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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Unless you are buying a show dog then $3,000 is to much even from a reputable breeder. You can believe what you want but I'm getting that you don't really know what a reputable breeder is and that's fine stick around here there is a lot to learn. Sure dogs from reputable breeders can get sick but there is a much bigger chance they won't. A reputable breeder knows there lines many generations back to make sure there are no genetic issues and illnesses and they also do all available health testing. A reputable when they do not have pups they have no problem telling you the names of other reputable a breeders. What you are describing to me sounds like non reputable breeders. Breeding is a huge and serious thing if you don't get that go take a look at some kill shelters and to learn about how many genetic issues yorkies can have and how many do I encourage you to go talk to someone who does a yorkie rescue. I have had to sit and watch my dog suffer from terrible genetic issues and terrible surgerys because of bad breeding. Look her in the eyes and tell her reputable breeders are a joke. Once you have had a dog suffer right in front of your eyes because of crappy breeding you will get it until that happens you may never truely understand.

Actually, I have spent countless hours volunteering at animal shelters because I love animals, period. I have seen plenty of yorkies, yorkie mixes, and every other breed/ breed combo come through the doors with all kinds of issues, and some with none at all. Genetics is still a very young science, there is so much that we still have to learn. While it is more likely that dogs who have been tested for the handful of genetic diseases that we have discovered, when the gene pools are mixing, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. Dogs get sick and it is the responsibility of the owner to do what they can to make them better. It’s gonna be a long time before we can truly genetically engineer animals with perfect health and that will probably be done in a lab by scientists and not breeders.


I am someone who just lost a dog that was my best friend for the last 13 years. He came from a reputable breeder who did all the testing and shenanigans that go into your definition of a “reputable breeder” But he still got cancer and died in my arms. It hurt but that’s what I signed up for when I bought him, and even if he had some other genetic illness I still would have chosen him just like he chose me.


I think you might be putting too much weight on the bells and whistles in breeding, even with all the testing that is available and holding a puppy for 12 weeks, there is no complete guarantee and it’s still a chance you could have ended up looking into the eyes of a sick and dying friend like I did. Bottom line, Breeding is still a crap shoot. Period. Anyone who goes to a breeder and connects with a dog then walks away because it’s a chance he might get sick one day should not be getting a dog in the first place.





All dogs deserve homes, love and care, no matter where they come from. All this banter about categories of breeders only keeps good people from good dogs. I’m not for supporting puppy mills or immoral breeders but once the dogs are here, they are here. What shall we do with them?