I'm not going to turn this into "one of those threads". The OP asked for opinions and they were given. No one has to agree with others opinions, but tiskers if you prefer a breeder who breeds at every heat and you find it more beneficial than not breeding at every heat or vice versa Go For It!!! There are plenty of other questions besides that to ask a perspective breeder. As I said at the end of the day it's what you prefer as the buyer.

Thank you all for the replies. They have all been read and carefully considered.

This particular breeder is Amy Dawson-Smith of Ajjls in Ohio. Yorkie Puppies For Sale Yorkshire Terrier Puppy Breeder She has been very responsive to my many questions.

I searched these forums and came up with 2 hits; one pro and one con. Does anyone have any personal experience with her? I haven't decided on anyone yet; I am still gathering info.

I welcome any and all opinions, and I expect they will be varied. She uses the "T" word on her website, but with disclaimers everywhere. I think I understand the issue with that, and I don't disagree. Personally, I don't want a teeny-tiny, anyway; I want a "full-sized" Yorkie, and even over 7# would be fine with me.

Should I start a new thread in the Breeder section?

I am not trying to turn this into anything I just want people who read this to be educated about something that is s myth.

Personally I would say away from any breeder who uses the word teacup because it was a word created by puppy mills and bad breeders and its a word people use simply to jack up the prices of there pup. Also in order to get this smaller dogs they will breed females under 5 pounds and that should never be done it is very dangerous and can cause the female to die and if they really cared about there dogs they would not do that. The yorkie standard says not to exceed 7 pounds so there is no special name for yorkies under a certain weight a yorkie is simply a yorkie.

Girlie, I don't know how much research your doing on YT but there genuinely are many red flags there.

I will start a thread...without my opinion in breeder reviews for you....We have got to help you find a good puppy...could be a lot of work!! lol

Have you checked out TYCA.org?

lol! ;) :)

Yes, and I printed off the list and I've been in touch with several.

The website is full of horrible grammar and misspelled words. For me, that would be enough to make me run the other way! The prices are ridiculous.

I'm not a fan based on the website alone....she says there is no such thing as a teacup but uses the term frequently on her site. Why use it and you say there is no such thing? Plus her pricing is kind of ridiculous . Is she a show breeder? That's the only way I can wrap my head around the pricing. Are these pups supposed to be show quality? If you're looking for a pet quality yorkie you could definitely find a respectable breeder that offers just as much if not more in terms of support/guarantee than this one. At a more understanding price. Her puppies are pretty though :D

My biggest beef with the site is that she delivers nation wide. That means no home visits. In fact, she doesn't even need to meet the prospective buyers. Personally, I could never give up a pup that I had raised in my home to someone I had only spoken to through emails and phone.

Also, she says the dogs have champion lines, but doesn't give info on how far back or whether or not she's the one who Ch them. That is another red flag to me.

Getting back to your original question, I don't think that having routine heart, lungs, bile acid, hearing, and eyes testing on parents and grandparents is enough. Reputable breeders do many tests (including extremely important gentic testing) on many generations back & study their lines in-depth to assure the health of their puppies & future breeding stock. They know exactly which dogs to breed together to achieve their overall goal of bettering the breed. It's a science.

I'm not educated enough on breeding to have an opinion about whether or not to breed every heat cycle. But these are types of questions that you should feel comfortable enough with your breeder to ask him/her. I'm a big believer in building a relationship with your breeder & getting to understand their philosophy. From there, you'll be able to find a great match. You should feel comfortable enough to let him/her know that this is your first breeder experience & that you might have a lot of questions about very basic things, even terminology. Don't be intimidated. A great breeder will be more than happy to answer all of your questions. I think that once you find someone you click with, the rest will be history ;)

Good luck!!

I thought I had stickified the health tests for YOrkies? I can't blinkey blink find it.

I just finished typing for 15 minutes and then lost the whole post.

Please some-one who can actually search with a damn, find and post the link here?

Is this the thread?

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...ml#post4137336

I love you YES YES YES And my bad ANne is still waiting for clearance from me to stickify it.

Thank you so very much for finding this.