The Teacup Dog first appeared in the United States, but developed and became popular in Japan and Korea. After years of breeding and improvement, the size of the teacup dog is getting smaller and smaller, breeding the teacup dog is more and more difficult, the dog is a fetal animal, so it is not easy for the teacup dog to conceive and regenerate the small teacup dog, so the number of teacup dogs on the market is not much, and the price is more expensive.
Humans continue to breed poodles, Yorkshire dogs, Chihuahua dogs, Pomeranians, etc., so that their genes are mutated, becoming very small dogs. And someone inadvertently wanted to put this little dog into the teacup, and really put it in, and since then this puppy has been called a teacup dog. At present, there are 5 to 7 kinds of teacup dogs that are relatively stable, namely: teacup poodle, teacup Yorkshire dog, teacup Maltese dog, teacup Chihuahua, teacup Pomeranian and so on.
Teacup dog is a special dog for people to play, is a special suitable for people living in urban apartments to raise dogs, the general teacup dog height is less than 20 cm, weigh less than 3 pounds, if more than this data, it is not a real teacup dog. The teacup dog is loved by many female friends because of its small size, especially urban white-collar workers, and has become one of the gifts that young men buy for the girl they like.
The teacup dog is a very delicate pet dog, because the teacup dog is small, docile, and sometimes even a lazy look, always lying there unwilling to move. You just try to make it happy, and it just looks at you with that lazy look, and then you still lie on your stomach. Usually to let the teacup dog more activities, always lazy lying on the stomach and not moving, is not conducive to its physical health.
If there is a teacup dog in the family, special attention should be paid to: do not lie or sit on the ground regardless of the ground, and be careful to crush the teacup dog or crush it to death. The size of the teacup dog is too small, so it eats less, usually pay attention to give it nutritious food, but also pay attention to some food it can not eat, so as to avoid gastrointestinal problems after accidental eating.
Most people see the appearance of the teacup dog and feel that it is cute and cute, but few people ask why they are so small. The reason why they are so small is because humans have interfered with their growth genes, and most teacup dogs have a lifespan of only 7 to 8 years, and some are even shorter.
For the teacup dog, it is indeed a kind of dog that needs our most attention, in order to meet the requirements of people's pet size and appearance, so that they sacrifice their health and life, if you really decide to feed a teacup dog, then you must treat it as a family in life, because the teacup dog is more delicate, and it is not easy to raise, so if you want to raise, you must raise well.
Raising a teacup dog not only requires a lot of financial resources, but also a lot of energy, and the maintenance of them must be very careful. At present, there are very few purebred teacup dogs on the market, most of the teacup dogs sold are not purebred, many of them are formed by vaccination with inhibitory gene vaccines, and this dog generally has some physical defects, and there is a certain chance of congenital disability, so be sure to consult a professional when purchasing.