[Yorkiemom1]

I am a breeder and I still support adoption of rescues! I personally have rescued 3 dogs in my lifetime, and all three were disasters....the dogs were schizophrenic and obviously (not their fault, were psychological screw ups! One was a biter if he didnt want to fool with you....sorry, but I am pack leader and dont allow any of my dogs to bite and attack me! One was a hider....this dog would hide for days on end....totally unsocialized, could not and would not deal with me or my son, and the only way I even knew he was still in the house, was he pooped on his paper and he would come out at night and eat. I had him almost a year, he never got any better at all, and I finally let a tech at my vet office have him. The third little dog was a lunatic, barking and yelping incessantly....nothing was ever diagnosed to account for the crazy, wild behavior, and he had to go back, as I was not what was best for him.

I then decided a breeder was what was the best route for me...I would find a great breeder, my baby would come to me at 12 weeks and we would grow together....that would have worked in theory, but I had NO idea about how to select a breeder and while she was actually very active on the show circuit and also on YT, I ASSUMED she was reputable....she was NOT, and I had 2 puppies from her that both died from congenital defects at less than 5 months of age. THAT was the straw that broke my camels back! I decided I would become a breeder that bred healthy dogs that were correct and beautiful and well adjusted....puppies that did not break a wide eyed, totally in love new owner's heart. It took me over 18 years to get enough knowledge to contribute positively to breeding healthy, beautiful, well adjusted puppies, and to get connected with great breeding/show people with old, established, fantastic lines that are generations and generations old....

Some people do great adopting and rescuing dogs and I think that is absolutely fantastic and it certainly works well for all the unfortunate deserted babies....but it doesnt work for all of us. To avoid contributing to the deserted, discarded, maladjusted puppies abandoned in shelters and on the streets, I spent a ton of time and money, developing a breeding program that has produced long lived, well adapted, well adjusted, personable, beautiful babies, with loving, concerned, closely scrutinized new owners, that stay in contact with me at Christmas every year so I am able to track my breeding program over the years!