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Originally Posted by ladyjane  I just have to ask: Do all of the breeders who are on this forum and offering pups to individuals on this forum check the buyers out? I keep seeing where people post that someone offered them a puppy in PM and I don't see that there was an application process?
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I can't speak about any breeders on here since I have never bought from any, but on three separate occasions I did purchase 3 yorkies from show breeders. They claimed to be fussy about where the dogs went and asked a lot of questions but did not really know if I was telling the truth since they never paid me a visit. Perhaps if you are willing to pay $1,000.00 + for a dog they take for granted you must be OK. Also since so many are willing to ship dogs that would be an impossible task. My mind is conflicted if that is even practical, one time I drove 4 hours each way, I doubt a breeder would take the time to do that for each dog they sold. One time I thought about getting a yorkie rescue instead of a puppy but it was not possible for me since I did not have a fence, the groups I spoke with would not even consider me and I did not try to lie since I knew they would check. How ever I also know many shelters and rescue groups just can't do home visits especially with so many people adopting pets through internet sites. I just met someone walking a very sweet mid size dog, you would have thought they were together forever, turns out he had just 2 days ago picked her up from an animal shelter in PA, he saw the dog on petfinder and drove from MI about 7 hours each way to see her. She was only a few days away from being put down. She was the sweetest dog and he was over the moon about her. Had they insisted on a home visit that sweet dog might not ever have gotten a home. It's a hard situation for you guys in rescue, I feel for you because I know you don't want to put a dog into another bad situation but sometimes so many strick rules keep them from finding good homes.