#teacup dog

[ilmaritodelmostro]

teapups....

[stellarmegs]

[scrubfiend]

Get a warm cup and some holiday cheer! Commission for wolfenfurry on insta- reminder these YCHs are still open!

[miathepom]

#tbt to my first snow when I was just a young girl, still in my Pom uglies without my gorgeous thick fur coat, and annoyed at the cold wind blowing in my tiny face.

[drferox]

Could you talk a little about "teacup" dogs? I know they're unethical and not real breeds, but I'm curious why they're unethical and what some of the problems associated with them are.

Dogs are living things that aren’t supposed to get smaller with every generation. Some of the ethical concerns with breeding them are:

High risk to the mother when pregnant being so small. This is both in terms of pregnancy complications, giving birth and developing hypocalcaemia when lactating.

Breeding runt dogs together - often closely related individuals, or individuals with other illnesses (eg liver shunts)

High risk of hydrocephalus. That bulging look to the skull with the eyes that look slightly apart instead of straight again? That’s hydrocephalus.

Seizures and other neurological abnormalities can occur secondary to the hydrocephalus.

High risk of hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar). This may be related both to their small size and potential liver issues

They often have abnormal joints, Medial Luxating Patella being the most common. And being so small, surgically correcting this dislocating kneecap is extremely difficult.

They’re also physically fragile, injuring themselves jumping off couches can fracture their legs, and they’re easy to accidentally severely injure underfoot.

Let’s not mention their frequent dental disease

Collapsing trachea is common, because the cartilage that holds open the airways is weak and small. Some dogs have a chronic cough, some dogs frequently faint, and this gets worse with age.

Liver shunts are a common cause on runty dogs, and unsurprisingly when you consistently breed runts together the condition becomes more common. Some of these dogs are treatable with surgery, some are not, but surgery is expensive and not all dogs are normal even with treatment.

Just don’t fall for this scam. These are living dogs, not objects that you can breed for fashion. Everyone I know who purchased one, who didn’t just pull the pit when managing it got expensive, regretted their purchase. 

[miathepom]

Ok @leslieglewis, how about you take the photo quickly before this lion decides to slam its paw down and eat me? You keep telling me it’s just a statue but something feels off.

[miathepom]

I wonder what this week will bring? Will this awful NYC humidity break? Will My neighborhood crush finally notice me and ask me on a date? Will I get that book deal I’ve been hoping for? Should I dye my hair for fall to switch things up? Does Mueller really have something major on Trump? And why does that girl behind me look so pissed?

[chippedblvcknails]