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Originally Posted by feminvstr  "We are not breeders, but rather a circle of friends whose yorkies sometimes have babies". Today, Yorkies by Desire and Keeper of Harts are proud to share our enjoyment with you as we match each of our precious little ones with a hand-selected forever home.
Our babies come from champion backgrounds and will be sold with full registration
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Lol, depending upon how much education someone has on choosing a good breeder those words could sound good or absolutely horrible.
Let me just add that champion backgrounds means nothing, and a good breeder never uses this term. Selling with full registration is another sign of a poor breeder. A good breeder never sells her dogs with full registration, unless she plans to mentor another breeder. A good breeder understands that not every dog should be bred, but only a select few, and she insists that her dog's offspring are placed in pet-only homes, and feels responsible for the offspring her dogs produce. A good breeder knows that a dog's breeding potential cannot be possibly evaluated until at least 8 months, and so selling puppies that could turn into breeders is very irresponsible. I find it interesting that people say they are not breeders, and yet have dogs that produce puppies. What she means is that she does not take breeding seriously, it just a little moneymaker for her and her girlfriends, and so yes, she is not a "breeder" in the highest sense of the word.
I always recommend people see the breeding conditions in person, now that people have stopped buying dogs in pet stores, commercial breeders, (those who breed for profit) have turned to the Web to sell their dogs. Some of these dogs are kept in horrendous conditions.
Just want to add there is nothing wrong with another good breeder recommending a breeder, this is done all the time, however, a pet store recommended this breeder, and her website tells you her true motivations.