[yorkiefan_]

When getting a puppy, I think the most important thing is to always pick the breeder, not the dog, first. That way you can get someone who knows what she is doing in breeding the pups. You get to know about the parents. The breeder will know her pups personalities and may be able to give a decent guess as to which pups from her litters might fit your lifestyle. Search for someone with a strong health guarantee and lots of good references. Someone you can be confident you're likely to get a healthy puppy from. Someone who won't keep breeding dogs with genetic defects. You wouldn't believe how many people come here and tell horror stories about buying dogs through bad breeders who breed pups with debilitating handicaps like AAI or liver shunts, because the breeder either doesn't test the parents or just doesn't care and wants that quick dollar.

If you don't pick your breeder first you'll probably just fall in love with the first or second yorkie you see. I know I would have, which is why I'm grateful to this site for teaching me to find my breeder first.