I got Cali from a BYB because it was before I was better educated by YT and I found it almost impossibel to get a show breeder to give me the time of day. After having horrible health issues with Cali and deciding I wanted another one, I posted on here what I was looking for and a YT member suggested I contact Stardust Yorkies who was in my area. I thought it would be the same thing as tryng to get a dog or afrom 2 big show breeders in my area. Fortunately Susan couldn't have been nicer and I ended up with 3 dogs from her, unfortunately one had an unknown congenital condition and had to be PTS. She cried with me and worked with me to help with vet bills and replacement. When I called the BYB that I got Cali from to tell her Cali had MVD and her parents shouldn't be bred and that I had spent close to 7,000 on vet bills she said Thanks for letting us know. I will never know if she kept breeding them or not. So I will only buy from a show breeder even if it takes a lot of time and research to find my next baby. I volunteer at a small rescue on Sunday's and most of these dogs have been in rescue for a very long time and they are no where near the breed standard. I don't know what the answer is but I know I will only rescue or purchase from a show breeder breeding to standard. |