Thank you for everyone's help. I am departing now:D

Well, you have gotten some great advice. Let see if you will be mature enough to listen to it. I will look for you 10 years down the road.

I do see it as a maturity issue and when you are older and maturer you will see it also. I thought I knew everthing at 15 also.:)

No offence..but i would only buy from a breeder that had been breeding & showing for a number of years..Pixie's breeder has been breeding & showing for 45+ years and knows her stuff and is always readily available with good advice...all her dogs have come from long lines of show winning stock and she knows her dogs inside out.;)

I wouldnt buy a pup from a 17 year old.. UNLESS you have been involved in the breed since you were like 5 (exaggerating a bit here to make my point) and showing actively for years and really know the ins and outs of the breed. Reading on the internet and reading books dont mean crap considering the internet is loaded with alot of information that can be false at times.
Hell Im 30 have been showing actively for years and I still am not ready to take on such a big responsibility, I even worked for a breeder helping whelp pups (both big and small dogs). Its alot different when you are holding that dead puppy that you have done everything possible to save and it still didnt work, its devastating.

I DID know everything at 15 and I STILL do know everything lol
God I remember that feeling except it hit me at 13, I knew everything then lol. If I only knew that what I know now about life

I don't believe that maturity is something you can put an age on. I know plenty of "grown ups" who have a long way to go.

I never once have implied - or pretended - that I know everything. But I do know SOME things, and they shouldn't be overlooked because I'm younger than some people here.

amour yorkies, if your mentor is who I think it is, you didnt do your research well enough. Dont just look at the $$$$. You need to know what the yorkie standard is and try to be as close as you can to that standard. Please do some more research.

Who do you guys recommend as good breeders??? With good champion sired males??

Just because someone has champion sired males doesnt mean they are reputable. I see many people (not just yorkie people) who show and I would never dream of buying a dog from them, heck I would run like hell from them if they offered me a pup

I am aware of this.

Megan, you are very mature for your age, and I know a few teens who are like you...Maturity and age are not one in the same...There are many immature adults who are close-minded.

The only thing I can add to the thread is to try going to some shows near you to learn and talk to some of the breeders/exhibitors. You will enjoy it and hopefully learn what it takes.

totally great advise. You'll see what the yorkshire terrier is supposed to look like, and also see how serious the show breeders are about keeping the standards high.

just my 2 cents
 

Ok...hopefully I can word this in the right way.

I do think it is easy for us as adults to fall into looking at all teens as the stereotypical teen...you know...lazy, selfish, irresponsible, flighty, immature...need I go on? However, I do think that in any case of a teenager/child having a dream, goal or passion, it is our responsibility as adults to nourish and aid in that child/teenagers dream, goal or passion.

I think that you are on the right path. You are researching and learning. How many of the breeders on this forum and outside the forum can honestly say that they did all the researching that they needed to start out? I'm sure there are a few, but then how many got too ansy and jumped the gun at buying their first yorkie only to look back years later thinking I thought I knew what I was doing. Why didn't I wait until I knew just a bit more?

We all have to start somewhere, as others have stated. I think its great that a 17 year old would have such a drive to pursue breeding. Surely you cant blame her for picking this breed...right? Now I'm not saying that all of her info is the best, nor am I saying its not...but from reading the posts she is openly accepting your advice on the breeder mentor and such.

It is easy to become (over) protective of our beloved breed as many of us are but I would much rather see a 17 year old that has come here to seek guidance and advice than someone who has decided to buy a yorkie then decide to get the opposite sex so they can have just one litter before they get them fixed or so they can make some extra money or because they are so cute.

In the end I say good luck to you! Take the advice of our breeders on this forum..some will be more harsh than others but just chalk it up to the love and dedication they have for the breed that you want to become a part of...try to respect that harshness...in the end become the one that is bettering the Yorkie breed. Set the example for the next 17 year old that comes on Yorkie Talk and asks, Would you buy a puppy from a 17 year old.

Your writing makes you seem older than you are...At 17, I was interested in my friends and just getting my driver's license and boys...You are very sure of yourself in your writings and seem to know alot about yorkies...With all that you researched and studied, you should continue studying and become a vet !!! That's my opinion...! Why bring more dogs into the world when so many are in shelters or rescues that need homes...Breeding takes alot of dedication, money and time and I'm sure they get mentally and physically exhausted...All this has to be taken into consideration...It's a huge commitment and no turning back ...I could never do it ...(even raising 4 skinkids) Good luck...