I think the rabies is waved to 4 months of age. I don't know since I don't ship and when I've flown with mine to shows they have always been 6 months or older and have received their rabies vaccines, been examined by a vet 24 hours before flying and been issued Health Certificates stating they were in good health and able to travel.

It is situations like this that just make my head spin. :( It is just so over the top that it seems unbelievable.

To the OPer, I surely hope that you have a nice nest egg put away for vet care. With a puppy being this tiny and so very young, away from its deceased mother, no litter mates, flying on an airplane, being left alone with only 1 visit from a friend daily, and the list goes on~there is a very high likelihood that very expensive care will be needed.

I am not sure what type of income that you have but please make sure that you have funds together for ER visits and possibly other medical issues.

Is the breeder that is flying in the plane with this puppy going to take any additional financial responsibility if there are health issues from his leaving her care at such a very young age? Regardless if the mother died, when you breed you are responsible for the care of the puppies that you allowed to be brought into this world. In the very least you should consider this thought/idea. Your cute tiny immature puppy could in the end cost you a great deal of money that you might not be aware that you are facing~thousands of dollars in expenses could be in your very near future. :(

If that was for me..... My puppies are not left for more than an hour or so at a time. I work 2 days a week and my husband if off for the winter so he is home with them when I'm gone. I was only trying to think of things to help if in fact the puppy was going to be in this home.

I see your point and completely agree. I truly do hope the OP will stay on YT and access all the knowledge and experience available here. I've said all I can think of to get through to her and obviously it isn't working but I just had to try. I would not be able to live with myself if something happens to this pup and I didn't do my part to try to help.

Good advice. There's another member on here that bought her puppy from a fairly local breeder. The pup was 8 weeks of age and tiny. She's already spend thousands. Coccidia, hyperglycemia, mange......orthepedic care......you name it.

megansmomma has brought up a good point. NatNatt you should ask if your breeder is going to give you a one year health guarantee. This would be wise on your part. It can get very expensive if health issues arise.

Nancy,

I guess there are some breeders that do.

I'm so wrought with cabin fever.....I don't leave the house for about 2 weeks before they are whelped until they are 12 weeks of age.

I tried to tell the OP this in her other thread over and over again, but she chose not to listen.

This puppy is being flown from Missouri to Florida. In both states it is illegal to sell a puppy under 8 weeks old. It is also against federal law (US Department of Agriculture) to transport a puppy by air if it is under 8 weeks old.

I doubt a Missouri vet will issue the required health certificate for this puppy and risk losing his license. Even if the breeder brings the puppy to the airport, I think it's unlikely she will be able to actually get him on the flight. Airline security is so tight, mothers with infants can't even take formula on board!

What is also shocking is that the OP is engaged to a military man, yet is conspiring with this breeder to break both federal and state law.

Part of me hopes that they try to get this puppy on the plane and get in big trouble. Attempting to violate federal rules regarding airline travel is very serious business in this day and age.

That's good to know and I appreciate you clarifying, but I just want the OP to understand that you are not recommending that they be left alone for more than an hour or so.

I completely agree! the fact is that the pup is going to her home! as opoposed to discussing the "laws" and antagonizing the poster, provide support! This pup is in dire straights and the breeder may be should not breeed, but this dog is going to this individuals home, so those who know what to do should help provide advice becasue of we ALL read what the poster has written, the pup is coming home. I must admit that I am not happy at how this transaction occured, but as a yorkie lover I would like for those of us who know what to do with a 6 month pup can provide pragmatic and concrete advise ( i.e., dogg milk, feeding, weaning, socialization)

I really think the best advice we can give her is to cancel the sale. Sorry, but if we don't speak up, I feel like we are condoning the possible death of this dog. I'm really worried about the flight.

As the say two wrongs don't make a right.

The pup is coming from the OP says are deplorable conditions, at 6 weeks to home where it will not be receiving 24 hour care......At the very least the pup shouldn't travel for at least another 3 weeks and then in cabin.

