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Originally Posted by Inkygurl  I am the proud parent of a 10 week old yorkie/ maltese cross and he is amazing. Smart, beautiful, sweet. But I think we got him from what I've heard is called a *backyard breeder* We were rather impulsive when we decided to get a dog and picked him from an ad in the classifieds. The lady said she was a registered breeder- which I know she wasn't because he isn't purebred. Something from the get go made us go *hmmmm* but when we went to go get him, it was clean, the puppies were happy and active and she had other pets- it seemed fine. Plus we fell in love. But since, I've noticed she has posted 3 additional litters. That seems like alot. I'm concerned that she is impregnating the mothers too much and I wonder what that does to the babies. Is there anything I need to watch for? The vet said he was healthy. I've had health concerns with previous dogs and I don't want to see anything happen to this little guy. His eyes tear alot. Is that normal as well? Besides that, he is active and eating well. I adore him. |
By the way I forgot to say welcome, hope to see you post more and pictures as well.
On a final note often a breeder like this has several females so they could still have several litters but from different set of parents, so hopefully she is a for profit breeder that has good business and breeding practices. You situation sound a little similar to mine. Lola is half yorkie half pom and this time I bought with little knowledge of her background. The woman selling her, which I did not know until I got there, sold several types of puppies for people she "claimed were friends" in the northern part of my state. Her place was clean and she had nice healthy looking puppies. Since I could tell Lola was the 4 months she claimed to be and looked healthy I took a chance and paid $450.00 for her. I was also at my vet's when the office opened the following day. She had a full checkup including stool and bloodwork, and thankfully was given a clean bill of health. At 14 months, she is not only the best dog I have ever had, but was the cheapest. I am hoping that you have the same good fortune as I had. Donna