Teacups

The term teacup is a slang term used by the public
to describe an adult dog weighing less than 4 pounds.
This is a descriptive term such as babydoll
used in advertising puppies. As our Cherub maltese
are usually 4 to 5 pounds, some of our puppies mature a little
less than four pounds and others a little more than five.
Depending on the parents our puppies that are two pounds
at twelve weeks can very often times mature out to be less than
four pounds as adults. Breeders claiming to breed teacups
or for teacups are usually the commercial or backyard breeders
using the bogus registration papers. Unless it is an AKC DNA
backed pedigree you do not know if your puppy is from
inbreeding or substandard stock. With the size of a teacup dog
they are not bred by reputable breeders as they would probably
not reproduce easily without real risks of loss in whelp.
Equally offensive are the over zealous people that go off on this
harmless descriptive term. The size of a healthy dog has no bearing
on its health. Smaller healthy maltese can live just as long and only
required the adjusted care from their owners that the size of the
dog mandates. A poorly bred or inbred dog that is from a
NON-AKC DNA backed CHAMPION pedigree will most likely
not be as healthy, trainable, and beautiful as a selectively bred puppy.

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