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From: Kwikwap No Reply [mailto:norelpy@kwikwap.co.za]
Sent: 02 April 2012 09:41 PM
To: mijoy@wam.co.za
Subject: Enquiry Form submitted from website | Mijoy Yorkies and Mijoy Biewers

Dear Joyce,

Joy has requested more information about your products and services.
 Here are his/her details:
Name: Joy:
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Comments:
I have read your blog & wondered how your little dog was doing. I have a 10year old West Highland White, she was diagnosed with a liver shunt only 3 years ago. It is a miracle that she survived until that age with a shunt & no intervention ie normal doggie diet & treats. Her excessive drinking raised the alarm that she had a problem. Following many urine & blood tests we were referred to a vet specialist, She had a liver scan & biopsy. The scan showed the shunt, her liver is very small & they were amazed that she had survived. I now follow a strict hepatic diet with daily treat of carrot which she loves. She has daily Hepatosyl & Amoxycillin. She is so full of life, due to the shunt she is quite small & people think she is a puppy. She really is amazing. I thought that I would share my story with you & I hope your baby is ok. Joy & Tikka x

Hello Joy & Tikka

Thank you so much for sharing your story and may we wish Tikka all the very best for a long and happy life.  I do not have the yorkie with the liver shunt she belongs to a good friend of mine. I have come to know another Yorkie lady who has a yorkie girl as well diagnosed with liver shunt.  

i will forward your mail directly to my friend as well. You can exchange info on your four legged children.

Once again thank you for contacting us, we have helped a good few people in crisis when their babies have been diagnosed with liver problems. We are happy to do so, as a few years back liver shunt was considered a death sentence but today if handled correctly the patient can continue to live a pretty normal life.

Every good wish to you and Tikka

Kind regards

Joyce

MIJOY

 

From: Joy  
Sent: 03 April 2012 09:12 AM
To: Joyce
Subject: Re: Liver shunt

 

Hello Joyce
Thank you for your reply, I am pleased that you have forwarded Tikka's story to your friend as she is proof that this condition can be easily managed.
Tikka will be 11 years old this year & is still so happy & full of life.
I have attached a recent Pic of her.
Kind regards
Joy & Tikka

 

From: Joy 

Sent: 03 April 2012 05:59 PM
To: Joyce
Subject: RE: Liver shunt

 

Hi Joyce
Thank you for your message, I agree with what you say, the vets just seem to write the little dogs life off when we know that it is manageable. Tikka is a little miracle considering that I fed her a normal diet for the first 7 or 8 years of her life.
We live in the county of Wiltshire in the UK.

Kind regards

Joy & Tikka

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Questions from our readers will appear under mailbag section

Well you are on the market for a pup, when you contact the breeder of your choice, what actually happens?

Do they ask questions?

Are they happy to sell you just anything they may have available, even if it is totally unsuited to you and your lifestyle?

Do they offer you discounted priced pups because of them having the odd health problem, liver problems, heart problems, hare lip, birth deformities etc. ??? 

 

WHY does this concern me so much????

More than likely as a result of doing rescue work for a very long time. Seeing what happens to animals all bought for the wrong reasons, animals sold to people that do not suit those people or their lifestyles. The pup in most cases being the one to suffer.

I fail to see the purpose of buying a CHEAP PUP, a discounted pup that has a serious health issue and strangely enough, some people even buy dogs knowing they have diagnosed health problems as in severe heart problems, they buy the pup, often the full purchase price of a healthy pup.  This pup is going to need specialised care throughout its life, constant visits to the vet. ??? If purchased at a discounted price - anything but a cheap pup in the long run and not to mention the heartache suffered by the owner watching their dog live its life handicapped from these health problems.

I do believe a lot of people fall pray to the fact they are shown a particular pup, they fall in love with that pup and then are told but it has this problem. Some of us are just born suckers and will take that pup at all costs, I hear it from so many people “once I had seen the pup, I just could not leave it there”. I too have taken on pups that I should never have touched.  As they say a sucker born every minute.

I could never supply the amount of pups I have the enquiries for. I would never want to supply anywhere near that amount of pups, as we sell totally socialised, superb temperament pups that are both healthy and happy.   We sell all our pups with health guarantees. 

When people are in a hurry for a pup and I cannot assist the next question I am asked – WHO do you suggest I contact??? Sorry I do not get involved with other breeders. Do your homework. Ask for one of two things. Health guarantees or ask them to give you in writing, the opportunity to have the pup you have purchased from them checked out by your vet and if your vet is not happy with the pup in hand, you would like to be able to return the pup and have your money refunded. If this is not possible, they must give you further options which must be acceptable to you.

A matter of a couple of weeks ago a gentleman called me – he wanted to discuss the real tiny dogs with me. He had been offered a pup that in all probability would have turned out to be very small. He wanted my idea on the subject – WHY? Because he had been to my site and once having read up on all the info provided about the real tinies, he felt and his wife felt, they could run into a problem with such a tiny dog. 

Well after quite a lengthy discussion two calls actually, it was decided that NO small sized dog was suited to this couple. They just did not have the lifestyle to own something that should be with its owner 24/7.  They worked all day – Monday to Friday, a maid only once a week. A very tiny pup to be left home all day on its own most of the time??? A problem waiting to happen.

