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Ok, I haven't been on in sooooo long :cry: I have contimplated long enough about getting a yorkie now! i am ready...my questions are how do i go about doing this i've never purchased a pet before i've always rescued or adopted. I need to know How, When, What i need, where i can find a good breeder in my area and what exactly to look for!? Please Ladies and Gents help me!!! Im longing for my very own bundle of joy. my own furbaby!

:love: :dog: ~brittany~

~PM me or email me....brittany323@hotmail.com
thank you all so much! :)

Hi...if your looking for a yorkie - you could start by putting an ad in the yorkie for SALE or WANTED Section - plus I know someone in Canada who JUST had 6 puppies who will be ready in 8-10 weeks or so.....

So sweet looking for a furbaby!!!!
I'm sure you will find one.
Ask lots of questions!!!!
And the Breeder should ask you lots of questions too.
I would PM Villette, and ask about her friend.
It's always best when you know someone who knows
the Breeder.
Please keep us posted!!
:)

If you have an inside track with Villette, that would be good. You could go on the YTCA website and look for a breeder. Avoid pet shops and be careful with newspaper ads and the web. Please be sure you can spend quality time with a yorkie, if that is the breed you want, they do need it. Try to get as much family history as possible and go to the breeder's home, look at the sire and dam and see how the pups interact with each other and you. Don't pay much attention to expected weight, most breeders won't guarantee anyway. If there are dog shows in your area, that's a good way to pursue getting a pet. Your breeder should ask you a ton of questions, as well and give you about 48 hours to have your puppy vet checked. People on this site are very knowledgeable and there are several breeders. Good luck. You can't have just one, you know.

What part of Canada are you in???

I am in Ontario...near London.

what are non-breeding contracts?

omg i have so many questions....what is tail docking, dew claws removed mean?

please reply people!

Tail docking is when a yorkies tail is cut shorter by the breeder usually. It's awful and has been banned in the uk but still goes on unfortunately. Some people seem to prefer shorter tails on yorkies and although mine has a docked tail I would have prefered him to have a normal one, it wasn't my choice. as for dew claws being removed I'm not familiar with this as mine has them and they haven't been a problem.

Things I have learned having owned a yorkie for eleven years in March. Yorkies seem prone to tummy upsets so need a routine with food and a diet of just dog food. If you give them human food or too many tit bits and they get tummy troubles it's easier to eliminate what caused it rather than having to change diets to see if the tummy trouble improves. Mine did get Collitis,which yorkies are also prone to, which is basically inflamatory bowel disease but I have got this under control with homeopathic medicines and he hasn't had trouble for two years.My yorkie still has ALL his teeth, has NEVER needed a dental as they are brushed every night before bed and so he can still enjoy crunchy dog food if he feels like it. If theres one piece of advice I can give you is look after it's teeth. My dog was very allergic to dog toothpaste and so I use warm water with a pinch of salt added. Males can get prostrate problems as mine did and so he was castrated at eight years of age and this solved the problem. When he was small he had milk teeth retention, thats when the large top or botton front fangs don't fall out and the new ones grow next to them, the baby ones were removed by a vet. :)

Good Luck in finding that perfect baby.

If you are looking for a pet, most reptuable breeders will only sell a pet on a nueter/spay contract. They will not sell pets for breeding. If you buy from a person who shows, they usually sell the pups that are not quite good enough in their eyes to go into the show ring, and therefor they don't believe that they are good enough to breed either.

Ok thank you for answering that question for me... :)

The dew claw is that extra claw a dog may or may not have when born. The reason it is removed is because it just kind of hangs, there is no movement in it. The nail grows on it and if the nail has not been trimmed short , it can easily get caught up in something such as the carpet or on a knitted sweater, blanket, etc., and be very painful.

I've never heard of dew claws being removed and I'm sure it's not done in the UK. It sounds as ridiculous as docking tails! If a dog was born with both why do we humans have the right to remove them.

You can also go to the AKC website and look for breeders in your area there. Here is the link to the breeder classified on their site. They also list some questions that you should ask a breeder when you contact them. http://www.akc.org/classified/search/index.cfm just scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the free blreeder search link and follow the directions. You can search by state or nationwide.

Thank you all very much for your advice and help :) greatly appreciated!

What are some key questions to ask my breeder?

How long they have been breeding ?

How many litters a year ?

Are they in a breed club ?

What are the good points and bad points about this breed ?

any other questions i should ask....that are very important?

I don't know how much you are looking to spend or how far away you are but there is a really good breeder in Moose Creek. Her website is www.thefurkids.com . I purchased a yorkier from her and drove to pick her up and Adele is wonderful. Good luck on your search.

They should give you a starter kit, usually with a sample of food, vet records of worming and shots, sometimes a toy and/or blanket. Good breeders will not release puppies that are very small or under 12 weeks of age. I've bought two, one had a signed contract to return within 48 hours is not vet checked as healthy and both had a spay/neuter agreement. Both breeders were very concerned about who gets their puppies and wanted to know things like if I had small children in the house, other pets, a vet picked out who knew how to treat small dogs, how much time I had to be with my yorkie, etc. I asked about liver shunt, if they checked their puppies for that, and any hip or knee problems. I wanted to check their house for cleanliness and bonding, so if youcan go to the breeder I think that's a plus. I also bought a book about yorkies and read it cover to cover before I picked one out. With all the research I could do, I still paid a wide range for mine and have a wide range of color/personality/size, all of it loved but the point is, in my opinion,you cannot be sure because all yorkie puppies look the same.

This is the Canadian Yorkshire Terrier website -- they have a list of breeders in your area:

http://www.thecyta.com/

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