Ok, I've been leery about the breeder's practices (the one we got Sully from)....
I respect her and know she did a good job with him...but I too was wondering where the line is drawn.
She has a huge yard and a large, indoor doghouse in their back yard. The doghouse has beds for each dog and a doggie door to come in and out of. (I think) I think it's also heated in the wintertime, at least a little bit.
The dogs are never fed regular food....which could be normal, I don't know. But it's food for pregnant, or could be pregnant etc.
Once she finds out that a female is pregnant, she brings her into the house and babies her through her pregnancy and gets the mom and puppies all sorts of vet checks, shots, vitamins, etc. that the need.
But my question is, how much love does she have for these dogs outside of breeding them? The way she talked, she seemed to have quite a few, and to me, having so many and keeping them outisde in a pen kinda bothers me.
But, I am not a breeder and I don't know at ALL "how it's done". I'm just a yorkie lover who thinks every yorkie should be pampered and spoiled. I don't question that she takes good care of her dogs, though.
I wanted to see her house and whre the dogs live, etc....but due to circumstances on the day-of, she was kind enough to meet me in Knoxville. (On that day we got Sully we'd driven all the way up from Hilton Head Island!)
I hope one day I can go visit her and take Sully to visit his relatives. And if I like what I see, Eli and I are hoping to get a little girl so Sully will have a sister! (But we have to wait at least 6mo. from now and straighten out our cross-country move until we know our new home will be able to cater to 2 dogs, hehe. But we're excited!) |