Chocolate yokie breeders
 

While Riley loves his attention we think he is in need of a playmate. My husband saw a chocolate yorkie online and that's all he can talk about lol.

So, any reputable chocolate yorkie breeders? I looked online but none are local and I really hate the thought of having a puppy flown so anyone has any recommendations!

We live in virginia beach. We would prefer to find one local. There are 2 breeders near me, neither have any puppies or liters coming.

You will most likely not find a "Reputable" breeder selling Chocolates as that is not the standard color & is considered a fault that should not be bred intentionally.

Oh really? I had read that the chocolate yorkie was from a recessive gene that some yorkies carries.
We aren't really concerned with top of the line. We really just want a good pet, we don't really care if they're show quality or not. We also want be sure we are NOT dealing with a puppy mill on anyway.

Is the recessive gene for chocolate yorkies a dangerous one like with blue born yorkies? Sorry, I know almost no biology nor genetics.

From what I have researched there is absolutely no proof that the gene carries health issues with it. It's speculated but no proof. I don't know really know though, it's hard to trust much on the Internet lol.

I will say my parents bought 2 pure bred welsh corgis from extremely reputable breeder. One of the 2 had long fur, a thicker tongue and ears than standard, fatter legs and paws etc. The breeder called him a freak mutation she had never seen in a corgi. My parents didn't care and bought him anyway. He just died a few weeks ago. He was 14 years old (the exact life span for a corgi), he never had any health probelms his entire life until he reached his old age. He died a few months after the other corgi we got passed as well. Both had long healthy lives with no problems at all. That to me says a mutation doesn't mean they are not worth getting. Sebastian was just as happy, healthy and well mannered as Maggie was.

Both of the corgis were DNA tested as well. Pure bred. Sebastian just happened to have some once in a lifetime gene apparently.

Have you met WJM's Oscar? He's so handsome: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...oto-shoot.html

Oh goodness how handsome!

thank you, he is my sweet boy :)

For what it's worth, the chocolate gene in Yorkshire Terriers did not originate in Yorkshire Terriers, but was bred in from some other breed--I came across a research article about that a while back. There are no health concerns associated with chocolate color itself. If you want a chocolate colored dog that is not a breed standard Yorkshire Terrier, I see no problem with it, but be very very careful with the breeder you purchase one from. See the breeder's facilities, view the parents, and listen to how the dog is being represented to you. You should NOT have to pay more for a chocolate dog that you would for a breed standard Yorkshire Terrier.

That's good to hear. I think chocolate yorkies are really beautiful (how can one not think so after seeing WJM's boy Oscar?), and those tips are good ones to follow when buying any yorkie.

Perhaps you will luck out and find a reputable breeder who happens to have a chocolate thrown on accident. I would think this would be the best way to find one.

To elaborate on what Lillymay was saying...most "reputable" breeders are breeding to better the breed, based on the what the AKC deems as standard. They are breeding to produce the best show quality pups they can....not for profit . Of course, it's very hard to reach a dog of perfection, so in their plight, they end up having other puppies of pet quality in which they sell to the general public.

A good show breeder will never "try" to breed chocolate puppies because they are considered a fluke, not of AKC standard and they will never be able to show them in AKC, which is their ultimate purpose behind breeding in the first place. I am guessing that up until they became a recent fad, most show breeders probably pushed them out of the back door silently as pet quality because breeding one may have been considered a fault in their lines.

Why buy from a show breeder or a responsible breeder who is trying to better the breed??

Because they are trying to produce the most perfect and the most healthy specimens of the breed. Therefore, your puppy will be bred and born with those intentions. Other breeders who are breeding just to breed or just for profit are often going to cut corners and are not going to get all of the health testing that most show breeders get or take the thought in care of picking the right mates that show breeders do. Therefore, you have a greater chance of buying a pup with health issues. Most likely, if a show breeder is selling the pup, it's not show quality anyways. If it was, they'd be holding it to show and breed themselves. The reason you buy your pup from a responsible breeder is because the pup that is bred with the best intentions of being healthy and sound behind it.

There are all kinds of online breeders who are selling chocolate puppies...parti puppies and all the various colors of the rainbow. IMO, most of those people are breeding just to sell dogs and make money because of the demand from buyers. We like things that are "unique" and "rare."

On that note...I think the chocolate pups are pretty. I think all yorkies are pretty!!

That's what I want to be careful of. Out Riley we rescued and after reading his background we found out he came from a puppy mill. So we are being very cautious to make we are not in anyway dealing with a puppy mill. I know it's going to be a rough time trying to find a chocolate from a reputable breeder but we don't mind a challenge :) I must live in a bad area for yorkie breeders bc I have yet to find a single breeder that has any pups or upcoming liters

Your not going to find a reputable breeder who is going to breed purposely for a color fault because reputable breeders breed to better the breed. Chocolate is considered a color fault so breeding for them is not bettering the breed. There are reputable breeders that might occasionally have one but they wont breed for them.

