Let me give you a little background on why my question. I'm looking for a nice pup to have as pet. We love Yorkies and decided that's what we want. I found an ad in the local paper for a litter of pups. So we went and looked at them. They were beautiful. The persons house looked well kept and they truely love their dogs. They had 3 adult yorkies and an adult chihuahua. I don't think they are in any clubs and we were told the pregnancy was an accident. The mother is very young and it is her first litter. They were born Dec. 17, 2 males and 1 female. We want the female, she is the largest of the puppies as well. They said they were AKC registered. I think they just don't know much about recommended guidelines for yorkie puppies. The people were very nice and the puppies looked great so I think they are well taken care of. I'm just unsure myself about taking a puppy home at such a young age. We are meeting with them again tommorrow to visit with the puppy. I will discuss this with them then. Thanks Jon
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Originally Posted by Ladymom  The Yorkshire Terrier Club of America requires that puppies be at least twelve weeks old before they are sold. If a breeder tries to sell you one any younger, it's a huge red flag that the breeder may be violating other YTCA rules and it's best to move on. 8) All puppies leaving the breeders possession will be a minimum of twelve (12) weeks
of age to facilitate adequate socialization as well as appropriate emotional and
temperament development through interaction with siblings, dam and other dogs.
. http://www.ytca.org/frame_index2.html |