I think I've had to tell alllll my neighbors there is no such thing as a teacup chi. They always ask if Nike's a teacup. I say nope. She's a regular, and teacup chihuahuas are just a sales gimmick.

Not to mention she's a whole 3 lbs!

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We take our girls out a lot. People always ask the same thing. When I am asked if they are teacups, my answer is, "No. They are dogs." I then explain that AKC standard for a Chihuahua is 2-6 pounds so they are well within the regular, plain old standard. I also explain that all Chihuahuas are a part of the Toy group. Even a 15 pound Chihuahua.
They nod and usually then tell me that they have/had a teacup. I say okay and move on.

Oh, they are also called babies and puppies a lot. I think people just do not know Chi size or are used to bigger dogs like Rotties and Labs so they assume that I have some 8 week old dog at the hardware store. Two are headed toward 18 months but if you are used to Bull Mastiffs, I guess my girls would look like newborns! haha!

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LOL, I get this all the time and then have to explain that Calista is actually a pretty sturdy Chihuahua at 6.5 lbs!

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It's surprising how uninformed the public are about Chihuahuas...
People always ask if Jerry is a Papillon and if Tabitha is a Pom! LOL!
They are shocked to know they are Champion-Bred long coat Chihuahuas AND littermates!

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AND....steal your breath away GORGEOUS!

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Gorgeous they are! I hate it when people say "teacup." I know that not everyone can know everything about dogs. It would be nice if some breeders out there would not use the term "teacup," That would be a good start.

I met someone in the park that said she had a "Mini" chihuahua! That one was new to me!

People ask me if my dogs are teacups all the time... Sigh..I say that they are regular chihuahuas, and then the person always said "well I had a teacup" or something similar. People also ask if they are babies, or if Lion is a Papillon.

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So this is what I'll have to put up with once I get my chi Experts telling me all about their micro-chihuahua

Years ago I had a whippet, Tina, and even though she was a good inch above the breed standard folk STILL insisted on telling me (not asking!!!) that she was a 'baby greyhound' One woman I seemed to see every day would even butt in when I was talking to someone else and inform the other person that Tina was a baby!!!! I got fed up one day and told her that, actually, Tina was a purebred whippet from some of the best English and Irish bloodlines and was even posher than our Queen herself

Don't know-alls just bug the hell out of you!