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Here are the major things to - look for - when searching for a yorkie pup:
* They show their dogs in AKC shows for championship title to evaluate their dogs. Be sure they show in AKC shows for their dogs championships! AKC - harder to finish and compete against all the breed dogs for Winners dogs or Winners Bitch (female).
I prefer AKC shows only to prove they are worth breeding!
1.) They do not have Visa/MC available on their site.
2.) They never use the term "teacups." No such thing. Instead they will inform you.
3.) Their pups are only available at the youngest at 12 weeks of age.
4.) They do not nor can't guarantee adult weight.
5.) They will meet you only at their home and will let you see their home and all their dogs.
6.) They get the dogs and pups thorough health tested/screenings.
7.) They do not have more than 2 different breeds.
8.) Their dogs are groomed and the area is clean.
9.) You see on their web page: the parents (adult dogs) on their web page. They do not lease their dogs out, so all their dogs are at their own home not living somewhere else.
10.) You are given a contract with guarantee or record of vaccines.
11.) They do not give you full registration on a puppy nor charge extra for full registrations.
12.) They sell pups with spay/neuter contracts.
13.) They do NOT breed "Designer" breeds (mixes) - Parties, morkies, chorkies, yorktese, etc..
14.) They do know the pedigrees (family trees) of their dogs and are very knowledgable on their dogs and the breed.
15.) They only have at the most one or two litters a year.
16.) Their dogs highly represent the breed standard.
17.) Their dogs looks on their web page have not been altered.
18.) They do not have way many dogs and can care for them all well.
19.) They never charge more for females or for smaller pups. Just because a pup is small, does not mean it is worth more, but actually could have health problems if they breed for smaller.
20.) They will not breed smaller females (this is usually less than 5 pounds). Breeding for smaller size is dangerous to the mother and not breeding for health or having good ethics!
21.) The breeder never takes your money first without doing interview or checking your references.
22.) They will breed to AKC champions, since they are breeding the best they can. Their champions are the parent/s! Not further back!
23.) They will not be breeding to substandard yorkies: ears down, bad toplines, over 7 pounds, under 5 pound females, wrong standard color (not to gold, tricolor, piebald genes, chocolates, black, etc.. )
* I recommed only breeders that stick to the yorkshire terrier standard!
* A breeder that shows their dogs, shows they care and ready to go the extra expense and time to have others evaluate their dogs and they are serious about our breed and want to do right!
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A Backyard Breeder Verses A Reputable Breeder
So how do you know if a breeder is good or not? You must educate yourself and ask questions. Remember your decission will effect you and your family for the next dozen or more years. Choose wisely! Not all breeders are the same nor the quality of their pups they produce. It is not always easy to tell the difference at times, between a good breeder - a responsible hobby breeder - from an unknowledgeable "backyard breeder" or a commercial "puppy mill" breeder. Buying at a cheap price may cause you more in the long run at the vets. If it sounds to good to be true - it probably is!
So You Want To Be A Breeder!
Here are some tips before you just rush out and buy you a dog to breed.
- Research years before buying. You need to know about the Yorkshire terrier standard. What makes a good quality yorkie?
- You also need to reseach pedigree lines. Which lines do you like best and why? Which ones are winning most in the ring?
- Need to know all about the health issues of a yorkie. What do you need to test your yorkie for when you get him?
- Go to lots of shows. Can you pick out the winner? Why did that dog get the win that day? What were his/her parents names/lines?
- Now that you have spent several years learning. Go and get a mentor! Interview and talk to people that breed. They will be your difference in whether you will make it or not.
- Now that you have a mentor, you will spent many hours learning form them.
- Niw that you have a feel for a good quality yorkie, go and search for your breeder. Yes, you pick your breeder first, before the puppy.
- Also evaluate your puppy to make sure they are sound and after health testing wait to see. With yorkies it will now be a waiting a long while. You will not know for sure if your yorkie has what it takes to be breed, until they are at least 1 year old.
- Showing is a necessary thing to do to see if your dog has the quality to be breed. There are no short cuts in breeding. You are in a sense playing God with each breeding you do. It should be for the betterment of the breed. Breeding pets to pets will only produce substandard dogs, which in the end can ruin our breed we love so much. Way too many people are breeding and have no clue what they are doing. This one reason so many buyers are upset. They buy a pup hoping for a loving long member of the family that will last a quarter of a century. Instead they are getting a dog that they are spending a fortune for or does not look like a yorkie.
- Breeding is also not cheap! Many yorkies are needing c-sections which run from $500.00 to $2,000.00 depending on vets and hours. Puppies need vaccines and should be given by the vet and not through a catalog company. This allows the vet to exam the pup to check for problems. Parents need testing before breeding and so do pups before going to their new home. It all adds up and no breeder, if breeding corerectly, makes any profit. So now that you know all this .... you need to think back and decide - Are you breeding for the right reason and for the betterment of the breed?
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