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The right way to find a Yorkshire Terrier is to start with the right breeder.

If you are planning on adding a Yorkshire Terrier puppy to your family, you are in a good company. The American Kennel Club routinely lists Yorkies as one f its most-registered breeds. Presumably, you have gathered some information about the breed, like by purchasing this magazines and other book and/or talking to others who have owned Yorkies, and have decided that you like the Yorkie’s size, coloring and personality. You found the breed you want, now you need to find the proper place to get one.

Our first bit of advice: Don’t go to a pet store.
Per stores get their puppies from puppy mills (large-scale breeding operation that breed for quantity without regards to health and temperament) or from “backyard breeders” (inexperienced owners who breed for the wrong reasons, like extra money or the “fun” of it). Puppy mills keep their breeding dogs (and litters) in deplorable conditions. These dogs live in dirty cages, eat poor-quality food and have little human interaction or socialization with other dogs. They are bred over and over again, without concern for health, temperament, pedigree or breed standards. This leads to puppies with health problems, behavioral problems and bad temperaments.

Our second bit of advice: Be sure to find a responsible breeder.
How does one do that and where do you begin? Read on!