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Marna1957 · 12-02-2019, 07:54 AM

I had decided I wanted another little dog. I had read up on and decided on a Yorkie. The road was LOOOONG to finally find the RIGHT Yorkie. Over 5 months.

The first I found was at a Garage Sale....now, before you have a fit, let me finish. He was 4 months old and the lady had brought him home from somewhere/some 'breeder', with fleas and such. She cleaned him up, was looking for a GOOD home for him, after she had given him shots, dewormed, cleaned up, and started house training him. She was only asking $250 and NOT giving his papers with him. He was however on the large size.

But a 'him' was not really what I wanted. I wanted one that I can dress with fancy lace and bows clothes. I want to sew again for a 'baby dog'.

My husband told me to wait and get what I wanted. He offered to pay the prices and go anywhere to get her. I started really looking......

HOWLING CATS! Finding a GOOD Yorkie was hard! Quite Honestly, FINDING A YORKIE PUPPY AT ALL was not easy! And the SCAMS! The foreign Scams.....showing you photos of show bred puppies, so cute and so right....then....send money....well?, YOU know.

Finally, finally, I found what I THOUGHT was the right puppy. Mama dog, from the photos, was kinda bald (I have had, trained, bred, competed with dogs for over 50 years, I know what allergies look like and was suspicious) but also read the Yorkie puppies are hard on mama's coats....so I would look at the coat when I got there.

Long story short. All was well. We were going to pick up our puppy on our way to our home in SD......and we drove over 3 hours to get to the puppy. The arrangement was, I was going to let the guy know when I got to St. Joseph MO. When I text him he responded.....meet us at BK.

Long story short. I did NOT meet him, I knew the lines of bull$^## he was saying and passed on the puppy.

Get this. In SD, I looked on Craigslist. I found this NICE gal that had NICE looking puppies and dogs, from the photos I saw. I went to her home to see the parents, what I looked at first. Not in a hurry to buy, not getting sucked in by cute faces first. The parents Straight/Correct Front Legs, GREAT Teeth line up, Nice Conformation, AND SMALL BODIES! The parents and puppies were so friendly and outgoing! Then I picked a puppy. She was less money than the one I had left home for, and I felt better about the whole thing.

Funny thing......the lady/Breeder lives on......Park Ave. We joke that we bought our Yorkie on Park Ave, Ha Ha

What have YOU found when looking for Yorkies?!

12-02-2019, 07:54 AM	#1
Marna1957 YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Boonville MO USA Posts: 418	Finding Katy~~Yorkie WELL BRED Puppies I had decided I wanted another little dog. I had read up on and decided on a Yorkie. The road was LOOOONG to finally find the RIGHT Yorkie. Over 5 months. The first I found was at a Garage Sale....now, before you have a fit, let me finish. He was 4 months old and the lady had brought him home from somewhere/some 'breeder', with fleas and such. She cleaned him up, was looking for a GOOD home for him, after she had given him shots, dewormed, cleaned up, and started house training him. She was only asking $250 and NOT giving his papers with him. He was however on the large size. But a 'him' was not really what I wanted. I wanted one that I can dress with fancy lace and bows clothes. I want to sew again for a 'baby dog'. My husband told me to wait and get what I wanted. He offered to pay the prices and go anywhere to get her. I started really looking...... HOWLING CATS! Finding a GOOD Yorkie was hard! Quite Honestly, FINDING A YORKIE PUPPY AT ALL was not easy! And the SCAMS! The foreign Scams.....showing you photos of show bred puppies, so cute and so right....then....send money....well?, YOU know. Finally, finally, I found what I THOUGHT was the right puppy. Mama dog, from the photos, was kinda bald (I have had, trained, bred, competed with dogs for over 50 years, I know what allergies look like and was suspicious) but also read the Yorkie puppies are hard on mama's coats....so I would look at the coat when I got there. Long story short. All was well. We were going to pick up our puppy on our way to our home in SD......and we drove over 3 hours to get to the puppy. The arrangement was, I was going to let the guy know when I got to St. Joseph MO. When I text him he responded.....meet us at BK. Long story short. I did NOT meet him, I knew the lines of bull$^## he was saying and passed on the puppy. Get this. In SD, I looked on Craigslist. I found this NICE gal that had NICE looking puppies and dogs, from the photos I saw. I went to her home to see the parents, what I looked at first. Not in a hurry to buy, not getting sucked in by cute faces first. The parents Straight/Correct Front Legs, GREAT Teeth line up, Nice Conformation, AND SMALL BODIES! The parents and puppies were so friendly and outgoing! Then I picked a puppy. She was less money than the one I had left home for, and I felt better about the whole thing. Funny thing......the lady/Breeder lives on......Park Ave. We joke that we bought our Yorkie on Park Ave, Ha Ha What have YOU found when looking for Yorkies?!