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Originally Posted by Yorkie4luv  Thanks so much for your advice ladies, they just seems like it’s getting so much tougher to find quality Yorkies. I think maybe they’re just all too interbread to breed out the bad genetics. My last Yorkie I had to give up right before Christmas, Rosemark recommended the breeder Because she had male puppies and she had purchased a stud from Rosemark. Unfortunately the puppy came down with PLE about 10 months old. So not really anybody’s fault and now having had two Yorkies with PLE I’m really gun shy. I spent thousands getting the puppy, thousands to find out what was wrong and a broken heart. |
All I can say is until they have figured out WHY so many yorkies are getting PLE and even PLN, I would not purchase a yorkie from a breeder who had puppies who ended up with it if they were still using the same breeding pairs. The stats are there.....the genetic markers are not but I believe will be.
You are correct about good breeders....but it has always been the case. Bad/irresponsible breeding has always been more prolific than good breeding. It just takes time to find the good ones.