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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I'm a little confused when you say, "I did get the breeder off the AKC breeders list for my area." What list is this? Are you referring to the YTCA list? AKC refers people the Yorkshire Club of America (YTCA) which would be this list. http://ytca.org/breeder4.html#AZ . They are the ones that set the standard for the Yorkshire Terrier not the AKC.
Just because you are able to register you puppies with the AKC, does not guarantee anything except you are probably getting a purebred, but nothing else. You can buy a puppy from a petstore, or puppymill that AKC, this means very little. Unless they are affiliated YTCA they don’t' have to do any health screening. This is what is important. Breeders who don't do any health screening are backyard breeders. You got to wonder why they don't screen their dogs, is it because the dog can't pass the tests? I know you are very anxious to get your dog, but as I said before take your time, be careful, don't reward byb who have caused so much pain and suffering to the dogs and to the families who have purchased them. |
I have tried getting one from the YTCA last year..but the breeder could not find one in my price range..if she did it had some sort of genetic issue like hernia or overbite, one was missing her leg!!! These pups were still in the $1300 dollar range..Are all hobby breeders backyard breeders..Can some of them produce quality pups.. I bought a pug from a hobby breeder 14 years ago and he was so healthy and beutiful. Was this just luck? Some breeders make it sometimes impossible to meet all of their reguierments such as not selling to a home with children. I have two boys, age 14 and 5. They were raised around animals are so gentle and responsible and yet even with my animal experience they will not trust letting one of their pups go to our home. I have worked in an animal hospital, I know what unsupervised children can do. But with that note.. I have also seen some of the same accidents happen from senior citizens or retirees with no children. So sometimes it leaves someone like me, a woman with a family, to have to purchase from a hobby breeder and hope all goes well. Is this wrong? Ps.. I don't support puppy mills, petstores, or greedy byb.. That is why I asked the original question. I do notice red flags when I see them and I see them A lot..