I dont mean to sound rude but some of us are new to yorkies and we didnt know till we found this site anything about puppy mills. We bought our little guy from what we found out later was one but it doesnt mean we meant to support a puppy mill. The truth of the matter is I could not after seeing him stand the thought of leaving him in that place. I get really tired of people being so judgemental of those of us who didnt know any better. Now that we do I for one would never buy from one of those breeders again. That being said we have friends who raise champion Fox trotter horses and they even ship those. I dont see how you can lump all breeders who ship into your statement that they have to be a puppy mill.

My baby came from a puppy mill that recently was finally shut down. Too bad - no one told me about puppy mill at that time. And more weird - I didn't see puppy mill info online for some reason (maybe 5 years ago weren't so much as now), because most information about puppy mills usually together with info about pet store puppies, and I tried to educate myself about yorkie breed. I knew that there are show breeders who try to improve breed and breeders that do it just for fun or maybe even for money somehow, but dog factories? no, i didn't know...
As I said I would never ever buy puppy in pet store/online. I passed many breeders because I catched them on lie (just because I read a lot about yorkies and knew something). And finally I got from a pupy mill! How it could happen to me? I was not a regular buyer that knew nothing, I asked many professional questions and knew what I am looking for. Because..... I bought my dog from the cleanest house I have ever seen, I didn't see any dogs/crate/other bad signs. I was just victim of her fraud. This is how she spam people. Anyway, I did my private investigation on her, this is how I found about puppy mills.
It complitely changed my mentality. I will never ever buy from ANY breeder. Do you know why? because now I know too many dirty secrets even from reputable breeders. I have had experience with internationally known show top breeders also.
and AGAIN: shipping puppies is very bad sign. I explained already why.

I love my baby Jessica all my heart, she is just my sunshine....Btw, recently I adopted another yorkie girl named Polly from this puppy mill raid. She is with us just for less than week.

Please, please, please... don't ever buy puppies online. All those who are not agree with me, don't be in hurry for arguments - educate yourself first. Maybe those who ship puppies are not puppy mills, but definitely are not reputable breeders, who just do it for profit. Reputable breeders don't raise puppies for profit. Because reputable breeder will never sell yorkie to unknown person without interviewing him/her first. Because reputable breeder will not sell anyone who click on bottom "buy" because he/she has money. They try to find LOCAL customers and best approved home. This is why.

Wow. I think I should have been just a bit more clear. My baby was NOT shipped to me. However, I did go and meet a friend of hers at a best buy. Which, I now know that is also a bad sign. Let me clarify one more time that Riley is my first small puppy. In fact, up until recently, I've never paid for a dog. I've always got them from friends and/or rescued them off the streets. So I never knew what BYB or puppy mills were. I just found out about them here on YT. So I'm am absolutely thankful for YT and learning about everything from you guys. Sorry for causing such a raucous.

I didnt mean to start anything either but I like you until I found YT was very uninformed I had poms in the past but bought them from a lady I am very well aquainted with and I guess that is part of why the other poster upset me this lady raised poms for 30 years and she shipped but she also held many interviews over the phone with the buyers before hand. She was a very reprutable breeder.

good for you:thumbup:, although looked like yor puppy was shipped;).

Anyway, it is always good to know all information... forum read many people...:cool: