http://www.elvisyorkshireterrier.com what do you think
 

my boyfriend found this website and wanted to purchase a pup from there. I am not too sure as i really want a reputable breeder whom i can trust. Does anyone have any expirience with them or hear stories of them?

http://www.elvisyorkshireterrier.com

Never heard of them. I suggest you check around on some of the breeders on here. Too many mills and crappy breeders out there.

he is trying to rush getting a puppy to get it before xmas. i can wait i rather have a dog in march and know its great quality and had an outstanding rasing than blind sided, but he just wont listen so i want to show him proof.

Personally, I would be suspicious of anyone who advertises "teacup" yorkies for sale.

I'd run from this breeder :thumbdown Advertising teacups & miniature yorkies is a big no no and a major red flag. Reputable breeders do not purposely breed for tinies...they may get one occasionally but never do it on purpose. There is no such thing as a "teacup" or "miniature" yorkie. A Yorkie is a Yorkie - they are a toy breed - the standard says up to 7lbs (although they can get larger than that). There is no Teacup Yorkshire Terrier (or teacup of ANY breed).

Some of those prices are a little rediculous to me as well considering these dogs being bred are not show quality...puppies should not cost considerably more just because they are born tiny.

Also, a breeder can GUESS & make an educated estimate of a yorkie puppy's adult size, but all reputable breeder know that you can never know for sure. So any breeder that tells you a puppy will definitely be a certain weight full grown is lying to you.

Please take you time and search out a reputable breeder. Don't rush just to get one within the next week. You'll most likely be much happier in the long run if you wait for the right breeder and the right puppy.

what about the miniature Yorkies they advertise????? ummmmm miniature???? hhmmmm
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This person has way too many dogs. Someone has spoken about them before. I'll try to find the post for you.

I'd second that -- a breeder who advertises "teacups" demonstrates a lack of understanding of (and/or concern for) the breed.

I think he may be a broker...http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...kshire+terrier

Yep lots of red flags. Listen don't rush to get a dog. It's a very bad thing to do and you might end up regretting it. While yorkies are great dogs and you can run into several bad health issues that can cause you big money. Bad breeding out there can make you end up with a very sick dog.

We have a for sale section here and there is also a breeders review section. Take your time and look through and call a few of them and see how things go.

A puppy is a big investment both time and money wise. The last thing you need is a sick dog.

Tell your honey the yorkie is a diamond and the same care you put into selecting that forever diamond you need to do the same with your yorkie purchase. He can always put the money in an envelope and give that to you and you can take your time searching. The money will be there.

I too would be very cautious with this "breeder". "Teacup" yorkies is a big red flag. And reading his arguments on the page about "teacups" is totally off the wall and worded to make it seem okay. But most of all I noticed that his dams are TINY.. 4 lbs is way to small to be used for breeding. I would RUN!

I noticed that OP in that thread (that says Elvis sells her pups sometimes) uses 2 and 3lb females to breed :eek:
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I've seen this site before. It infuriates me. WTH do they have a shopping cart??? Amongst the other numerous things they are doing that's bad.

Please don't buy from them.

And I would also encourage you to not get a puppy at Christmas.

Also, I don't think this is a broker. I do know however, that this person is friend's with another well known breeder and they sell puppies for her as well. She is well known for breeding dogs that are entirely too small to be breeding.

http://www.nataliesyorkies.com/

See anything familiar?

Yeah, there was a link to her site in that other thread. she breeds some females that are only 2lbs and 3lbs :thumbdown

How the hell in good conscience can she breed such small females. Lulu is 3 1/4 lbs and I know there is no way in hell I would breed her.

:mad: bredders like that have no conscience, its all about the $$$$:(

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Im on the west coast, I look at the paper every day, and the elvis yorkies has an ad all the time, so if they are not brokers, they are slammin the puppies out. The other one, Natalies, I got my Dakota there 3 years ago, she shipped him and he ended up bigger than promised. Be careful. L

I seen this site before
 

why do their prices flip flop? and I thought that there was no thing as the teacup. I was told that they were dwarfs.

I would check around if I were you. It would be nice to have a puppy for christmas but, I wouldn't buy from this breeder. A BIG RED FLAG would be the words teacup and miniature...Although there are some breeds that have teacups, yorkies is not one of them.

Good luck in your search

Actually, I believe Elvis is a group of three different breeders. Ju-Lyn's yorkies, Natalies, his own and sometimes they will advertise if someone has used their stud, etc. They purchase from each other(Ju-Lyn's are more regular size, Natalie specializes in the tinier ones, etc.). Lots of champions in some of the puppies.

Natalie stresses that her small dogs come from long lines of small dogs. They do not have c-sections because the puppies are small since the lineage is small. I know one of the members on YT has purchased three dogs from her and been very happy.

That's why I always tell people, you really have to know what you're doing to breed dogs,especially smaller ones. It's not as easy as it looks. I've spoken with Natalie and she has told me alot about her dogs. She has waited three years to breed a female until she felt comfortable doing it and having the right stud.

Oh, I just wanted to add, that I would never talk someone into buying from a breeder they didn't feel comfortable purchasing from. You have gut insticts for a reason. But I strongly suggest most people don't just bash sites from seeing words or pictures, to actually call them or e-mail them before making judgments, or better yet, contact someone who has dealt with them if they can.

What is a miniature Yorkie?? Someone asked me the other day if Chloe is a miniature Yorkie?:confused: I was like...."No, she is just a Yorkie." I was going to "teach" her there were no such things called miniature Yorkie or teapot Yorkie......but decided not to do that...:p

I would stay away from that breeder. There are too many red flags, and why does he want to advertise other peoples yorkies?

I would never buy puppy unless I could meet the breeder, the puppies and the parents.

Yes, there are some good lines in those dogs. However, they aren't the ones that did that work. They sure like to advertise about it though. Regardless of who it is, I can not and will not condone anyone that is breeding dogs that are that small.

Why buy from somebody that isn't trying to improve the breed? Especially when there are so many loving and caring breeders that are doing just that. It's not an improvement to see just how small we can get them.

I agree, lots of red flags. Personally, I couldn't imagine purchasing a yorkie from any website like that...just seems so impersonal and risky

He is a breeder but also aa broker. I know someonee that is a breeder and member on here that lists her puppies thru him. I asked about it and she said he is a friend but It is clear he is brokering puppies. He does have pretty pups and very expensive.

She is a member and featured breeder here but isn't active anymore due to being run off by a bunch of rude people some time back.

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