[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by DBlain

most would say you better your chances if you go with a breeder that breeds for show, and I tend to agree but there are plenty of exceptions to that rule. Also there are not thousands of show breeders out there to choose from so buying can sometimes be difficult because they don't always have a lot of puppies available to purchase. I went the show breeder route 3 times and twice I wound up buying the opposite sex of what I wanted because I did not choose to wait and wait. Since I will only buy a puppy after seeing it in person I was limited as well, I live in Metro Detroit (not a small town) and even willing to drive about 5 hours each way I found only about 10-12 show breeders to choose from, not all had puppies or knew when they would have a female puppy to sell, and then of course I was reluctant to spend around $2,000.00 on a dog as well. It's not like I don't have the money, I could spend it if I wanted but after having several dogs from show breeders that had both health and personality issues I really did not (to me) find it was worth it. Some might not agree with me, but after checking with shelters and rescue groups and finding nothing that suited me, I spent the same amount of money I would have from a rescue and bought a yorkie mix from what I thought was a decent BYB and have been very very happy. I am smart enough to know I got lucky, but at the same time I did a few things right, the puppy was 4 months old when I made the decision to purchase her and before my check was dry I had blood work and an ex ray done. So far knock on wood at 2.5 years she is healthy, no digestive problems, no weird behavior issues and so forth. However I would never ever claim to say mixes are better than purebreds, even though from my personal experience I would have to say mine is. I know many others that have had the same experience as me by either getting pound puppy or buying a mix, but I also know some that have not been as lucky. A neighbor bought a morkie and it had liver shunt.

YT people say not to buy from breeder that breeds for money, while that might sound great, there are just not that many of them around and most are very expensive.

Good luck in what ever you decide to do.

To the op most of the time this does not work this way and even if blood work and xrays look good as a pup there are many genetic illnesses that don't pop up until a year old or more so I absolutely do not suggest. The only way to get rid of bybs who are doing a disservice to any breed is to not buy from them and give them money.