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Originally Posted by YorkieMan10  I understand the idea of buying from good breeders. However, why is it so hard for people to find these reputable breeders, and most importantly, see the puppies that are available?
You could be the most reputable breeder in the world, but, if I don't like your puppies, I am not going to buy from you. It seems kind of silly to do a bunch of research, travel hours to go to dog shows (which I have no interest in), etc. just to find puppies that are available.
What I would like to see is a website that lists puppies from reputable sellers/breeders, like this site (yes, I've been told not to buy from here): Yorkshire Terrier Puppies for Sale | Lancaster Puppies
And when I find a puppy I like, I can contact the seller and start my research at that point.
Perhaps I just don't understand how this process works. I'd like to think that people want to be able to easily find pets and breeders want to easily find good homes for those pets. |
Lots of good questions, but I think buying anything that's a long term investment is difficult. It use to be you could trust certain manufacturers or just go with certain names, that's not true anymore. Trying to buy a new range now and it’s maddening!
All breeders, not just good ones are leery of the general public coming into their homes. I suggest that people call a few breeders and let the relationship build. As many have said you are buying the breeder, not the dog. The first person I call when I have a question about Joey is his breeder, I believe she knows as much if not more than the vet about many things, and she will tell me if I need to see the vet. I have very strong feelings about who should be breeding and why they should breed, and that’s to preserve and improve the breed. I want to see lots of healthy Yorkies 100 years from now! I think it's important to support breeders who are following a standard, and if you don't like the standard for the Yorkshire Terrier than I think you should find a dog breed where you like the standard. You feel like it's more about picking the puppy that you like the way it looks, but if you have ever had a dog that died early due to genetic illness, you might feel differently. I wanted a healthy puppy, one who had every chance to go through life without any genetic problems, so finding a breeder who knew her line did health testing, and kept in touch with past clients was important to me. She championed dogs before breeding and so she was breeding to an acceptable standard, and that important to me, because the Humane Society says that dogs who more closely meet standard of any breed are less likely to be put to sleep. By the way, puppies change so much the first few months, and it’s really difficult for the untrained eye to know what a puppy will look like as an adult, but I feel like it’s more important to really support a great breeder than it is to get the cutest dog on the block. So many of the cute dogs have serious health problems, and most really great breeders seem to think it more important to have a dog with great “structure” than it is to have a dog with a cutie pie face, because structure can indicate overall health. Lol, find the right breeder and you can get both!
Just wanted to add one more thing, it's really probably easier to find a great breeder if you choose a breed that not a bit popular. The only breeders you will find are those that truly love the breed and are only breeding for the right reason, and that's never to produce "pets". Until you really understand that concept, you will have a hard time getting the difference between breeders.