My name is Stefanie Bailey I am the founder of the
Shorkie breed and the Shorkie Club Of America and it
is quite an honor and privilege to be able to
educate people worldwide on the Shorkie breed
There appears to be quite a bit of BAD INFORMATION
ONLINE about the term Teacup Shorkie and Shorkie
puppies. There also seems to be no shortage of
Shorkie breeders ready to take your hard earned
money by selling you a poorly bred Shorkie by using
the term TEACUP and or Toy sized puppies..
Many people contact me in search of a TEACUP size
shorkie and hence it made me realize there needs to
be a website that informs people about the Shorkie
breed and the size and the standard that has been
set forth by the Shorkie Club of America and the
puppies it produces.
So here goes everyone allow me to introduce you to
what a Teacup Shorkie really is all about
One of the most frequently asked questions that we
get is "do you have any teacup Shorkie puppies for
sale?" The simple truth is that no breeder anywhere
has a "teacup" Shorkie puppy because no such
classification exists.
Sound confusing?
Let me clarify.
The official breed standard for the Shorkie calls
for adult Shorkies to have a weight between seven (7
to 12 ) pounds, when they are fully grown.
That does not mean that each and every puppy
produced will end up in that size range. We have had
ones that are smaller and ones that are larger as
adults. The Shorkie breed is just now being
developed and guaranteeing a size is just not
possible. That is why the Shorkie Club of America is
the only club in the world that is dedicated to the
ethical development of the Shorkie breed and has
guidelines that we adhere to so we can be sure we
are breeding healthy happy Shorkie puppies/
Why then, you may ask, do so many breeders advertise
their puppies as teacup Shorkie puppies for sale?
Fraudulent advertising for Teacup Shorkie puppies is
the #1 reason. Advertising anything that says TEACUP
is a huge money maker for that breeder.
Some unscrupulous breeders advertise teacup Shorkie
puppies to take advantage of those people who are
not very familiar with the Shorkie breed. By telling
someone that they are getting a "teacup" Shorkie,
they make the potential puppy parent feel that they
are getting something special, something that is one
of a kind – Beware most Shorkie puppies weights are
1 or 12 pounds. As stated above, in the Shorkie Club
Of America Standard. You will also see these teacup
puppies are priced outrageously high and this
supports the idea you are paying more for something
that is extremely rare when in fact you may be
purchasing a genetic nightmare that will cost you
thousands of dollars in vet bills and much heart
ache over the years.
Sadly, there are people out there breeding Shorkie
puppies who simply aren't knowledgeable enough about
the Shorkie breed and are just throwing any Shih Tzu
with any Yorkie and hoping for the best.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS FACT!!!! . The smallest dog
in the world, according to the Guinness Book of
World Records, was a Chihuahua who weighed just
under 2 pounds at 1 lb. 14 oz. For someone to claim
that they regularly have adult Shorkie dogs weighing
less than 2 pounds is a stretch to say the least.
One must also be cautious regarding the time at
which a weight is taken. A breeder could happily
tell you that a dog weighs only 4 pounds. If that
weight is taken at 12 weeks of age, however, that
Yorkie puppy will probably weigh about 8 pounds as a
fully grown adult.
To some it all up on an average Shorkies as adults
are 7 to 12 lbs full grown. Don’t let anyone fool
you into thinking other wise. It is up to you as a
buyer to do your research and find someone that is
breeding to better the Shorkie breed.
Please help us protect the Shorkie breed and choose
a Shorkie Club Of America breeder to adopt a puppy
from
The Shorkie Club of America Shorkie breeders are all
in home breeders. All Shorkie puppies come from
genetically tested parents so you know you are
getting the healthiest Shorkie puppy possible.
Here is the Shorkie Standard set forth by the
Shorkie Club of America below
great alert dogs to let you know someone
is around...but after that they very
quickly become the strangers best friend
Weight: 4 TO 12 pounds
The size of
Shorkie
puppies
is the one thing that cannot be guaranteed
because they are a first generation breeding
but we do our best to be as accurate as
possible. They may be smaller than our best
guess or larger. Just as
in humans we can only try and GUESS but we
can in no way guarantee size
Height: 5 - 9 inches
Shorkie
Color(s): Any
SOLIDS &
PARTIES
It is the goal of the Shorkie Club of America to
become a AKC recognized breed.
In order to do this you must breed many CORRECT
generations of a breed. It take many many many years
tobecome an AKC recognized breed. AKC needs to know
what the breed standard should be and
what the breed should look like full grown and the
size they should be. Until you start doing multiple
generations of them you never know what they will
truly look like when they grow up, or the size
puppies will be. A breed club is there to define
what the breed is or in this case IS NOT! the
Shorkie Club of America will and has no plans on
recognizing TEACUP SHORKIES as a breed size.
