Dear Garf and any other new or prospective YORKIE buyers, I guess I was just lucky that when I got my Yorkie pup that I already KNEW the woman who raised these Yorkshire Terriors in her home in the city. It is important to know where your pup comes from and what the pup's parents are like!Over the years, Janie had learned how to help her females deliver their tiny puppies, she also gave them their puppy shots (as a licensed breeder, she can buy medications), and she had a good vet in town that she took her puppies too for their ears & tails. One of her old females had won an overall State title for best female (bitch) in the Yorkshire Terrior Breed championship, and Janie proudly has the color picture of this dog framed & displayed on one corner of her living room desk along with her dog's blue ribbon. She is the great, great, great, grandmother of my Taffy's mother. Taffy was gold & black as a puppy, but when he got closer to 13 weeks old, Janie showed me "white hairs" starting to grow under the black hair on top of his head. She said this color change was called "breaking" by breeders, and that hopefully, he would have "blonde hair" grow out on his whole head as he got older,just like his mother. That is what did happened! By 3 years old, Taffy now has a silver/grey body and blonde hair on his legs and whole head. Now, his own brother stayed all black & gold like their father, and he is much smaller than Taffy; he is a lady's pet in a nearby town. Nobody wanted to buy Taffy as he was twice the size of his brother, and much bigger than the 2 females of the other litter! Then, as he got @ 11 wks old, Janie sadly showed me that Taffy had a slight "underbite" which ruined him for showing or breeding quality. Well, he was STILL my favorite of the 4 since he really liked humans, and he followed me whenever I visited and would curl up on my lap after playing. At 14 weeks old, the other 3 smaller pups were all taken home by their new owners. I was playing with Taffy the next week while Janie and I had some coffee. She said that Taffy always preferred me, and she wanted me to have him if I could pay her $100.00 to offset his vet fees..she wasn't making any $ on his sale. I was thrilled! Taffy stopped growing at 5 pounds by winter. He has had obedience classes to learn the basics. He is the best little fellow and loves people! Janie says she has sold 4 other puppies over the years because people loved Taffy's temperament and asked where I had bought him. I would always visit the dog breeder before buying a puppy...you may even find that the pup picks you!! |