Meet the Teacup Yorkshire Terrier
So you´re looking to get a new dog and you thought that you might prefer to have the bright and playful companionship of an energetic Yorkshire terrier. If this is the case then the best place for you to look for your new canine pet is from a breeder of Yorkshire Terriers. Whatever you do though, stay away from people or breeders who are advertising that they have a teacup Yorkshire Terrier for adoption.
This is simply not a true statement. There is no such thing as a teacup Yorkshire Terrier. These are instead the smallest puppies of any given litter and most if not all dogs labeled as a teacup Yorkshire Terrier will be undersized.
This means that they will weigh in less than the standard normal weight of 4-7 lbs, and this in turn will mean that your Yorkshire Terrier puppy will more than likely be prey to a number of diseases and illnesses. You will need to take good care of your teacup Yorkshire Terrier if you do decide to go ahead and get the smaller puppy.
The thing you need to do in this instance is to find a reputable breeder who will be able to supply you with a teacup Yorkshire Terrier. The problem however, arises when you get to the reputable part of the reputable breeder. Simply stated, a reputable Yorkshire Terrier breeder will not sell you a puppy that is underweight and which will most likely be prone to bad health over the years.
This means that those advertisements you see stating that a breeder has a teacup Yorkshire Terrier for you to adopt, are all false. If you investigate any further you will also see that most of these teacup Yorkshire Terrier breeders are also asking top dollar for these runts of the litter.
More to the point you will also see that these very irresponsible Yorkshire Terrier breeders are also purposely breeding small puppies. They have to especially select small Yorkshire Terriers to do this, and over time you can be assured that the more and more of the genetic defects to be found in these undersized dogs will show up more prominently.
It is also true that you can go into this with your eyes wide open and adopt a teacup Yorkshire Terrier. You might also find that you teacup Yorkshire Terrier puppy has no ill health whatsoever, and that he is very rarely, if at all, sick. This is definitely not the norm and you will be a very dog owner indeed if this is the case.
The best thing that you can do however, would be to stay away altogether from breeders who advertise that they have a teacup Yorkshire Terrier to sell, and instead find a reputable Yorkshire Terrier breeder to find your perfect puppy companion.
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