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theporkieyorkie · 11-03-2013, 07:13 PM

I am still confused on the conditional pedigree. So does the son, grandson, great grandson all have to be registered under the conditional pedigree before they will give the great great grandson full registration?!?

Why do they give a dog a conditional pedigree in the first place??

OP, you'd be surprised. There are people who breed all the time without having papers....and they sell the dogs for LOTS of money. Heck, look at the market for "designer dogs.

I would be hesitant, papers or not, to breed it...for a few reasons. It sounds like the people you got the dog from are brand new to the breeding world and they obviously didn't do their research on their dogs lineage or about breeding responsibly in general. You pointed out a few HUGE red flags...selling a 7 week old puppy with no shots and no contracts of any kind...

My guess is that if they couldn't even take the puppies to the vet to get their shots, they didn't do any kind of health/genetic testing on their dogs before breeding them either, which means your dog could easily be a carrier of it's parents genetic problems and it could be passed down to it's puppies and on down the yorkie line for years to come if you bred it.

There's only 2 reasons why someone would sell a 7 week old, unvaccinated puppy...either a.) they don't know better or b.)they are greeders and are too cheap. If they are greeders, than you probably have a very slim chance of getting your money back. You can always ask for your money back, but if you don't have any contracts, it might be hard to make them give it back to you.

I agree with the others...Enjoy him as a pet and pet only!! If your puppy is healthy and has a good disposition, consider yourself lucky because our little guys can have lots of health problems that are passed down genetically...especially from breeders who don't know and/or care what they are doing. Now that you are on here, you can learn the red flags to look for in breeders so hopefully, with your next puppy, you won't have any problems. They have a saying on here...you are buying the breeder, not the dog...and it's so true.

11-03-2013, 07:13 PM	#14
theporkieyorkie YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: dearborn heights Posts: 1,148	I am still confused on the conditional pedigree. So does the son, grandson, great grandson all have to be registered under the conditional pedigree before they will give the great great grandson full registration?!? Why do they give a dog a conditional pedigree in the first place?? OP, you'd be surprised. There are people who breed all the time without having papers....and they sell the dogs for LOTS of money. Heck, look at the market for "designer dogs. I would be hesitant, papers or not, to breed it...for a few reasons. It sounds like the people you got the dog from are brand new to the breeding world and they obviously didn't do their research on their dogs lineage or about breeding responsibly in general. You pointed out a few HUGE red flags...selling a 7 week old puppy with no shots and no contracts of any kind... My guess is that if they couldn't even take the puppies to the vet to get their shots, they didn't do any kind of health/genetic testing on their dogs before breeding them either, which means your dog could easily be a carrier of it's parents genetic problems and it could be passed down to it's puppies and on down the yorkie line for years to come if you bred it. There's only 2 reasons why someone would sell a 7 week old, unvaccinated puppy...either a.) they don't know better or b.)they are greeders and are too cheap. If they are greeders, than you probably have a very slim chance of getting your money back. You can always ask for your money back, but if you don't have any contracts, it might be hard to make them give it back to you. I agree with the others...Enjoy him as a pet and pet only!! If your puppy is healthy and has a good disposition, consider yourself lucky because our little guys can have lots of health problems that are passed down genetically...especially from breeders who don't know and/or care what they are doing. Now that you are on here, you can learn the red flags to look for in breeders so hopefully, with your next puppy, you won't have any problems. They have a saying on here...you are buying the breeder, not the dog...and it's so true.