Why do people believe that there are teacup (anything)!!!!!?

Question

Please tell me why people breed to get the smallest they can, then pass it off like some rare thing.Am I just crazy or what!

Oh! I got it.... A teacup mastif

Answer 1

You mean you didn't see the great question yesterday about the teacup Great Dane?

I guess people fall for this because they are uneducated, and have no idea that teacup is just a term made up by back yard breeders trying to "dress up" their unhealthy dogs as something special.
Instead of admitting that they breed too small, they just pass it off as "teacup"
Since when is an 8 lb. dog too big?
Just dumb!!

Answer 2

The teacup Great Dane was hilarious, especially with Jennifer's Giant Chihuahua.

Apparently 8 lbs is too big for a dog for some people, which I'll never understand.

That said, every dog owner knows s/he has something special, even if it's a purebred. There's something about that particular dog that makes it the best ever. I can understand why people are proud of their dogs, but "teacup" isn't part of the breed, just like yellow and black labs are the same breed. Yet people still insist on adding "teacup" to describe their dogs.

I didn't ask "how do I crate train my 18-month-old GSD/Golden Retriever mutt who's kind of small for those two breeds..." etc etc. Too much irrelevant information.

Answer 3

For some reason the Moron League Members feel the smaller the cuter. These are people that go by cutzie rather than the standard. If they truly wanted a health dog they would pick an animal that was as close to the standard as possible. Even though it is actually a suffering animal they prefer a dog that they can paint its nails and carry around in a purse. Stupid but true. What they don't realize is anyone with even the very basic knowledge of dogs sees they are idiots.

Answer 4

No the people who believe that teacup dogs exist are crazy. The people who breed these dogs are doing so in order to dupe the ignorant dog buying public into paying more money for a poorly bred dog that will inevitably have all sorts of health problems.
The same thing is done with certain colors like white in a boxer, all black in a dachshund, blues in a Weimaraner or blues and liver in the GSD, ETC. They sell dogs in colors that are a fault/disqualification and claim they are rare or special and then charge more money for the dog.
It really is up to the consumer to research the breed of choice and the breeder they are buying from.

Answer 5

I try to tell new puppy people (first timers) to eliminate one word from their vocabulary until their pup gets older ..."cute". Those who do this usually teach their dogs well and they get along great. Those who view everything that their puppy does as "cute" often wind up with a full grown monster on their hands.

Now to answer your question ... The term "Teacup" as applied to dogs makes them sound "cute". Maybe to some folks, a "teacup" dog sounds cuter than a better example of the same breed. Unscrupulous breeders know this, and they freely apply the term to their dogs as a marketing tool to lure gullible puppy buyers. People want "cute", and people accept cute teacup garbage because they feel it makes them appear "cute".

Tune in ... maybe next time I'll pick on some other word (-;

Answer 6

Probably the most sensible reason is because most people are uneducated to the fact that "Teacup" is basically slang for a very small dog - teacup is not recognized by kennel clubs such as AKC etc - and most people who use that phase have most likely heard it from someone who non other was using the word to describe a very small dog?

Answer 7

Because they are ignorant and they do not know that "tea cups" are not a breed, they are tiny runts of litters, you breed two runts you get small pups. Unfortunately bad breeders will do this to take peoples money.

I have a 3 pound shih tzu who is a runt, she is never going to be bred. It wasn't planned for her to be so small but that is how she ended up and it drives me crazy when people call her a tea cup... shes not! She is just a small dog! We got her from a rescue, I would never ever breed a dog for petite size, because then they are lacking in the traits of the real breed.

people need to learn that dogs are for being a part of a family! Not for fitting in a hideous carry all that matches your sunglasses!

Answer 8

people that pay for "teacup" they just dont know that theres no teacup. in every toy breed you get a small dog than the others thats why they call teacup but that is not a special breed.so dont spend the money with those who just want to scam people.

Answer 9

They believe there are "Teacups" for the same reason that people think that "____doodles" or "____poos" are "breeds" - They have fallen into the ploy that the dog they're getting is special, when really what they're getting is a runt or mutt.

Answer 10

there are some breeds that really are teacup. i had a teacup Pomeranian a couple of years ago and he was great i have also seen teacup Australian shepherds. now there are people that try to pass off other breeds as a smaller dog just for the money but some are legitimate.