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Originally Posted by Misti1  YOu guys
I wish you could see this one breeder's baby nursery that I talked to on yesterday. Man it adjoins her bedroom and it has these jenny lyn cribs in it and everything, and the mother yorkie and the babies stay in there until they are older. IT is GORGEOUS! |
Try not to be swayed by cute nurseries. Good pedigrees, genetic testing and health screenings are much more important.
A lot of backyard breeders have darling little nurseries for their puppies, but they are still breeding dogs that are not good representations of the breed and have not been screened for the health issues that the breed is prone to like liver disease and luxating patellas.
A member on a Maltese forum I belong to got her first Maltese from a local lady. She said the house was a dream, immaculately clean and the puppy nursery was adorable with little human baby playpens. It even had little receiving blankets folded on shelves. Unfortunately, this woman knew nothing about genetics and didn't do any health screening.
The puppy she bought is now five years old and has a number of chronic diseases including epilepsy and luxating patellas. She's got big vet bills with him, but she is the lucky one. Her friend got a female from the same littler and she died from liver disease at age two. Sadly, this woman is aware of these health problems, but still continues to breed her dogs.
Don't forget, the puppies being sold in the Pets of Bel Air pet store that was just busted were displayed in little cribs, too. They all came from puppy mills.
Did you contact any of the breeders on the YTCA list I posted for you? They may be able to recommend breeders even closer to you. That will be your best chance of getting a healthy puppy that will grow up to look and act like a Yorkie is supposed to.