Chocolate yokie breeders

[StriRy]

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.

[lillymae]

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.

[StriRy]

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.

[yorkiefan_]

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

[StriRy]

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.

[StriRy]

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

[MauiGirl]

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

[StriRy]

Oh goodness how handsome!

[WJM]

Originally Posted by StriRy

Oh goodness how handsome!

thank you, he is my sweet boy

[pstinard]

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.

[yorkiefan_]

Originally Posted by pstinard

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.

[theporkieyorkie]

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!!

[StriRy]

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

[Lovetodream88]

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.

[Lovetodream88]

Originally Posted by StriRy

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.

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.