Or maybe it's good news? I don't know.
So as I've posted before, my pup Rocko was born on December 2nd, and I've been doing tons of reading and research on this site. I've slowly begun to feel though, as I've been educating myself, that maybe this puppy isn't for me.
For one, the breeder. I met the breeder through a friend at work whom told me about the puppies in the beginning, knowing that I was interested in a Yorkie as a pet. At first, everything was fine, I saw the parents, and they're adorable little things. The girl who owns the dogs however, I got the inkling had no idea about breeding which set alarms off in my head. The problem started when the breeder told me the date she wanted the puppy to go home with me. January 14th. Six weeks old. When I told her I'd rather wait until the puppy was at least eight weeks old, as I'd be more comfortable taking the baby from the mother, the girl seemed a little put off by that. THEN, she told me she wasn't even getting the puppies vaccinated before they went home with their new owners! Now I've witnessed Parvo first hand, in an Akita puppy that my mother adopted from a rescue organization some years ago, and it is HEART WRENCHING, not to mention financially breaking to fight for a puppy who is succumbing to Parvo. Buddy (the Akita) pulled through, thankfully, but taking a risk with a tiny six week old baby, just driving it immediatly to the vet's for the vaccines he should have had at three weeks, just doesn't sit right with me.
So, I think I've decided against taking this particular puppy, which just breaks my heart because I was so looking forward to having my little boy home with me soon. I just wanted some opinions, do you all who are experienced breeders, or just experienced with owning this breed, feel I made the right decision? I'm just so disappointed now, and can't understand why a breeder wouldn't think that getting VACCINES and leaving a baby with his mother until he's ready is important?!
