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02-20-2012, 09:12 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Canada
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| Things to look for when getting a new Yorkie Long time lurker, first time poster. My ex-wife lost both our little girls within 4 months. I am devastated but would like to get a new angel within a year or so and am a very careful and diligent person and don't make snap decisions. But I am starting to put out feelers now. We had terrific luck with the last two dogs. Both were healthy, CKC registered and wonderful appearance and temperament. What should I look for in a new pup? I know it is a vague question and would probably take pages of discussion. But here is my first question.... Are there any signs to look for in a puppy to see if her coat is going to be silver/tan and silky when she matures? Are the coats of the parents what the puppy may have as she is older? I have noticed a lot of yorkies with coarser coats, and even some advertised as "Rare black and gold, won't change color" and was always led to believe that a Yorkie true to the standard has a long, grey and tan silky coat. Thanks for any advice! |
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02-20-2012, 09:37 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Kentucky
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| Hello and welcome to YT...I am fairly new here too and just know that mine is changing all the time. There are so many here that are educated with Yorkie knowledge and hopefully will check in soon.
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02-20-2012, 12:43 PM | #3 |
♥ Maximo and Teddy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Virginia
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| I'm very sorry for your loss of your 2 girls, and I wish you the best in your search for a pup. I recommend researching breeders and their lines. Ask if the breeder does genetic testing on her/his breeding dogs. You definitely want to see the parents and maybe photographs of previous generations. In addition, you can look for a few things on the pup: really thick, long hair on the legs and paws are often indicative of a cottony coat. Large paws (along with size of parents) will give a clue to how big the pup will grow. None of these are guarantees. I would look for CKC (Canadian Kennel Club) or AKC registration and a good health guarantee.
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02-21-2012, 01:00 PM | #4 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | First welcome to Yorkie Talk. Another fellow Canadian! Only a very experienced breeder can guesstimate what type of silk coat and coloring a puppy "should" mature into. what Maximo has posted in terms of the quantity of hair on the legs is a good but not perfect indication of the type of coat, not necessarily the color of said coat. There are a whole lot of questions you need to ask when interviewing breeders. I'm not sure why you lost your 2, but if it was from health issues, or even not from health issues, you want to try your best to get a puppy that will be free from genetic problems. My advice is to research the breeder first, get them to email you their health guarantee, customer contacts, their breeding pair's registration information. Find out what the breeder does in support of their chosen breed. Do they show, do they train in obedience/rally/agility/field/dance/dock diving, do they support the rescue efforts, are they a member of the National Club www.cyta.ca. In terms of actually looking at a puppy any puppy, do your homework on the breeder first. All puppies are adorable!. You want to observe the pup in action when you visit. With their littermates, chasing after a toy, then finally with you. When you pet or pick up that puppy. Pick up to inform yourself. Look at their eyes, are they clear, are the whites bright, eyelids look normal, normal blink response? What is the shape of the head, size and set of the ears. Smell the ears, the mouth. Only a milky smell should eminate from the face. Ears should have NO smell. Look at the teeth, nice and white? No obvious gaps, gums pink? Either you or the breeder pick up pup under chin, and between legs. Wait until pup relaxes into the suspended hold. You want to see all four limbs hanging straight down, with a level top line. Look from the side, look from the front. Now observe again puppy gait. Does pup travel in a straight line? Does he vary the pace of his movements? Is it always a quick rush, then a flop down? What kind of curiosity does he exhibit? Startle response is? Has the pup been Temperament Tested? REsults of same. ask to see the parents . both hopefully. Ask about the quality of silk of the parents? If which will be rare the parents are in full coat; feel that coat. You can't miss a true silk coat. What does it feel like? Well take a silk pure silk scarf from you or your wifes drawer and run it over the back of your hand. It feels cool, and soft, and flows like water over your hand, right? Well that is what a pure silk Yorkie coat feels like! Finally if you tell me where you live in Canada I can try to direct you to some shows in your area, where you can meet the breeders and see what they are showing. The Purina National is on this upcoming wkend, and would be a great event to attend if you are in Ontario.
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02-21-2012, 01:05 PM | #5 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | Oh sorry Rare Black and Gold, is not so rare, and is just an iffy marketing ploy, to sell a Non standard and poor color coat out to the unsuspecting public.
__________________ Razzle and Dara. Our clan. RIP Karma Dec 24th 2004-July 14 2013 RIP Zoey Jun9 th 2008-May 12 2012. RIP Magic,Mar 26 2006July 1st 2018 |
02-21-2012, 01:17 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Brighton, Illinois
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| Proudpops, if I lived in Canada and was going to get a puppy, my first choice of a breeder would be Gemy. |
02-21-2012, 03:24 PM | #7 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY
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| I always advise people to contact the breed clubs in their area. Go to the CKC website and find out how to search for conformation clubs in your area. They are great sources of information about breeders. Interview, ask for references, look at their breeding stock and try to learn something about what a pedigree should look like. If they can't show you a pedigree you may be in the wrong place. Everyone wants a nice looking Yorkie but look at how the mother and the father act as well. Some breeders breed for the look and don't pay enough attention to the personality of the dogs they are breeding. You want your pup to come from an even tempered intelligent line. You also want a home raised pup that the breeder has had time to socialize properly. |
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