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refer you too as I may not know them personally but through breed clubs or through others. I do my best to screen but you must do your homework too! . So where and how can I learn more? . The fact that you are reading this much means you're already on the right track- keep reading and keep asking questions BEFORE buying! Learning to recognize a responsible breeder is tough. There are a couple of breeders that you should know about, though. . Here are some general names and what it means: . Back Yard Breeders . These are the neighbors or the person who works with you who has a little female and wants to breed it for a bit of money. After all they want to recoup what they paid for the little female. OR they have a male and want to have him earn his way. Ask them particulars and they will not be able to tell you that much about the dogs as they simply throw two dogs together for money. . Often they just let them stay in the back yard together and do what nature dictates, hence the name. They don't care if the puppies die of health defects (they will not be able to inform you of the diseases of the breed) as long as they get paid up front. They don't care if the puppies they produce live two months or two years, they have their money. They don't care if your dog is ill from a hereditary disease from one of their breedings, they just keep right on breeding the same two dogs over and over. Eventually, they'll dump the mother in a shelter and since she will probably not be housetrained or accustomed to handling by humans she will not be adoptable. Or they will give her to "friends", or dump her by the side of the road when she's too old to breed any more. These are also most often the folks that will sell you a puppy for $50 to $300 range. . Love Breeders Love breeders are normally just folks who love the breed, and want another puppy for themselves. Some of them talk about their dogs as 'brides and grooms' and have weddings because the dogs are 'in love.' They don't see anything wrong with breeding their two dogs for a new one and selling the rest of the litter. They don't realize that it wouldn't matter to their male if it was the female in the kitchen or the one down the street - if he can get to her, he'll breed her!! These owners may have had a hard time finding a Yorkshire Terrier in their area and figure they're helping out by having a litter so that other people can have one, too. Their Yorkies seem to be healthy and everyone wants to have one of their own, so why not? These are well-meaning people, who normally simply don't know any better and don't see any harm in what they're doing. They can't tell if their Yorkie is too big or not, because they've never learned what a good one should look like or how big it should be. Almost all of them have the pedigree that came with their dog when they bought it, but they don't know what it means. They've never seen any of the dogs in the pedigree, Often they've never seen a good example of a Yorkie the way it should look. By the time their breeding dogs are five years old and starting to show any genetic problems, they've already bred two or three litters, just because they can. Puppies from them are probably in the $300 to $600 range. . Responsible Breeders
Show Breeders
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