yea i just searched and skimmed through the colored eye threads sounds like yorkie urban legends

heres two sites incase you wanna give a breeder a try maybe you could find one in NY or close by...

www.breeders.net

http://www.puppydogweb.com/caninebre.../yorkshire.htm

Here is a link to the breeders that are affiliated with the YTCA. All of them in NY and NJ have puppies: http://www.ytca.org/breeder3.html

I also wanted to post the Code of Ethics that are enforced and adhered to by the members. I have recently read one members' posts on another thread that referred to the YTCA and breeders affiliated with them in unfriendly terms. This way if you and your girlfriend decide to adopt from a YTCA breeder, you will be certain of what guidelines your breeder has followed and this will account for being assured against most defects or health problems since they won't breed a dog that has not been checked and examined.

They provide a peson that you can speak with regrding getting more info:
If you would like more information only on Yorkies , NO Referrals,
and want to talk to someone, you can contact:
Doreen Hubbard, (WA)
360-653-9223
Please call between 12 pm and 2 pm Pacific time
1 pm and 3 pm Mountain time
2 pm and 4 pm Central time
3 pm and 5 pm Eastern time
This is for information only to see if a Yorkie is the right companion for you!
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This is from the YTCA website....

Any breeder that is listed here has to honor and abide the Code of Ethics setforth by the YTCA.

CODE OF ETHICS

1) A breeder-member shall strive to conform to the Yorkshire Terrier Standard as approved by the American Kennel Club, to improve progeny, and to reduce faults to a minimum.

2) Members shall comply with the rules of the American Kennel Club concerning record keeping and the registration, identification, sale, and transfer of dogs.

3) Members shall refer potential puppy purchasers to other reputable breeders and be helpful and courteous to those who request information about the breed.

4) All stud dogs and bitches shall be screened prior to breeding for both infectious and hereditary diseases using the then generally accepted and available techniques.

5) A breeder-member selling puppies or offering stud services shall fully disclose to potential clients any serious or disabling hereditary defects, including the reasonable possibility of such defects.

6) All contractual terms and conditions relating to Yorkshire Terriers shall be reduced to writing and shall be honored by a member.

7) An exhibitor-member shall not alter a dog’s natural appearance except as provided in the Yorkshire Terrier Standard.

8) A member shall not defame another member nor seek to impair a member’s
reputation, provided, however, a member shall report any serious situation that is detrimental to the breed or is inconsistent with these principles.

9) A member’s advertising:
- shall be professional in apperance and location;
- shall not refer to YTCA membership to attempt to ehance integrity or the quality of stock;
- shall not contain any misleading photograph or other graphic materials; and
- shall not use terms as “teacup”, “tiny specialists”, doll faced, or similar terminology.

10) A member shall sponsor an applicant for membership only if the member has personally known the applicant for at least two years. At least one of the sponsoring members must have visited the applicants’ facility at least once during the two years immediately preceding the application date.


CODE OF CONDUCT

1) Assistance and encouragement shall be willingly offered by members to show novices and others needing advice and guidance. The welfare of the breed will be in their hands in the future.

2) All dogs will be kept under safe and sanitary conditions, be given maximum health care and protection, including regular inoculations and proper nutrition.

3) Healthy spacing between litters will be a priority and unspayed bitches will be protected from unplanned matings. Bitches will in no case be bred before their second heat or before they are at least 18 months of age, whichever comes first, nor be placed at risk by an unreasonable number of cesarean sections and then only with the concurrence of a veterinarian.

4) Puppies will not be sold or consigned to pet stores, agents, or other commercial enterprises nor sold to disreputable breeders, and neither puppies nor stud services will be offered as prizes or for raffles.

5) Prospective buyers will be screened as thoroughly as possible to determine their intent, as well as their ability and interest in providing a safe, adequate, loving environment and a long term relationship with a puppy or adult dog.

6) All puppies and dogs offered for sale will be sold with written sales agreements to include clear terms and conditions and be signed by the seller and buyer. The contract will request that the seller be contacted in the event that at any time the owner is unable to keep the dog, it will be the obligation of the seller to assist in the placement of the dog in question.

7) Purchasers will be required to neuter/spay all puppies sold as pets. If specified in the written sales contract, the seller will promptly release limited registration forms upon receipt of a veterinarian’s certification of such spaying or neutering.

8) All puppies leaving the breeders possession will be a minimum of twelve (12) weeks of age to facilitate adequate socialization as well as appropriate emotional and temperament development through interaction with siblings, dam and other dogs.

9) Breeders will provide puppy buyers with written details of feeding, general care, date and types of a minimum of two (2) inoculations, as well as dates of wormings, grooming instructions, etc. and be available to offer future advise as needed.

