Hi, Fellow Yorkie Lovers,
This is my 1st post, and I do not like being negative and suspicious, BUT... after spending some time on your amazing site
, I've learned the meaning of "Buyer Beware" in a heart-breaking way. Our babies are too important not to seek your knowledge and insight.
"New Jersey Breeders" (newjerseypuppiesforsale.com) is a website that appears with just about any other state before the word "Breeders" - same dog listings, though. But aside from that misleading practice, some of the puppies there don't look like the breed they're purported to be. On p. 1 of the Yorkie section, almost listed first (they are ordered according to price) is "Vixey". Take a look; is this a Yorkshire Terrier?
Further down the same page are other, older pups that have faces of a terrier, though not a Yorkie. There are other puppies that look so sad, or perhaps sick or ill-cared for.
Anyway, I e-mailed them, citing my concerns about dogs like Vixey, and asking how they vet their breeders. It's too soon for them to have replied; in the meantime, I came to you. Any response with thoughts, opinions, or concerns is welcome, esp. since I'm such a novice. I am, however, owned and well-cared for by a beautiful, 13-year-old Yorkie girl named Rudy, the 3rd Yorkie in my life; her BFF Chippy, age 15, broke our hearts 2 years ago when he went to Heaven after being ill for 4 months. So, like you, I love Yorkies with a passion, esp. my own.
Thank you so much!
Barb