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She originally said that she found them on the AKC web page; the AKC refers people to the YTCA. In order to be listed this breeder has had to promise to abide by certain rules. She broke rule number 8. I often refer people to the breeders on the YTCA website. The AKC refers people to the YTCA website. If someone is listed on the site, who is breaking the rules of conduct, they should be reported. We have to weed out the bad breeders. Hha, maybe you should read this: http://ytca.org/frame_index2.html. I am not talking about different "opinions" I am referring to rules that this breeder has promised to go by. Look for the code of conduct. |
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:thumbup: :thumbup: While puppies have come that early and been fine, why risk it? It is selfish on both the breeder and buyer's part to take a puppy that young. The puppy might be fine..but what if it dies from hypoglycemia? What if it ends up having Liver Shunt which could have been detected with a BAT at a little later of an age? Just because someone has had a good experience doesn't mean it's the best way to do it. I could NEVER recommend bring a puppy home so young..if the puppy died from hypoglycemia or some other reason, I sure would feel horrible. Why not be patient and wait? It's best for the puppy..and that's not an opinion - it's a FACT |
It's really funny to me, that I've never had a dog with any kind of socialization problems, well, except the one that I got at 5 1/2 mos..he's finally gotten better, but it took a lot of time and patience...to the op, you decide which you feel is best for you..you will get all kinds of opinions on here... |
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8 Weeks is a no no ..... buy him/her and pick the Pup up at 12 weeks ... talk to her and see what she says |
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My question is, if a breeder can't follow the simple rule to hold the pups til 12 weeks, what other rules have they decides aren't necessary? Are they breeding diseased or off-standard dogs? How much testing have these breeders done? |
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While South Carolina has a six-week law, I'm proud to say the state of Arizona has an 8-week law, which is of course minimum. This "breeder" is following minimum requirements of the state. Don't you want a better breeder than that? A puppy is a 10-15 year investment, the initial cost is nothing compared to later costs, especially if you end up with in inherited disorder. I can't believe so many of you are encouraging her to buy from what is essentially a backyard breeder. While the puppy is getting important socialization from it's mother and littermates, it's also getting socialization from the breeder, I wouldn't feel good about leaving my puppy with a breeder who wanted to get rid of him sooner then YTCA recommendations. While it is true, you get many different opinions on forum such as this, some people have taken the time to do further research, and form their opinions carefully, from a combination of experience and research. |
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As the others have said, the YTCA sets out the code of conduct and ethics Yorkie breeders should follow. I would not consider getting a puppy from anyone who does not follow the basic guidelines of the YTCA. Whenever this question is asked, we always get a few people who tell us that they got a puppy earlier than 12 weeks and had no problem. To me, it reminds me of someone saying they went 60 in a 35 mile per hour speed zone and didn't crash. This is a great explanation of the twelve week rule from a well known Maltese breeder: http://www.foxstonemaltese.com/12weekrule.htm |
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