It is not to say they would hit a problem, but if that pup for whatever reason was off colour and not eating – had the runs or vomiting etc, by later that same day that tiny pup or dog could be in serious trouble.  I personally would never want to put any new puppy owner or the pup itself into such a situation.

Anyone who has concerns is most welcome to contact us with your concerns, we do believe we have enough experience from the past 30 odd years both in yorkies and in rescue to know what would be most suited to you and your lifestyle.

We do understand that a lot of you are most upset with the breeders concerned, if you feel you have been treated unjustly, we are not here to comment on any breeder, we do not engage in gossip either.  We are often told who the breeder is, but that is of no concern to us, we are concerned with you as the owner or future owner and your suitability for a pup or problem with the pup at hand.

 

UPDATED REGULARLY

 

SONET enquired about the age a pup should leave its breeder....

NO pup should be sold at 6 weeks of age.  IT should be at least 8 weeks of age, having been inoculated at 6 weeks of age, checked over by your vet / or breeders vet, given time to develop some immunity from that initial inoculation which is normally up to ten days after that jab. All pups should be dewormed and if it is a pedigreed dog it should be micro chipped. NO PUP of ours has ever or will ever leave our property uninoculated. It is quite a number of years that we have been micro chipping all our pups.

If it is a real small pup, it should remain with the breeder till it is ten weeks old if not longer. Depending on the pup itself and the experience the new owner has or does not have.  DO not buy or sell a very small pup to someone who has NO knowledge of owning a tiny and who sees it as a fashion statement. You will live to regret ever having met the person concerned. The reason our requirements for owning our very small teacups and pockets has become rather strict in recent years.

Pups that remain with us till ten weeks of age, are given their second inoculation, free of charge.

ALL OUR PUPS IRRESEPCTIVE OF THEIR SIZE CARRY HEALTH GUARANTEES, are REGISTERED, INOCULATED, DEWORMED, MICRO CHIPPED, SOLD WITH A CONTRACT OF SALE. STRICTLY AS PETS TO FOREVER HOMES.............................

From: Wendyh
Sent: 25 March 2012 09:18 PM
To: MIJOY
Subject: Re: Help me please

 

Dear Mijoy

I wonder if you could give me some advice please. I purchased a pair of breeding pups from a breeder.  The male was considerably bigger than the female when I got them, although the breeder said that was not a problem, the girl was just growing slower.  I knew no better but when I went to have their inoculations done my vet said the girl was older than the male and he believed the male would end up much bigger than the female.

I went back to the breeder who told me in as many words that my vet was talking rubbish.  She told me to wait till they were adult and I would see the girl would end up bigger. Well they are now over a year and the male has just covered the girl.  My vet is not very happy about it, says I should have never let it happen.  What would you have done and what do you suggest I do?  My vet advises that the male is a standard size dog and the female a small miniature as she is 2kg and the male 5kg.

Please help, I am new to this and feel betrayed by the breeder who sold me these two dogs in the first place.

Thanks

Wendy.

 

HI Wendy.

I do not want to get into it, about what the breeder did or did not do, but pity you did not listen to your vet.  You should have made a decision, either sterilise the girl or the boy, however your boy should be fixed unless you intend breeding the standard size yorkie.

In all probability your girl is going to need a caesarean.    I have to agree with your vet you should not have allowed that mating but it is too late now.

Best of luck.

Joyce

  

From: Robrey
Sent: 23 March 2012 05:50 AM
To: Mijoy

Subject: Re: Mating game

 

Mijoy, Good day.

We purchased two yorkie pups recently and find the one is trying to cover the other one although they are still very young.  Is this normal, it is quite embarrassing when we have guests over sometimes, the female tries to mate the male? They are now turning five months in a couple of days time, surely, they are not getting to the stage of becoming sexually mature at such a young age.

Many thanks and you have a very nice website.

Roger

 

HI Rodger

The pups are still very much babies at that age and what you see as trying to mate is actually them trying to show each other who is BOSS in the situation.  It is known as dominance.  You will find it even with sterilised dogs or pups that are older. 

Google the net on dominance and you will find loads of info on the subject.

Best of luck with your pups.

Joyce

From: Sharon B
Sent: 07 March 2012 10:20 AM
To: Joyce
Subject: RE: Enquiry Form submitted from website | Mijoy Yorkies and Mijoy Biewers

 

I am most interested in owning a very tiny yorkie.  I have heard a lot about tiny dogs – most of my research has resulted in negative reports.  However it has not deterred me at all.  I do believe one just has to find the right breeder.

Would you be able to assist me with a teacup pup and how would you go about finding out if I were a suitable owner?  I think I am, but what would you require from my side.

Many thanks. Looking forward to your response

Sharon

 

Hello Sharon

Thank you for your enquiry.  We do produce the GENUINE teacups.  They are bred correctly, no interbreeding at all, they are not produced from mouse sized dogs either.  We have a great success rate with very small dogs, as we do believe they are genetically meant to be tiny and as a result, are very healthy.  You will only pick up problems with tinies if they are firstly bred from dogs repeatedly interbred on the assumption that by breeding like this the size of the pup is going to decrease. I personally would not know about that as we have never and will never interbreed.  I have however come across enough members of the public over a good many years, who have been caught by buying the tiny yorkies that are bred like this. They would appear to be sickly and major frail.  Another problem one could be faced with is the runt of the litter.  The pup or dog is not meant to be that small but is as a result of having some or other health problem.  You do not want to get involved buying a pup with such a background either. 