10) Stud service will be offered only by and to AKC Full Registered, healthy, mature dogs and bitches, respectively, and only of sound temperament. The dogs and Bitches should be free of serious congenital and hereditary defects. Stud service will be refused for any mating which is considered to not be in the best interest of the breed.
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11) Animals recently exposed to the risks of infectious diseases and bitches with nursing whelp will not be exhibited.
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12) Members realize that they represent the dog fancy in general and Yorkshire Terriers specifically to the general public. Members will act in a professional and good sportsman-like manner at all times and will respect the rules of hotels/motels, other show sites and of all show sponsors.
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CONFORMANCE
.Factually based charges of violations of the principles of the Codes will be reviewed under the provisions of Article VI of the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America, Inc. Bylaws. Each member is expected to be familiar with these provisions concerning Suspension, Charges, Board Hearings, and Expulsion

http://www.yorkshireterrierrescue.net/yorkielooks.html
There, i searched the web for the green eyes - silky look was correct!

Really?
 

Both of mine ALWAYS photo green instead of red, and both have the silk coat. If that's true, thet's weird. I will bring my digital camera to any future purchases. LOL. =)

Be careful if you look at these breeders..this is the site one of the pup I had came from..had it two month and it started to have sever seizures.The woman didn't care about the pup or me after the sell.

That sounds exactly like where we got Bandit. Later one of the people on here did an investigation. She found out that our puppy was from a puppymill. They told us he was from a breeder. He died when he was 14 wks old. I would be extra careful if I were you. I would hate to see what happened with Bandit happen to you. Especially because you waited so much. Also don't just settle for one dog becuase you want one. Wait till you find the puppy of your dreams.

wow! dont some of these topics grow into something much much bigger!
I just hope you make a decision either way that you are happy with and that you end up with a gorgeous happy puppy.
As for size i love yorkies, huge, big, small, tiny, tall short fat skinny etc lol who was it that said 'size matters' :p or was that nothing to do with yorkies???? lol

LOL..I have to agree I love my Maximus any size..lol, the breeder said about 5 lbs..although that had absolutely nothing to do with my decision..he had 2 sisters smaller then him and one of the girls was the runt of the litter (is that correct term?)she could have said 20 lbs. and I still would of gotten him and at 3.5 lbs at 14 weeks I think he will surpass 5 and go a little past 6..lol

Same here regarding size...I was told approximatly 6/7 lbs (since Sammi's mom was 8lbs and her dad 3lbs) now Sammi is 13 lbs :) Do you think it could be from the Sunday pasta dinners she gets :) JK

XoXoXO

well thats it after taking the subway 49 stops from begining to end and walking after that like 15-20 blocks. i told them i was not taking the dog it was hard i saw it sitting wondering when she was leaving but i hope some nice family will take her.. now i am on the hunt for a little girl hopefully i can find one soon. if anyone has suggestions lmk

jackr32@gmail.com

Jack

oooooooooooooooooooooooooh if they're a puppy mill DON'T BUY FROM THEM!!!!!please don't make a bad mistake. we got our yorkie puppy bandit from a place from a puppy mill. well he died in a month from a liver stunt and they refuse to give us our money back. please do not buy from them. i had always heard about puppy mills and i knew they were terriable. we didn't know he was from a puppy milll till later. please don't buy that puppy. you'll be making a terriable mistake if you do!!!

sorry never mind i didn't realize i already posted! :) ;)

i didnt :D

good luck on your search !

I hope she finds a good home.

Vets are not necessarily the best source of info about narmalcies in individual breeds. The info on here will be more correct when it comes to non-medical concerns. I learned about eye flash the expensive way a long time ago. I hauled 3 dogs and pics to the vet demaning he find out the cause of the different colors in their eye flash. About $125.00 and I parted company with no anser. A breeder looked at the pics and was spot on with the coat texture. Warm colors-(orange, red, gold, yellowish)wooly coats; cool colors-blues, grens, aquas..silky coats.. Not an old wives tale!!
p.s. ALWAYS ASK TO SEE THE REG PAPERS ON ANY PUPPY YOU ARE CONSIDERING BUYING. If the breeder is not local you can bet your paycheck that puppy is either from a mill or commercial breeder..

Anyone else have puppymill guilt feelings?
 

Janine & Jack-Welcome!
You are lucky you found YT before you bought a pup!! I have read every reply and I'm sitting here having guilt feelings! The story behind our Pippa is that our daughter's boyfriend gave her to Alyssa for Christmas-talk about the wrong kind of gift/bad timing/impulse buy! He didn't even ask us if it was ok to give her a dog (in our dog-less home). Of course the minute I saw her I was in love. I had never been a dog person-but boy I am now. Anyway, he bought her from a lady who met him half way to pick her up-he drove 2 1/2 hours to get her. She was 13 weeks old and weighed all of 2 lbs. I took her to the vet the next day. She had kennel cough and had to take amoxicillin for 10 days. The vet suspected she was probably in a puppy mill with lots of other dogs. Boy did I feel bad!! Still do. I want another Yorkie, but this time it will come from a reputable breeder-I want the breeder to check me out thouroughly. I shudder to think what kind of home Pippa could have ended up in-this lady didn't ask any questions and sold her for $500.00 because she was the runt.
On the size standpoint, Pip is probably full grown now(11 months old) and only weighs 3 lbs and about 8 oz. If other tinies are like mine, they are picky eaters and it is a constant battle to make sure she gets enough to eat everyday. I worry that she's not eating enough constantly. Thank heaven for Nutrical!
Good luck in your search. You will be happy you made the decision you did.

Tiffany & Pippa