Bambino is a cute name! I've been shopping yes but mostly for the basics, a chew toy, a fluffy toy, food bowls, ... unisex stuff. Even though I know I'm getting a boy I don't want to get anything I'm not 100% sure will suit Benito. It was easy to settle on my breeder, hard finding her. I started by looking at the paper's classifieds (online of course), of the many ads I narrowed it down to the ones I liked best but on contacting them I found them ... shall we say "fishy". So I got the Yorkshire Terriers for Dummies book and read all the pertinent breeder info (everything you need to know to tell a good breeder and a bad breeder apart). After reading the book I realized that all those people on the paper were backyard breeders, people who do it only to make a quick buck and not people you want to be buying from. So I went online and found this forum which gave me loads of others people's experiences to learn from and the AKC website which refered me to the local Yorkie breeders club. Someone else had a thread going asking about breeders in my area and one of the responses she got caught my attention, I contacted the responder and she gave me the info as well which turned out to be very solid and good and matched that of the area club. Still I talked to the other breeders I was referred to by the club and even though they were all mostly good I found that the first one was the best one for me. She had the right experience, dedication, we got along, the patience, the price, ... It was harder to find her than it was to realize she was what I was looking for. Anyway, hope this helps. Check the link out for some Benito pics!!! I went to see him today and took these to hold me over until he comes home on Dec 5th.
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