I got Charlie at 12 weeks. I got him before I knew ANYTHING about puppies and Yorkies in particular. After I found this site, I realized I took a huge chance my getting a puppy from someone not reputable. (Of course, at the time, I had no idea.) Someone had told us a "breeder" had a puppy and we could have him for free because "due to the economy, she couldn't sell him."
I knew nothing about breeding for the betterment of the breed, of health issues, shots, none of it. We have been soo lucky. Charlie is the perfect fit for us. (Though he's a lot bigger than we were told he'd be.) We have no idea who the parents are. No health information. If I were to do this again (and I probably will because I want him to have a friend and playmate, I would make sure I knew where the puppy was coming from.
I'm really glad things have worked out for you. Maybe this is how it was supposed to work out for you; I think some things are meant to be. But I do hope you realize that this isn't the way it usually works out. The reason people let you know these things is because they have experience with it. It's why I (and probably you) came to this site, right? To learn about what we don't know.
Oh, and I had a period of bragging about how Charlie was not a "barker." Oh, nice and quiet. Ha! He found his voice. And, thankfully, he's not a bad barker; it's not constant or anything, but man, can he bark. If someone's coming into my room, I know it before they're even on the first step. (He's 5 months old now. (And we're still working on the potty training.) |