It is risky buying a small sized pup.  The reason all our pups irrespective of their size are sold with HEALTH GUARANTEES.     One has to understand what that guarantee covers. Should you drop your dog and it dies, it will not be covered by our guarantee.  However anything life threatening your pup may be diagnosed within the first year of its life will be covered by our guarantee.                                                                                                                     

Are you a suitable owner of such a small pup/dog?  You have to decide on that.  I will not sell tiny dogs to people with small children.  Not that I have anything against small children, but children want to play with the dog or pup and the small sized dog would not be particularly interested, it is more a dog for an adult and fits into the lifestyle of being spoilt beyond belief and taken all over the show with its owner. A constant companion.  If I think of small children and dogs, the dog should be bigger than smaller. Accidents happen and it is far better for the family to decide on the bigger sized dog than the smaller one.

Children who tease dogs should be taught that is unacceptable behaviour. The smaller yorkie is going to snap and bite at children who are allowed to behave in this manner. The larger yorkie will just keeps its distance. I personally do not want to place any of my pups in homes where there is the slightest possibility of the pup or dog being manhandled by children. Parents should stop bad behaviour in its tracks.

Who do I consider the right owner for a real small dog? It is simple.

IF you work and the dog stays home -  Bad idea

If you work and the dog goes with you – fine

Is the dog going to be with you all the time – if so fine, if not bad idea.

When you go on leave, what will happen to that pup/dog – leave at home with maid, cousin, housesitter, granny – BAD idea.

Go on leave and the dog goes with you to Pet friendly accommodation – fine with me.

I do not believe any school goer, student, varsity student etc is a good choice of owner for a real tiny dog – WHY – in time it will be parties, outings, boyfriends and so on, what happens to the dog - ???? I will not even go into that, as the bottom line for any tiny should be that it is with its owner 24/7.  No school goer, student etc can offer the pup 24/7 companionship.

I get often told that the pup is for the child or varsity student but the Mother will take care when they are not around – good or bad idea?  Bad idea.  The tinies attach to one person, not an entire family. They will be quite happy in a family environment, but they will look to one person for everything.  IF that person all of a sudden is missing what then?   If the mother steps in and cares for that baby when the student or child is at varsity or school, in time that tiny is going to be the Mothers dog, will not spend any length of time with the student.

Dogs are going to prefer the person that does everything for them.  We try our best to place our tinies in homes that are suited to such a small dog.

Irrespective of how well behaved your child is around animals, the tiny is not suited to children, they need the bigger dog to play games with, catch balls, jump up and down on the bed be a real friend and companion to the child. NO tiny is suited to that type of lifestyle.

You be the judge, do you have the lifestyle of committing to a pup/dog, 24/7  365 days of the year? If not you are not a suitable owner. Some of the public think this is totally ridiculous, while others are more than happy to do it. It is the ones that are more than happy to be there 24/7  365 days of a year that we will sell tinies to.  The tinies should be treated like a child in the household.

Remember the genuine teacup is a RARE dog. Never available in any quantity.  We have a waiting list. If you consider yourself the correct owner and would like to join our waiting list and be patient for that ultimate tiny, you are most welcome to do so.

Kind regards

Joyce

 

From: C O

Sent: 16 February 2012 03:41 PM
To: 'Joyce'
Subject: My Story - Jody

 

Hi Joyce

 

My Story>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

Jody is a very special little girl with a personality of note and an absolute baby doll!

 

I got her from a breeder when she was twelve weeks old she was born on the 13^th April 2011.  She was a healthy puppy until she reached about 15 weeks of age.

 

