I commented on this as well but after reflecting on my own posts, I think how receptive people are to what you say has as much to do with how you say something as what you are saying. I'm having to remind myself that in another thread and I'm 35. It's an easy thing to lose site of when something is important to you.;)

Tammy I Think this statment was ment with a *WINK* and I Know you didn't mean it to hurt anyones Feelings.
She was trying to lighten up the thread.:rolleyes:


I respect and Like tammy.... I think if you re read her stament you will see she may have been feeling bad for all the harsh posts to the OP ...but also trying to lighten up this thread that has gotten WAY off track....

That may be true and I just took it wrong! It's so hard to read people's tones sometimes :rolleyes:

:goodpost: I was guilty of reacting without taking intent into consideration too.

YAY Lets all Just :D and (((((((HUG))))))) remember it is a full:moon: And you know what that means ;)

I just want to say, I havent looked at this thread for days, but I am glad I did. I just finished reading pretty much all of them... I thank you all for your opinions...

I only have a few things to say...

I am 24 years old, but I had wanted a Yorkie and educated myself for 3 years (since I had picked out Roxy's name before I had her & decided I wanted a Yorkie), well I got that Yorkie...

Roxy is by NO MEANS AKC standard... But she is AKC. I got her for 600 because My Breeder was VERY straight forward with me. She told me about her illnesses, and that she had no tail, but she showed me all her papers from the vets and everything. She was very kind and actually cried when I took Roxy, but she said she could tell when I held her that I was meant to be with her, as could I. I don't care at all if Roxy is a standard. To me, she's better than a standard. She's perfect. No tail and all. She has such gorgeous hair though! :D

As for breeders... I work with Connie because she is honest and kind. She doesnt pretend to be something she's not. If someone wants a 3lb dog, she will tell them straight out her dogs are going to be between 5 and 7 lbs or whatever they will be. I know many breeders whom breed purebreds, and are heartless cruel ppl. They just breed for money and to sell their dogs to the highest bidders... Connie sells her dogs (mixes and purebreds) for decent amounts, and she always makes sure the ppl are good ppl. She talks to them for a long time, gets to know them, and if she has a bad feeling, has been known to turn ppl down.

I see many Yorkies who are purebred who were bought for a decent amount of money (talking in the 1,000's) that ended up in rescues, abused, neglected.... and I realize this happens to mixes too. Ppl are going to breed ALL animals, not just mixes, just to make a quick buck.

At least I know My breeder isnt like that. When her Yorkie had problems breeding, she had it fixed and kept it. She has 3 Yorkies and a Poodle she had to get fixed, but they are still spoiled and loved by her. She has her own Yorkiepoo too. All her puppies are vet checked and documented and have their shots. I can tell how much she loves her dogs, and when I ask her a question, she always has a great answer. She even told me before that if I wanted to breed eventually that she would feel more comfortable if I got a male from someone else because she didnt know how small hers would be... (I am not going to breed Roxy, just if I wanted to get another female later)... To me, thats a good breeder, someone that cares about the puppies she has brought into the world and that theyre going to get a good home & theyd rather take a loss on them than have them hurt. She also tells everyone that if they ever have a problem where they dont want the dog, bring them back, she will always keep her door open for her babies. She is a kind woman who doesnt try to milk everything for every cent she can get... I think she's a great breeder. Mixes or purebreds, she's a good person.... that really loves her babies...

Group hug!:ghug:

I can tell by reading this you sat and thought very carefully the right words to say..you said them beautifully, and your breeder sounds like a genuinally(sp) fantastic breeder to me..I would keep her as a breeder too..I do have one question for you? what do you mean she has no tail? Was the nubb cut off too short??

I would like to hope she meant it that way, but she's the third member that has made a comment to me about my age and basically said they couldn't learn from someone younger than them, and I know others on YT have been told they don't know anything because they are "young" as well. I hope that when I'm older that I don't ever feel that way...I truly think we can learn from people of all ages, no matter how old we are. I just have to wonder about those that think that way about age...do they not ever seen doctors younger than them, go to vets younger than them, go to a hairdresser younger than them, etc? I guess if it was meant to lighten the mood, it didn't work very well.

I don't like to make threads personal (although some have already chosen to do so with this thread), but I will say that I have always liked Tammy as well. I may not always agree with her, but I don't ever agree with ANYONE all the time...doesn't mean I don't like them or can't be their friend. Actually, I like pretty much everyone on YT.

Ok Michelle ... I think we all know how you feel now Hun... remember things you read. sometimes come across different than if some one says the. Tammy is a great Lady and so are you..You are just two different people, there is no reason for anyone to be upset. She was trying to lighten up the thread and some took it wrong.. I think it is time to drop it;)

Oh and I am a (Hair Stylist) we have a Joke in the Business .. that hair dressers work on ole ladies ,beauticians work out of there house ,and Stylist are in a Salon and are artists;) And my Clients Range in age from 4 months(yes 4 month hairball LOL) to 95 years.....;) :D

Haha...4 months with hair? I don't think I had hair until I was 2 years old! :p

I wish I had a Picture.. I have two.. one blonde and one Dark both FULL head of hair.
the dark hair boy had quite the elvis do going on...



Oh and to the OP
Congrats on your Yorkie Baby...
I hope to dee pictures soon.

I don't think "accidents" should happen. Not responsible.

I would have to agree with you.:aimeeyork

She was completely born without a tail. She has a little nub, but no bone for a tail. Its just a little flap of skin thats very tiny with some hair on it... Connie knew sometimes that can mean the tail is growing inside instead of outside, and she took Roxy (BabyGirl at the time) to the Vet and had her x-rayed. And the Vet said, no, she was just born without a tailbone... So she is very healthy! :D She just isn't the standard since she has no tail. When ppl see her they don't even notice she doesnt have one.
My best friend and me have a joke that "Roxy was the smart one because she heard that they were going to cut her tail off so she said... I better suck this thing back in!"... So we believe she was just being smart because she didnt want her tail wacked off.