I feel like the carrot has officially been put on a stick and is dangling in front of me.
After reading everything here, going over people's experiences, suggestions, and advice I'm in information overload but think I'm at a good starting point. I went to the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America website and emailed all of the breeders that were listed that are within 3 hours of me. I've gotten a few responses but nothing really hopeful yet.
I talked to my Mom about all of this and of course, being the amazing woman that she is, without me asking she made it her mission to find some other options. She spent an hour on the phone with a breeder 2.5 hours away from me. They chatted, talked about life, things they share in common, and of course puppies. She thinks she'll have puppies around the time that I want one, and as long as she does, she can save me a female in that litter. Also, she'd be willing to give me a discounted rate (seeing as I'm a lowly graduate student, the money isn't exactly flowing like a raging river) since we asked the right questions and were really trying hard to give this dog a good home.
She sent pictures of her current litter and the Mom and Dad and said I'm welcome whenever to visit. According to the conversation she had with my Mom the puppies would have AKC papers/registration and she'd keep them for 2-3 months minimum until she was comfortable with them leaving. I'm all very excited but I'm really wanting to know more about everything, or rather known this is potentially a sure thing. (It seems a little too good to be true, to be honest.)
So, beyond sharing my excitement with everyone, does anyone know anything about any breeders out in Jacksonville, FL (if so, maybe one of them is this lady)?
-Vicky |