She showed signs of hyperactivity where she seemed uncomfortable and could not settle for a minute and throughout the night.  A very tiring experience, as Jody and the other two yorkies sleep with me and my husband and we could not sleep at all.  I immediately thought that she had cramps maybe something she ate that I did not see.  She just deteriorated over night.  The next day she seemed very off balance still eating though.  I took her to the vet who gave her sugar and said to watch her.  By the morning she was head pressing and had become disorientated and blind walking along the walls.  I panicked and took her to three different vets in one day to actually get one that wanted to take on the responsibility of such a sick little dog.  By the end of that day without any x-rays or sonar the vet took one look at her and admitted her.  Bloods and bile test showed a liver shunt.  She stayed well for a week or two then we would go through the same procedure.  I was recommended that I take her to a certain specialist who is excellent but very busy.  He did sonar and x-ray and could never detect the shunt and took it for granted that it was an internal shunt.  I was to put her onto LD Hills and feed her lascon and antibiotic twice a day. She was well for a while and then we went away in December.  She contracted a bacterial infection.  I phoned the specialist vet who would not take my call as he was too busy.  I felt so stranded and scared as her symptoms where the same as before.  I had no option but to take her to the local vet who was so lovely and helpful.  He said it was the antibiotic that was causing her problem and that is was a very old fashioned treatment.  At the time she only wanted to eat the yorkie food and kept stealing it from the other yorkies, he said that I can feed her the yorkie food with no problem at all.  I tried to phone the specialist again who could not take my call and dealt with him through his secretary who did not really know what I was trying to ask.  All I wanted was for him to confirm the diagnosis and treatment.  She worsened to the point that I thought we would loose her she literally could not walk.  I took her back to the vet for about the 10^th time that holiday and he said I must wait for one minute so that he can phone Dr Lobetti in Bryanston Johannesburg to give him an idea of what to do.  Dr Lobetti was himself on holiday in Ballito, he took the call and helped us. He wanted to know when we where going home as he wanted to admit her and visit her the same day in Ballito.  We where going home the next day.  Between them they spoke and gave her meds that would see her through the travel and would make her comfortable.  He then made arrangements for Bryanston to admit her as we got home so that they could start with tests and getting her better.  We had to put her on a drip, do a blood transfusion, feed her proteins, vitamin B injections.  She was so sick I really did not think that she would make it.  Within 3 days Dr Lobetti was home and took her over immediately.  He said she has a liver problem as it shows in the bile and blood tests but not a confirmed shunt.  You can only confirm a shunt if you can see it on the sonar or if you have had a biopsy done.  He said that the medication that she was on had caused her to get a bleeding ulcer which was causing her to reflux and have excessive pain.  He changed her antibiotic and gave her liver vitamins to cleanse as well as reflux and ulcer meds.  She stayed in hospital for 3 days by then she did not want to eat as she was missing home and starting to fret.  He said it was best for her to go home.  He sat with and explained exactly what I had to do to take care of her.  She was getting better but not 100% he took my call everyday day and asked that I call him every morning so that we can monitor her progress.  She would be better one day and down the next.  I had to take her back every 3 days or so that he could re-run the bloods to monitor the changes.  He put her back onto her liver diet which is now Royal Canin Hepatic which she absolutely loves and eats.  I still phone him every week to keep him updated on her progress.  I had to actually phone him today and he is so happy with her that he said I do not need to phone again unless I am not happy with something.

 

She is a picture of health, so playful, happy, full of energy and she loves’ life.

 

I highly recommend Dr Lobetti from Bryanston Vet Hospital as he is absolutely caring to our pets and to us human parents.  You can speak to him at anytime and he is always helpful friendly and listens.  I have so much more peace of mind that I never have to be left stranded and in this position again.  Thanks to Dr Lobetti I still have my baby girl.  In actual fact he is a professor not a doctor.  Not to forget an understanding and caring friend and so are the other doctors and nurses. 

 

I literally drive from Bedfordview to see him. 

 Thank you so much for putting pen to paper. I do believe this sort of information gives hope to others out there who may be sitting in a similar situation. Firstly I would like to thank you for being such a caring owner and going to such lengths to get the best medical treatment for your pup. I would also like to thank Dr Lobetti for coming to your assistance when he was on holiday  and prepared to help someone who was not even a client and patient of his.  Tremendous dedication has to be admired.

 

If your are reading this and have a pup/dog with a liver problem, feel free to contact me, we have readers with a similar problem, readers who have gone that extra mile and readers who have this under control...  It helps tremendously when you know you are not alone...  We have a support group for liver shunt  and liver problem sufferers, YOU ARE NOT ALONE.....  join them now.....

SUPPORT GROUP FOR DOG/PUP OWNERS WHOSE DOGS ARE SUFFERING WITH LIVER DISEASEI

We have formed a support group for anyone out there who has a dog suffering with liver disease, liver shunt etc. 

We have met people over the years who have been faced with this problem with pups they have bought. It is NOT a no win situation. Your pet does not need to be put down. 

We know of people living with this daily with yorkies, who have won the race.

We at MIJOY took over an 8 week old pup quite a number of years ago when the owner did not see her way clear to treat the dog with this problem.

If you find yourself in this situation where you feel you just cannot cope, either emotionally or financially when put into this situation, or possibly you just do not have the time required to go that extra mile, feel free to contact us.  We may very well be able to assist you by finding someone with this experience who would be happy to take over your pet.

Letter from our mail box. Thank you Caron - Caron has a yorkie girl she bought who has liver disease, this is one of her many updates to us.

-----Original Message-----
From: Caron

Sent: 13 March 2012 04:20 PM
To: Joyce
Subject: FW: Letter 

 

Hi Joyce 

Thought I would send you this as Jody is doing so well I cannot believe it - she is absolutely amazing and a buddle of joy and health gleaming. 

This may give others hope - 

It just shows you that unless a biopsy is done no one can really diagnose liver shunt or the full extent of it. (Single or multiple, internal or external or in some cases both). 

 

Thanks

Caron

 

The attachment to Caron's mail reads as follows:

CLINICAL REPORT

OWNER: Mrs C 

ANIMAL'S NAME: Jody

BREED: Yorkshire terrier

DIAGNOSIS: Liver disease

 

The above case was presented in December 2011 for evaluation of non-specific neurological signs. A

diagnosis of suspected primary portal vein hypoplasia (micro-vascular dysplasia) was made based on

the breed, clinical signs, elevated bile acids, exclusion of a porto-caval shunt on ultrasonography, and

exclusion of other liver disease. Liver biopsy was, however, not done to confirm the diagnosis. The

patient responded well to dietary therapy and currently is asymptomatic.

