To be perfectly honest, in my opinion the internet in generally, is NOT a good place to find a Yorkie or any other breed.
My first inclination would to go to
Home Page, InfoDog -* The Dog Fancier's Complete Resource for information* AKC Dog Show Events, and Dog Products and Services and search for a dog show close enought for you to travel to. There you'll find breeders devoted to breeding to the standard. That doesn't always insure you'll get a perfect dog but it's much safer than buying a "Pig in a Polk".
As I've stated before, most reputable Yorkie breeders do not have to advertise in order to sell thier puppies. Their good reputation results in 'word of mouth' referrals and waiting lists for a pup. Because Yorkies have small litters, generally 2-4 pups it's not like a large breed dog that produces litters of 9-12 puppies. Yorkie breeders don't generally have an abundace of puppies available.
As an alternative I'd look to the local kennel club or local breed specialty club for a referral. If you're looking specifically for a Yorkshire Terrier I'd also suggest going to the parent club web site (
Yorkshire Terrier Club of America) and go to their breeder referral pages.
I also have breeder referrals on my web site (
yorkies.com).
Forums like YorkieTalk need advertising revenue to continue operation. Unfortunately in most cases they have no control over the advertising placed on the servers they use. Many free web sites and search engines attain revenue from advertising to keep them going. Even AOL had to change from a pay service to a free, advertiser supported, portal to stay in business.
Money talks an Bull---- walks, which means that cheap talk will get you nowhere, while money will persuade people to do as you like. Money talks, that's how life goes.
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Originally Posted by cesar49  i thought yorkietak would be a safe site to find a puppy. i guess i was wrong to assume this.. i guess they are as safe as puppyfind.. yorkietalk should definitely stop allowing puppy mill people to sell dogs on this site.. this is disturbing... |