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Originally Posted by megansmomma  Hi Brian and welcome to YT  I see that you are located in TX. I'm a member of Yorkie Haven Rescue (aka YHR) that is base primarily in TX, LA and NC. There is a huge overpopulation of Yorkies in TX in particular. It's actually very sad to learn of all of the Yorkies that are PTS on a daily bases in your state because of the over population by breeding. I'm in IL and things are far different here in the Midwest. There is hardly ever a Yorkie to be found in a shelter or rescue in this area. It's all the supply and demand.....oversupply=PTS 
If you love your little girl please reconsider the risks to her in breeding. Additionally, have you thought about where you would find a male to mate with? maybe watch a few YouTubes of breeding dogs. It's all very technical if you really want to do it correctly. Then you have puppies that might not go to homes as loving as yours. Personally, I wouldn't want to be responsible for creating lives that I couldn't be responsible for after they left my care.
Please don't think that I'm antibreeder because that is furthest from the truth. I love puppies and think that it should be done responsibly and when there is a "need". More dogs of any breed are not needed in some areas of the country and IMO TX falls into that category. When there are dogs dying every day after being abandoned by their owners. It really is very sad |
People really do not know the plight of this breed....and yes, some states are more out of control than others. When I lived in NJ years ago I waited for two years to find a yorkie mix! Yes, there are other breeds as well...but the topic here is yorkies.
Down here in Texas, I could find someone a yorkie every single day in one of our shelters. It is horrific. And, anyone who thinks they will breed and NOT have one of their pups end up in a shelter need to think again. I have seen it happen to breeders I believe are reputable. People DO dump dogs a LOT...more than anyone can imagine. You can make them sign contracts to contact you but when the day comes that they are fed up, they will simply dump their dog...and sadly it may be the streets. I have two pups in my home right now that were found on the streets after being hit by cars. Yorkies!