As there was a dramatic response to feeding the Royal Canin hepatic diet, I would recommend that

this diet be continued indefinitely.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further advice concerning this case.

Yours sincerely

Dr R L

 

There are a few vets etc with a good knowledge on liver disease who have helped many a persons pet suffering with this health issue. The Yorkie is a known breed for liver disease, although having said that, very few yorkies are diagnosed with this problem world wide.  It is a comfort to those out there sitting with this problem to know, people have walked that road, have been in your shoes and can assist you at this time. Contact us and we will refer you to those who will be in a position to help you.

The above angels are not bred by MIJOY 

 

 

 

Can you overfeed a TEACUP DOG????

Another question from my website.

The only time any pup, teacup or any other size,  may overeat is if the dog has worms, or parasites in the gut.  The reason all dogs should be checked out regularly by your vet, dewormed regularly and a stool sample or flotation done (as often as suggested by your vet) to ensure your pup or dog is parasite free in the gut.

A genuine teacup pup needs to eat 5 – 6 meals a day within a 24 hour period, this includes during the night.  This is important as the smaller the dog, the quicker the dog’s metabolism. The smaller the pup the earlier it will begin to eat - our teacup pups start eating solids at anything between 18- 21 days of age. Once they start to eat solids they must still have the opportunity to drink from their mothers as well. Mother will visit them regularly during the day and stay with them most of the night.

You can offer a genuine teacup pup/dog unlimited food – 24/7 and it will remain the genuine teacup sized dog it is genetically meant to be.

 

STARVING, RATIONING A PUPS FOOD INTAKE IS CRUEL AND CRIMINAL.  NO DOG OR PUP WILL BECOME A TEACUP SIZED ADULT BY STARVING OR RATIONING FOOD.  You will however end up with an unhealthy, lightweight, problematic dog at the end of the day. A walking skeleton. With possibly unlimited health issues.

A genuine teacup will never survive being rationed food, such a tiny baby needs constant nutrition.

AS ALWAYS - ALL OUR PUPS CARRY HEALTH GUARANTEES

Hanging ears on a yorkie, my pup is 6 months old, his ears hang – what can I do???

The larger breed of the Yorkshire terrier are inclined to have ears that are down till they are about 8 to 10 weeks of age. They can be taped up however, this will strengthen them and in no time they should be up permanently.

Remember to remove the fur off the top third of the ear, you can clip it or the best way to do it is to use a moustache clipper.  The inner and outer top third of the ear should be shaved. If you leave long fur on the ears and the dog has a thick coat, you may just find the ear will hang and in time, will be permanently down.

Some dogs ears just never lift, which is a breed fault.  Most of the smaller sized yorkies ears are up from birth.

If your pups parents have hanging ears or dogs prior to his parents, you could be faced with a dog that is always going to have hanging ears. Dogs with hanging ears should never be in any breeding program.

A question that came via my site recently.

Can an uninoculated dog visit my inoculated dog?

We have to look a bit further than this initial question. When you say your dog is inoculated, has it had all the inoculations required. If it is a pup I would not be keen to mix any uninoculated dog with it until it is over four months of age at which time, it should be fully inoculated.  Puppy inoculations are as follows:

6 weeks  -  First inoculation

10 weeks  -  Second inoculation

*IF you are in a RABIES area, inoculate Rabies at 12 weeks of age and a  booster shot at 16 weeks.

14 weeks  -  Third inoculation and rabies

18 weeks  -  Booster Rabies if suggested by your vet. OPTIONAL

 

Once a pup is around 16 weeks of age you can safely assume your pup is fully inoculated.  Inoculations are repeated as above to ensure that should any of the inoculations at anytime for whatever reason not take effect in protecting your pup, the follow up inoculation will.

 

If your adult dog has had all its shots as a baby and then its annual booster shot and rabies, you can safely visit with an uninoculated dog. HOWEVER, the owner of that uninoculated dog must get the dog inoculated.

The well known illnesses that can infect your dog that if not inoculated are Parvo – also known as cat flu, although it has nothing at all to do with a cat.

Distemper. 

Puppies and young dogs are prone to Parvo, not older dogs.

Distemper can affect any pup or dog at any age if it is not inoculated.

 

Speak to your vet, protect your pup and dog.  NO dog or pup should not be immunised.

 

 

 

This morning (February) I received a question via my website, the person concerned asked about registering her dogs she intended to start breeding.

She spoke about the different registering bodies and I cannot comment on that but to say the one is considerably cheaper than the KENNEL UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA hence the reason for its existence.  I will not change, first joined Kusa as a member some thirty years ago.  As with most things some breeders and dog owners have had complaints about KUSA but then someone always complains about something or another, so quite normal. Kusa introduced the ruling that all breeding dogs and their progeny needed to be micro chipped, all our own  pups and dogs have been chipped, for a good many years, long before this became a ruling with KUSA.  We were first introduced to the Micro Chip some 18 odd years ago, at the time we were in the show ring.

This lady enquired about breeding.  Most people have never ever thought about what breeding actually entails.  I am not saying that every single person out there is not allowed to breed what they buy, far from it, but they should be doing their homework – research etc. 

