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Originally Posted by danyellm  I was mall shopping last weekend and of course went into the pet store (not buying)There was the cutest little yorkie there that was half white sitting in the cage.Now im thinking in my head could it be a parti or biewer but asked to see him.After holding him for a few minutes ,i noticed white hair all over my pants and shirt asked the girl if he was purbreed she said of course !He is AKC ,we know the breeder (ya know the typical spiel ya get)well thats the first yorkie i seen that shed like that ,of course he wasnt purebred but AKC none the same.
I think people need to take a more active role and look into the breeder ,health records ,ask questions and visit where the dogs are kept to see how their treated. |
A Yorkie can be purebred, AKC registered, yet not be close to the Yorkie standard. White is a color fault, but doesn't mean that the puppy isn't purebred.
A breeder whose puppies are AKC registered is a starting place, just one of the elements that make up a responsible breeder. To get a puppy who will grow up to look like a Yorkie is supposed to look, you need to find a breeder who is carefully breeding to the Yorkie standard. Because of their popularity, most of the Yorkies out there today are from backyard breeders who are breeding pet quality dogs.