There is absolutely no such thing as a teacup sheltie. Just as there is no such thing as a tea cup any breed.
Anytime the lable tea cup is attached to a breed it is just a gimmick made by byb's and puppy mills trying to make their dogs more appealing to the public.
Shelties should be 13 - 16 inches tall (this is measured from the ground to the withers [where the neck meets the back]). Shelties though are a relatively new breed as compared to a breed such as a lab or a greyhound or saluki, and they do not breed true to type yet. This means that in one litter you can have pups that are huge and over the breed standard and you can have pups that are tiny and under the breed standard. My dogs are both over sized. Breeders are really struggling with size. That is why no responsible breeder will breed a dog that is over or under the standard. My male sheltie Clipse was supposed to be a show dog, but he got too big.
IMO you should run far far away from anyone trying to sell you a so called tea cup sheltie.
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