I am glad someone was on the ball and spotted the problems this time. One thing I have noticed in the past -- too much gets by us. Looking through some of the for sale ads, we are too accepting! I am going to try to get better at this myself. We are so used to saying "how cute," "beautiful" etc. for each other's yorkies, some wind up doing it when very OUT-OF-STANDARD yorkies are listed for sale by breeders. There is nothing cute or beautiful about a breeder not taking care of their dogs, keeping them in a cage their whole life, not grooming them, breeding obvious poor representatives of the breed, some that she admits to being unsure of parentage details! So many listed with very little known about the parents -- now how can you breed a dog when you know next to nothing about their history?
If we continue to ask a lot of questions in the Yorkies For Sale ads, maybe we can save some newbies that see little more than a cute dog and a low price. I was there myself once. My first yorkie was a bargin baby from the newspaper -- a second hand dog from a bad byb! She had health problems that helped contribute to an early death while at the groomer's. Asking the right questions so others can see the answers or the lack of answers might save another from making heartbreaking mistakes like that. |