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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy  You are right...not all show breeders are ethical either. I'm not saying you must show to be a reputable breeder (athough you should have show quality dogs...ones that are excellent examples of the breed) but showing is personally important to me. So I start with a show breeder, preferably one that is a YTCA member. That's when I start asking questions...LOTS of questions and just listening to what they tell me. I also expect for them to ask me plenty of questions. I want to hear about any past health issues and how they fixed it. I want to hear what they do to health screen and want to see proof that it has been done (anyone can say they health screen so get proof). I want to hear good things from other people and any bad things too...you have to weight the good and the bad. I want to know how many dogs they have, where they are kept, how often they breed, why they breed, why they chose the yorkshire terrier, what lines they have, why they chose those lines, how well they know their lines, etc etc. |
The advise you gave in the post was very good. That is a good way
to tell anyone that ask you about how you would go about buying a yorkies.
all very good questions for the breeder. Good job.
you see if we all stick together on this issue we can make a big difference.
No fighting or lashing out at each other just common ground we all
that have posted love the breed!!! kathy