doberbutts:In addition, a lot of ‘teacup’ dog breeds are… already very small. I...
In addition, a lot of ‘teacup’ dog breeds are… already very small. I see a lot of people saying teacup chihuahuas are different because they’re under 10lbs. The chihuahua standard specifically states that they are not to exceed 6lbs already. My chihuahua isn’t even well bred and she is under 6lbs despite being over the very tiny height limit. I went to a dog show and met chihuahuas that were 3-5lbs. A chihuahua is ALREADY an impossibly tiny dog if sourced correctly. A 'teacup chihuahua’ is supposedly even smaller than that, and keep in mind that a regular chihuahua is already a fairly delicate dog that needs special consideration due to their size.
Toy poodles? Same thing. Yorkies? Same thing. These tiny dogs are already touching the limit of how small a dog can be before it becomes unhealthy just for simple fragility. I can’t imagine a dog smaller and more delicate than my little one.
The appeal often is the novelty and the living toy factor. Unfortunately for both, the dog always suffers when this happens. Tiki is a little taller but otherwise a regular sized chihuahua and she was already a novelty living toy with her previous owners. I don’t think a smaller dog would have survived the health problems she’s had from their neglect, considering the size she is and the fact that she almost died herself.
And in dogs they often come with dental problems and heart problems and are so fragile they can break their pelvis and legs by jumping off a couch (not hyperbole, I’ve seen it happen), and they often don’t live past 6 or 7 years old despite being small breeds that should regularly be making it to the mid or late teens.
They are a money-making marketing scam to get you to buy unhealthy animals. Don’t do it. They’re not ‘cute’.
it’s invariably
* hey come buy this sickly runt for $500 more
* underfeeding pups so their growth is stunted
* just lying to people (like teacup pigs)
* any other variety of unethical shit
I don’t even get the appeal of a tiny super fragile dog. What’s the point
Or rather the people selling them are
“Teacup” animals… are bad
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