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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! |
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:) |
Welcome to YT! Good luck finding a baby!! |
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. |
Glad you came here to find a good breeder. Welcome! |
Hi and welcome, best wishes to you on finding your new furbaby:) |
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. |
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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! |
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 |
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Granted there are those that slip through the cracks, but it is dependent on the membership to keep things honest. |
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. |
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. |
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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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My point still stands. Whether they are a member of the all breed club or a parent club, you still need to get references because "those that slip through the cracks" might be the one that you buy your dog from. Does the parent club check on the members to see if they are following the Code of Ethics and AKC rules? or do they rely on the members to watch each other? I'm really curious about the way they are able to keep an eye on all of the members. It has always been my belief that this was accepted on good faith in both the all breed clubs and the parent clubs. As a former member of an all breed club I also had to sign an agreement to follow the code of ethics and the akc rules (even though I was not a breeder or exhibitor) or get suspended/banned as well; but noone ever checked anyone. I left the club because all they did was work on putting a dog show together and since I didn't show I left. |
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It is not a perfect world and there are those that slip through the cracks. The parent club membership is almost by invitation only. You are required to have 2 sponsors, both must have known you for a minimum of 2 years. Because of the wide spread geographical area members are located in, one sponsor is required to visited/inspected your home. Once paper work has been submitted it is published to the entire membership. This allows for any objection and/or questions to be brought to the membership committee. I do know the process to be accepted took me about 8 months. If once accepted and infractions are committed against the code of conduct and ethics of the Mother Club and AKC the club does investigate. Sorry you left the Kennel Club. I do know that one of the prime objectives is to keep the Kennel Club alive, hence dog shows. But, with the new AKC rules for allowing you to hold a show are now in place, each Kennel Club, Mother Club and or Regional club will have to do more for the Canine world that just put on a show. |
No Papers I wouldn't trust too many of the people selling yorkies in the classifieds. I had been reading up a lot before I got my puppy and my breeder told me that business is usually good enough that good breeders do not need to advertise. Also, never buy from a pet store. Definitely you should know how much experience the breeder has breeding these specific dogs, ask him many specific questions about the breed that not just anybody would know (i.e. specific health conditions). I started looking for my yorkie at ytca.org. They list reputable breeders there. One woman I was talking to referred me to someone that had puppies available. She emails and calls me nearly eveyday to check up on the baby and give me tips and advice. It was a very easy process and I'm glad I took the time and effort to go through finding my puppy from a responsible breeder. |
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