[gemy]

Before I get into the underbite, and show quality or not. Let me ask you, do you know what the genetic health tests have been with the breeding dam and sire. The BATS, Cerf, Hips/elbows/knees OFA"D? Does the breeder know the defects in her line? Has she shared this information with you. Have you asked for it?


While it has been said many times in many threads, for those that may look up and get to this thread, the testing of parents, does not in any way guarantee a dog free of genetic defects, but no 1) insures you know the breeders commitment to insuring as best as possible the genetic health of her breedings.
I would be concerned about a few things here: why would this breeder offer you the pick of the litter? You are a self confessed newbie to the Yorkie world.
No 2. No breeder would sell a "show quality" dog at only 10-12 wks old. The breeder can't know that this is so at this early age.

Now I do understand, your desire to secure a very good representative of the breed, who is healthy and within the YT standard set by the YTCA. For an underbite at this price I would pass.

I would also pass if the genetic/health tests as mentioned above were not done, and or if the breeder couldn't tell you of any probems in her line, or the line she has bred from.