Some hints or guidelines with talking with breeders at shows. Some info; breeders tend to setup near to each other (if possible) meaning Yorkies will often be near to other Yorkie Breeders. Get to the show early - buy a catalogue this will give you a lot of detail on just exactly who is there. It will also contain the judging schedule which details out which ring and time the Yorkies show. About 7 days prior to the show a judging schedule is available on line usually at
www.infodogs.com here you can see how many Yorkies are entered but not who is entered.
About 1hr prior to ring time the Yorkies will start to be up and on tables getting groomed for the show. Keep your eyes open and scan the grooming area for Yorkies. Sometimes the grooming area is off in a separate room to the rings - sometimes not.
Don't talk to breeders at ringside when they are waiting to go into the ring. Wait until after all the Yorkie judging is done. Then let them settle their dogs - some breeders will want to take them out for a bit of a walk about - some might immediately start to wrap the coat. Now is a good time to come up and chat.
Starting off with a personal ie compliment to their dogs is always a nice ice breaker. If the breeder seems like wanting to talk a bit - then take advantage of that time. If not merely ask for her business card and maybe when would be a good time to call them.
Never try to touch their dogs without asking for permission first. And then do it right. Offer a hand to smell - touch the shoulder or flank of the dog - do NOT go over the head of the dog with your hand. Many dogs like to be scratched/ touched behind their ears - many like their butt scratched. Or back massaged. It all depends upon the dog.
When the dogs are up on the grooming table which is about 4ft off the ground most breeders will be very alert to their dogs placement on the table. So especially with young dogs that love folks they can get quite excited when meeting new folks - and they dance around on the table. Watch their foot placement - I can guarantee you the breeder will be. You do not want them to dance off the table when you go to say hi.