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Originally Posted by Erin  Well just looking at Loki's pedigree there are no champions until at least his great grandparents and back, and then they aren't Stardust but others. I'm trying to remember but I haven't looked at it in years. But it's like she studded a female to a male champion like 3 or 4 generations back. Neither parents nor grandparents were titled - that much I remember. At the time, I had no idea what that all meant.
Honestly I think she only told me because I asked if she was a broker or how did she otherwise have puppies and no parents. She was nice and I had no reason not to believe her. Again, I'd never done this before. Someone just told me it was better to go to a breeder than a pet store. I've learned quite a bit since then. The breeder I'd gone to the week before had puppies peeing all over her living room and when you picked them up they shook. I wan turned off because mom was solid gold and dad was grey. The puppies were cute, but compared to that Susan's "experience" seemed an improvement. Quality Yorkies are hard to find around here and I was desperate for one. I was patient the second time and Sammy just kind of fell into our laps! Loki is still my baby though, even with all of his issues. Medical problems aside, his lack of socialization remains a challenge to this day. I can't imagine if someone got him who wasn't willing to do the amount of training that I have done with him... |
I looked at Kia's pedigree. Her Sire is CH Mischief Maker, and he has 40 Champions in a 3 generation pedigree. There is a lot of Clarkwyn in his background. Kia's Dam is Stardust Smooth as Silk, and she has 28 champions in a 3 generation pedigree. A lot of Popan's in her line. In the Dams pedigree, the champions are predominantly in the 3rd generation out.
In all honesty, Erin, you cannot blame yourself for not doing your homework, because if you had talked to any show breeders that knew Susan, they would have given her a thumbs up.
My Sydney came from a lady here in Indiana who had used a show breeders stud. Sydneys Grand-Dam is CH Stardust Treasured Gem II. I met the owner of Sydneys Sire when Sydney was 6 months old. She said Susan was a very well respected breeder in the show world. (She had tried to buy Sydney from the owner of the Dam, and the lady refused. Then, she begged me to show Sydney. I declined, saying Sydneys job is life was 'to love and be loved'. Then, she tried to convince me to breed her. She wanted a puppy out of her so bad, she said she'd pay me whatever I wanted for a puppy. At first, I agreed, but then I saw the living conditions of her dogs, and I knew I never wanted one of Sydneys puppies to live that way. They lived in cages, in a separate building from her house. She let them in on a rotating basis, but still, it bothered me.)
I think it's very important that any time someone asks for a reputable breeder in our area, you tell them Loki's story.
Loki is very lucky to have you, because many other people would have dumped him at a shelter.