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Thank you everyone for your input. Yes, I have been looking all over NY, PA, and down South too. There are just too many breeders out there. I am not an expert and is fairly new at this. Although, I did learn a lot from my first buy. I am doing my homework the right way this time around....I hope. Does anyone know any reputable breeders in NY, PA, or states close to it? And no I am not planning on breeding. I just want a healthy and happy puppy to add to my family. |
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Best of luck. :D Tina |
Does anyone have had dealing with Carter's yorkies in south Ga or Jordan's yorkies in northwest GA? |
carter's yorkies I realize this post is a month and a half old but I couldn't resist replying. I briefly flirted with the idea of purchasing a yorkie from Carter's Yorkies last year. I am from Alabama, but currently reside in NJ and was planning a trip home and had emailed Lisa back and forth a number of times. It was important to her to get to charge for shipping, she was in such a rush to get the puppy out to me, as opposed to waiting 2 weeks for me to pick it up (I was traveling to Bama, would have drove down to her in GA). Then it was mentioned that she would be traveling northbound on I-65. I asked her if she would be interested in pulling off at exit 351 in Bama, and meeting one of my family members at Cracker Barrel, literally 4/10's of a mile our of her way. She said yes but wanted to "charge" me a delivery fee. She quoted me the same charge as shipping the puppy through the airlines. I am not cheap by any means, when I contacted Lisa I had lost my 2nd yorkie in 2009...due to not researching and purchasing from a puppy with an unknown liver shunt from NJ broker for a PA puppy mill. I had asked her about bile acid testing, she said it wasn't necessary, she had never had an issue....didn't seem to appreciate me asking. I had researched and educated myself after losing the puppy to a liver shunt. Had I only known ahead of time, I would have tested and corrected but there were no symptoms until it was too late.....hindsight. I go above and beyond providing for my babies, but the "delivery" fee was a red flag on a few levels. I simply questioned why so much, it wasn't as if she was going out of her way to drop off the puppy, or that I had even made the suggestion in the first place. She said it an option, since I was uncomfortable flying such tiny, precious little babies in "perishable cargo holds" on these airlines. She quickly became VERY defensive and aburpt. To parapharase her response, I was inconveniencing her asking her to stop, and then the inconvenience of traveling with the "dog". I was appalled at the tone of her email. I neverminded compensating her for her time, but would never want to inconvenience anyone. Her finally email left me with an unsettling feeling and I often catch myself wondering whatever happened with that little girl . The little yorkie was barely 8 weeks at the end of our last correspondence. I hope she went to a good home and is enjoying a healthy, happy life. But Lisa's disposition with me and complete annoyance with me questioning her delivery fee and the bile acid test made me uncomfortable to do business with her. Everything happens for a reason, I found an adorable little girl elsewhere....the breeder was happy to pay for the bile acid test. She is a healthy, thriving, AKC Canine Good Citizen. :) It is a difficult test on them I know....but it is difficult to suddenly and quickly lose them without being able to do anything about it as well. There is always a measure of the pros and cons. To end my long-worded reply...I would never consider purchasing a yorkie from Lisa again. There was something about the rush to get rid of the puppy and the aburptness of her response to my questioning over test and the amount of the delivery fee that left me with that pit in my gut saying "don't deal with her, doesn't feel right." |
I came within a hair's breath of buying a yorkie puppy from Carter Yorkies but something seemed a bit off so i decided against it. After reading your post i'm glad i went with my gut. I finally got Mabel from a lady about 45 minutes away from our house. My family clicked immediately with breeder and her family! So i say pay attention to your initial gut feeling... it is usually right! |
Hey yall! from Georgia I just wanted to clarify a little thats been quoted from my site. I did say that one of the best Yorkies I ever had, I bought when she was 5 weeks old. Its true, and it was in 1973. She lived to be 16+ yrs old and was so smart and bonded with her people.. I didnt say I sold puppies that young. I do know AKC site states that the ideal time for a new owner to get their puppy is at 7-8 weeks old. My site is just stating that fact, based on AKCs research. You all can read the AKC site yourself. I actually have some puppies ready now on my site. They are 13 weeks old. Ive been raising Yorkies exclusively for 36 years so I have a good idea when puppies are ready to leave their moms. I let them get weaned naturally rather than when it suits me. That way, they are healthy and ready for their new homes. Hope this helps you understand my site. |
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On that one, it's a matter of who's advice you choose to follow: AKC, an organization not made up of experienced Yorkie breeders with general guidelines for every breed of dog, or the YTCA & other breeders who have experienced specifically with Yorkies and what works best for THAT breed. For every one site that says 7-8 weeks is best, there are an equal number of sites saying it's too early. |
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Very good list for new owners wanting a puppy. Everybody should use this to make their decision! Good Job!:aimeeyork |
list I liked almost everything on that list, with one exception which comes with years of experience. If you have two females in the same house- or five-, they will get their seasons in sequence with each other. They may not start out that way, but will gradually come in season at the same time of year. If you breed once a year, you will have two or five or however many all coming in, and then have those litters at the same time. That is not an indication that you have a bad breeder. It only indicates that there are several females living together-and any breeder is going to have several females. Mother nature is something we cannot control. Then you may have a dry period with no puppies for quite some time until they all come in season again. Have other breeders experienced this? It happens to me every year. |
I took her "multiple litters" to mean multiple litters off the same dam. |
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To clarify, when I said "multiple litters," I mean having lots of litters in a short amount of time. Really...what exactly is your goal and reason for breeding if you are churning out that many dogs? |
Gosh, sorry you misunderstood. I said "if you have two or five or however many" they will all come in season together. I was trying to give an example. I didnt say I was churning out alot of dogs...only that however many a breeder has will come in together and will have multiple litters at approximately the same timing, due to nature. I dont breed all of mine at any given time... only ones who are in great physical shape and are of special interest. |
I noticed you are using the term "Teacups" when advertising your pups.:confused: |
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I've had a house full of girls. I know all too well how they pull each other into heat at the same time. |
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