Last week a Lady called me referred to me by my vet (quite surprised at that) for stud work. Her pet dog was on heat??? I asked her if she had researched the current market ? –NO.  What was her aim in mating her dog, to have pups and sell them.  Sell them to who?????

Here is where I have another serious problem with the majority of people breeding their pet dogs.  If you have the time and the resources, go to the local free classifieds and call up those numbers of people selling yorkie pups.  Simple enough project, HOW many of those people enquire from you, your purpose in wanting a YORKIE.? More than likely NONE of them. Why? because they breed these pups, all they want out of the exercise is to get shot of them, who buys them is not of any concern to the majority of them,  all they want to do is see the back of them of course after making a profit from them. 

We have been involved with rescue for some 30 years now.  I started actually doing it in my late teens.  I get contacted almost daily, people saying they want a yorkie pup 6 – 8 weeks of age, they are quite happy to pay the R500-00 adoption fee???????????????  Who in their right mind would breed pups to sell them for R500-00 or to GIVE them to a rescue operation. The vet fees, checkups, deworming, inoculation etc exceeds that amount to start with.  I also get people saying, we do not believe in buying we want to adopt, that is our motto, give a poor yorkie pup a home????? Let’s be honest here. I can understand the logic and it is very nice for people to offer homes to unfortunate pups, but my experience with yorkies or yorkie pups looking for homes, they come with a price tag. It is not a case of I have a pup I bought does not suit my lifestyle, this happens, here it is, adopt it out.  It is a case of I have this pup, can you buy it from me and adopt it out. I paid R5 000-00 if you can give me R4 000-00 and adopt it out I will be happy with that.???????????? The dog needs to be sterilised as we will not pass on ANY unsterilized animal. We are private rescue so no donations, it comes out of our own pocket.  So we must pay out to the tune of R5 000-00 the additional R1 000-00 if we are fortunate to cover sterilisation, deworming and inoculations, micro chipping. Actually change that R1 000-00 to more like R1 500-00.  I will then get someone saying I will give you R500-00 to adopt the dog.  ????? NOT going to be happening.

You do get breeders out there that are both ethical and professional and will ask you, your life history before allowing you the opportunity of purchasing one of their pups. Be thankful that you have landed in this position with a breeder who actually CARES.

We at MIJOY insist our pups are sterilised we do not sell to BREEDERS we do not do stud work.  It is not that we consider all breeders not suitable owners, not at all. Our concern is our pup IF sold to a breeder, has pups, where do those pups end up???? In yet another breeders hands.?????  Not the end of the world however, what happens to those breeding dogs when they are too old to produce any longer.  I am aware that some are put down. Some are sterilised and passed on to new homes where they will become pets.  Does a kennel raised pup/dog that has been kennelled all its breeding life just all of a sudden become the ultimate pet, when it has been confined all its life????  In a cage???? We did have a breeding kennel sent to us via our rescue. All dogs barring a real elderly fellow (12 years of age) had price tags attached to them.  Another story for another day, one word for this experience BAD NEWS.  We were told they were house breeding dogs, but their behaviour told a totally different story.  We do not kennel our dogs. Here again I am not judging anyone who does, in a lot of cases and with a lot of breeds it needs to be done.

Recently I have been asked to join a Breed Club.  I rather shy away from Clubs these days. Over a good many years I have been on Committees of various clubs, cat clubs, dog clubs etc.  Show committees etc. Always found it an enjoyable experience. However, one has to be cautious in this day and age.  You get slandered by folk with zippo knowledge on any dog, let alone any particular breed. I must applaud some of the breeders out there trying to make a difference, I wish them the very best.

A club is there to assist, to educate where and if necessary. To share knowledge.  It is definitely not there to rule with an iron fist, threaten members, bend the rules to suit themselves. I have made enquiries from clubs over a good few months, this is what my research has resulted in.

NO club can advise you what price you should be charging for your pups.

NO club can dictate to you what you can and cannot do with your own dogs.

No club has the right to dictate what dog you can or cannot breed with. If you have limited knowledge by all means enquire from a breeder of repute possibly in the club of your choice, possibly even a judge.  If you are looking to breed quality is a must, it is in your interests that your dogs are quality to begin with. If you lack knowledge find out from a reputable source.

We all had to crawl before we walked, walked before we could ran. NO different in breeding, you will NEVER know it all, irrespective how long you have been at it.

If anyone intends breeding any animal out there. Do your homework.  IF done properly breeding is not a cheap exercise.  I get asked often, I want a dog for a pet, no breeding, no showing, does not need papers???????????? Would I want to breed such a specimen.  Why on earth would I go out of my way to breed inferior dogs to sell them to people who want the breed of dog but not prepared to pay the price tag attached.

Ethical breeders go that extra mile to ensure the pup you purchase is first and foremost healthy, checked out thoroughly by a vet, given the necessary care from birth till sold to a responsible owner.  IT costs money if done the right way. No breeder makes money out of breeding if they do not cut corners.  If you are looking to purchase a pup of a specific breed, be careful who you chose to purchase from. Some unfortunate folk have gone from the frying pan into the fire.  Cheapies in the end, are the dogs that cost you a small fortune in vet bills.

As always, thank you for your time. Be assured WE SELL ALL OUR PUPS WITH HEALTH GUARANTEES.  ALL ARE KUSA REGISTERED AND IDENTIPET MICRO CHIPPED. ALL ARE SOLD WITH A SALES CONTRACT.

