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Originally Posted by Annuta Thanks, guys. Like I said, I am set on buying from a breeder, but wanted to know what a healthy Yorkie puppy looks like. Aside from looking cute, I am sure there are things like coat color, textrue, etc. to consider.
I have been talking with various breeders and have gotten conflicting infromation about certain things. For example, when should the puppy's ears be standing on their own? One of the breeders I spoke to told me that it's unpredictable, and they fall down a lot of times - it all depends on the individual puppy. Another source stated that having puppy's ears stand up is a breeder's responsibility and by 12 weeks, puppies should be able to have them standing with no problem.
From this Yorkie experience thus far, I realized how incredibly lucky I was with my kitten's breeder. I simply lucked-out, since I've never purchased an animal before and was very trusting. |
Regarding the ears - I think most pups have standing ears by 12 weeks or so. I got my pup at 8 weeks and one ear was standing, and only the tip of the other ear was a little droopy (you can kind of see that in my avatar). By about a week later, both were standing. Some people do have to tape the ears up for a couple days to get them to stand on their own.