[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by yorkie2011

Hi,
I've just adopted a male Yorkie puppy this afternoon and I am feeling not good so I really need your advice.
I saw him on craiglist from a breeder in the area. So I drove to her house (so I think this is not a puppymill) to check out the puppy. He's 7moth old, cute and behaves well. The Mexican American breeder is very nice, she remembers his date of birth and the adoption fee is in my range. My happiness quickly melted down when my sister mentioned the documentation of health testing. Actually, this is the first time I adopt a puppy so I did not check out the procedure or what to do. So I came to see the breeder, adopting the yorkie without singing any ownership transfer or asking any documents related to acquiring the Yorkie such as registration, vaccination record, etc. After coming home, I called back the breeder and asked about these questions. The breeder told me she got him vaccinated, i.e. rabies and the other one but i did not get it, since his one month age. She explained this Yorkie health care plan came with its mother so she does not have any papers. I handed her money, so I can not say anything more. Should I believe her? otherwise, what should I do?
I am said (but not sure yet) because I do not have any paper, my Yorkie might be rescued when I bring him to the doctor and/or I may be charged a very high fee for vaccination without documentation of vaccination record.
My questions are that: Do I have to register him to the city hall, if yes, within how many days since adoption and what papers should be brought along with. Do I have to bring him to the vet right away? can you recommend some names in Toms River, NJ area?
You have more experience taking care of puppy, can you give me some advice what to do for my first time adopting? I am quite frustrated now.
thank you very much.
I highly appreciate that.

Welcome to YT! You just acquired a puppy from what we call back yard breeders. This category of breeder might not look like a puppy mill, but they run the same type of business on a much smaller scale. This breeder has no clue what she/he is doing and is breeding any two dogs together just for the sole purpose of creating puppies to sell. Any dog should be registered according to whatever law applies to your area. Some require a city license, some a county. I really don't know too much about that since I'm bouncing around from county to county right now and haven't registered my own pup. Having no documentation of shots is tricky since you probably will have to start all over again in order to have whatever vaccinations are required by the city. If your pup's doggy mom had shots, there should be a record of your pup's vaccinations as well. Call the breeder and ask for a vet's phone number and for permission to speak to him about your dog's medical history. If there are any excuses as to why the breeder can't produce a vets number/information, or why you can't speak to him/her, then odds are your pup has never seen a vet before.