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YorkOfTheShire · 07-19-2013, 02:44 AM

Firstly - she's beautiful.

You said your puppy is CKC

as in - Continental Kennel Club

or

Canadian Kennel Club

The Canadian Kennel Club is a valid and reputable kennel club, the Continental Kennel Club (in my not so humble opinion) is not, and it's quite easy to get non-purebred dogs registered with the Continental Kennel Club.

From looking at your pictures, I do not believe your puppy is 100% Yorkie, she definitely looks like a mix to me. She actually looks almost the spitting image of Gypsy, only much larger. Gypsy is a Yorkshire Terrier Mix (SPCA assessed). Perhaps your mix was a couple generations back, or somewhere else in her line - but I think she's a mix. You can get DNA testing at your veterinarian's office if you're that interested...it's $60.00 here but I'm sure that will vary from vet to vet, and state to state, city to city and so on. The reason I will have it done on Gypsy soon is to see what other breeds she has in her so I can check the known medical issues those particular breeds are known to have problems with...that will help me in the future when I ask for certain tests at her vet.

That being said - your puppy is gorgeous. I wouldn't trust the breeder for information, or another puppy at any point in time or for any help in raising her... simply because they let her go at 6 weeks and that is, in my opinion, abominable behavior for any breeder.

I say as long as she's healthy, who cares about size. She definitely is not a tiny, but that's just more of her to love.

07-19-2013, 02:44 AM	#22
YorkOfTheShire BANNED! Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 383	Firstly - she's beautiful. You said your puppy is CKC as in - Continental Kennel Club or Canadian Kennel Club The Canadian Kennel Club is a valid and reputable kennel club, the Continental Kennel Club (in my not so humble opinion) is not, and it's quite easy to get non-purebred dogs registered with the Continental Kennel Club. From looking at your pictures, I do not believe your puppy is 100% Yorkie, she definitely looks like a mix to me. She actually looks almost the spitting image of Gypsy, only much larger. Gypsy is a Yorkshire Terrier Mix (SPCA assessed). Perhaps your mix was a couple generations back, or somewhere else in her line - but I think she's a mix. You can get DNA testing at your veterinarian's office if you're that interested...it's $60.00 here but I'm sure that will vary from vet to vet, and state to state, city to city and so on. The reason I will have it done on Gypsy soon is to see what other breeds she has in her so I can check the known medical issues those particular breeds are known to have problems with...that will help me in the future when I ask for certain tests at her vet. That being said - your puppy is gorgeous. I wouldn't trust the breeder for information, or another puppy at any point in time or for any help in raising her... simply because they let her go at 6 weeks and that is, in my opinion, abominable behavior for any breeder. I say as long as she's healthy, who cares about size. She definitely is not a tiny, but that's just more of her to love. Last edited by YorkOfTheShire; 07-19-2013 at 02:46 AM.