Looking for a female puppy in south Louisiana
 

I have looked locally but I am not thrilled with what I have found in our area.

I have talked to several breeders cum brokers and it is disheartening how unethical and heartless some people really are.
I have been in semi-contact with one breeder in WV for two weeks. I fell in love with a picture of one of her pups she is advertising but she has given me one excuse after another for not getting in contact with me. Maybe that is a sign.

I am willing to fly out to pick up my puppy if needed.

Sometimes it takes a long time to find just the right breeder...please do not give up the search.

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I spoke to the same breeder again hoping for a different outcome but only got more of the same run around and delay.
I have continued to search but the websites either don't have pictures, don't give enough info, the breeders that I have left messages for have not returned my messages or I have found too many negative reviews on breeders that have pictures I want more info on.
I have a big work event this week so my next few days are pretty hectic. This will at least give me a little break from researching breeders so I can digest everything I have taken in so far.
Hopefully when the time is right, I find the pup that is meant for us.

Hello and welcome to YT! I have to agree that here in Louisiana it can be quite frustrating trying to locate a reputable breeder! But please don't give up your search. I love that you are willing to travel to pick up your puppy. My sweetie Kalisi was flown in and hand delivered to our airport from a wonderful breeder in AZ.
If something feels "off" with or about a breeder follow your instincts. Take your time and you will find the perfect puppy for you. Kalisi was a birthday present and it was the greatest gift I've ever been given :D.

Thank you, Tracy. We lost our Yorkie, Lola, in June on the heels of losing our Pomeranian, Bunny, in March. We did everything we could to save them both with no luck in the end. It is still so heartbreaking for me.
We lucked out when we bought Lola. Back then I grabbed the newspaper, found an ad and went out and bought her. The lady who sold her turned out not to be her breeder and said she would only get to be about 3 pounds. What did I know?
Well, she kept growing and averaged about 5.5-6.5 pounds but I didn't care. She turned out to have such a pretty round face and the happiest, spunkiest personality.
We only had her for 8 years- not nearly long enough. She developed Cushing's from a massive pituitary tumor and declined so rapidly after Bunny passed away.
I just started looking a few weeks ago on a whim, not thinking I would be ready. When I came across the one pup I mentioned, I fell in love and was ready to hop on a plane then and there. After the breeder's litany of excuses for not being able to send me an updated picture of the puppy and hesitancy about disclosing info on the sire I began searching the web again.
I never thought it possible to be both over and underwhelmed at the same time, but I am. Overwhelmed by so much research in such a short time and underwhelmed by what I have found.

Usually I know breeders in other states that I would trust, but I'm sorry I don't personally know any breeders in LA. Don't rush if you're uncomfortable with that breeder at all.
Welcome to YT! Good Luck finding your baby!

Hello and welcome to YT. I would definitely take that as a sign - that the breeder is being reluctant in giving up information. Have you looked at the list of breeders who are registered with the AKC? They are usually better than just random websites. Also, you saw there Amazing Yorkies and I have to give a shout out to my breeder, Greens Treasured Yorkies.

Good luck in your search for your new pup!

Thanks to everyone who replied. I decided to listen to my gut and not get the puppy I was interested because of the difficulty getting straight answers from the breeder

As I said, I am willing to travel to find the right puppy. I am actually flying to Seattle then Sacramento next week for business and was looking up breeders in the Sacramento area.



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If you are willing to go as far as CA to look into breeders, perhaps you would be interested in some of my research of breeders in the south.

I am still a bit away from being able to get another Yorkie, but I will some day. :)

This is where I plan on looking into:
TyAva Yorkies

They have championship bloodlines and a good reputation with the YTCA. Been in the breeding and showing biz for over 20 years. Amazing prices. And, right in Atlanta.

Thank you so much for sharing the info! They have some beautiful dogs and I can get a quick direct flight to Atlanta.

P.S. I am flying to California next week because I volunteered to help my company with several big events from In Seattle, WA and California and thought I would look while I was there if I could find a good breeder.
I almost flew out to D.C. To pick up a puppy but the breeder was not as forthcoming with info and regular photos of the puppy and parents. She had the most beautiful face but I am not just buying a face, am I?

Great! Hope it helps! And, if you end up with info and/or even getting a pup from them, please PM me or something and let me know all about your experience, ok? I haven't gone any further than finding them and the info I gave you. I would love to know how they are to work with and such :)

Edit: You definitely are not just buying a face. It is really good that you are researching and definitely using your gut. Like we all say...you buy the breeder first. The right pup will follow ;)

I have seen that you are interested in a cute little Yorkie pup and think you will be very happy with the choice of the breed. There are likely several others new to YT who also are looking for puppies to buy.

May I take the chance to share some information just in case you are unaware of some of the problems of picking out some of the cutest dogs for sale online - the so-called "teacup" or ultra-miniature Yorkshire Terrier. I don't know how many of you searching for the ultimate cute Yorkie baby are aware of some of the practices of a certain disreputable segment of Yorkie breeders these days - many which breed to purposefully obtain the tiniest of the tiny dogs at adulthood. Be sure you don't get a teacup or very tiny, tiny Yorkie from a breeder that advertises that they breed for the very, very small dog. If you do, you are then rewarding the kind of unethical and heartbreaking breeding practices that pay people big, big money to breed tiny little female dogs with all of the genetic predispositions to increased medical issues and injury that go with a tiny dog, usually to an even tinier male. Reputable Yorkshire Terrier breeders will not breed a female under 5 lbs.

