Originally Posted by DBlain (Post 4602094)

I am often curious why so many YT members want to keep their breeders secret. Several days ago I sent someone a PM in MI asking who he used since he was happy with the puppy. I asked because I am helping a friend look for one in the area and even though he has been on here a bunch of times since I sent the message he has not replied back to me.
Is it that good breeders are in such short supply that people want to keep them for themselves.

I bought twice from a MI Breeder named Karen Dent who moved to SC and her kennel name was Camelot, but I think she has stopped breeding

Originally Posted by KentuckyWoman (Post 4602091)

Thank you all so much! Last night I found the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America and contacted Kathleen Hackworth here in KY. (I had already contacted the other two.) She does have puppies available, but is holding on to two girls to see if she will be able to show them. She has 3 male champions and a male puppy she is keeping to show. I'm still waiting for her to tell me the price of the puppies, but she lives in driving distance for me to go and see them.

The champion bloodline is really nice, doesn't mean a whole lot to me because I want a pet. BUT... I want a healthy pet for the next 15 years or so.

Backstory: I lived in Alabama and after my mother died I agreed to move away from my home so that my husband could move up in his career. His first move was to the UP in Michigan. I could see the bridge to Canada from my house. We moved 2 kids and 5 dogs with us. Two of my dogs came from the shelter. My first dog was Steinway. She was medium size, beautiful, and happy dog. Long story short... As a puppy she ended up at the vet. He said she was the sickest non parvo puppy he had ever seen. We were lucky she made it through. She was sweet, easy to house train (only one accident ever and that's because she was sick!), and quickly became part of our family.

When we moved to Michigan she picked up blasto. The local vet didn't know what it was, so off the the university where there is a specialist for everything... We were in Michigan for three years and them moved 5 dogs to Texas for another promotion. There Steinway had to have surgery on her leg (we knew her knees were and issue for a while) and was diagnosed with Cushings. We had my beautiful Steinway for 14 years. I used to joke to the vets that Steinway had earned her name because she was so expensive.

Steinway's health issues are what I'm trying to avoid. She was a mut and I thought she would be healthier than a purebred.

In case you are wondering how I ended up with 5 dogs: I next adopted Sadie from the shelter. She looked like a small German Shepherd. About a year later someone dropped a dog that came to our house. He was covered in sticks and stickers, but we brought him in and cleaned him up. This little guy became "The Love of My Life". That's what his nickname was. We named him "Scruffy". He was a Yorkie of some kind. He may have even been full blooded, but he was blonde. He was smart and loving. I swore we wouldn't keep him, but the night he feel asleep in my arms like a baby I was a goner. Scruffy wasn't house trained, so he slept with me. Great excuse, eh? I could go on and on about him, but I think you can see how he stole my heart.

My brother brought Cookie (a chihuahua) and Snow (a little maltese) back from Thailand. He traveled a lot, and they ended up with us.

We lost Sadie in Texas to cancer. We lost Steinway in the last year to complications from her cushings, and Scruffy a month ago. I still have two dogs left who are 12, but life is not the same with the craziness of Scruffy.

Originally Posted by DBlain (Post 4602094)

I am often curious why so many YT members want to keep their breeders secret. Several days ago I sent someone a PM in MI asking who he used since he was happy with the puppy. I asked because I am helping a friend look for one in the area and even though he has been on here a bunch of times since I sent the message he has not replied back to me.
Is it that good breeders are in such short supply that people want to keep them for themselves.

I bought twice from a MI Breeder named Karen Dent who moved to SC and her kennel name was Camelot, but I think she has stopped breeding

Originally Posted by KentuckyWoman (Post 4602850)

I thought I would give you all an update. I found a breeder I was comfortable with and went to meet her and the puppies yesterday. She has beautiful puppies and the mom was beautiful as well. I spent time at her house with her dogs and am very comfortable buying from her. The problem is... I didn't. I walked out without a puppy for now. I don't know if I'm still grieving for "Scruffy" so much that I'm just not ready yet or what. I can't believe I came home without a puppy. My husband was shocked.

It has been 5 weeks since I lost Scruffy and my world has been turned upside down.

Originally Posted by KentuckyWoman (Post 4602941)

Thanks so much, ladyjane! I felt a little crazy. I thought I knew exactly what I wanted and needed, but when I got there I just wasn't sure. I've lost dogs before, but none have affected me like this. I was with this little guy almost around the clock. I work from home, and he slept with me. He was the little blanket I couldn't go to sleep without.

Originally Posted by ladyjane (Post 4602897)

I am not surprised at all. We do grieve for our pups and sometimes it just is not time to move on.

You will know when you are ready. Don't rush it because you might still be looking for Scruffy in another pup and that can be very difficult. I had a friend do that and it took her so long to bond with the new pup. She almost gave up....but it did work out in the end. During that time, I felt terrible for both of them.

Originally Posted by TxVicki (Post 4602948)

Originally Posted by KentuckyWoman (Post 4602850)

I thought I would give you all an update. I found a breeder I was comfortable with and went to meet her and the puppies yesterday. She has beautiful puppies and the mom was beautiful as well. I spent time at her house with her dogs and am very comfortable buying from her. The problem is... I didn't. I walked out without a puppy for now. I don't know if I'm still grieving for "Scruffy" so much that I'm just not ready yet or what. I can't believe I came home without a puppy. My husband was shocked.

It has been 5 weeks since I lost Scruffy and my world has been turned upside down.

Originally Posted by TxVicki (Post 4602948)

Originally Posted by MzLynnC (Post 4603029)

You are not alone in this. I lost Gracie in Oct 2014 (she was 1 mo from being at and died in DH arms) and our hearts were broken. DH was adamant no more dogs !!!!!!!!!!!
He couldn't go thru this again. In Nov 2014 I went to a dog show just to see and be around some Yorkies. It was nice, but it wasn't my Gracie and glad I went because it answered questions for me as I wasn't ready either. Then in April 2015, I finally sent a note to Gracie's show breeder and told her how much we appreciated Gracie and what she meant to our lives. - Was unable to write the email before then because my tears would have shorted out the keyboard.

In July of this year she called me and said she had something that we might be interested in - long story short - DH finally agreed and in Oct 2015 I flew and picked up two - Luke and Lily - litter mates - they were slightly over 4 months old - spayed neutered, all shots and ready to travel.

When I had face timed with the breeder and saw these faces and knew then it was time. When DH saw them, the next day, he said I am okay with this, let's get them.
The time will come and your heart will let you know. Don't rush, take this time to grieve and remember your baby and all the memories that you will have forever.