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Miao · 03-17-2009, 11:16 AM

I think a yorkie would be great for you and your future fiancee and wife to-be.

This is as long as you're sure you feel she's the one. Having a yorkie, or a dog in general, is a commitment almost like having a child together. It can very well bring up disputes later on of who gets what, and I'm sure you won't ever get to that point, but it is very common.

It is a great time for you to raise a pup as you stated, she will be at home, it will be like raising your first child together. You'll be able to see if the two of you can handle the stress as a unit and make the best of it.

This may also help to satisfy the internal ticking of the clock for a short while during which you have time to enjoy your engagement and early point of your marriage together without the more consuming addition of a skin baby for maybe the first two years unless you've already planned for children right away.

During my search for my first yorkie, I was open to buying from hobby, show, or "oopsie" one-time breeders. However, after reading numerous posts and registered kennel or show breeders' websites, I had purposefully avoided inquiring with certain registered kennels within what I considered a workable distance. These are the ones with the usual, "this breed is not recommended (or is unsuitable) for households with small children" and so forth. I know I plan to have children, and that I will soon be trying to have a child of my own that was why I was even considering marriage as it was time after having been together for 11 years and we weren't getting any younger.

While inquiring about various ads posted on Kijiji and the local paper, what I ended up getting was a phone lecture from a seller I had suspected was from a certain kennel I had no intention whatsoever of contacting while looking for a prospective breeder. The website write-ups and such already had me turning away as this was one of those who say yorkies don't belong in a household with children. But as I was asked to call via the email exchanged, I did as much. This ended up a waste of my time, and I would have thought this applied to the both of us, getting the speech about how a yorkie is not suited for me because with a new marriage and a future infant/toddler in the making, I will have no time for the pup and very young children with this breed aren't a good idea--have I considered rescuing from a shelter? What I had failed to ask her is how I would have time to help a rescue adjust to an allegedly hectic and inappropriate life for a yorkie, but okay for a rescue (pure or mix--unless she was meaning a large breed dog which she didn't specify) if I wasn't good enough for one of her dogs. I later went on to her website and noted there was a write-up that covered exactly my thoughts there about rescues as the site seemed passionate about the support of rescues and their well-being.

I wish you better luck on your search and I'm sure you'll find a great breeder, possibly consider one here one YT in the * Featured Yorkies for Sale * or Yorkies For Sale or Wanted. But if you're buying from those posting in YT, you shouldn't do any less research than you would normally as nothing is guaranteed and anybody can easily run a search on the internet and end up signing up on here and sell you a dog with questionable backgrounds.

03-17-2009, 11:16 AM	#13
Miao No Longer a Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Savage Garden Posts: 1,147	I think a yorkie would be great for you and your future fiancee and wife to-be. This is as long as you're sure you feel she's the one. Having a yorkie, or a dog in general, is a commitment almost like having a child together. It can very well bring up disputes later on of who gets what, and I'm sure you won't ever get to that point, but it is very common. It is a great time for you to raise a pup as you stated, she will be at home, it will be like raising your first child together. You'll be able to see if the two of you can handle the stress as a unit and make the best of it. This may also help to satisfy the internal ticking of the clock for a short while during which you have time to enjoy your engagement and early point of your marriage together without the more consuming addition of a skin baby for maybe the first two years unless you've already planned for children right away. During my search for my first yorkie, I was open to buying from hobby, show, or "oopsie" one-time breeders. However, after reading numerous posts and registered kennel or show breeders' websites, I had purposefully avoided inquiring with certain registered kennels within what I considered a workable distance. These are the ones with the usual, "this breed is not recommended (or is unsuitable) for households with small children" and so forth. I know I plan to have children, and that I will soon be trying to have a child of my own that was why I was even considering marriage as it was time after having been together for 11 years and we weren't getting any younger. While inquiring about various ads posted on Kijiji and the local paper, what I ended up getting was a phone lecture from a seller I had suspected was from a certain kennel I had no intention whatsoever of contacting while looking for a prospective breeder. The website write-ups and such already had me turning away as this was one of those who say yorkies don't belong in a household with children. But as I was asked to call via the email exchanged, I did as much. This ended up a waste of my time, and I would have thought this applied to the both of us, getting the speech about how a yorkie is not suited for me because with a new marriage and a future infant/toddler in the making, I will have no time for the pup and very young children with this breed aren't a good idea--have I considered rescuing from a shelter? What I had failed to ask her is how I would have time to help a rescue adjust to an allegedly hectic and inappropriate life for a yorkie, but okay for a rescue (pure or mix--unless she was meaning a large breed dog which she didn't specify) if I wasn't good enough for one of her dogs. I later went on to her website and noted there was a write-up that covered exactly my thoughts there about rescues as the site seemed passionate about the support of rescues and their well-being. I wish you better luck on your search and I'm sure you'll find a great breeder, possibly consider one here one YT in the * Featured Yorkies for Sale * or Yorkies For Sale or Wanted. But if you're buying from those posting in YT, you shouldn't do any less research than you would normally as nothing is guaranteed and anybody can easily run a search on the internet and end up signing up on here and sell you a dog with questionable backgrounds.