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Originally Posted by atlantayorkiemo  I'm new to this forum but after reading this string of comments I felt compelled to sign up and post a response. We purchased our yorkie baby from Walker Kennels three years ago and Baylee has been a happy and healthy addition to our home ever since. She has had zero medical problems and she's spot on in personality for yorkies. I've visited Walker Kennel and it is NOT a puppy mill. Just because a puppy is not raised in a home does not make a kennel a puppy mill. Professional breeders and home breeders are doing the same things - selling puppies - and this string seems a little judgmental. Walker Kennel appeared to love all their dogs and all of them were well cared for and I found the family running the kennel extremely helpful with questions/concerns I had. As we all know, caring for a baby yorkie can be hard when they are small and WK was great about giving me instructions on how to handle our new baby. Yes, they do sell other breeds. They are breeders. They are not home breeders so the puppies are not sitting in a living room. That does not mean they are loved any less. In fact, I beleive that WK are better breeders than most because they have so much experience as well as a name and reputation to maintain. I'd recommend WK 100%, we are actually planning on purchasing our second from them in the next few months.
I hope you did end up getting your pup and hope things worked out! |
This thread is almost a year old.....I find it strange that as a new member your first post is in defense of this breeder and only based on your experience.
There are many discrepencies in your post. Walker Kennels, until this post I've never heard of them....so what name and reputation do they have to uphold.....
But, I do agree with you on a couple of things raising pups in the home does not always consititue a reputable breeder...much more to it than that. There are a couple of posts in the Library that I suggest you read. They outline the difference between a BYBer/PuppyMill/Reputable Breeder.