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Originally Posted by danny7481  i think the more yorkies in the world the merrier.  |
There are currently over 1000 Yorkies looking for homes on Petfinder. This is only a small percentage of the Yorkies across the country needing homes. Craig's List is also full of ads for unwanted Yorkies.
The market is saturated with Yorkie puppies from backyard breeders that are far from the standard and may be carrying genetic time bombs because their breeder didn't do any health testing and knew nothing about genetics.
Finding good homes for the puppies is only part of the equation. Did you know Yorkies are 36 times more likely to be born with a liver shunt than all other breeds combined? Did both parents have a bile acids test? Do you know if their lines are free from shunts at least five generations back? More importantly, if one of these puppies should be diagnosed with a liver shunt, are you prepared to be financially responsible for the thousands of dollars surgery to correct the shunt will cost?
Just read through our Sick and Injured and Heath sections and you will read many not-so-merry posts about Yorkies battling serious inherited conditions like liver shunts and Legg Perthes.
