can't agree with any of these statements...i love hearing the reputable breeded thing..not all are bad but you cannot ensure health, or mental stability from a breeder's dog...my sister has a 7 year old yorkie from a supposed great breeder and he has had more than his share of health problems, hospital stays, and has bitten 5 people...just one of many examples of that type that show up in the shelter i was at..oh, he was cute as a puppy but we don't have time anymore...or the oh the breeder said i didn't have to walk him much...but now he wants to go out all the time..shelter dogs were and are breeders' dogs.
if the dog is a monster at home then it's up the owner to train, and discipline that monster and not blame it on shelter life...most of the dogs in shelters started off as cute, adorable, breeder born pups that lost that cute adorable look once someone realized they become a responsibility...shelter dogs weren't born in the shelter..they were owned by some pretentious jerk who thought that dumping responsibility at someone else's door solves everyone's problem. take your ball peen hammer to yourself this time..
Your post shows how much you know about dogs
"and has bitten 5 people"
What does that have to do with the breeder they came from? That is 100% the owners fault.
"or the oh the breeder said i didn't have to walk him much...but now he wants to go out all the time"
You have to walk every dog, and should for their mental health and proper exercise. Anyone, breeder, Vet, anyone who tells you otherwise is a total moron.
You act like one yorkie's health problems show that breeders mean nothing.
If you were only interested in getting the healthiest and mentally sound puppy...Would you rather have an 8 week old puppy from a rescue? A puppy mill? Or a ***********REPUTABLE************* breeder? Odds say that the dog from the breeder is your best bet. Don't be a jerkoff and come into this thread spouting that your sister has a yorkie that bit 5 people and that is a result of the breeder. It is a result of your sister probably not walking the dog, letting it run the house and not disciplining it because it is "so cute, and it's my baby".
You sir, are a dumbass.