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Originally Posted by MyBohoBaby  she said she has the generations on paper... she had bought the parents from a breeder in Arkansa (traveling to get them)... would seeing papers help when looking? ROFL gosh im so new at this. HAHA |
The "generations on paper" is called a pedigree. All purebred dogs have a pedigree. It's their family tree. The pedigree won't tell you anything about their health.
You want to get a puppy from a breeder who knows all the dogs in the parents' background nine or ten generations back. By "knowing" them, I mean she has worked on her breeding program for years, seen what the dogs she's bred have produced, culled any dogs who produced any health issues, etc.
Yorkies should all have bile acids tests prior to breeding to make sure they are free of liver disease. Unfortunately, healthy dogs can still be carriers which is why it is so important to know your lines generations back.
Good breeders have the knees of the parents cleared for luxating patellas. Yorkies are ranked #4 in cases of LP's by the Orthopedic Foundation of America.
Both liver shunts and LP's costs thousands of dollars to diagnose and surgically repair.
Reputable breeder also have eyes CERF'ed, thyroid panels, heart clearances, etc. They should be able to produce proof that all these clearances were done prior to breeding.
I can guarantee that a breeder who does not follow the YTCA's rule about keeping Yorkie puppies until they are 12 weeks old also does not get the required health clearances done.