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Muddle 06-24-2007 04:31 PM
Help In Finding First Yorkie
 
My wife and I lost our friend and companion of 15 years two years ago. She was a beautiful shepherd-collie mix. Now that all of our kids are grown and out of the house, we are looking for a new friend, and have decided to adopt a yorkie.

I see lots of ads in the local (Atlanta) paper, as well as the internet, but I am wary of disreputable breeders and sellers.

What do I need to know about a breeder to ensure that it is someone who cares about the breed as well as the individual animal?

I'll appreciate any additional information or advice that members here wish to share.

Thanks!

daisy mae06 06-24-2007 04:41 PM
Hi Muddle welcome to YT You can find so much here to help you.
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=8
If you look at the forum abouve they have alot of good advice there.
Also Just as and everyone here will be willing to help you out:)

Timmy 06-24-2007 04:43 PM
Welcome to YT! Good luck finding a baby!!

Sugar's Mom 06-24-2007 04:48 PM
here is another forum to help you find your breeder and new baby. Read the rules at the top of this forum and see what is required to be a featured breeder on here. a lot of people seem to forget about this particular forum but we do have two for sale forums here. the rules are just a little more stringent for featured breeders.
http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=53

Good luck finding your baby. Welcome to YT.

judyeve 06-24-2007 04:50 PM
Glad you came here to find a good breeder. Welcome!

littlewhip 06-24-2007 04:55 PM
Hi and welcome, best wishes to you on finding your new furbaby:)

Yorkieluv 06-24-2007 05:48 PM
Hi and welcome to YorkieTalk!! Just make sure to ask lots of questions to breeders that are considering purchasing from. You want to make sure that they ask you lots of questions too. They should genuinely care about the homes that their pups are going to. Make sure that they offer at least a 1 yr health guarantee against congenital defects/diseases such as liver shunt, etc.

Mardelin 06-25-2007 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Muddle (Post 1193659)
My wife and I lost our friend and companion of 15 years two years ago. She was a beautiful shepherd-collie mix. Now that all of our kids are grown and out of the house, we are looking for a new friend, and have decided to adopt a yorkie.

I see lots of ads in the local (Atlanta) paper, as well as the internet, but I am wary of disreputable breeders and sellers.

What do I need to know about a breeder to ensure that it is someone who cares about the breed as well as the individual animal?

I'll appreciate any additional information or advice that members here wish to share.

Thanks!
Check YTCA.org reputable professional breeders. Breeders listed there must follow a code of ethics and conduct. Many potential new yorkie owners are frightend of the cost of obtaining a dog from a show breeder, but believe me you'll be pleasantly surprised. Not to say that cost is the most important thing, health, standard and temperament of a dog as well as your relationship with your breeder. As you are not only buying a dog but a breeder/mentor/friend.

Gasman 06-25-2007 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Mardelin (Post 1194566)
Check YTCA.org reputable professional breeders. Breeders listed there must follow a code of ethics and conduct. Many potential new yorkie owners are frightend of the cost of obtaining a dog from a show breeder, but believe me you'll be pleasantly surprised. Not to say that cost is the most important thing, health, standard and temperament of a dog as well as your relationship with your breeder. As you are not only buying a dog but a breeder/mentor/friend.

You might also want to check with your local kennel club as they also are required to follow a code of ethics and conduct. Be sure to get references as well, because I don't believe in either the local clubs or the national clubs that anyone is checking to make sure that their members actually abide by these rules. It is accepted on good faith that they will follow the rules, but you always have those that will sing a good song in any group!

diggy4 06-25-2007 07:36 AM
Good Choice!
 
You picked a great breed to switch to! I can already tell your gonna be a GREAT mommy being you are seeking out the proper steps and learning about the breed first! :good job: Your doing better than I did! :D

Mardelin 06-25-2007 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Gasman (Post 1194585)
You might also want to check with your local kennel club as they also are required to follow a code of ethics and conduct. Be sure to get references as well, because I don't believe in either the local clubs or the national clubs that anyone is checking to make sure that their members actually abide by these rules. It is accepted on good faith that they will follow the rules, but you always have those that will sing a good song in any group!
As a member of the an all breed club and the National Club, I will disagree with you. The national club requires sponsorship and not an easy club to get into. If members are found committing infractions on the Code of Ethics or AKC rules they are suspended or banned.

Granted there are those that slip through the cracks, but it is dependent on the membership to keep things honest.

sasha1 06-25-2007 11:29 AM
I only visited kennel club breeders and there were a range of quality of breeders. I would advise you to visit a few breeders, you will get a good feeling from one and know they are right. Try to get the pick of the litter.

Muddle 06-25-2007 11:46 AM
First Yorkie: Thanks
 
Thanks, everyone, for the replies. (Boy, this is an active forum!):D

It was only after I had posted my query that I found other helpful resources on this site as well. I'm still very much in the "homework" stage. We want to find a healthy, happy puppy who will enjoy hanging out with us and tormenting our cat. (Actually, our cat, Luke, loves dogs. He has yet to meet a dog that he does not like.)

Are yorkies really that difficult at housebreaking? Some things I've read suggest this.

Sugar's Mom 06-25-2007 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Muddle (Post 1195089)
Thanks, everyone, for the replies. (Boy, this is an active forum!):D

It was only after I had posted my query that I found other helpful resources on this site as well. I'm still very much in the "homework" stage. We want to find a healthy, happy puppy who will enjoy hanging out with us and tormenting our cat. (Actually, our cat, Luke, loves dogs. He has yet to meet a dog that he does not like.)

Are yorkies really that difficult at housebreaking? Some things I've read suggest this.
I don't think they are difficult at all. the young puppies I sell that leave me at about 11-12 weeks are 90-95 percent pad trained when they leave me. nothing I do. But, I have found that being with my other dogs, they pick it up from them.

Mardelin 06-25-2007 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom (Post 1195356)
I don't think they are difficult at all. the young puppies I sell that leave me at about 11-12 weeks are 90-95 percent pad trained when they leave me. nothing I do. But, I have found that being with my other dogs, they pick it up from them.

My puppies are piddle pad trained by 8 weeks of age, their mothers do it. But the training begins in the whelping box. I line the puppy play pen with washble piddle pads, from the time I put mom in there a week before her due date. By the time they have their first shots and allowed down on the grown in the training area with mom, she begins herding them towards the piddle pads..By the time they go home at 12 weeks or more the only thing new families need to is to make the transition to going outside. What a couple of my new families have done is put a piddle pad out on their patio in the beginning and from there it has become easy.


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