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Originally Posted by Yorkiexpress  Very well said....and it really does not matter where or from whom you get your puppy from....it is your choice to make.....I have had BYB Yorkies that lived to be 15 yrs old and also had a Yorkie who came from half way around the world from one of the best known show breeders kennels around Italy....its all a crap shoot anymore.....I am just saying there are no guarantee's on health....................anything can happen.....its what the breeder does after it happens is what sets the reputation of the breeder. Within the last 1.5 years I have lost 3 yorkies to unusual circumstances....Scarlett at 8 yrs of age on 2/2/10 to Thrombocytopenia, she came from an excellent show breeder in Oregon..she was never sick a day in her life....she died within 48 hrs of onset..then we lost Rhett 65 days after Scarlett, he did have a Collapsed Trachea, but that is not what he died from, he clearly died of a broken heart due to the loss of his sister....he was 7 yrs old.......then in August 2011 we lost Isabella to GME at the age of 17 months...she came from a very well known European breeder in Italy...tons of champions in her lines....and no known genetic problems....I am about to get my new Yorkie boy...............scared??? heck yes I am scared.....have I done research.....oh yea....but all the research in the world can't guarantee nothing will happen....
Nicole I wish you the best of luck in finding the perfect Yorkie for you.  |
That is so sad
I just want to try and find a breeder with healthy and reputable practices, not necessarily a show breeder as I plan to have my puppy as a pet, not as a show dog. With that being said, I created this thread to try and figure out other opinions on a breeder that was not necessarily on the YTCA website but that seemed to be very well-educated on the breed. Now I am confused as to where to look
