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Originally Posted by mrs merch  I owe you an apology. I had noth considered all the repurcussions of careless breeding.
Nikki is not my first Yorkie. I had 2 in the 80's: One we purchased for $150.00 from a friend that had several Yorkies, and one we paid $500.00 for from a breeder. Both were registered with AKC. (Charlie Brown and Lucy were their names.) Both were perfect from the time we got them until we had to give them up (I had a son and he was highly allergic to them, causing repiratory problems). Lucy was of champion bloodline. Her coat was smooth and shiny, her teeth all straight. Charlie's teeth were all crooked and his coat was oily and smelly. He required much more grooming. We never had to take either of them to the vet for anything more than well check ups.
My point I guess is that I had no idea until we got Nikki how fragile this breed could be.
I will take your advice and that of the other posters and see what the original breeder has to say about regisering her with CKC rather than AKC. I have my suspiciouns that it's because of the criteria and the costs.
I'm sorry about the problems you and Lady have had to endure with her health. And I'm sorry about the tone I took with you last night. Please forgive my misunderstanding of your concerns.  |
No apology needed!
Since you had Yorkies 25 years ago, unfortunately the breed has become really popular. As a result, backyard breeders and puppy mills have been breeding them and all the health problems we see today are the result.
