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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  If the same thing happened over here, and I called the YTCA secretary for referrals, and she said that one of her dogs had been placed with someone who was breeding it, I think I would be reporting her to another member of the YTCA. Something about the whole thing doesn't sound kosher. Did she give you other referrals, or was it just this one? I wonder what other club members would think of the secretary referring her dog's offspring offspring for sale. It's not clear if this is a true mentor relationship, or if they are in the business of selling dogs, and that may mean that the dogs haven't been health screened.
I'm surprised the Yorkie Club in your country doesn't agree with the 12-week rule. I understand that bigger breed dogs can go home at 8 weeks, but a breeder should always do what's best for optimum health, and smaller breeds do better staying with the mother longer. This isn't an arbitrary rule, I imagine it's much harder for a breeder to have them this long, and I know shortens the time the are easily sellable, but so many good breeders decided this is really important for the dog, and the socialization of the dog, I would not ignore this or consider buying one from a breeder who sold before this. |
I don't understand why people think that the American way is the only or the best way. Personally, I don't agree that 12 weeks is best, even for small breeds. And breed clubs in other parts of the world (like N. Ireland and South Africa, both eminently civilized countries) disagree as well.
Furthermore, N. Ireland is a small country. South Africa isn't that big, either, and when I called KUSA for referrals to breeders, they had NOTHING to give me. I had to track down a KUSA registered breeder on my own...and I got my puppy from him at 6 weeks. I think the OP was lucky to get even one referral, and if I had received the kind of referral she got, I'd be ecstatic as I would have access not only to the breeder, but to the breeder of the dam and all the info she could impart to me.
I am very disappointed at the YTers here who cannot seem to see beyond the tips of their own noses. The world is a lot bigger than the US, and the way things are done in the US are not necessarily the only "right" way to do things. If the breed club in N. Ireland thinks 8 weeks is OK and they have not had a spate of problems with pups being placed at that age...if the pups are thriving and growing up healthy, well-socialized animals (and I suspect they are), who are we to condemn an obviously successful practice?
Please, people...America is not the world, and people in other countries are not automatically wrong just because they don't share American values and practices! The lady is in N. Ireland and that's how they do things there!