| Fantastic49 | 04-10-2010 04:30 PM | welcome and be careful! hi snookie!! :welcome4:to YT, you will find lots of information here!! including info on biewers and partis. i wish i knew how to post a link into here, but if you do a search and put in "biewer" and then do another for "parti" you will find quite a few threads that give you more information, often one will lead to the other.
i am also looking for a yorkie, but i am seeking a full grown dog. can't wait to get mine!!! :D
regarding the breeder, you will find that YT'ers are very protective of new buyers as well as yorkies in general ... that being said, ads by breeders that reference "teacup" puppies are a HUUUGE red flag because there is no such thing as a "teacup" yorkie. they are a toy breed and their standard size is from 4-7 pounds. so when we hear that term, it automatically raises suspicion because there are a lot of puppy mills and what we call "backyard breeders" AKA "BYBs" who use this term in order to advertise puppies with problems ... they are often not healthy and they have other problems you will not realize until you are already completely in love with the dog. also, they frequently trick people into buying dogs on the pretense that the dog will be 2-4 lbs, when in reality you cannot predict with certainty what size it will be as an adult. the good thing is that this ad said "charted to be" but many people kinda take that literally and then are disappointed later when the dog grows to be heavier than they expect. i also notice that the ad you posted did not list the birthdate/age of the puppy or it's current weight today. if you look at the advertisement section on YT, you will notice that ALL of the ads are required to list this basic information.
i think if you post a thread here asking for breeders near you that sell the kind of dog you want, you can find a very reputable breeder here and won't have to worry about the "red flags" that are seen in this ad....
in any event, :goodluck: and i can't wait to see pics of your new baby!!! |