I think we all pretty much agree:
*You have to do your homework and resaerch! You have to know what to look for to make sure you are not going to get taken. You need to know the standard, check into what you may be buying.
* I think many breeders/exhibitors that have champions give great prices for their pups and often less than BYB or millers sell their pups for. And most of those breeders/exhibitors tests the parents and pups for health issues and make sure the health of their pups/parents come first. They show to evaluate the parents - to make sure they are worthy of being breed and to me that means a lot! They are also well educated of the yorkie standard.
* But you still need to, as a buyer, check the breeder's ethics and how they run their breeding program to make sure. Testing is so important. Most of the breeders/exhibitors I know never make money and is not their goal, but their passion and love of the breed. |