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Originally Posted by meeshue Ok all, I sat here for 15 minutes and read this whole thread and I would like to share my experience. I purchased my yorkie at 8weeks. From a byb which I had no idea existed untill I found this site. When we brought our pup home she did not even know how to drink water out of a bowl by herself!!!!!!! My husband sat with her for a couple of hours trying to teach her. And as for her dry puppy food, well there was no way she was going to chew that. We had to moisten it for her. Also at 8 weeks she had a very short coat and when I asked about that the breeder told me she is still a baby and it will come in fast. Yah right!!!!!!!! She is almost a year old and still no hair on her head. Look at my avatar. My vet and I believe she is a mix even though I have ckc papers saying she is pure. Well to make a long story short, at 8 weeks you cannot tell for sure if you go to a byb that the pup you are getting is pure. I wish I found this site before I jumped into getting her. I would have know to ask many more questions of the breeder. Don't get me wrong we love her with all our hearts. I am just saying that people need to get educated when it comes to buying a little furbaby. And yes take it from me 8 weeks was way to early for my baby to leave her mom. I cannot imagine one being taken away at 5 or 6 weeks. Even after we realized she was not purebred and I contacted the breeder she still states that there are no other dogs in her program that could have mixed with her female.. Personaly I think she is a liar and was in it only for the money. Please everyone choose an experienced breeder! I will for my next yorkie which will be very soon I hope. meeshue |
I am sorry this happened to you. But I am glad that you did purchase your puppy, especially since you knew how to care for such a young puppy! I am sure that there are young puppies that do not survive because of being placed to young. I have actually seen 8 week old puppies with no teeth. I let my puppies nurse until between 6-8 weeks old.
Also with CKC (Continential Kennel Club) you can register about anything! You can register your dog as a purebred even though it may not be. For example I can find a dog along the road and think it resembles a yorkie and register it through CKC. So sometimes the breeders of CKC dogs do not even know the lines in which their breeders came from. Do not get me wrong, I am sure their are reputable CKC breeders around. But that is why it is so important to do your homework before purchasing any dog!