Everyone is entitled to there opinion
I guess it depends on what you would call a real yorkie.... in showing circles i would guess not very many of us have what they would call a real yorkie.... unless your yorkie is under 6 pounds, has a perfect coat and every measurement is correct
I have seen loads of photos of real yorkies in shelters so there are some
I have known people who have got a yorkie from a breeder to only find out that there yorkie might not be ALL yorkie, you only have the word of the breeder i guess....
The one thing i love about yorkies is that they do all look different, not many breeds out there that you never really know what your gonna get
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Originally Posted by KazzyK810  I haven't ever adopted a shelter yorkie and probably never would.
The chances of finding a healthy REAL YORKIE in a shelter near me, here in the States, are extremely slim. There are many listed as "yorkie" or "yorkie mix"...but take a look at the pictures and they either look nothing like a yorkie, or are very old and/or have serious health issues. I wouldn't deliberately choose a yorkie with health problems and I'm not at all interested in a mix of any kind...cos then its just a dog...and I know this might sound strange to some (and I'm not meaning any offence to those with other dog breeds as family members) but I definately wouldn't label myself a "dog lover".....I'm just a "yorkie lover"...so nothing but a yorkie would do for me.
I would, however, consider rehoming someone's yorkie, if the right one came along. There was a local grown woman whose elderly mother passed away and she was looking to place her mum's yorkie....I'd be open to that kind of situation. |