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Gabs · 08-09-2011, 10:57 AM

I was uneducated and purchased my cross-breed (yorkie/westie aka fourche terrier) from a newspaper add. The lady met us at a gas station with "the last puppy." Gabby was sick with perisites & we had to spend a lot of money to save her (within hours she couldn't even walk). We didn't pay a lot for Gabby ($200 compared to $800 for Yorkies in my area), but that wasn't the reason we got her, I talked to the "breeder" she seemed like a "good person" and what she described sounded like a beautiful, smart dog (which Gabby is). However, my point is choose a reputable breeder and do your research (which I learned the hard way!) whether you are choosing a pure bred dog or a cross-breed. There are non reputable breeders of pure bred dogs, just like there are non reputable breeders of cross-breeds. Gabby is now over a year old & healthy, but the beginning was tough on us, and even a few weeks ago we had to give her medicine for low blood sugar (like a diabetic, this happens to her occasionally, but not a regular med) and if she lays on her back or drinks water to fast she gets strangled.

I know I have rattled on and I'm sorry. Although my dog is a purchased cross-breed and I would not trade her for any pure bred dog in the world, I wish I would have been more educated when I made the decision to purchase from a breeder I neglected to research. I have learned a lesson, and worried worried worried about my furbaby. So please do your research regarless of what type of dog you want to purchase!

08-09-2011, 10:57 AM	#139
Gabs Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Louisa, KY, USA Posts: 139	I was uneducated and purchased my cross-breed (yorkie/westie aka fourche terrier) from a newspaper add. The lady met us at a gas station with "the last puppy." Gabby was sick with perisites & we had to spend a lot of money to save her (within hours she couldn't even walk). We didn't pay a lot for Gabby ($200 compared to $800 for Yorkies in my area), but that wasn't the reason we got her, I talked to the "breeder" she seemed like a "good person" and what she described sounded like a beautiful, smart dog (which Gabby is). However, my point is choose a reputable breeder and do your research (which I learned the hard way!) whether you are choosing a pure bred dog or a cross-breed. There are non reputable breeders of pure bred dogs, just like there are non reputable breeders of cross-breeds. Gabby is now over a year old & healthy, but the beginning was tough on us, and even a few weeks ago we had to give her medicine for low blood sugar (like a diabetic, this happens to her occasionally, but not a regular med) and if she lays on her back or drinks water to fast she gets strangled. I know I have rattled on and I'm sorry. Although my dog is a purchased cross-breed and I would not trade her for any pure bred dog in the world, I wish I would have been more educated when I made the decision to purchase from a breeder I neglected to research. I have learned a lesson, and worried worried worried about my furbaby. So please do your research regarless of what type of dog you want to purchase!