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Bobbi, Welcome back! This thread was never about you or your pup (he is a cutie) just as my puppymill pup is, its about the breeder, this breeder is NOT a breeder we would recommend for all the reasons sited. I am glad that you have been blessed with a pup that is so far healthy, of course I am but your good experience etc does not excuse her bad breeding practices, that is all that it is about. We are not as "insane" as you think, we are cautious and care about the pups, yours included. Again I sincerely hope your pup has a good long healthy life and that you come to see we are all "all about the pups"!!!! |
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Bobbi, Sadly I have seen the horror of this website. Good breeders have been forever damaged because of false claims. I say go with your gut. Trust your instincts. Ignore everything on this website, good or bad. I can tell you that if you post something good about a breeder, a good experience, you are attacked. This just isn't right. |
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There are many wonderful breeders here and many wonderful breeder reviews...are you a breeder? |
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I notice you said earlier that the breeder does genetic testing, and you were going to have it done as well. I'm curious about what kind of genetic testing they did and what you are going to have done. Genetic testing can be reliably used to prove parentage and to identify the breed (with sometimes questionable results), but what else can be proven by genetic testing? With liver shunt, LP, legg calve perthes, etc. while they are known to be genetic, the genes that cause these ailments have not been identified. So the breeder's claim to do genetic testing -- what exactly did that prove health-wise WRT her pups? The only benefit I can see is if she needed to prove parentage, but I don't think any health claims can be made based on what is known at this point, and I think you would be wasting your money to have Sheldon genetically tested. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think they have isolated/identified the genes that cause these major ailments. |
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I'm still very happy with my decision to get Sheldon. He has been nothing but an absolute joy. |
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You are correct in that for the major diseases you mentioned there are no genetic tests, only health screenings can be done and should be done so that you know that your breeding pair are clear of these diseases at the time of mating. There is a genetic test for CDA Color Dilution Alopecia, and one for Hyperuricosuria(which Yorkies are not predominately affected by), and I think PRA - how-ever you would still need the eye exams to rule out cataracts and other inheritable eye disease. |
[QUOTE=shelbysmom;4487098]The biggest red flag I see is she calls the dogs Biewer Yorkies? I thought we established that a Biewer is not a Yorkie? She sounds less than legit if she is not following the breeding program that the AKC has accepted. Some of her pups are adorable but some do not look like quality Biewer Terriers. Sorry, but this is not a true statement and it's not good to have mis information out there.. The dogs original name was/is Biewer Yorkshire ala Pom Pon.. they are yorkshire terriers.. there are people who claim to have something called a Biewer Terrier.. not exactly sure WHAT that dog is made up of but, the original Biewers were yorkies.. This person may be breeding the original Biewers from Germany, not whatever the Biewer Terrier is. Sorry to get a bit off topic, but again, not sure who established the Biewer was not a yorkie? Diana:animal-pa |
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sorry.. don't want to take away from this thread by getting into this debate. It's not going to be settled here. |
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Some people still use the "Yorkie" in the name more as a familiarity thing, imo. The lineage is Yorkie, the original name contained Yorkie, and *some* clubs still use Yorkie. I do not see the fact that someone calls them Biewer Yorkies as a huge red flag, but that's just my humble opinion. |
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