which dog(puppy) is better?

Question

im getting a maltese puppy and wondering which is better a toy size maltese or a teacup maltese?

also i was wondering if the teacup size would be weaker than the toy size?

Answer 1

there is no such thing as a teacup maltese
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/tea-cup/micro/micro-mini/etc. Maltese"!!

You do NOT want a Maltese 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 Maltese. There are breeders on the Internet taking advantage
of naive buyers with prices of $1000, $1500, $2000 for "teacup"
Maltese. Don't be taken! Stick with Maltese who will be 4 pounds and
up at maturity

Answer 2

The best Maltese is one that comes from a reputable breeder of Maltese. And one that would come from a reputable breeder would not be called a "toy" or "teacup"..the breeder would call it "small for a Maltese".

"Weaker"......yea, both would be products of runts of litters bred together by some ignorant non-dog person to produce more runts to greedily pass off to the ignorant public.

Sorry, but you did ask

Answer 3

there is no such thing as a teacup or toy Maltese they are in the toy breed just like chihuahuas, Lhasas,Yorke's,etc but they are just Maltese.
Anyone selling them as toys or teacup is trying to get money they are usually runts and not very healthy and come with a lot of health problems check out the standard at akc.org

Answer 4

I agree with Ann -- Maltese are toy dogs, and any toy dog that is being sold as a teacup this, or miniature that is simply the marketing technique of a backyard breeder, who is trying to get people to pay a lot of money for undersized dogs. Malts are toys, so they are meant to be tiny anyway. A dog that is being advertised as being smaller than an average Maltie is a sales pitch.

Answer 5

Definately get a toy size! I would not buy a tea cup if i where you, these people are only out for the money. there is no such thing as a "Tea Cup" this is a term used only by puppy millers and bybs. they sale these puppies for higher money, when if anything it should be cheaper, cuz they are not of the breed standard. and they will have a bigger chance of health problems.

Answer 6

Some good-byes are the longest ever known, And now I think on ------------are all Byes "good" I am now tempted to post a poem wrote in 1997, maybe I will-------- This is an interesting study on the word and takes my mind to many places, ever in wonder who said the first good- bye, and the cousin words to good-bye, farewell, adieu, etc. Horizions do await, Kudos! on a deep subject with just a word!

Answer 7

Forget both of them and get a stuffed one. No messes to clean up.

Answer 8

SAME THING...