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Originally Posted by Lilyshuman

I feel a bit ambushed, Here I am being totally honest and looking for some advice and two other members have come on and are having their own little chuckle at my expense.

You both are obviously experienced and have beautiful dogs and I was honestly seeking advice.

Yes I realise my little girl may not be a breeder when the time comes but she has potential and that is what Deb sold her as.

I am investing a lot of my time, energy, money, heart and soul into starting this program. It's people like Deb to help others start their dream. Most breeders won't even talk to me, won't even think about mentoring! Even in the CKC code of ethics it talks about mentorship!

I do have a mentor close by, she just won't have any females available for the next few years.

It feels like available I want advice I am scared to write because I'm worried someone will jump all over me. I shouldn't have to explain every little detail every time I write a thread.

I every time there are a lot of people breeding Yorkies for the wrong motives and it must anger those who have dedicated a lifetime to responsible breeding. But please don't assume everyone is like that.

For those of you that have spent years with Yorkies... Don't you want to encourage proper responsible breeding and showing? So many breeders make it so hard to talk to them that it's no wonder people BY breed. My biggest opposition has been people who put me down because I'm new to this even though I want to better the breed... I may have a lot to learn but my heart is in the right place and I want to be careful and thoughtful with my Yorkies.

Nicole,

Please don't let things get to you; it is hard to get into Yorkies. I bought my Champion from Deb to get my start also. She sold me a show potential dog at 15 weeks w/ a guarantee that she would replace him if he were to fall apart. He was my dog to "learn on" and he did a great job for me. I have since finished another dog of Deb's, the one in her avatar, of her breeding and she has another dog out there with 2 majors on him, needing only 4 points to finish. I have no doubt that Deb will stand behind her breeding and she will replace her if she does not pass her Bile Acid test or if anything else goes awry, so you can rest assured in that. Deb is constantly trying to improve her breeding program and tries to provide the best representations of the breed as possible as pets too. Keep your head up and just realize that each breeder has their own requirements and methods that they follow, but I know from experience that you can trust Deb to stand behind her breeding 100%.