A question for breeders First, I am not a breeder, just a yorkie owner with a question... :) HOW do you go about finding a quality breeder? Before I got Ginger, I contacted the local dog club as well at YTCA for their breeder lists. I emailed, phoned, etc. the few breeders on their lists that were located in my state (and those close by)...only 2 even bothered to get back to me AND that to tell me it would be a year or more until a litter would be available. Finally, we took our chances, and found a local "backyard breeder" in the paper. I figured at least that way I wasn't supporting a puppy mill (at least it didn't seem that way) I agree and understand the need for quality breeders. But what do poor pet-buyers like me do when the time comes to bring a new canine family member into our lives? Sometime in the next year or two we'll be looking to add another yorkie to our family, should we really have to begin the search now? I'd love your input... |
I can tell you this; not everyone that you come in contact with will be a reputable breeder. Some tell you what they want you to hear and others will beat around the bush and then you have those that down other breeders. I say you should check them out, ask for references and by all means check out their references and ask who their vet is and check with their vet. Be very careful as many many out there will miss guide you. |
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I wish you luck I can recommend a couple breeders in your area when your ready, just PM me. |
thanks for you help, I wouldn't have thought to ask at a show, assumed the folks there would be to focused on the task at hand. I'll give it a try! Also, thanks for the offer to make recommendations, I'm sure you'll be hearing from me when the time comes. |
Ginger contact stacy at sylvanyorkies.com her name is sylvan on here too she will be happy to help as well! |
Thanks Kimberly, and my 2 cents is this...if you go to a show wait until AFTER the dogs are done in the ring before you approach a show breeder to chat. Many are very focused before hand and don't like to be bothered right then. Most will respond well if you begin a conversation with a compliment about their dog...and it's usually not hard to come up with quite a few of those! Plus shows are just fun to go watch.. I would suggest getting on a waiting list at a reputable breeder NOW, and let them know what kind of time frame works for you. I will be glad to put you on mine for future litters if you'd like. |
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I myself have been taken a few times from so-called reputable breeders! ALWAYS checkout their references and always get a vet reference from them.. Do your homework and make sure that you checkout every reference they give to you! You can also check with the YTCA and your local kennel club.. AKC shows are always a good place to talk to show breeders and see their quality and what they might have to offer you.. Best of luck in finding your lil' one~ |
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http://glassyorkies.homestead.com/breedersAtoC.html Here is a site that offers breeders from the US.. It list them by states.. |
http://www.breeders.net/find.php?show=1 Breeders Net is also a helpful place to find breeders.. Just make sure as everyone has mentioned to do your homework! Best of luck! |
Have you decided exactly what you are searching for in a puppy/dog? Make a list of questions to ask every breeder you interview. Also, make a list of questions the BREEDER should ask you. How far are you willing to travel? Would you need to have baby shipped if over a few hundred mailes away? These are some questions you might want to consider. I live in MD..is that too far away? I don't have standard puppies but do have Biewers. I have friends who breed and I would help you look as well. You will have a lot of help once you have decided what you want and how you want to get it..Best of luck in your search.. |
thank you everyone! I'll have to give some thought to joining a waiting list soon...and to what I'm really looking for. Basically, I want a healthy puppy...of course I'd love silky hair, etc...but mainly I want HEALTHY. (Ginger is 12 lbs and floppy eared and I could NOT love her more!) ...working on my list of questions...I'll be in touch :) Thanks again for lots of great advice! I wish I had found yorkie talk the first time around! |
Hi Stacy.Do you ship?I would be interested in 1 of your pups for a pet . |
I haven't shipped yet, but found that many flights aren't much more than shipping and I much prefer pup in lap than pup as cargo if possible. I've 'lapped' one to Boston just recently. Michiko will be popping down from Boston to see me again soon, maybe we can work something out. You can e-mail me through my site www.sylvanyorkies.com |
Ya you can count me on.. to deliver the pup :) I would love to do that. I am trying to learn how to get to NJ by driving.. so eventually.. I can get to PA by myself without getting hit by insane truck drivers on NJ Turnpike!! :) Who knows.. I could fly too!! I would love to do anything to visit Stacy's house!! That is my favorite place! |
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Or instead of paying shipping, who knows!! Stacy might fly fly fly to Boston.. With a good plan, she can definitely stay with me :) |
