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Mardelin · 11-23-2009, 06:01 AM

There are times that breeders will place their retired girls and boys in approved homes. Several reasons why. One is that they are still young enough to enjoy the love and life of being someone's much beloved pet. I've yet to do this and I'm sure that it's a very difficult thing to do as a breeder. But, in speaking to those fellow breeder/exhibitors that have done this, it is done with the dogs welfare at heart. That is their first consideration, but if they didn't it would be overrun with dogs with the possibility of being up against local animal control laws. What could be worse than have animal control come in and confiscate all your dogs and them facing uthinizing or placing one or two dogs in loving pet homes?

By the way you live in the East Coast...a region where the cost of buying a yorkie is a bit higher.....Not saying that you can't find that wonderful yorkie for $1,000.00, but it will be difficult to do so from a reputable breeder who does everything possible to insure that her dogs are the healthest and best respresentation of the breed..

11-23-2009, 06:01 AM	#17
Mardelin Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California Posts: 14,776	There are times that breeders will place their retired girls and boys in approved homes. Several reasons why. One is that they are still young enough to enjoy the love and life of being someone's much beloved pet. I've yet to do this and I'm sure that it's a very difficult thing to do as a breeder. But, in speaking to those fellow breeder/exhibitors that have done this, it is done with the dogs welfare at heart. That is their first consideration, but if they didn't it would be overrun with dogs with the possibility of being up against local animal control laws. What could be worse than have animal control come in and confiscate all your dogs and them facing uthinizing or placing one or two dogs in loving pet homes? By the way you live in the East Coast...a region where the cost of buying a yorkie is a bit higher.....Not saying that you can't find that wonderful yorkie for $1,000.00, but it will be difficult to do so from a reputable breeder who does everything possible to insure that her dogs are the healthest and best respresentation of the breed.. __________________ Mardelin *Yorkshire* *Terriers* Last edited by Mardelin; 11-23-2009 at 06:03 AM.