Tea cup chiuauwas and their owners.
By saralee1
@saralee1 (1983)
United States
February 7, 2007 3:23am CST
I have seen these little guys before, youknow, the dogs that can sit in the palm of your hand, and they are absolutely amazing! how the heck did they breed them so small? weighing only oz's, it is hard to believe that they are a dog at all!
5 responses
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
4 Jun 08
I have one and she is so loving and needy . Where ever I am you will find my Ray Ray !! She loves to cuddle and give kisses. They are a great dog for being able to read feelings.
Have a good night !!
@eden32 (3973)
• United States
7 Sep 07
All the teacup varieties are adorable, but I like big dogs myself. Size preference is bred just like any other trait that's desired by consumers. You breed the smallest of the litter to a mate who is also small (hopefully also thinking of other health concerns & temperment when choosing your breeding stock). Then from that litter, you again choose a healthy, even tempered, little female & either breed her back (selective in-breeding) or out-breed her to another line with similar traits. Sometimes selective breeding turns out amazing lines of dogs, but sometimes it is to appease consumer's 'fads' that aren't always in the breeds best interest. Pit bulls that are bred to be fighting stock would be a good example of bad selective breeding.
@houndsgood (774)
• United States
6 Dec 07
Firstly, there is NO SUCH THING as a teacup chihuahua or a teacup yorkie. THese breeds are tiny as it is. But unscrupulous breeders take the runts of the litters and breed them in hopes of creating a tinier and tinier dog with no regard to health. Many of these dogs have heart problems, seizures, or their soft spot never closes. And they frequently don't live long lives. And most of the time, the mother dog must have a c section because there is just no way she could deliver the puppies. SO the teacups you see are runts bred to runts or suffer from dwarfism.
Chihuahuas, yorkies, toy poodles, maltese are small enough as it is. In their proper sizes, some of these dogs are as small as 3-4 lbs and don't need to get any smaller because of someone's greed.
