This breeder is not following the YTCA Code of Ethics which requires breeders not to sell Yorkie puppies before twelve weeks old. Any breeder who violates the YTCA's rules is not a reputable breeder.
The breeder is also either uninformed or deliberately risking her puppies' health. Vaccinations given before nine or ten weeks of age are worthless because the puppies still have maternal antibodies from nursing which attack and kill the viruses in the vaccine. This is called the "window of susceptibility" which means that puppies are completely unprotected and at great risk from deadly disease like parvo and distemper.
In many states it is illegal to sell a puppy before eight weeks of age. |