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Originally Posted by SirTeddykins  HI!
Thanks for that reply which is very useful!
I'm not upset with Teddy's breeder but I think she had fallen on hard times as she was asking me for advice re: refinancing her home and talked about how she wanted to let her pups go at 8wks instead of 12 and how the kennel clubs rules weren't as they should be in this respect etc.... To be fair, I didn't ask some questions that I should have, in retrospect, and she didn't offer me any information that I didn't ask for so I don't fault her. However, I would just like to make sure my next dog isn't brought home under such circumstances..lol
In her favor, my dogs mom, dad, uncle and aunt were viewable as were other pups from the litters. Again, she said that this was the first time she'd ever had two litters at once and this was extremely stressful for her..
She also said my dog would be small and he is at just under four pounds. I didn't want a small dog, per se, but she said she thought he would be okay with me due to my previous experience etc.
Teddy is now eleven months old and I've gotten my head around his coat needs. I do find he needs a bath more often than my silky coats ever did, do you find this true with your Star?
Yet, despite being able to manage his coat, I wouldn't want another one with his coat type by choice if it could be helped if you know what I mean?
Anyway, thanks for your reply!!!!!!!!!
P.S. meant to say that my breeder doesn't appear on your list above! thanks for that! |
You should try going to the shows and speaking to the people there. If you're interested look up the group
DOG SHOWS FOR YORKSHIRE TERRIERS UK on facebook and join the group. All the yorkie shows are posted on there and there are photo's of the winners and sometimes videos of the dogs strutting their stuff in the ring.
You can't buy and sell pups on that group page. I think though you can get away with explaining you would like to visit a show and meet some people as you are thinking about buying a new pup.
As for Star i have to bathe her every say 4 days. I could probably get away with it being much longer but for sanitary needs. You see when i wrap her hair it gets very matted so i mainly let it hang free. Which then leaves me with the problem that she sometimes accidentally urinates on her long hair at the back. I'll figure it out in the end eventually it's just a bit of extra work for now.
If you want your pup to have fewer mats you could try Pantene Pro-v smooth and sleek conditioner and Boots Coconut and Almond leave in conditioner. The Boots conditioner is brilliant when using a Madan brush for brushing out mats.