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Originally Posted by Marc  Ok, I'm going to throw out another scenario and see if it helps in terms of the topic of a breeders "pet quality" and an owners "pet quality litter.
If I am walking along and come across 2 booths set up. There is no advertising other than that both booths are selling Yorkies....I can't tell that one is a "breeder" of Yorkies and that the other is a owner who bred to Yorkies...pups all look the same. Do you think it would matter to me in terms of adding to the pet population that booth "A" came from a breeder and booth "B" came from a owner? Either booth has pet quality pups that now in this world and need a good home. No? |
In your hypothetical scenario, it should matter to you. A 'breeder' as opposed to an 'owner with pups' should know more about the health and quality of the pups. This 'should' give you more confidence but there are 'knowledgeable' breeders that just don't care so you're back at square one. The Yorkie world is full of contradictions and every buyer should be as informed as possible prior to shopping for one. Pedigree, show or pet quality or any other determining factor all fall to the wayside if you purchase an unhealthy puppy. Price alone is no factor as some unethical breeders will jack up the price of their pups to make you think you're getting a 'quality' pup. Also, some will tell you what they think you want to hear in order to 'make a sale'. There are many members here who, though they love their babies to death, have bought a pup that was completely mis-represented to them. As in all things, buyer beware.
