[gemy]

Folks I love Yorkies, I will always love them, and they will have a place in my home.

But today, there are so many opportunities for folks to research the health concerns of any breed prior to purchase of same.
And you truly need to find out this information. National Breed Clubs are a good starting point but not the only one.
Canine Health Information Registry
CERF
OFFA

Then there are the various National INstitutes for Health and Research into our canine friends.

It is buyer going in with their eyes as wide open as they can be.

There are risks to owning any dog. But at least with many purebred dogs from reputable breeders, they should at least inform you of the first 5 or so most common health problems in the breed. If they can't say thanks a lot, but no thanks.

When I got Razzle, I went to my trainer for my BRT's, who happened to breed Yorkies, in fact that is how I fell so much in love with the breed. Seeing those wee ones, train with the big dogs, and they were fearless!. And smart, and loving.

But still I showed up with my printout of top 10 health problems with Yorkies. And we went through them, one by one by one. While I queried her lines, and her health problems she had had in her lineage. She was very very open to my questions. In one of those problems she said Gail, I have never even heard of that!. It was no 9 or 10 on the list.

My long winded point is please please research the breed. There are so many tools at your disposal. And you young folks really know how to use the internet. So use it in a savvy manner.