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Thanks again everyone! It's great to know there are so many wonderful people to contact here when we're ready...we're getting close. (I'm ready, still getting hubby on board lol) In the meantime I went to my first "show" yesterday (blue & grey in Harrisburg), and loved it so much I'm heading back today! I'm not so much looking for contacts as I think I've found them here (yaay YT), but I got to ask a lot of questions yesterday (meet the breeds), and am getting an education! MG the show coats on these little dogs are beautiful! Pics just don't do justice... One more question (for now), one of the breeders I talked to yesterday said that she usually chooses her pups for showing, and then shows them for a year or two before breeding. Then she said she often starts looking to place them when they are about 5 years old. Is that typical? vviccles - good luck working something out and getting your new pup! That's so exciting! Thanks again. |
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Ginger I am also new to this forum. I have been reading it though for some time. I have always been amazed at how everyone says you need to buy from a reputable breeder. The problem is that its almost impossible to do. They always have a long list, or if you want to Breed, most will not sell to someone who has never bred but then they fly all over anyone who breeds or buys from anyone but them. I own two yorkies and I did what I thought was a lot of research and ask the questions I was suppose to ask. I also paid alot more money thinking you had to pay more to get a quality dog. Anyway getting back to your post, its just not easy buying from a reputable breeder as the ones on this list makes it sound. Most people are not going to wait a year or longer for that special puppy that they have been wanting forever. I have also noticed many threads mentioning things like their puppys being in for surgeries for this and that, so does this mean that they all didn't do the research correctly? So many seem to have the paxtellar problem! Is it possible that alot of these yorkies are getting it from jumping? I have a 18 month old yorkie that I was hoping to breed for a few family and friends ( No Profit what so ever) anyway my vet said she had a very mild case of this so now I'm not sure what I will do. She was stepped on when very small so it is very possible it was trauma related, I wander if there is a accurate way to test for this? Sorry I guess I'm off topic, but if I bounce around to each one I will loose my train of thought. In answer to your question , if your thinking of buy from a Reputable Breeder , Yes I would start looking now judging from my response when I was looking for my last male. Sorry to ramble Nancy |
I just realized this is a Breeder forum. I had read somewhere that X-ray would show if the Luxating Patellar was from trauma but I read somewhere else that the only way to tell was during surgery to see if there were torn ligaments. Does anyone know for sure how to tell what it is caused by? My puppy was stepped on when he was small and I think it is very possible it could have been caused by trauma, I would really like to know, but she doesn't need surgery, she shows no signs now at all , doesn't limp, skip or anything. She is 18 months old and this happened about 4 months of age. She did limp at the time, but I can't remember what leg it was . I wasn't even thinking of Paxtellar being a problem. I also wanted to find out what are the risk of the Paxtellar in the puppies? If it is proved to be inherited? Would they possibly also have a mild case in which case shouldn't be a problem as a pet for my family members or would or could it be more severe? Don't bite my head off! I don't know thats why I am asking? I have read as much as I can find about it, but alot of the information is confusing. Thanks Nancy |
Nancy Yes, it is genetic (passed on). Any dog w/ patellar luxation shouldn't be bred. Breeding out the genetic defects (with Luxating Patella, Legg Perthes and Liver shunt) is KEY in successful and responsible breeder. Luxating Patella can be crippling to small dogs and the surgery is very expensive, so YES, it would affect a "family pet". "Uncorrected, the patellar ridges will wear, the groove will become even shallower and the dog will become progressively more lame. Arthritis will prematurely affect the joint, causing a permanently swollen knee with poor mobility. Therefore, a good evaluation needs to be done by your veterinarian early in the condition to prevent long-term arthritic crippling." http://www.peteducation.com/article....&articleid=457 Essentially, luxating patella is the knee cap continually slipping out of place, which is pretty unlikely to be caused by some kind of accident like being stepped on. Here are some helpful links: Legg: http://www.leggperthes.com/ Shunt: http://www.livershunt.com/ Luxating Patella: http://www.offa.org/patluxinfo.html please don't breed any dog with patellar luxation. |
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I asked my vet about LP due to an injury, and he said it was not. It's hereditary. Now knee injuries have similar symptoms? Sure. I would want proof; statement by 2 vets or something like that. But chances are it's hereditary. JMHO |
I have always heard the LPs can also be environmental but the only way to determine that is by x-ray. In an x-ray they can determine if it's hereditary or an injury. |
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