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Make sure your breeder is A Shorkie Club Of America
Breeder!
Just a few of our past puppies phots Remember to see
available Shorkie puppies you must visit our main website at
www.pricelesspups.net
The Establsihment of the Shorkie Breed
and Shorkie Puppies
The establishment of today's
Shorkie puppies and the breed's early
fundamental development began almost 23
yrs ago with the efforts of Stefanie
Bailey and her foundation of the Shorkie
Club of America in 2006.
We now have dedicated breeders since that
time , that share in the vision and goals
of creating the ultimate family companion by
joining together in a conscious effort to
take part in the ethical development of the
Shorkie as a breed.
The Shorkie has evolved only
through careful and selective breeding of
various Shih Tzu and Yorkie lineages in a
program designed to place an emphasis on
maintaining a loyal, devoted and steadfast
temperament, while enhancing desired physical
characteristics.
Shorkie puppies are celebrated
for their exceptional loyalty and devotion to
its family members. The ideal temperament of a
Shorkie is very stable, dedicated, confident,
loving and sweet in nature and is that of an
exceptional family companion. Shorkies
thrive on pleasing their owners, are
highly intelligent, very trainable.
Please see if your breeder is
registered with the Shorkie Club Of America.
Finding a Responsible Shorkie
Breeder of Shorkie Puppies
THIS IS HUGE!!!!!!
Myths and Facts about
Shorkie Puppies and Shorkie Breeders.
So your dreams are becoming a reality!! You
have decided you want a Shorkie puppy. You
think you know just what you want in a shorkie
puppy right???. But do you? Please consider
before you adopt if you have chosen a truly good
Shorkie breeder. You deserve nothing less than
a happy, healthy, wonderful Shorkie puppy!
You'll be living with your new fur baby for
many years to come so it is of the utmost
importance you choose carefully!
Genetic Testing
and Health
#1 Things to look for in a shorkie
breeder! HONESTY!
The Shorkie Club Of America Does Not Support
The Hybrid Vigor Theory That Says Purebred Dogs
Are Not As healthy As Mix Breeds! That is just
offensive to the years and years of purebred
breeders that have spent years and years
perfecting a breed by genetic testing and
impeccable breeding practices!
A well bred puppy is exactly that! A well
bred puppy that comes from genetically tested
sound parents.
A "Health Certificate" from a
veterinarian is NOT Health testing.
It is
only a piece of paper the vet signs after taking
the pup's temperature and looking for obvious
signs of disease stating he examined the dog and
it appears to be free of disease at the time of
examination. These health certificates are
required by air lines before they will allow
your pet on the plane, but some breeders try and
represent this paper as proof your dog was
health tested by a veterinarian. This
certificate has nothing to do with health
testing to find a congenital condition that may
show up months after you have your Shorkie
puppy.
Quality Shorkie breeders
Will give the intended puppy parents a full
review of the Shorkie breed, including
drawbacks of the perspective breed first, such
as potential health problems and will never ever
tell you that there re no health problems in the
breed.
Will give
historical information of how the breed was
originally developed (Stefanie White started the
breed here in the USA) and especially indicating
the breed temperamental "quirks" and if that
temperament is suitable for the prospective
family and their lifestyle. Responsible breeders
do this so the puppy does not end up abandoned
in a shelter because the buyer did not
understand breed specific behavior and got the
puppy because it was "cute" not knowing what its
character would be like when grown. Shorkie
puppies are indeed excellent pets.
Many potential puppy parents
just fall in love with the furry faces and don't
realize what health risks shorkies are at risk
for. Make sure your Shorkie breeder is open and
honest about the Shorkie breed and does not hide
this from you!!! Any Shorkie breeder claiming
that the breed is not at risk for health issues
is not being truthful. They should know exaclty
what health risk shorkie puppies have. Mix
breed dogs are NOT healthier!!
#2 The Adults being bred
The
Shorkie breeder said all her breeding adults
dogs had been seen my their regular vet so that
must mean the dogs are healthy and will produce
healthy puppies.
The breeder you are
considering has had their lines for many year
and had no problems so there must be no problem
in the lineage anywhere
MYTH!!!!
Regular vets for the most part are not
experts in the field of breeding or
reproduction. Due to this they may not feel
they have the right to tell a client not to
breed or may feel that they will lose business
by doing so. Sadly enough even if a vet did
tell a breeder not to breed the breeder may not
listen and only give into the parts of the
conversation the breeder wanted to hear.
No matter how good a vet is it is impossible
for one to tell that a dog being considered for
breeding is clear of genetic disease by just
doing a routine examination. Genetic testing
that has been developed to weed out these issues
call for the qualifications of a specialty
veterinarians that are qualified to do the
testing not just a regular vet.
