Howdy Yall!
 

I am a new member and wanted to introduce myself. I am in Texas and look forward to all the info other Yorkie lovers can offer. :

Welcome to YT...we also live in the Dallas area!! You will love this site and soon become addicted...enjoy yourself...do you have any little ones yet??

Welcome! I'm in the Lubbock area. :D :yorkietal

Welcome! I'm in south Texas, around Corpus Christi!

Thanks for the reply
 

Not yet. I had a girl ordered but sadly she did not survive birth. I am heartbroken and joined in hopes someone could suggest where I could get my precious Chanie.

I am in Trophy Club and trying to decide if I want a Yorkie or a Shih tzu. So confused. I lost my 15 yr old Shih poo 3 weeks ago due to kidney failure. He was wonderful and now I'm scared! People are scaring me with the housebreaking issue. My baby, Mason, was so good!! Even in the 'end'. I want something cute cute and small. And of course female. I make dog clothes and paraphanelia for a living and can't wait to make her the biggest priss. Any advise is sooooo welcome. Oh, and I don't have children yet so I need a pooch that will get along too.

Hi! We're in Wylie, just east of Plano!

Hi Laura-
What is your experience so far with Yorkies??

I got two last year, a boy and a girl, not brother and sis. They are happy, healthy babies. They chewed the baseboard corners a little at first, but stopped at about 8 mo. or so. They love you unconditionally, have a lot of energy (made me glad we got two). Ours do not yap, but do bark at the doorbell. They love everyone who walks in the house, and everyone loves them. We have a pool, so I am cutting their hair short on their body for quicker dry time - as we are trying teach them to swim to the steps. You can buy the best food because they don't eat that much. They do not have fur, but hair instead. They do not shed. We just had babies today, it was a fun day, Zowie is a great mom, she delivered all by herself with no problems. Her first (and probably last) litter. She and Bronx started fighting when she was about 5 weeks and it has been terrible. They so loved each other. I look forward to them being best friends again.

Where is Trophy Club? I am sorry about your Mason, It is very hard to loose a great pet. I just wanted to add that we got a little 2' high cage, 4' x 4' to put the babies in with a puppy pad, bed, food and water. They potty trained quickly on the pad. Zowie would stop just before going outside and pee on the kitchen floor, so I had to carry her out for a bit, but she got the hang of it. Just take the time to do it. And we made it against the rules for the kids to make them bark (it was so cute), but I felt that avoided the yappy thing. I am not sure, maybe they are not yappers - but everyone comments to me that they are not like most small dogs (pat on my back)

Hi allgoodintx, welcome to YorkieTalk! You might try doing a search, keyword Texas to see if anything pops up on recent litters from that area. Also, I would definately post in the For Sale or Wanted forum. Good luck finding your sweet furbaby.

Hi ...Welcome and good luck - sorry about your baby ....I'm in Houston and wish I could help you find another one - but you're going to get lots of help here -

Howdy! I'm just spittin distance from DFW airport (Irving). Welcome to the group...seems to be lots of Texans around here. We are just gonna have to organize ourselves a little yorkie get together somewhere here in the metroplex. I have a yorkie named Mia, she's just a few weeks shy of being 2 years old and I have a Bentley (my maltese), he's almost 4. There are some very good breeders in North Texas but be very careful, we have our fair share of bad ones as well. Please stay away from the newspaper around the DFW area. There are people whom are acting as brokers for mill operations placing ads. They bring them in from mill alley Oklahoma, Nebraska, KS, MO, etc. Not to mention we have plenty of mill operations here in Texas as well and sure don't need to bring them in from other states. Also avoid pet shops. Stay far away from Traders Village, Canton's famed Dog Alley and any other flea markets. There are several well known puppy breeders in Texas that have notoriously bad reputations. They have great little websites that look wonderful but they are mill "fronts". Red flags for these are the number of puppies they always have, sometimes breeding several different breeds of dogs, the acceptance of credit cards, etc. The breeder always comes off as sounding knowledgeable & wonderful. I'm not saying you can't find a great little dog out of the paper or off the net but just realize the potential for stumbling across a bad situation is there. Can't tell you how many people I know or have heard of buying yorkies and maltese over the past 4 years that have ended up with extremely sick dogs, many of the pups have died. I feel terrible for the people whom are heartbroken over these sweet babies. Research whom you buy from and Trust you gut feeling. I have info on reaching the local chapter of YTCA whom has a list of good reputable breeders here in North Texas. She is very nice and helpful. I also know information on many of the breeders on her list. If you want the contact info send me a pm and I'll get it to you. About 2 years ago the going rate for yorkie puppies in the North Texas region from local YTCA members was 800. for pet quality male or female. Don't know if it has gone up since then but I thought it was very reasonable. My sweet Mia is a beauty (check out her album here or her dogster page)and has the best temperament. There are great breeders here in this area. Let me know if you need help finding one. I wish the best in your search for a wonderful, healthy puppy!