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06-24-2007, 04:31 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlanta Area
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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! |
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06-24-2007, 04:41 PM | #2 |
Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA
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| 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 |
06-24-2007, 04:43 PM | #3 |
Mimi & Gabby too! Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Vineland, NJ
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| Welcome to YT! Good luck finding a baby!! |
06-24-2007, 04:48 PM | #4 |
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| 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. |
06-24-2007, 04:50 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY
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| Glad you came here to find a good breeder. Welcome!
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06-24-2007, 04:55 PM | #6 |
Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: wiith my furbabys
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| Hi and welcome, best wishes to you on finding your new furbaby
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06-24-2007, 05:48 PM | #7 |
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| 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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06-25-2007, 07:10 AM | #8 | |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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06-25-2007, 07:19 AM | #9 | |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas
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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!
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06-25-2007, 07:36 AM | #10 |
Bella Boo & Diggy Too! Donating GS Member | 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! Your doing better than I did!
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06-25-2007, 08:01 AM | #11 | |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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Granted there are those that slip through the cracks, but it is dependent on the membership to keep things honest.
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06-25-2007, 11:29 AM | #12 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2006 Location: scotland
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| 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.
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06-25-2007, 11:46 AM | #13 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlanta Area
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| First Yorkie: Thanks Thanks, everyone, for the replies. (Boy, this is an active forum!) 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. |
06-25-2007, 02:28 PM | #14 | |
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06-25-2007, 03:06 PM | #15 | |
Mardelin Yorkshire Terriers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California
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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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