To the original poster, I suggest that you obtain some day care for this pup, preferably from someone that is versed in the care of such a wee one.

Breaking the laws is something everyone should consider not doing......

I don't believe we should ever buy a dog that we know is living in deplorable conditions, the dog will be replaced with two more who have to live in deplorable conditions. The place should be reported. I hope the OP will tell us who she's buying the dog from, and becomes an active advocate to promote responsible breeding. From the pictures she posted, it's clear that she wants to provide a wonderful home for a puppy, and I hope she can really take a step back, and try to listen to what we are saying.

I have to agree 100%. I have had Paris for 2 years now..i researched the hell out of the breed even though i grew up with one but when i kids were small i knew that was not the right time and my kids are now 20, 17, 14 so i decided 2 years ago was a good time because someone would always be home for Paris. 1 Night we had 1 mishap that could have cost my babies life and it was my daughter thought i feed her for the nite and visa versa, well that morning Paris was limp and darn near lifeless, (hypoglycemic) i knew what the problem was and went into action because i had all the necessary things. Therefore it took sole responsibility for feeding her so not to have this happen again. And while i do work but i took the first week off to be with her and im not gone for 9 hours a day. But god forbid i was not home i cant imagine how terrible the outcome would be. Why get a puppy and not be able to spend more quality time with it.

When I got my first two Yorkie Pets ( I was working). However, I did obtain baby sitting services from the neighbors. Someone came in once every 2 hours. I came home at noon and spend and hour with them. Then the hourly watches continued until I got home at abuot 3 or 4 in the afternoon. A bit costly, but worth it. This continued until they were about 5 months of age then they were checked on 3 times a day until they were a year....Then it was twice a day.

My advice to you since your fur baby is coming is don't leave the forum, i realize you are taking in alot of information and we are all passionate about our yorkies, aside from that please once again dont leave the forum, I know you feel battered by all the advice and comments but this is truly the place to get information if you need it in case of any emergency. If you don't want to participate, please just keep reading all the valuable information here, and you will be starting a positive step towards taking care of your puppy. Just keep close eye on if anything seems unusual in the puppies eating habits or behavior and stools.

Best of luck to you and your new furbaby

Although everybody agrees that this puppy should not leave the breeder, should not take the flight, should not be left alone, should be loved at ANY size, and should not be bought by the OP all together... IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. As a couple others pointed out...that advice is not useful for the OP and she has made up her mind to get this puppy. Now unfortunately the only thing that can be done to help this puppy is to tell her what to watch for, give her some tips as to how to try and keep the puppy alive and suggestions as to how there can be more supervision for the puppy that IS COMING! A web cam may not be an adequate substitute but I think it is a very good idea and one of this puppy's best chances (with the OP) at survival. I think the objective now is to help NatNatt keep the puppy alive and as healthy as possible...anything else is falling on deaf ears.

I know I'm a newbie to the forum and I don't want to step on anybody's toes but this is just my opinion and the only way I can think to help an already bad situation. There are a lot of experienced and knowledgable people here and I think that they are this puppy's only chance...unless NatNatt leaves YT and that will leave

a puppy's chances of survival and optimum health which are already very slim to the mercy of a selfish and unexperienced person:( :eek:

Maybe not never everyone but over 60% of the time someone says something offensive. I have seen it over and over again and even got caught up in it before. It will NOT help to preach to someone looking for help or answers. They will leave YT forever and that is that. I don't come on often anymore just because of threads like this and if you search you can find plenty just like it.

If someone takes offence to that they need to look in the mirror and ask if they are perfect and know EVERYTHING and if they do then they would be kinder. Maybe everyone should sit back and think before addressing issues if it does make them angry.

I stand by what I said 100%.

