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Small dogs are all the rage for those that live the glamorous life. The smaller the dog, the more fashionable it seems. One of the breeds that have become so popular is Yorkshire Terriers.

They are very small to begin with, don’t need a lot of exercise and are quite portable. Twenty years ago, they didn’t crack the American Kennel Club’s (AKC) top ten most popular purebred dogs in America. In 2006, Yorkshire Terriers came in at number two.

The bad news is that most places that advertise Yorkies for sale get their puppies from these inhumane puppy mills. These places include all pet stores and all Internet ads that will ship the puppy to you and do not ask you any questions other than your method of payment. Often, there will be signs in front of farms saying “Yorkies for Sale” and you will walk directly into a puppy mill. Please report them to the proper authorities if you come across such a foul place.

Yorkshire Terrier puppies are one of the most favored “products” from puppy mills, which blight America, because of their small size and high price. The puppy mills supply all pet stores that offer Yorkies for sale.

Your best bet to find Yorkies for sale is with a Yorkshire Terrier rescue group. The puppies will usually be older at about six months of age or older, but they will still be cute, often be neutered and inoculated and training will have begun. That means less work for you, especially if this is your first puppy.

Yorkshire Terrier rescues often get older puppies because that’s when the reality of caring for the puppy sets in. May people who buy them sadly haven’t a clue about what Yorkshire Terrier puppy care is all about.

In conclusion, if you want to find happy, healthy Yorkies for sale, then you are best off skipping all pet stores and all Internet ads. Go to American Kennel Club or state licensed dog breeders and to animal shelters.

They most likely bought the puppy on impulse, especially since they are so fashionable now, and didn’t realize what they were getting into. There are even puppies as young as six months old are given up because of ignorance on the part of the owner. But adults are usually already neutered and (for the most part) housebroken. They need extensive grooming, which turns a lot of previous owners off.

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