[Julia Howard]

I have bred yorkies for 20+ years but this may well be the last straw for me too. It is enough for me to make sure I am in compliance with AKC and be
prepared for an inspection. I have only had one inspection but it went well.
I don't want to put my dogs outside in a kennel either. My puppies are aways very social and loving and that usually makes an impression on buyers but if one is raised in a kennel, you can forget that. With mine being in the house, my husband or I am always picking one up and cuddling with it but if they are outside they won't have nearly the contact. That is not the reason I started breeding. I think everyone who breeds knows that it is not a money making proposition. Also, I have four breeding females; however I have five older females. Three are spayed and two are not. I also have two female puppies that I have held onto but I think they will go too. It really takes the wind out of your sails if you are a small breeder who does well to break even and keep your dogs healthy. I can't see anything good coming from this. In my area we have few yorkie breeders left anyway due to the economy, so this is going to limit choices for getting a puppy to the Humane Society or a couple of pet stores.