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Debate going on as to whether or not a Pocket Beagle is actually a breed or not. Some say they don't exist, it's an internet scam type thing; others say they do. What's right?
its a marketing ploy to sell undersized (none breed standard) dogs for more money to anyone thatll buy into it...
they are not a seperate breed, they are simply small/undersized dogs (often the runts) that cannot be shown and some smart puppymiller out there decided small is IN so lets market this.
same goes for "teacup" chihuahuas "baby doll" pomeranians "tiny toys" ect...there all just marketing terms to sell the dogs that arnt up to standard to a fad audience for big bucks...
it wasnt that long ago that the RUNT of the litter would be the cheapest puppy due to the small size, not being the standard, and the higher likelyhood of health issues...
nowevrdays though slap on a cute pre-name "pocket" Teacup, TIny toy" and charge an ecter $500+ for it!
a pocket beagle is a breed...a BEAGLE...its just a smaller one that for whatever reason (be it on purpose (in which case id not want to support that breeder) or accidentally (the runt of a normal sized litter) is smaller than other dogs of the same breed.
Several Decades go BIG was in Now it the Tiny the better....go figure! I ran into a lady at Petco that had a Tiny Yorky! Another person asked what she paid...$1200!!! A Neighbor has a Tiny Yorky also.....$1100!!!! Cripe!
The original pocket beagles were bred in Elizabethan England, and were favored by the Tudor court. There are portraits of Elizabeth I painted with her holding the so-called "pocket" beagles. They died out.
Today, breeders are just miniaturizing every popular breed for profit.
The original pocket beagles were bred in Elizabethan England, and were favored by the Tudor court. There are portraits of Elizabeth I painted with her holding the so-called "pocket" beagles. They died out.
Today, breeders are just miniaturizing every popular breed for profit.
Truer words were never spoken. Everytime I take Lucy somewhere I'm asked if she's a 'teacup yorkie'.
I always say "no, there's no such thing." She just a small yorkie. Actually she's 6 pounds so she's a standard size yorkie but she must look really small next to Ringo!
So many of the dogs that are bred to be the size of a mouse - come with so many health issues. Poor things.
thats kinda funny we have the same issue..
our smallest chihuahua is a tiny bit over 3lbs, JUST within breed standard..ive had people TELL me hes a teacup...to which i typically reply..no..hes a chihuahua...lol
But ive had people tell me they have "teacup" chihuahuas...that are "smaller than normal" chihuahuas and when asked how big they are "oh only 4 lbs..." or "hes only 7lbs" ect...people have no idea theyve ben taken for a ride by some unscrupulous advertising genious...
the bred standard is 3-6lbs and i couldnt imaging wanting a dog smaller than that, 3lbs is TINY...
the smaller they are then their standard..the higher the likelyhood of potentially severe health issues. ive known many a $3000 "teacup" chihuahua in the 2-4lb range thats gone on to need new knees, regular treatment for hypoglycemic shock and seizures, liver kidney and heart issues, water on the brain ect...
and unorutnatly this is true of ANY breed thats been unscrupulously bred runt to runt for the sole purpose of making it smaller.
another common trick used by millers to produce "teacups" for petstores is withholding food form the mother...if they feed her just enough to survive but not nough to properly fed the pups during fetal development and after birth during their first 4 weeks (becaus thats when they get taken form mommy) they are stunted and nice and tiny for the petstores to sell as "teacups" in the $2000+ range.
these puppies often die very young due to lack of nutrition during development (a chihuahua can live over 18 years under normal circumstances yet petstore pups are lucky to live to 10...), or once put on a proper nutritious diet reach their genetic size which given puppymills dont want a tiny dog popping out a single puppy per litter they use larger "specimines" so thee "teacups" often reach the 7-9lb range and sometimes more...
yorkies, maltese and bichons are also highly subject to this...beagles seem to be relitivly new for it in my circles...ive only hear the term "pocket" beagle a few times thank goodness
Last edited by foxywench; 10-08-2011 at 06:22 PM..
So many tiny yorkies die on the other yorkie board I frequent. They are brought home wayy too young, at six or seven weeks - which, for a tiny yorkie, is just too young and too small.
They are tiny, underdeveloped, and the least little thing can take them down.
Many are hypoglycemic and the owner does not know what to do (and who does); they go into seizures or shock and they are gone. One day of vomiting - they are quickly dehydrated and they are gone. Born with liver shunts, collapsed trachea; enlarged hearts; poor kidneys . .
So sad. Unscrupulous greeders just wanting to make a buck. Selling them too young; and too small; to folks who have no idea what they are getting to. Heartbreak often follows.
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Truer words were never spoken. Everytime I take Lucy somewhere I'm asked if she's a 'teacup yorkie'. 