You would think that Shorkie breeders that
have been breeding for a while would take the
money they make from the puppies they produce
and get the proper genetic testing done. This
would clearly be in the best interest of the
Shorkie puppies being reduced and save so many
families that adopt shorkies the heart break of
a unhealthy puppy
It is devastating to encounter genetic
disease of any kind in any breed, . Families
around the world have their hearts broken when
their furry family member is crippled goes
blind, found to be deaf, dies from heart
problems, or is suffering with some other
gentic issue that could have been found if the
breeder did the proper genetic testing . we
believe at the Shorkie Club Of America that
Shorkie breeders that want to be responsible
test; irresponsible ones do not test. Pure and
simple
When Shorkie breeders take part in conducting
genetic screening it is because we are dedicated
to the ethical and healthy development of this
breed. We are reducing the chances that our
Official Shorkie Puppies will not be affected by
the diseases that plague the shih tzu and yorkie
breeds
The Shorkie puppies have
AKC parents, so they must be healthy.
MYTH!!!!
The
American Kennel Club
is only a registry. AKC registration does not
guarantee you a quality and they cleary state it
on their site sire.
So just because your Shorkie Breeder has AKC
dogs does not mean they are quailty and should
be bred
The AKC does not register shorkies or approve
of mixed breeding
The AKC is the oldest purebred dog registry in
the US but it is for lineage only.
It is not based on health and keeps no
records of health. It is up to the breeders to
individually screen their potential breeding
adults
Many breeder who breed purebred dogs claim
the AKC registry as a stamp of quality for the
shorkie puppies they produce.(shorkie
puppy
parents need to understand this) Many use the
name the AKC as tool to market the puppies they
are producing. but puppy parents often learn a
hard lesson that just because they purchased an
AKC registered puppy does not mean the puppy
came from reliable and ethical breeder. The same
should be said for
Shorkie
Breeders
Just
because the adults they breed to produce
Shorkie puppies are AKC registered does not mean
they are breeding quality.
All of
my personal dogs are Triple registered.
AKC CKC
and APR but that has nothing to do with Shorkie
Breeding and producing healthy Shorkie puppies.
Fact!
Responsible Shorkie breeders genetically screen
their breeding adults!
Responsible
Shorkie Breeder do this for thier
Shorkie Puppies and Shorkie Puppy parents
- Love and are committed to every
a Shorkie puppy they bring into this
world. Their Shorkie puppies are
apart of the family and welcome
the new puppy parents in as extended
family members when they place their
fur baby in their home.
- Take every step possible to ensure
to make the Shorkie puppies they produce
have a home to go to and will never end
up in a bad situation, shelter or
rescue.
- Go though or have an adoption
process that consist of matching
the right family with the right
Shorkie puppy
- Always honest and upfront about
the Shorkie puppies you are placing.
and take the time to explain
everything to you about owning a new
Shorkie puppy . They will talk
openly about genetic issues and
concerns you may have.
- Always make sure that the entire
family is in agreement on adopting a
new Shorkie puppy and never ever try
and push and adoption through. If
they are looking for a deal or
discount refer them to the website
as there are many cheap Shorkie
puppies for be found for sale.
Explain to them how much a cheap
puppy may cost them in the end.
- Speak to everyone that is
involved in adopting the Shorkie
puppy. No Shorkie puppies are ever
to be given as a gift. Matching the
right puppy with the right person is
a huge task and the person who will
be taking care of the dog has ever
right to take part in the selection
process . No gifting Shorkie puppies
ever!!!
- Is always available to take a
Shorkie puppy or a dog back that
they produced.
- Are always available as a source
of support in training or any other
issues that may arise. Often the
good breeders real job starts once
the new puppy goes home so they can
help the new puppy parents be the
best they can be
Take measures to ensure that the
puppies they bring in this world are
happy healthy Shorkie puppies and
not genetic night mares for the puppy
parents that adopt them
- Have the knowledge and expertise
to explain what the genetic
diseases for the Shorkie breed they
are breeding . Responsible breeders
do testing and genetic screening
- Many wonderful dogs that appear
healthy can pass on serious genetic
diseases that no one knew about
because the dog was never tested
Make sure that Shorkie puppies they
produce are happy and healthy but of
sound temperament as well.
Make sure they have the time to
raise a litter of Shorkie puppies and
socialize them well from the day they
are born. Shorkie puppies need a lot of
stimulation and human time to become
well adjusted and transfer OVER INTO THE
WORLD OF HUMANS,
- A responsible Shorkie breeder
will make time to be home full time
the week the mamma is due, so not to
miss a single puppy being born.
Will never ever be in a rush to send
their babies home right at 8 weeks and
never before that, Most responsible
breeders keep their puppies until they
are a minimum of 10 weeks old to ensure
proper socialization.
Shorkie puppy ever leaves until it
is confident and ready for the world.
We
offer Shorkie puppies to all
USA states
If you
want information on Shipping a puppy
home to your state please visit
www.official-shorkie-puppies.com
Also we will get asked about a breed
called the shichon. We do not breed them
get to big and are very high strung. If
you are interested in finding out more
about them you can visit
www.shichon.net
and it tells you alot about shichon
puppies and what you need to know when
considering one |
