Is this really a purebred yorkie

[gemy]

I want to say a couple of things. Paying a premium for a purebred puppy is all well and good - but make sure that premium is well deserved. Don;t support breeders who do not register with reputable registries - in the USA AKC and UKC in Canada CKC and UKC and AKC - and yes some of our breeders choose to register their litters with AKC.

This puppy is darling and so very cute but what are the breeding practices of the breeder? What is the health guarantee and is it worth anything?

If I have doubts about a purebred status that is enough for me to walk away from that breeder.

[Zeus is Loved]

Looks just like my sister's Chorkie (chi and yorkie) whos is absolutely adorable by the way. My sister's looks more like a yorkie, but has bushier hair and a curled tail (love it). Of course, it may be a purebred.

[capt_noonie]

Purebred or not, that ACA registry is a red flag! If the breeder is asking more than a few hundred dollars then I would walk away. Likely they are not.

That being said, just bc a dog is AKC registered doesn't mean they are worth $2000 either. You have to do your homework and what is covered under the health guarantee? If the contract only protects the breeder and not the buyer, that tells you something. If the guarantee is only for a week or 72 hours, that tells you something. Genetic defects don't usually show up for years.

Another thing to think about, many breeders will advertise AKC pups and then say oops I don't have the papers I will mail them to you. Guess what, you didn't get AKC papers. By then who would return the dog? I'll bet you won't even be able to get a reply by that time. If the parents are AKC and the pups are not, the breeders were NOT allowed to breed the dogs! That is why those other registries exist. Mostly for people who bought AKC dogs on a limited contract and bred them anyway. They know "papered" dogs sell for more than unpapered, and they know a LOT of people don't know the difference in the registries.

[capt_noonie]

Oh yeah, and what puppy in the world is not cute?! Don't just fall in love with the puppy and make excuses for the breeder. If you don't make the right decision, you could be in for a world of heartache!

[Ncapecci82]

She is super cute but I had a yorkie growing up and I'm set on getting another one. So many scammers out there it is very discouraging trying to find a yorkie. 😢

[iheart_yorkies]

In my opinion she does not look like a parti yorkie... she looks like a yorkie mix possibly with Shih Tzu as other members have already mentioned but she's cute though.

[chasingbella]

Kind of looks like a Morkie to me... Yorkie/Maltese
In either case....I'm sold!!!! She's a beauty❤️