 

WHY do I point out to the public about doing research prior to breeding their pet yorkies???

Simply because the market at this point and for quite some time now is flooded with yorkie pups for sale.

It does not affect us personally as breeders, as we have been around for many years and are well known for breeding, HEALTHY, REGISTERED, MICRO CHIPPED, INOCULATED, DEWORMED, CONTRACT INCLUDED, HEALTH GUARANTEED PUPS.

Religiously we get contacted when it is holiday time approaching, we are offered litters of yorkie pups at reduced prices “IF” we buy them all or can sell them to our buyers?????

Would we do such a thing ? NO – we have no idea how those pups are raised, what lineage they are from. What their health conditions are like.......... People who decide to breed their PETS must take the responsibility that goes with “BREEDING” and ensure those pups are placed with the best homes possible.  Sometimes long before the last pup has been sold, the NOVELTY of having pups has worn off and all the hard work that goes with it. VERY often the parent dogs are then put up for sale, to RISK being landed in the hands of yet another wannabe dog breeder.

If you want to start breeding any breed of dog, do your homework first, research as much as possible on the breed. Purchase from a reliable source that will guarantee the dogs they are selling you. You do not want to BURN your fingers by buying from the wrong BREEDERS as have so many people before you. Quality Yorkshire terriers do not come cheap.

Your aim to become a breeder is to buy the best foundation stock to start your breeding program.

****Be extremely cautious of Breeders selling pups without a contract of sale, without health guarantees, as this is a quick buck to most of them.  If or when a problem arises, they are very quick to come with really LAME excuses and IGNORE one after a period of time.  You have been warned.

 

REMEMBER IN THE MAJORITY OF CASES - THE BREEDER OR OWNER OF THE PUPS YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN - HAS ONE THING ON THEIR MIND - TO SELL THEIR PUPS - IRRESPECTIVE OF WHO WANTS THE PUP AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE.  Breeders who breed pups by the dozen land in this sort of situation - the very reason we do not breed our dogs in quantity but opt for QUALITY.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

WOW – INFO ON THAT TEACUP DOG AGAIN............

It is obvious by the width of this dog’s back in my hand that she is NOT a scrawny, underweight teacup dog of 18 months of age but a solid, robust dog, she is in the vicinity of 780 odd grms. Adult dogs of this weight are MAJOR RARE.  She has been sterilised, way too small and  NO teacup dog is used or has ever been used in our breeding program, impossible. 

If you are told teacup dogs are being bred from - they are not teacup dogs to start with. We do not breed our small pocket dogs either. WAY TOO SMALL

DO NOT starve your pup in an attempt to keep it small. VERY unhealthy and irrespective of what tactics you use, a dog will only be a genuine TINY if it is genetically meant to be one. Manipulating your dogs size or weight, is only going to result in you ending up with a very UNHEALTHY, underweight, scrawny dog. We have been producing TINIES for many, many years. HEALTHY, ROBUST, they live long healthy lives, the reason we sell ALL OUR PUPS WITH HEALTH GUARANTEES........  We are PROUD of our genuine HEALTHY TINIES.............  

We must however, as always point out that these GENUINE TINIES are suited to VERY FEW OWNERS.   Are they sickly? NO, not at all, are they weak? NO not at all. It all depends on how they are bred and raised. NO breeder can tell you a pup is a teacup at birth or at four weeks of age.

99% of teacups advertised as such are NOT TEACUP DOGS in the first place.....

The photo below and many that grace our website are of BABYGIRL, the dog at 18 months is actually lying in my hand with her head up......

Please do not expect us to produce this size dog by the dozen, it does not happen.

WE LOVE YOU BABYGIRL....  Born to shop, she goes with me - everywhere......

She has NEVER been separated from me, when she was sterilised, the vet (thank you - greatly appreciated) sedated her on my lap, took her for her op, returned her to me as she was waking up. He monitored her until such time as he was happy for her to leave. VERY short period of time.  This little girl, did not suffer one seconds ill effect of being sterilised.  Marlene Kraft's GENUINE Teacup from us was also sterilised by our vet, and her comments, regarding Cloe's sterilisation - she did not even appear to have had an op.

STERILISATION IS MAJOR IMPORTANT

     

We at MIJOY guarantee what we breed. All our pups carry health guarantees. 

   

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ABOVE PHOTO TAKEN AT 5 WEEKS OF AGE - sleeping in my hand.....

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IMPORANT  INFO

 

KUSA  REGISTERED BREEDER 

 

 RESCUES  available at present. MANY thanks for your support.

 - KINDLY CONTACT THE ADVERTISED OWNER /  OR RESCUE

Sterilising your PET  read more

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE MAJORITY OF 'TEACUPS' advertised for sale are not teacups but POCKET size dogs

Some of the pitfalls one needs to consider with the "TEACUP" yorkie - is it a TEACUP???? in the first place. further info in our NEWSLETTER/BLOG section

Not just a SMALL DOG,  the ultimate GENUINE TEACUP PUPS/DOGS....

Our TINIES are the real thing.........

Irrespective of how well behaved, your child, children are or your grandchild/ grandchildren are, they are still not suited to a GENUINE  TINY... Please take this into account when considering buying such a baby from us. 

