Hello!
I have been wanting a yorkie for a very long time now, and my mom surprised me by putting down a deposit for a yorkie puppy, but I'm pretty sure that the lady is a backyard breeder. She AKC registers all of her puppies, which is how my mom found her, but she has a strange lack of policies.
For example, instead of the typical 1 year health guarantee, she only gaurantees health for 48 hours. Basically, from what I understand she would want me to take the puppy to a vet asap, and check its health, but from what I understand several health issues can appear later on in puppy-hood.
Another thing is she wants to release the puppy to me at 8 weeks. Really, she wanted to release the puppy to me at 7 weeks because she was already 2.1 pounds and eating, but I couldn't pick her up then. I'm really afraid about this because I know that puppies that young can get hypoglycemia and should be socialized with their litter mates and mommy. What if I miss something? Also she has only given the puppies the first round of these vaccines
istemper (MLV), Hepatitis (adenovirus type1) Adenovirus Type 2 (MLV) Para influenza (MlV) and Parvovirus. I don't know what the puppy should actually have at this point, but she did mention something about not giving them bordetella because she doesn't like how it is administered.
Yet another thing that bothers me is that she doesn't require a neuter/spay contract. Obviously, I'm going to spay my puppy, but the fact that she doesn't require it is odd, right?
Ok, so obviously a lot of things are alarming about this breeder, but she honestly does seem very nice and knowledgeable, and she seems to be taking care of her personal 3 yorkies very well.
My mom paid $200 for a deposit(I doubt that it is refundable) , and she wants $600 more for the female puppy. Should I go ahead and go through with the transaction, or should I cut my losses and try to search for a more reputable breeder?
I attached some pictures of the puppy in question: