| Pet stores used to make their money by hoping that | | | | you happen to come across. Since the Yorkshire |
| you are an impulse shopper. That was why there | | | | Terrier breeder will have a profound impact on the |
| were puppies in the shop window - to break your | | | | health and training of your puppy, you want to |
| heart and open your wallet before you realized what | | | | choose the breeder as carefully as the puppy. You |
| you were doing. Thankfully, this trend is changing, but | | | | can find licensed Yorkshire Terrier breeders from |
| not fast enough. There are still pet stores | | | | your vet, from dog magazines, from going to dog |
| unscrupulous enough to sell puppies to impulse | | | | shows and from the Internet. You can also ask the |
| buyers, especially Yorkshire Terrier puppies. No | | | | American Kennel Club for any help. |
| reputable Yorkshire Terrier breeder will send their | | | | You also are free to ask a lot of questions to a good |
| puppies to a pet store! | | | | Yorkshire Terrier breeder that you just can't ask a |
| If you don't know any basic Yorkshire Terrier | | | | pet store clerk. You get access to years of |
| information, then that would be like moving to a | | | | experience living and training all kinds of Yorkies. A |
| country where you don't speak the language or | | | | good Yorkshire Terrier breeder will be a bit |
| know any of the customs. After the cute stage | | | | possessive about their puppies. The money is not |
| wears off, the Yorkshire Terrier puppy often turns | | | | that important to them (although they will expect |
| out to be a lot more work and a lot more money | | | | you to pay when promised). They want to be sure |
| than the impulse shopper bargained for. The puppy | | | | their "babies" will not end up abandoned or abused. |
| then gets sent to an animal shelter, where he has a | | | | And, unlike pet store puppies, you usually get to see |
| fifty percent chance of being euthanized. | | | | the parents and the parent's health certificates. |
| You get many advantages by getting your Yorkie | | | | Take your time finding the right Yorkshire Terrier |
| puppy from a Yorkshire Terrier breeder. You get a | | | | breeder that you can get along with and has the |
| contract, usually with a limited health guarantee for | | | | dogs you can get along with. You can find them from |
| the puppy. You get to see what conditions the | | | | the American Kennel Club, from the Yorkshire Terrier |
| puppy will grow up in. You get to see the puppy's | | | | Club of America, any proud Yorkie owners where |
| mother, which will have a lasting impact on the | | | | you live, your vet or your local animal shelter. You |
| puppy's temperament. You also get reassurance that | | | | can also look on the Internet for Yorkshire Terrier |
| your puppy is a purebred Yorkshire Terrier, so you | | | | rescue groups which will have older puppies as well as |
| know you are getting your money's worth. | | | | adults. |
| Don't just go to the first Yorkshire Terrier breeder | | | | |