I just think that people learn to write better if we set a good example instead of criticizing them. All this does is cause conflict among the members. I think if you read all the threads this member has written, you will see that she's gotten lots of support and attention. I'm certainly not perfect, and I don't need to look in the mirror to show me that, but I will never think it's okay to fly this puppy on a plane, even if the puppy lives. I actually wish we more more forceful with that advice. If I'm ever endangering the life of a dog, I hope someone feels free to be "rude and harsh" to me. I'll forgive you.

I was going to post my .o2 cents on the matter regarding this very disturbing situation, but it seems as if anything I could say and any advice I could offer has already been stated and ignored by the OP who seems to "know better" than everyone else. Which makes me wonder, really, why she is even here? :confused: Just hope you are not too disappointed that other are not as enthusiastic about your new acquisition as you are. Best of luck to your pup.

Might I just add, I get really sick of these types of threads. Not so much because there are people who are very unknowldgeable and don't realize the mistakes they are making, but because they post for advice and then ignore it because it's not what they want to hea...then get upset and insulting because people aren't happy for them...then members jump on and defend them because, heaven forbid, someone was blunt and upset over the fact that the person chose to flaunt their irresponsibility.:mad::thumbdown

To be perfectly honest, I really don't give a flying monkey's backside if I hurt someone's feelings in those types of situations. In fact, depending on the mood I'm in on any given day, I might actually WANT to hurt someone's feelings. Maybe if enough people are blunt, then the next person will refrain from piping up and bragging about their disregard for adivce and the well being of their dogs. IMO, it wouldn't be a big loss.

Wow having a bad day?????

I understand the pup will likely come and nothing anybody can say on YT is going to stop it. However, I don't understand why the very knowledgeable breeders/experienced owners on YT are being asked to give their insights and make it easier/more comfortable for the original poster to break the law.:confused:

This pup may be in danger now, but it is possible to report this "breeder." If the conditions are as bad as OP says they are, then I think she should report it.

Nope, just being perfectly honest--nothing at all to do with having a bad day. I'm actually having a GREAT day!

I noticed that you put the word "laws" in quotations, as if you don't really believe they'll have any effect. You do realize that if this pup makes it on that flight, someone has committed a federal offense? That isn't something I personally take lightly but I can't speak for everyone.

For a six week old puppy to make this flight, the breeder would have to find either:

a) a veterinarian willing to risk his reputation, career, fines, jail time, who knows what all...in order to falsify papers on the puppy. Or,
b) an airline employee willing to risk their job, fines, jail time, who know what all.....in order to illegally place the pup on the plane.

Now, if either of these 2 things happen then the pup might board the plane. Will he survive the long flight from Missouri to Florida? Maybe. But maybe not. And it's my right, and my responsibility, to question the actions of anyone willing to go to these lengths to get a puppy. Why? Why would anyone take these chances? It just doesn't make sense to me. :confused:

My suggestion to you is to not get the puppy to be honest .The age of this little babe flying ? left alone for hours? the chances of survival are low . Please rethink this because as it stands myself and many others are just shaking their heads at the very idea of all this .

Now don't take this as insulting you .Our thoughts and hearts as always go to the babies first

Hear, Hear!!!!!!!:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

I like you find it incomprehensable why at times people are more concerned on what is PC, instead of what is the best for a dog.

:yeahthat: You have a talent for putting my feelings into words. :)

Once we get our hearts set on one of these little darlings there IS no turning back. So best thing now is to support this poster and give her good helpful advice to keep this baby alive.

To the OP, if your sweet little one makes it to you alive, please see a vet first thing and also keep reading on all topics here and in your books.

I raised a Yorkie once from 6weeks when I was in high school, and it was a lot of work but rewarding and he was fine. I was gone 6 hours a day but home at lunch and it really did work out. he was healthy and potty trained fine, just a great dog. He lived to 15.

There are lots of helpful people here and lots of support, you will find it, please stick around and good luck with your sweet baby.