A lot of people have the mistaken idea that teacups are not healthy. While it is true that some teacups can have health problems, if a teacup is bred from a healthy line, and bred from a line that is specifically bred to be small, then they can be just as healthy as any other size dog. Sometimes an extra small puppy will be born out of a litter of regular size pups, that have regular size dogs for that breed behind them, and a breeder will call that pup a teacup. I don't agree with that, the real reason this pup is tiny, is because it could have something wrong with it which keeps them from growing to normal size, it could be a pre-mature pup if the egg that produced that pup was fertilized at a later date than the others etc...In this case this tiny pup might be sickly or may have health problems that won't show up until later on down the line. This would not be a true teacup, just an un-healthy pup. This is how people can get the mistaken idea that teacups are not healthy. This is why it is important to purchase a teacup from an experienced and knowledgeable breeder that knows the difference.
