Ginger
I am also new to this forum. I have been reading it though for some time. I have always been amazed at how everyone says you need to buy from a reputable breeder. The problem is that its almost impossible to do. They always have a long list, or if you want to Breed, most will not sell to someone who has never bred but then they fly all over anyone who breeds or buys from anyone but them. I own two yorkies and I did what I thought was a lot of research and ask the questions I was suppose to ask. I also paid alot more money thinking you had to pay more to get a quality dog. Anyway getting back to your post, its just not easy buying from a reputable breeder as the ones on this list makes it sound. Most people are not going to wait a year or longer for that special puppy that they have been wanting forever. I have also noticed many threads mentioning things like their puppys being in for surgeries for this and that, so does this mean that they all didn't do the research correctly? So many seem to have the paxtellar problem! Is it possible that alot of these yorkies are getting it from jumping? I have a 18 month old yorkie that I was hoping to breed for a few family and friends ( No Profit what so ever) anyway my vet said she had a very mild case of this so now I'm not sure what I will do. She was stepped on when very small so it is very possible it was trauma related, I wander if there is a accurate way to test for this? Sorry I guess I'm off topic, but if I bounce around to each one I will loose my train of thought. In answer to your question , if your thinking of buy from a Reputable Breeder , Yes I would start looking now judging from my response when I was looking for my last male. Sorry to ramble
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