Just wondering if anyone has heard of Stephanie Barnes
 

A friend is interested has been hooked since she met CoCo... I believe she lives in TN and also show's yorkies and malt's ....

She and Anna Stringer co-own several dogs and bitches and have a website. Welcome to annstefs.com

I have not had any personal dealings with her, that's all I know, sorry. :animal36

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/bre...ml#post2876332

PLEASE READ BETWEEN THE LINES ON THE ABOVE THREAD ON A. STRINGER..

Thank you I will past the information on =)

Thank you for the information, she found her new furbaby from a local breeder in her town!!!

I do not know Anna Stringer personally and will not comment on her or her kennels. What I will comment on is again I am very fed up with the comments that have been made lately regarding show breeders opposed to "hobby breeders" or "home breeders" as you refer to them. As has been said many times, there are good and bad breeders in both worlds, but as a general rule of thumb, breeder/exhibitors do actually do more testing and yes, they do breed for the best in conformation, but, it would be pointless to produce a perfectly structured Yorkie, with major health issues. You mentioned "hobby breeder" breed for health because they want the return business and you speak of reputation. It's not as if word is spread that widely on some little home breeder.. Whos's gonna spread the word, where are they going to spread it? Yes, possibly on forums such as YT but when you get right down to it...it's insignificant. As vast as the show world is, it's also much like a small town..Word spreads quickly unfortunately not always down to the unknowing public, but it does spread. While reputable breeder / exhibitors do not sit ring side discussing the breeding practice of other exhibitors, of course it is discussed privately and when someone ask for a recommendation, they simply refer the person to another breeder whom they know practices good responsible breeding. Anyone who actually knows anything about those "dog show people", know what the truth is and to those that don't know, it would be well worth their time to find more before trying to critize. No, show breeders can't and won't produce enough puppies forall the loving homes that want a Yorkie. That's not what they are about. There will always be a place for reputable home, hobby breeders that breed to standard and for health... it's just finding one out of the multitude of not so good, back yard breeders, puppy millers and brokers out there. That's a problem. JMO

I've said many, many times in the past. Believe nothing of what you hear and only have of what you see. Unless you know of a breeder's practices first hand and have been to their home, it is best not to provide any input, negative or postive.


It's amazing how inuendos can ruin someone's repretuation, think before you speak/type.
Do your homework..........!!!!!!!!

I absolutely agree with you and it is all about the ethics of the breeder but how is one suppose to figure out who these breeders are?

You can go to 10,000 websites and they are say they love their dogs, raised in the home, yada yada yada. How many times have we heard they were so nice and knowledgeable about the breed and we all know they have learned to "sell" their dogs without any concern for their dogs. We have all learned to look for the red flags but people still will buy from these people. We also know some show breeders could care less about their dogs but are winning ribbons. The dog breeding/showing world is very complex as nothing is black and white as is the AKC.

I know that dogs should not be an impulse buy (they usually are) so how do we educate people to what is going on in the background. We say it over and over here on YT but people still won't listen and dogs suffer because of it.

Maybe we should start a thread on what to look for in a reputable breeder and also what to be aware of.

Thoughts?

Toally agree.

As for what to look for in a reputable breeder and what to be aware of, I think that subject has been exhuasted on YT. It's out there, if one has the inclination to google it. I think that's the problem.....people are in a hurry or buy a puppy because they've fallen in love with a cute face. Buy off the internet and have the pup shipped, then cry because something went wrong..

You buy your breeder first, then your puppy. If you don't feel comfortable with your breeder or are looking for that breeder that will sell you on open registration without knowing you or mentoring you......run the other way.

Elaine, I would like to apologize. It was not you but another poster that had made this comment, unfortunately, your had also posted on this tread and I thought it was you. Again, I apologize. Please forgive me for the mix up but i do stand behind the rest of my post.

It's for everyone..........I still stand behind what I say. One must do there homework when looking for your pup.

I don't know Anna on a personal level, so I can't comment on her breeding practices or how she handles her puppy placements.

Love "buy your breeder first, then your puppy" but I think many breeders fool the public BUT I also believe people should be doing their homework. How many times do people buy their "breeding" dogs and then start asking questions. They do not even have a clue about what research should have been done before they purchased their breeding dogs and they have dogs that should not be bred.

I do get upset these little dogs are many times impulse buys as they are not purses. They are a average 15 year commitment...they are not a learning tool to having skin children to be given up once the children start coming. For the most part these dogs are not great around small children so I am always amazed when breeders sell these little dogs to families with small children. A car dealer would not sell a corvett to a family with 9 kids. They know this will not work and the customers will return the car and be unhappy. In the case of the dogs they give them up to shelters or rescues....few breeders will take their dogs back for a lifetime if it is not working out.

I have seen the show breeder bashing on here by hobby breeders and bybs so I know why your upset. The funny thing is anyone who is knowledgable about show breeders who reads there post can tell they dont know a da** thing about show breeders and are just spouting off inuendo

Again, I hope this was not for me. I was not bashing anyone. Someone on posted and I posted my PERSONAL DEALINGS. Not hear say and I did not post anything about any other breeder (show or otherwise). This is why YT loses so many people. P.S. I have also seen hobby breeders being bashed as well. It works both ways. And, I'm not sticking up for hobby or show. I'm just making an observation.

Ahhhh! YOu said in your first paragraph.....People buying their breeding dog without asking questions and doing research. They are in a hurry, don't want a contract, don't want anything but open registration......As another YT member has said and I'll steal her phrase "If you want a Short Cut, got to a Barber". And as we all know there are those breeders that know how to talk the talk, but don't walk the walk.........This is serious business, but some don't see it as only a business of selling puppies and they do know how to market them.....a pretty website.....Championed sired, this pedigree and that pedigree (pedigree hunters).

No it wasnt directed at you but some hobby breeders and it wasnt even on this thread but many other ones. I am sorry you thought it was directed at you and if you had bad dealings with a particular show breeder I dont blame you for being upset

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Sorry if I started anything, my friend knows I am a member with YT and some other forums, I think she was just really wanting to know if I have seen any of their babie's on line here or if she belong to the forum.. she does not, nor ever has owned a yorkie so I think she was just curious... I told her to go to ycta, akc, breeders in her area where she can see the puppies, sire's and dam's and since she had so many questions they could help her... I have always said in any of my posts on here " I have a great respect for the knowledge, sweat and tears, and the information they offer whether it be for simple info or emergencys!!"

I forgot to say " for the breeders on here in my last line

I know this thread is OLD and got a little off topic and heated back when it was fresh, but as someone who was doing research a couple of months ago and had stumbled upon it, I thought I'd post some information RE: OP - does anyone know Stephanie Barnes? in case anyone else out there is doing research on Stephanie Barnes / Destiny's...

One of Stephanie's puppy's recently joined our family and I also feel like we've gotten to join Stephanie's family. Stephanie Barnes is amazing and is the perfect example of what you want in a reputable breeder. From our first interaction she made me feel so much more educated and confident and I can't say how thankful I am to have her enter my life. If anyone wants to know more, feel free to PM me and I'd be happy to chat. I am a HUGE Stephanie fan!