[topknot]

We live in a very, very small town. So knowing breed specifics comes as they are introduced to them case by case, such as when I educated my vet on the yorkie breed. He is so much better now. I would have to say though as a general rule - my vets clients are mostly just pet owners and so many of them do not know the breed specifics. If they ask - he will advice them. I have known my vet for some 14 years. He has come a long way with knowing about yorkies now. Did he know so much when I first started going to him - I would say no. He did know about the petellas and then learned about the liver. He now does specific tests at his clinic. He is a great vet, but is not a specialist. The vet I worked for was back in the 80s and many of the clients just did not ask for specific information or asked for specific tests unless it was an emergency/illness.

My vet has never asked about a pocket pooch nor called them so. He does know about that - not correct, but then I think I may informed him of this in the past. He will however ask me about breed standard questions, which I am very pleased about. Mary - I guess I am his (yorkies) breeders informant in his Rolodex. He owns 2 large mixed breed dogs.
Unfortunely most of the yorkies he sees is not to standard and he has stated so. Also in my area and at my local breed club - I am the only one with a yorkie. I keep hoping that someone with yorkies would join.