kelpiecuddles Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Just saw an ad for a show on Gem on Tuesday called Super Tiny Animals featuring the mini versions of lots of animals but looks like 'teacup' puppies feature pretty prominently. So if you are a breeder of chis or the other breeds that cop this crap be prepared for a bunch of annoying phone calls/emails! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 yes, I cringed teacup puppies. mini pigs & horses ..and those poor deformed looking cats with stumpy legs :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 My neighbour has a trio of kittens which she bought as munchkin kittens, she tells me they go through a leggy stage, I'm not game to break it to her that their legs won't magically shrink down the track LOL. Now to stop the bloody things using my garden as a litter tray... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Munchkins- that's the ones Why people have to ruin a beautiful structure like that .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akayla Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 I just saw the ad tonight! How horrible. Going to be tough not to jump down peoples throats that bring it up. "aww look at that cute thing, how perfect" Aaaarrrrrrrrrrrgh *bashes people with nearest object* :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 we still have time to attack those in TV land ...:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 Yes there are a couple of breeders of munchkins around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Yes there are a couple of breeders of munchkins around here. I like cats to use their LONG thin legs to move gracefully .. munchkins stump along like CATerpillars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 (edited) I was trying to find a photo to share of my neighbours (not)'munchkins' but could only find this video. I did contemplate giving it a thread of it's own but thought, hey may this thread needs some lightening up LOL. As you can see his legs will need to do some shrinking if he's to turn in to a munchkin any time soon... :laugh: He's a little in love with my daughter :p (Click the picture) Edited March 16, 2014 by kelpiecuddles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akayla Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Not unlike PP selling pure Manx kittens with the "tail gene" :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 to be fair on on the munchkin cat thing, both long and short legs are born in the same litters, "normal" legs are just considered non standard, but they are still munchkins, the gene is lethal when doubled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 The lady told her they would go through a 'leggy' stage I still think she's been suckered LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dididog Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Growing up we had a moggy from a friends oops litter with the littlelest legs... couldve made big money with our 'munchkin cat' hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 k.c that vid is gorgeous .When's he coming to live with you????? Such a gentle smoocher! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkabull Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 My breed has its 'miniature' version too. Every single one I've seen looks deformed. Not nice looking dogs at all. Makes me sad as it's obviously done as a money maker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Just saw an ad for a show on Gem on Tuesday called Super Tiny Animals featuring the mini versions of lots of animals but looks like 'teacup' puppies feature pretty prominently. So if you are a breeder of chis or the other breeds that cop this crap be prepared for a bunch of annoying phone calls/emails! Relative of a friend has two tea-cup puppies. Her Vet costs are already over $5000. Cringeworthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tintin Jac Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 OT...Just watched the video. They look like best friends...no wonder you can't keep him out of your yard :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixeduppup Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Were they normal mini horses or dwarf horses? mini horses are pretty normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddy Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Not unlike PP selling pure Manx kittens with the "tail gene" :laugh: Manx can have long tails. The gene is dominant but that doesn't guarantee inheritance. Let's say you had two manx cats, each carries the recessive and the dominant (we'll call them T for no tail and t for tail). You can work out the litter this way: T t T t = TT Tt Tt tt So, 25% of your litter could be carrying the t, meaning they'd have normal tails. The remaining 75% carry the dominant so should have shorter tails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 He can come and live with us as long as he stops pooing in my garden! (wouldn't be a problem if he was living with us anyway because he'd be an indoor cat ;) ) I'm actually going to be really sad when he inevitable gets hit by a car like all their cats do, we are literally on the Princes Hwy. (If I lived there currently I might have encouraged him to move in to my orchard and be a mouser LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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