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Originally Posted by klingerfelt  HI! We are looking for our first yorkie puppy. We live in Georgia. I have been in contact with Debbie at Yorkmont Yorkshire Terriers. She seems very knowledgable and asked me a lot of questions about what we are looking for, our lifestyle, etc. I would be required to leave a large deposit (once deciding on our new puppy), then go home and set up our nursery and go back in about a week to pick up the pup. Her pups are about 5 months. I like her but it is so hard to know who to trust. We would be investing so much in this puppy (both financially and love) that I just want to be sure I am getting what I have been promised. Basically, it is just so hard to know who to trust. There are so many horror stories out there. Any advice? |
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I have searched her website; no mention of health tests done on breeding dams/sires. She is not listed as having any "CHIC" numbers . CHIC is a health data base repository where breeders submit their health tests and once the preapproved number are done the breeder gets a CHIC number.
The guarantee is not available on her website. What I also noticed is that, all her males appear to be championed, what about her females?
Does she BAT test every puppy prior to releasing to the pet owners home?
Maybe you have already addressed these questions with her, but they would be some of the ones I would be asking.
And quite frankly I don't understand why US breeders sell a purebred dog without papers, partiuclarly given she spays and neuters prior to placing in a pet home.
Mardelin/mary has given you some names of top knotch breeders in your area, check those out before making a decision