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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  My point is that most dogs come from poor breeders. Unless you activity set out to find a great breeder, you will probably buy your dog from a poor breeder. Good breeders, are very careful with dog placement, and they won't sell to just anyone, and this is one way to tell if the breeder you have chosen is a good one, but some breeders just "pretend" to be picky. |
The AKC estimates that only 8% of their registrations come from pet store/puppy mill puppies. The rest are from backyard breeders and responsible breeders. If you add that 92% to all the "alternative" registries out there that are favorites of puppy mills and BYB's, you can see that most puppies come from poor breeders as Nancy says.
A responsible Yorkie breeder follows the YTCA Code of Conduct. If your breeder sold you a puppy with full registration and without a spay/neuter agreement, or before 12 weeks of age, or without thoroughly screening you beforehand, you did not deal with a responsible breeder.
5) Prospective buyers will be screened as thoroughly as possible to determine their
intent, as well as their ability and interest in providing a safe, adequate, loving
environment and a long term relationship with a puppy or adult dog.
7) Purchasers will be required to neuter/spay all puppies sold as pets. If specified in
the written sales contract, the seller will promptly release limited registration forms
upon receipt of a veterinarian’s certification of such spaying or neutering.
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8) All puppies leaving the breeders possession will be a minimum of twelve (12) weeks
of age to facilitate adequate socialization as well as appropriate emotional and
temperament development through interaction with siblings, dam and other dogs.