Yorkshire Terrier Breeders And You

You should never buy a puppy from a pet store, even if it is a Yorkshire Terrier. If you can remember no other piece of Yorkshire Terrier information in your life, please remember that. Pet stores get all of their puppies from puppy mills. Don't believe them when they say they get their puppies from responsible Yorkshire Terrier breeders. They are lying in order to make a sale.

Puppy mills are cruel places where dogs are treated worse than patio furniture. The adults spend all of their lives in stacked wire cages. They never get time for playing or socializing, and often having to lie in their own waste. They never see a veterinarian - their owners do all the "vet" care, even if they know nothing about veterinary care. A vet costs too much money for the puppy mill owners. As one puppy mill worker put it to The Philadelphia Inquirer, "Puppies are biodegradable."

Buying a puppy from a pet store only perpetuates this entirely preventable misery. If there weren't anyone buying puppies from pet stores, then there wouldn't be a need for these horrible puppy mills. No reputable Yorkshire Terrier breeder will ever sell their puppies to a pet store for many reasons, but mostly because they do not want to collaborate with the bankrollers of puppy mills. Pet stores are also the worst place for a young puppy to live.

Puppyhood is the most crucial learning time in a dog's life. What they learn as puppies will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Studies have shown that a puppy can best learn from the ages of seven to fourteen weeks. This is the time they should meet with as many different experiences as possible in order to be well-adjusted dogs. Living in a pet store denies them this crucial learning experience.
You also are free to ask a lot of questions to a good Yorkshire Terrier breeder that you just can't ask a pet store clerk.

You get access to years of experience living and training all kinds of Yorkies. A good Yorkshire Terrier breeder will be a bit possessive about their puppies. The money is not that important to them (although they will expect you to pay when promised). They want to be sure their "babies" will not end up abandoned or abused. And, unlike pet store puppies, you usually get to see the parents and the parent's health certificates.

Take your time finding the right Yorkshire Terrier breeder that you can get along with and has the dogs you can get along with. You can find them from the American Kennel Club, from the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America, any proud Yorkie owners where you live, your vet or your local animal shelter. You can also look on the Internet for Yorkshire Terrier rescue groups which will have older puppies as well as adults.


Susan Bailey loves anything having to do with dogs, even Yorkshire Terrier breeders. Successful Yorkshire Terrier breeders don't make a lot of money breeding their puppies. There would a lot fewer abandoned Yorkshire Terriers if people took the time to learn basic Yorkshire Terrier information before buying a puppy.