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Originally Posted by Puppyperson My mom recently lost her 17 year old schnauzer to old age and is completely beside herself with grief. She does not like a house without a dog in it. She loves my yorkie mix and maltese--and really loved my yorkie that passed away but she wants a dog between 20-40 lbs so she doesn't step on it. 
My brother found this website for her and she fell in love with the "puggles". I immediately thought pet store or mill but I emailed them anyway to see what they were about. When I got a response--they told me it was a home. So many puppies and breeds...I told my mom I wouldn't buy from there. Tell me what you think? www.pups4kids.com
She went and looked at the shelters by her house but the dogs were all rather big for her (she has bad hips).
Thanks for your opinions, Monica |
I am a "show" person and have a strong bias torwards breeders who actively DO things with thier dogs (not necessarily just conformation - someone who spends time training in obedeince or agility also has my vote). Here's why: I want to see someone who is breeding to improve the breed: who has a STAKE in the dog she sells. I shy away from anyone who seems out to ONLY sell puppies for money. Breeders who sell a large variety of breeds send warning bells to me. How familiar is she with her lines? How much time can she spend with any given litter? What does she actually KNOW about the dogs she selling?
One other thing that makes me particular disinclined to recommend THIS breeder - the name of her site: "Pupsforkids." While there are members of yorkietalk who have small children and Yorkies, I generally advise people with young kids NOT to get ANY toy breed, esp. something as fragile as a Yorkie. In any event, if a breed is or isn't good with children, I would not make selling them to children as the center of my sales pitch, I'd look to health and breed standards as my primary focus. Breeds were developed for different reasons, taking the aloof "one person" mentality our of a Belgium Shepherd and making it happy go-lucky like a Golden Retriever, defeats the whole point of breeding Shepherds. See what I mean?