Most people marketing chocolate yorkies are not good breeders and do not do health testing as well as genetic testing so you could very well end up with a sick pup that might not show it until 2 years old.

I just love seeing all the wonderful photos you post of sweet Oscar. He is obviously gorgeous and sooooo loved. Lucky boy, I say:)

Hey I am on this Yorkie lovers Everywhere on Facebook its a group. It's a lady on there by the name Tammy Sudduth that has some chocolate yorkies. She has 4 of them. But I just look she said they all sold. But go and inbox her and ask when the next time she will have some. And you might can do a search on facebook for some.

Thank you so much , he is very much loved :)

Does she do genetic and health testing?

Yes every one in that group is good people. And they take good care of their yorkies. They also have some black and white yorkies on there.

Good people can still be bad breeders

While that may be true of many, there are some breeders of tri colored Yorkies and Chocolates that are very passionate about breeding and do health testing on their breeding pairs. I've read so many threads on Parti Yorkies on YT, and I have seen so many committed breeders who were really hurt by statements made here. These love "off color" Yorkies and are just as committed as other very reputable breeders and are doing their best to better the Parti Yorkie lines. Like you need to do with any breeder, you need to carefully ask questions.

I am not referring to tri colored yorkies because I know nothing about them just breeders of like the golden and Chocolate color faults. A 100% true reputable breeder breeds to better the breed and breeding color faults is not doing that. I do not know what Parti yorkies are considered and such because I have never done any research on them or really know nothing about them.

I realize people think that because they don't want a show quality dog that that is reason enough to purchase from the most convenient breeder they can find but that is far from the truth. If you want a mixed breed then you can find plenty of dogs out there that came about because the owners didn't take care of their responsibility. But purebreds are genetically manipulated creatures that only maintain their characteristics by continued stringent breeding practices.

While many here attack show/breeders for changing the standard and quality of some of the breeds there is far more of a problem with people who want to call themselves breeders and yet they have never taken the time to learn the genetic background of the poor souls they breed in order to make some money from the current demand for purebred dogs, in particular small breed dogs.

There are still many good breeders out there that do not cave into popular demand for a popular "look" in their breed. Not all judges are crooked and the genetics of purebred breeding never change. Either a breeder is concerned for the well being of the breed or they are not. A good breeder is not going to breed a dog that has faults that are completely against the standard of the breed. That is why good breeders have pet quality pups to sell. A good breeder breeds only those closest to the standard and they sell off those that have faults, hopefully with a spay/neuter contract to prevent those unscrupulous breeders from getting their hands on them.

There are plenty of websites out there made up of people who are offering off color Yorkies and selling them as though they were a rare and expensive type of Yorkie. If that is what you want to support then they are certainly available.

Taylor, that is a wide generalization and I believed based only on personal opinion and not on facts. There are good and bad breeders of every type, color, breed, etc., and color is not necessarily a way to distinguish.

Lisa, you said that so nicely, and it is true. I also believe there are good breeders who love Partis and colors. It is not kind or fair to discriminate only based on color of the Yorkie, there are more important factors in being a good breeder.

Every time I have some thing to say you always got something bad to say to what I have to say. Just like I have learn a lot from this website I have learn a lot from that group. In that group they do what they have to do to take care of their Yorkies. All of them is good and some of them has been doing this for years and some is new to it. You don't have to say bad things to every thing I say. I can tell you don't like me.

No it is nothing against you at all

Well that's how I feel. That I don't know if I want to be on this website any more. :( And I like been on this website. But I don\'t like you having to say bad things to me every time I say some thing. You never say any thing good to me.

Had I realized this was a hot topic I wouldn\'t have asked. I didn\'t want to start a debate just to get some breeders if anyone knew of one.

That said, I will say I do agree that you can find a good breeder who really cares about the pups they are breeding even if they are not breed standard. People like different looks and different colors. People who are looking for a pet not a show dog do not care about that stuff. I by no means support puppy mills or greeders producing sick puppies and selling them as healthy.

Our Riley is most likely inbred, oversized for the breed and has a caramel eye color that even the vets are amazed by. He is probably as far from show quality as yorkies get but guess what? We don\'t care! He is an amazing pet, loving, well tempered, healthy and just an all around joy to have. I would not love him any more if he was a top of the line show dog. I love him as he is. Just like we would love any other dog as they are.

Also, people who don\'t care about show quality can also care about not supporting puppy mills or who they buy a puppy from. We do not care about show but we certainty care who we buy from. McDonalds is most convenient way to feed my daughter, but that\'s not what I feed her.

That\'s why I am asking for people who know of a loving breeder who cares about their pups health. Those of you who answered that thank you so much for your help! I will check out all that you suggested!
I will be doing my research and making sure whoever we buy from has a good record, a cleAn facility, well taken care of pups. If we walk away with a Mutt, that\'s fine! we are looking for a great pet and it\'s genetics do not make a difference to us.

You welcome I was trying to help by tell you about the breeders in that group.