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Originally Posted by YorkieMother  Ok well house training is something you and I will have to chat on... see taking them out and having them pee outside after a meal and poop is one thing to aid in a breeders ability to cut cleaning time and also socialize them at the same time but with a large litter of ten that stay until 10 weeks it not possible to get them trained totally and there will be set backs when the pup goes home as it a new place and puppies and dogs do not generalize so the pup will need to learn it all over again anyway.
We also have to remeber that this soicalize thing is not just other dogs and other humans which to many still think it is only that. it everything a dog will see, hear, smell or feel in its life time this info is just getting out to breeders and they like us are just getting to know it and learn what to do and get it into their program and understand it not just dogs and people it a ton of other stuff. You got a litter of ten you have to be very creative on thier learning and it not easy for some to understand just yet but it getting there.
I also add temperment testing over the course of the pups stay at the breeders not a one off test as it does not represent the puppy well enough it could be having a bad day.
Health checks on the puppies parents is a must for the pups and the dogs and it should include a temperment test as fear is genetic based in some ways.
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But we're talking yorkies here. A litter of 10 is probably not normal. Plus, a breeder should know that whatever comes their way, it is all on them. They're the ones that wanted to breed, not the dam. If she dies, and there are still puppies to raise, teach, and potty train, that's the breeder's responsibility. It's such a cop out when "breeders" sell puppies young when a tragedy happens. In my eyes, they're passing on their burden onto someone else. it may be different with larger breeds I don't know. I trust a seasoned, yorkie breeder exhibitor on these issues, vs looking at general all breed info.