I want your opinion on this...

[LvMyYorki]

Debbie- That is such an awesome idea! You do have a really wonderful vet! Thats awesome! I love mine to death, but I don't think he'd go s far as to make me coffee, although as much as I've spent btw the yorkies and my parrot, I probably should have my own room!

[Laura]

I know I have said, I am from a small town. I have lived here 20 years and raised two boys. I think sometimes that I know everyone in town. From the soccer fields, school activities, PTA - you can't make a quick trip to the grocery store without running into people you know. I had to stop shopping on sunday because I couldn't make it down an aisle without holding a conversation. People here do sell pups at the soccer field, on the side of the road (usually under tents with a cage set up - with the entire family there), and I have seen them at Walmart. Dogs bringing high prices such as Yorkies, I would think would not be an impulse buy, probably more of a first meeting. We do have dog parks in a next door town, maybe another place to meet prospective buyers.

Personally, I would not do it, because the side of the road scares me, too.

[Stitches29]

The only puppies I have seen being sold on the street corner or Wally, are heinz variety puppies. I would rather see them be sold there, than to see them dumped in a river or left in a dumpster. I keep hearing horror stories about people finding feed sacks in the river with dead puppies, or puppies being thrown from a moving vehicle. I won't even watch Animal Police on Animal Channel for that same reason.

[yorkiegal719]

I don't think that it's right to sell pups out of your car. How do you know as a buyer that these puppies weren't stolen? And how healthy they are. Once, as we were coming out of a well known dog show, there was a truck driving around with a huge sign that said "BOXER PUPS FOR SALE HERE!" I couldn't believe that they would have the nerve to do that with so many dedicated dog owners, but it only takes a handful of people to keep them going...

[centralnewyorki]

Originally Posted by SoCalyorkiLvr

A breeder I talked to had a relationship with a doggy clothing store in her town and met people there for the first visit. She never sold the puppy at that visit but assessed the situation and decided whether she wanted to sell to them first and then arranged the second visit to her home after getting all the necessary information and checking their references, etc.

Kim, you are so right! That's exactly what I was thinking. I would arrange a lunch with them in a popular restaurant for the first visit. Find out more about them and let them know what your contract says, and what they can expect from you and the pups. That would be a great time for them to give you references, ask questions, etc. Then, you can decide after the meeting if you think that he/she/they would make good yorkie parents. You could always bring your husband or a friend to get a second opinion on the potential buyer. There is not enough time for you to interact with people on the side of the road to know if they will make good yorkie parents. I'm sure you would hate to hear a news story a year or two down the road about the people you've sold to abusing your yorkie, killing it, or giving it a life as a full-time breeder. A robbery in your house would be a bad thing, but I think it would be far worse to think of your babies being abused for the rest of their lives because you didn't have the opportunity to really screen out the wackos.