later on in life. If we don't support these stupid breeding practises, they WILL die out because without a demand, there will be NO supply!!

Please don't support this rubbish. It's awful and these people need to be stopped.

I would suggest you do a web search. There are so many organisations that rescue yorkies in particular and they do have puppies as well.

Apart from this, a proper registered breeder with the canine council. Make sure you do a premises inspection, see both parents, take not of the condition, look at the bloodlines, ask them about genetic screening and how they breed to eliminate genetic problems.

Also, yorkies just like any dog want to run around smell and pee on things, so don't carry it around all the time, let it have its daily walk. They're not as delicate as they look, they're hardly strong dogs (unless you get that "teacup" one of course!).

I'm not trying to discourage you from getting a yorkie, I love yorkies, i think they're the best thing since the wheel, I'm just trying to discourage you from getting a really tiny one that's going to get sick and break your heart. I think it's adorable that you want a little yorkie so much.

I'm particularly passionate about this topic as I'm a yorkie breeder who does take proper care to avoid all of these problems. I look at rescue sites and I literally sit there reading and crying when i see all those poor poor doggies.

Answer 6

They are really cute dogs, but you need to think this through. It is not all fun and games, it requires alot of work too.Dogs that small are not always the easiest to care for. They are very fragile and should not be treated like a play thing to carry around in your cute little purse.
Think about it first.

Answer 7

Do not get a dog to be an accessory.

It's a dog, it doesn't want to be carried around in a purse all day. It wants to sniff the trees and fire hydrants, other dogs rear ends and dead animals. No matter how "cute" you think it is it is still an ANIMAL that should be allowed to be an ANIMAL!

Answer 8

i agree with Alysia there is no such thing as teacup anything it is just a very small dog with which there have been known to have genetic problems as well as health problems and also the breeders tell you it is teacup so they can charge you more for the dog. good luck and god bless and happy holidays.

Answer 9

Personally, I think having an "accessory dog" is lame. And it's kind of disturbing that you cry when you think about how much you want one. But if you want one that badly, why are you asking? Clearly you want one and have time for it, so just get one.

Answer 10

If you have all this time, why not get a real dog. Why get an overpriced rat that is going to poop in your purse...