Quote:
|
Originally Posted by SupPup While I agree that the questions would be questions I myself would ask of a breeder I did not previously know the history of (esp. if looking for a show quality puppy), if I got the answers I didnt want I would have left it at that and moved on in my search for a pup/breeder.
If I am going to be spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on a PET puppy I ( PERSONALLY) would rather spend it on a pup that came from a litter intended for show, perhaps a pup that was sub-par so that I was supporting someone who was in it to further the breed itself. A lot of people feel this way and ask these questions to avoid buying a pup from hobby breeders who are breeding pet quality dogs (although personally I have no problems with pet quality breeders as long as the pups find good homes and the price is right for the quality of the dog!) Its hard to ask these difficult questions in a nonoffensive manner, however as I said before I would politely excuse myself from a breeder that didnt meet with my particular standards or leave the thread in this case.
As for the original poster, I dont mean to be antagonising by posting this, your pups are darling and Im glad that they are finding homes!!!  Thank you for sharing them with us |
You are right. We don't advertise ours as show yorkies. We advertise them as AKC (American Kennel Club) which we do prefer,and believe to be the top registry in the USA. They are said to have to tightest regulations. We so far have had 6 litters, 2 litters at a time, and so far born 3-5 days apart each time. We don't advertise them as "show dogs" But I will say if a person wants to pay thousands of dollars or 15.000, and it makes them feel better, to do what they feel is right for them. Out of the litters we have had, only 2 of them so far were not given homes from people either here now or in the past on Yorkietalk. One was given to a very good friend that has done Soo much for us. The other found a good home by word of mouth. There are show relatives if you want to dig back in Pedegree's on both sides. Probably in MANY lines.
I WILL and do advertise them like this> AKC parents. AKC applications come with new puppies if that is of interest. It would also be different if someone was seeking a puppy, not just out to ask my personal reasons for raising them and why I don't have them fixed. There is where I draw the line of PERSONAL. Also I advertise them as I do MIDKANSAS AKC NEW YORKIE PUPPIES, and so forth. You are right> If a person is interested in the puppy's to buy is one thing. To harrass is another. These puppies we raise are AKC standard size, (4-7 pounds) and the father also has been DNA'd per AKC regulations. I do not advertise as Teacup even though we have had some that were really close full grown but under 4 pounds. We do not mislead potential new owners. We have no need to. If I did I would expect to be banned from this site. There are many people on here now and from the past that own one of our pet's offspring. If we were misleading, I would expect bad things written about us by people that DO really know us. Not to be under interigation from people that don't know us. We do expect the new owner to have their new puppies checked by their vet. within 3-5 days of picking them up. We have gotten so much praise from Vets in several different states about our puppies. Well that makes us feel good and the new owners also. We also have a letter from one Vet asking if we would like for them to give referrals for our Yorkie puppies. Also if we would be interested in referrals to us for our stud for stud service, which we will not do. That would be for a tri state area including Kansas where we are. Excuse the pun, but we don't dog people and believe in letting people make their own decisions. If asked for references we are happy to give them. All I can say is Yorkietalk is a wonderful place to us. We have learned so much here. The person we would call our mentor we met on here. Also another back up for us is the people we got our only 2 pet females from has raised Yorkie's for about 15 years. Not a day goes by we don't learn something new, and have the people we call our mentors to fall back on at any time. Under our posted ad is our phone number and email. I like to get to know people interested in our puppies and welcome all phone calls of people interested. We like to know a bit about people if they are really interested in our puppies, and get a much better fell of what they are looking for. Our puppies aren't sub-par, but if looking for a show dog guarantee, and paying thousands of dollars, and you have the expertise to show a dog or the money to hire a trainer. I would think a good place to look would be at an AKC dog show. I have pictures of past puppies, but really don't feel right about showing them on here without the owner of now's permission. So many people like the new fresh born baby pictures, but personally I like the pictures starting about 5-6 weeks the best. I will update photo's from time to time of non-reserved puppies. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us all we appreciate it!!. ...justus...Kirk and Mary
PS: We do apologize for 1 thing. That we do not recognize many names on here anymore. There are many new folks and some have gone. We have been told that puppy mills are a real upset to many at this time, and this is not a new thing. That is always upsetting. It was in the past as it is now and will be in the future. United we stand !! You know the rest. Kirk and Mary **==