The teacup-breeders' pups, which may be sold very young for thousands of dollars, then become ticking timebombs all too often and if you are on YT very long, you will find that many of the seemingly cutest little bitty dogs don't live all that long and often have more than a few very tragic and very, very expensive medical conditions. I speak from personal experience - you do not want the heartbreak that goes with a tiny, tiny dog under 4 lbs. and especially one under 3 lbs.! One jump off of the couch to the floor can mean injury and surgery and they so often have a host of inherited liver shunts, fragile bones and joints, tend to be quite hypoglycemic for months and can die from that, collapsing trachea, luxating patellae, Legg-Perthes disease, retinal dysplasia and a host of digestive problems so severe the can take a dog's life as well as many other medical conditions. Be very, very wary of buy a dog that is advertised as "teacup" or guaranteed to remain in the 2 1/2 lb. to 3 to 3 1/2 lb. range.

Search "medical problems of tiny Yorkshire Terriers" and terms like that and read of what is waiting for the cute-cute tiny little dog who won't ever grow to be even the minimum of the AKC standard size. Read every page and inform yourself.

Also, many of these disreputable breeders will allow their pups to go home with you at 6 - 8 weeks of age! Sadly, most want to offload the tiniest dogs before they get sick! And the younger they are - the tinier in size they still are and the fuzzier and therefore the more alluring they can be to those who have eyes for the tiniest and cutest of babies. Don't take a Yorkie home before 12 weeks of age and preferably older than that if you want to save yourself a potential host of problems.

Just a word to those of you who may be new and just panting for one of those really tiny, really cute little dogs. You would really be wiser to look for a dog that is going to attain the AKC standard range and go with one of the most respected and reputable. If possible, visit the home and see how the breeding dogs and puppies live and look over the mother and father, grandparents if on sight. Look for all of the red flags you can find here on YT about whether or not this could be dog broker or puppymiller using their home to show the pups, etc. Just by knowing a few things about who and what to avoid, you can save yourself and your new baby a basketful of problems and pain and heartbreak.

Thank you for all of the information you shared. In my original post, I was remiss in saying that I was owned by a beautiful Yorkie named Lola for about 8 years until she was taken from me in June by a macroadenoma (very large, aggressive pituitary tumor).
I did everything possible to save her with no luck. The doctor performing her MRI at LSU Vet clinic told me he stopped her MRI after looking at her brain because it would not matter if he found anything else wrong in her spine- she wasn't going to survive the tumor.

We had just lost our Pomeranian in March after fighting meningitis for a few weeks. Lola was bloating during the time we were nursing Bunny but the vet said her bloodwork was fine and would not test for Cushings. When Bunny passed away Lola immediately declined and we (vet included) thought it was depression.

When she only got worse I demanded the vet do more tests. We ended up going back and forth with her to a group of specialists who finally referred me to LSU.

Lola was the most lively and affectionate dog I ever owned. She was extremely healthy and happy until Her sudden illness and I still burst into tears over her out of nowhere. I miss her face and her tounge sticking out in her happy pant with her whole body wiggling along with her tail.

Under strong recommendations we had to make the most difficult choice of my entire life. As Lola passed away in my arms in the examining room at our vets office all of the dogs in the clinic began a low, sad howl that lasted for several moments. It was so surreal and somewhat comforting because I felt like her spirit was passing through the kennel area telling the other dogs goodbye. The vet was stunned and said in all of her years of practicing she had never heard anything like it.

I should have introduced myself and the fact that I am extremely experienced with small breed dogs better before making this post so people would maybe take me more seriously and be more willing to make recommendations. It's just still hard to relive some of those moments and I have had the busiest month of my life-which will wind down after next week- and I was trying to keep things short and simple. Ha! Now you got the novella.

No problem. YT posters usually take every chance we can to post information for the OP on a thread, as well as all other current and future readers as not everyone is familiar with some of the current issues and problems with this and other toys breeds, such as the one covered in my post - the horrible practice of breeding for very, very tiny toy dogs and of the many health problems that they are so often plagued with. The decision is up to the buyer about the kind of Yorkie they want but forewarned is forearmed so all will know what they could be walking into if they choose a dog estimated to remain very tiny in size as an adult. :)

I am so very very sorry to read of your loss of Lola and your Pom. I lost my Pom (my heart dog) in 2005 and it STILL feels like yesterday when I let myself sit and thing about her. It took me a long time to get to a place where I was ready for another dog in my life. I went with a larger dog because I just wasn't ready for anything that came close to reminding me of my Pom.

I finally got to that place back in August. I've always been interested in Yorkies (for over a decade really - from watching dog shows and learning of the different traits of the breeds thru research). Mandie is just what the doctor ordered for me and for her brother, my larger dog. It feels like our family is finally complete.

I am truly wishing you the best in finding the right pup to open up that new spot in your heart that you probably don't even know is there yet :)

Thank you for the kind words. Before Bunny (Pom) and Lola, I owned a shih tzu, Jade. She just stopped growing at 3.5 pounds and even the breeder was shocked when I updated her.
I brought Jade to the groomer one morning and got a call from them that afternoon to tell me she was dead. Supposedly they left her on the table with the groomer's noose to answer the door for a pet pickup, got chatty and when they returned, she had hung herself.

I was devastated and, as much of a dig lover as I am, was unable to even look at another dog for about two years. Then came Bunny and a year or so later, Lola. They were "our girls." We brought them on vacations and my kids were even joked that I loved "the girls" more than them. Duh, dogs don't talk back, wreck your car or have their hand out for money all the time. ;)

I am sad for your loss but happy you were able to open up again and find Mandie. She is a beauty. Thank you for sharing your story.