You could start a formal club in the social groups section. Here's the link: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/group.php Just go to the bottom of the page. Maybe we could inform people when certain states are passing puppy mill legislation and they could call or write their congressman.

Thanks for joining!

Thanks! I did that!

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/group.php?groupid=61

Here is the link to the social group!

Have you thought about putting another word before against? For example, People against puppy mills. If you make puppy mills one word, it would be PAP, or what I like even better is YAP, yorkies against puppymills, afterall are yorkies are in this club too!

I am totally against puppymills and back yard breeders. However I do want to say on thing about buying a puppy from a website. Note all breeders that have websites are irresponsible. There are many good responsible breeders on Yorkie Talk that have websites. I think that if you are buying a puppy off the internet you should as a buyer do your homework.

I agree that lots of good breeders have websites, there is a difference between having a website and selling a dog from the website. Good breeders are very involved in choosing the people that they sell their puppies to. Just because you have the money, you won't get a dog, you have to prove to them you can provide for the puppy. A good breeder wants to interview you, and you want to interview them as well. You need to see in person where the dogs are being raised. If you absolutely can't see this in person, and truly know someone who has seen the breeders home and dogs than I suppose this would be ok too. However, make sure you really know the person who is recommending the breeder, too many people have thought they could trust recommendations that didn't turn out well at all.

The point is if you really want to stop puppy mills you do have to make certain sacrifices, and one of these is not buying from a website. If this would save just one dog from living in the horrifying conditions of a puppy mill, is this too much to ask?

We joined the club. We are definately against puppy mills.

No it's not too much to ask but like I said alot of responsible breeders have websites. They advertise the prices , have contracts , and true they do put potential buyers through alot of questions. And i do know that just because you have the money for a dog doesn't mean they will sell one to you unless you meet their requirements. But I also know that the Breeder I just recently purchased my female from does have a website and does sell on the internet. She has been breeding and showing for nearly 50 years. Her dogs are kept in her home and she is very overprotective of all the adults and pups. But she is in no way a BYB nor a puppymill. I am all for stopping these people who are out to make a quick $$$$ and that don't give a damn about the animals they are using but you can't say that all of the puppies for sale on the internet are from BYB or puppymills. It may be a small percentage but they are still there. I do agree that you should see the persons home and meet the pups face to face. but if you are determined to get that puppy them you should make the extra effort. Some people don't they just want what others have regardless. I'm not trying to cause any arguments. I just wanted to add that because i believe the small percentage of good shouldn't be tucked in with the larger percentage of bad

Im in!
i believe that my yorkie was from this type of situation, the breeder would not anwser our phone calls after we got her and did not help us after she sold us a sick puppy.

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I know what you are saying. I am just saying make sure you know the breeders backround before buying and to be careful when you are buying off line. Sorry if I did not make that clear before. I fully support what you are saying. Thank you for sharing your opinion and I do not think that you are being rude or starting an arguement. Now that think about it I did come across that way and did not mean to. Thank you for helping me realize that.:)

I like that a lot better! Thanks for the suggestion!

Hi. Can someone tell me how to join? Thanks. Elaine

Here is the link to join the club. If you go to the top right corner you can click join club.



http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/group.php?groupid=61

Spoiledgirls.
Exactly my point. Buyers should do their homework and check out potential breeders they may buy from beforehand instead of saying oh I want a puppy so bad and i don't want to wait. Maybe if more people actually took their time and did their research and asked those questions, and actually went to see theses pups in the breeders home or wherever they are located we might be able to finally shut the puppymills down, and stop the BYB's for good.