Rolinn C Farm breeder in Lane,OK
 

Does anyone know anything about this breeder good or bad. I have checked the references he gave me and they were good but since this is my first puppy I'm a little scared because I don't know exactly what to look for. Any help with what to look for as well as breeder info will be appreciated.

Thanks

First off, welcome to YT! You have come to a great place to look for the perfect little one.:)

Here is their website: www.rolinncfarms.com

A few things jump out at me. The have several breeds (not generally a good sign)--Yorkies, Poms, Chis and apprently they are crossing breeds as they have Yorkie-Pom section.:thumbdown The two adult Yorkies they show as stock (blog section) should have NEVER been bred...and when you can look at a pic and make a statement like that....:rolleyes: When you look at the pics of their kennel...it's nothing but a long row of small cages.:( On puppy find, it shows they have 13 pups available, 3 different breeds from at least 4 different litters.

And that is just from the little info they DO give. I would keep looking, but that is just my take on it.

Bamafan121s
 

Thank you so much Bamafan121s. It is so nice to be able to talk to someone who actually knows something. Can I please ask a favor of you. I have two other places I was looking at. Can you look at them and tell me what you think. PLEEEEASE!!!!!!!

www.memesyorkies.com, I am looking at Patti and Sussie on this site.

http://www.owensk9.net/, there are quite a few so I have selected one yet.

What do you think of these two breeders?

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Something is not right...they have puppies on Puppyfind for $600 and that includes shipping. So that means a puppy for about $350/400..think about it. Even the $800 includes shipping and that is too low.

PS
 

PS...I take it back..I just looked at their stud...that seems a fair price for their puppies.

LOL...you are right...sadly...:(

I don't know anything about the other breeders mentioned here, but I am well acquainted with Owens K9. My family has known Lloyd and Kathy Owens for years (since before I was born). They have bred Yorkies for many years; we go to her with all our dog questions. They are retired, and the Yorkies are Kathy's babies....which is why she doesn't charge an arm and a leg for them. This is her love and hobby, and vet costs, etc. are relatively inexpensive here, so she simply charges a reasonable price.

Feel free to pm me with any specific questions about them....I'm not trying to advertise for them, but wanted to post since I know them personally.

I can only give you my opinion based off what is on their site, which doesn't always give you the whole truth, but it will give you some suggestions on some things you'd DEFINATELY want to address.

With any breeder you are considering, check with the registries to see if there are any compaints against them. (There is a link to the AKC suspension list here.)

Regarding memesyorkies.com, some things that catch my attention are:
-a pup 'ready for adoption' at 8 1/2 weeks is way too early, the general age for placement that most respected breeders agree on is 12 weeks
-the pups are reg with different registries...I would question why
-the health guarantee does not cover luxating patellas--not life threatening, but it is often genetic and is not a trait that should have been passed on to the pups
There really isn't much info on that site to look at...no info on the parents, etc.

Regarding owensk9, the only thing I would question is the whole 'kennel' aspect. I question the benefits of dogs receiving the attention they need when the dogs are kept in cages in a kennel.:( But that is more just a personal view.

I can't really see the pedigrees well (blurry) for their dogs, but I think there is some Prestigeous in there--I *think* that she is a member here so you may be able to get some more info from her, if it is the same person.
Someone on here posted they have had some first hand experience with one of the breeders and offered to address specific questions for you.

Be sure to check the 'Breeder Review' section too--you may find something there on these or other breeders you are considering.:)

BamaFan121s:
Could you (or someone) exlain the reason they should not be bred to me please? I'm looking for a Yorkie and ran across a link to this old post on google.

The link to that section is Parents | rolinncfarms.com

Thank you.
Gran

i have talked to her through emails a few times and she seems nice

imo...leaving at 8 weeks doesnt make you a bad breeder..the marjority of breeders let puppys go at that time...there are breeders who feel they should stay longer...but its not necessary...even though they consider the 8-12th week as the month to b socializing them...the marjority of mother dogs stop looking at their babies as babies around 6-8 weeks and as competition for food, etc..

i also feel you cant judge some as a good or bad breeder for
1. letting go at 8 weeks
2. for breeding other breeds...im interested in more then one breed & if i didnt have little kids i would probably breed 1-2 more breeds...that doesnt make me a bad breeder...9now if they do 7-10 different breeds might be something to worry about)

I really couldn't tell you at this point...the comment was made almost a year ago and have no idea if the pictures of the dogs are even the same ones that I originally commented on.
I personally would not have bred the two in the pictures on the link you provided...but that's just my opinion. Someone else may see them differently.

Sadly you are right...many breeders are letting them go at that age. But when you consider the number of 'bad breeders' out there these days, 'that's what everyone else does' doesn't really hold true as a valid point.

Of course, this is something that there are a wide range of differing opinions on. Not everyone is going to agree on it. :)

And no, breeding more than one breed does not automatically make you a bad breeder, but it IS a common red flag that you'd want to look into.

Letting them go at 8 weeks of age does offer one other problem; innocculations aren't started until 8 weeks of age (per vet and pharmacutical recommendation. 8 weeks is when weaning begins (dangerous time for puppies) Most yorkies don't reach 2 pounds by that age and don't eat readily when placed in a new invironment....possibility of hyperglycemia is there when they are this age. So, as a breeder wouldn't you want to make sure that you minimize the possibilty of an emergency existing for the new family.......

Yes, 8-12 weeks is the socialization time for puppies.....mom's do alot of training......by the time my puppies go home they are vet checked at least twice, 2 sets of innocculations, eating well, piddle pad trained.

Neither yorkie is a good example of the breed standard. The kennel that the dogs are kept in would keep me away first. They are kept in tiny cages, way above the ground. I don't care how clean it's kept, how can a dog be a companion when it's locked up in a tiny cage? It's worse than being in jail.

I'm certainly no expert on breeding but looking at those pic's even I can see bad representations of the breed....I could even see that at night, in a dark alley, at 50 paces.......:eek: jmo