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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  Oh, you are welcome. I try to be nice but words are occasionally so dry and unemotional at times, you never know when a post is coming across as mean or frankly rude to another person, particularly if there are differing opinions.
Just a question about the kennel you are hoping to use again. Are the little Yorkie breeding dogs and retired-from-breeding Yorkies living their lives for the most part in kennels, cages, runs with the occasional outings or are they living their lives housepets in the home living with the family as a vital part of it, surrounded by love and fulfillment every day? How a breeder treats the little Yorkies working for them tells you a lot about how they value their dogs and what their priorities are for their trusting dogs. |
From what I've seen on their site, in photos, and talking on the phone, they have both a kennel area for the pregnant females and puppies, as well as having them in and out of the house. They are indoors after the pups start getting more active and have a little door in and out of the house to a free backyard. So as I understand it, the dogs all have a mixed living arrangement (male and female). Some time in the kennel area and some in the home. The retired dogs are in homes. Actually I think they said that in their community they bring the dams to the kennel when they come in heat and then Doug and Sharon keep them throughout the pregnancy and until the puppies find homes and then go back to their own home.
They keep asking me to take a vacation and come visit and seem proud of what they've accomplished. After all of this posting I'm ready to do just that.