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04-12-2012, 04:07 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Portsmouth, Ohio
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| Purebred or mixed?? Hi. I recently bought my first Yorkie(and am new to the site) and I was wondering if anyone thinks he is mixed? The breeder gave me the CKC Registration Form and it says that both the mother and father is purebred, but I know that all you need is two witnesses to sign it and that dog is registered. I didn't get a chance to see the parents because the breeder met me half way(he lives 3 hours from me). So, my question is, what does everyone think? He has the markings of a Yorkie, docked tail, dew claws removed. His nose just gets me! Of course, I will keep my baby either way, I just want to know if I was lied to. Thanks! -Kayla & Tucker. =) |
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04-12-2012, 04:18 PM | #2 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | If you are concerned do a DNA test on the pup. By CKC I assume you mean the continental kennel club; and not the Canadian Kennel Club. Your pics were very blurry and all I saw was the blurred face, plus you did not say how old this pup was supposed to be when purchased. His ears are down, he looks smallish and I am assuming 8-10 wks old. I would need shots at least of his profile nose to tail and clear images. His coloration looks a tad off, but again that may be the quality of the pics submitted. So if you knew that this "ckc" was just a paper registry why did you buy from a breeder that "registers" her dogs with a suspect registry?
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04-12-2012, 04:23 PM | #3 |
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| I have a hard time judging what a dog is as a puppy. Many yorkie mixes look like purebred yorkies as puppies, but as they grow older it becomes obvious they aren't. As gemy said above, if you really want to know, do a DNA test.
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04-12-2012, 04:26 PM | #4 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | He has a longish nose for a Yorkie that age, my guess is that he's a mix. I've heard that breeders in AZ mix yorkies with Silkies and you often get this type of look with the longer nose. As Gemy says, you can't be sure without a DNA test, some dogs are purebred, but they just don't look it because the breeder didn't know how to breed. I would not support a CKC (Continental Kennel Club) breeder. So many pet quality Yorkies are available through rescue, the only reason to buy a puppy is to support a breeder who is breeding to preserve and improve the breed. I really don't think a purebred is "better" than a mutt, it's all about the breeders for me, and now that you have this dog, I'm glad you will love him no matter what, but I hope next time you go to buy a dog, you will find the best breeder you can find.
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04-12-2012, 04:37 PM | #5 |
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| As I said in my thread, I'm new to all of this. I've did my research on Yorkies before I bought him. But this is the first dog I've ever bought. I tried to upload better pictures but that's the best I have, as of right now. He is 8 weeks old today. I've read on here that that was too early to take away from his mother, but he is eating hard food and playing as a usual puppy is. He is up-to-date on shots(I've got his Medical Record). CKC is Continental Kennel Club, but he wasn't going to be a show dog or used for breeding, so I didn't think anything of the registration. |
04-12-2012, 04:45 PM | #6 | |
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04-12-2012, 04:49 PM | #7 |
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| It's not just the registration....a reputable registration is just PART of the puppy selection process. The reputation of the breeder, the quality of the breeding parents, the health testing done on the parents and the lines they are from are all part of choosing a purebred puppy. To not follow the basic parts is gambling with the puppy's purity and health, and possibly supporting a byb or puppymill. That being said, I understand that, for most, once you have your puppy, he's yours and you love him no matter what. So, love on him, give him good food, quality medical care and a great home and he'll love you for life Congratulations on your new puppy! I'm guessing his name is Tucker?
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04-12-2012, 04:53 PM | #8 | |
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Conratulations on your new furbaby! Soon enough you will see him changing and getting cuter and cuter and you won't give 2 sh$@s about being a purebred...That's just my opinion.
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04-12-2012, 04:55 PM | #9 | |
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I did zero research before buying mine, and we did everything wrong! Didn't see the parents, left without paperwork, "breeder" who leaves puppies at work and not at home, I didn't even know yorkies changed colors! We got so lucky that Uni only has LP and never got anything worse. But we didn't know. If you researched, you should have known what to look for as far as red flags. Now that you have the dog, I hope he doesn't get "too big" or doesn't look yorkie enough, as we've heard so many times before.
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04-12-2012, 05:02 PM | #10 | |
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04-12-2012, 05:06 PM | #11 | |
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To be fair though, I did get help in training from bf staying home from work for like 2 weeks. And I just have one (Uni) and my current fosters, now it's Scraps. I foster in part bc I am trying to make up for the fact that I supported what I now know to be a broker. Never again will I give my hard earned money to people that make money off poor defenseless puppies and the mommy dogs trapped in kennels to be puppy making machines.
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04-12-2012, 05:07 PM | #12 |
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| I don't care if he is purebred, I just want to know if I was duped. I did call him(just now) and asked for pictures, and he said he would send them by the end of the weekend. Yes, his name is Tucker. =) I paid $400 for him.(= I'm already too attached to him to give him up "if he isn't enough Yorkie for me". I love him already. And I would never think in a million years to get rid of him. He's my baby(as I can't have children). I've always wanted a Yorkie, and my husband and I finally decided to get one, after buying our first home. =) I would have never questioned his breed, if it wasn't for the nose. When I looked at pictures, they had smaller noses. When I met the breeder, and he brought the puppies out I knew I wasn't leaving without one, so I have Tucker<3 I'm very gullible(I will admit it). So when he said the parents were purebred, I believed him. He showed me the papers for the parents(which said they were full-blooded and that they are both around 6-7 lbs.) |
04-12-2012, 05:10 PM | #13 | |
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04-12-2012, 05:11 PM | #14 | |
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Please do read in the library about Dr Jean Dodds vaccination protocols for dogs and in particular small breed dogs. Unfortunately for you, the registry is very important if you are wanting to purchase a purebred Yorkie; already you knew that two witnesses attesting to the fact this was a purebred was kind of "fishy". And so here you are; asking us if this is a purebred Yorkie. There is much more to a reputable breeder than just a registry; but I do not know of any reputable breeders who are breeding to better the breed registering their dogs with the continental club. Love your pup as I'm sure you already to; and do a DNA test if you want to address any issues with your breeder.
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04-12-2012, 05:16 PM | #15 | |
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