FURTHERMORE - THEY CARRY HEALTH GUARANTEES........ 

YORKSHIRE TERRIER breed.

We are no OVERNIGHT sensation…………

 

We reserve the right to investigate 

potential new owner’s situations to ensure our puppies end up in safe environments.

 

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ECO-TRAVEL

FOR ANIMAL USE ONLY

Reg. No. G3046 (Act 36/1947)

IND ICAT IONS

This is an oral homoeopathic remedy for the relief of travel sickness in animals. It is indicated for:

• Travel sickness and recent vomiting

• Anaesthesia - to prepare for and to assisting in recovers from anaesthesia

• Antisocial behaviour, excitement, hyperactive behaviour, nervousness, restlessness

• Anxiety, digestive upsets, noise sensitivity, performance tension, sleeplessness

• Basketing of racing pigeons

• Fears: crowds, dark, other animals, racing, showing, sudden noise, thunder, travel, veterinary clinics

• Performance tension, showing anxiety and tension

• Stress: symptoms of edginess, excitability, irritability, moodiness, restlessness

ECO-TRAVEL i s effective in assisting animals to cope with stressful situations especially associated with being transported.  Associated symptoms such as nervousness at shows is also relieved  with   this remedy. This product is therefore of use during thunder storms and firework displays. Works best if three doses are given over a period of twelve hours before the shock is expected. ECO-TRAVEL is of assistance to an animal to recover following an unexpected stress situation where dosing should be repeated three times at thirty minutes intervals.

ECO-TR AVEL can be used in conjunction with:

ECO-FEAR for shock treatment

ECO-HEAL as a general first-aid remedy

ECO-VET NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS.

STORAGE INSTRUCTIONS

Keep the container sealed and store at room temperature. Protect from sunlight.

Keep away from strong smelling substances like disinfectants and other chemicals.

ECO-TRAVEL contains no substances that cause problems with drug testing during performance competitions.

 

WARNINGS

The products and information mentioned in this leaflet are in no way intended to take the place of expert veterinary care or advice. Please consult your veterinarian if symptoms are severe or persist for longer than two days without improvement. If the animal is taking other remedies, the advice of a veterinarian should be sought before treatment is commenced.  Be advised that where remedies have been prescribed for a particular patient or patients, the remedy should not be used for any other animals unless so advised by your veterinarian. The effect of the remedy may be reduced if the animal has received treatments with steroids or anti-inflammatory drugs within the previous four weeks.

Keep out of reach of children, uninformed persons and animals.  Although this remedy has been extensively tested under a large variety of conditions failure hereof may result due to a wide variety of reasons. If the desired results are not achieved within an appropriate time period, seek veterinary advice and notify the registration holder.

PRECAUTIONS

This remedy contains alcohol that may be resented by small animals and may cause excessive salivation or vomiting immediately after dosing. Over-dosage is improbable with a homeopathic remedy. There are no known side effects.

Treatment is symptomatic and supportive. Dispose of empty bottles by washing with water and placing in recycling bin or dust bin.

 

THIS  PRODUCT  AS  WELL AS  OTHER  ECO VET  PRODUCTS  IS  AVAILABLE FROM  YOUR  OWN VET

 

BURNS:  Most people at one or other time have suffered with a burn or two. Cats are more than likely going to be more prone to being burnt, if they should jump up onto a hob that has been recently used.  One would hate to think a dog may suffer with a burn at anytime however, should this ever happen, here is a very useful tip for you, your feline or canine needing quick relief from a burn.- follow our link for more info. INFORMATION...........

What our readers had to say about our Newsletter No 39....

From: Melanie G 
Sent: 29 June 2011 10:57 AM
To: mijoy yorkies

Subject: Your newsletter

 

Thank you so much. A highlight of my month is receiving your welcomed Newsletter.  We as a family are so keen to learn as much as possible about our yorkies, we all queue to read the news.  We do not own a MIJOY yorkie but apply all the tips and knowledge etc  you and your readers and fellow yorkie owners write about. Once again – many thanks for sharing with us.  I just wanted you to know how much your Newsletter is appreciated.

Have a wonderful YORKIE filled day.

Melanie.

 

To: Joyce
Subject: Re: With compliments from MIJOY

Hi Joyce,

Thanks for your newsletter.It is so great to get it.I stop whatever I am doing to read it immediately!

Shona

From: Shannon H

Sent: 29 June 2011 02:24 PM
To: Joyce
Subject: Re: With compliments from MIJOY

 

Dear Joyce.

i just wanted to say a quick thank you for yet another great newsletter!
i really look forward to receiving them!

you truly are a blessing to all us yorkie owners! 

have a super day!

kind regards
shannon 

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What you need to know about worms and the deworming of your pet/s?read more info  

• INTERESTING and sad…. At some time or another in our life we may very well come across a litter of newborn kittens, strays, abandoned etc.  THINK before you take any action.  Here is a few pointers to take into consideration. Remember that dogs too can have these complications and can also develop MILK FEVER.  If a bitch should ever have Milk Fever, her pups cannot suckle from her or the toxic milk will poison them and they will die.  READ under NEWSLETTER & BLOG SECTION - Removing kittens.  

 

I received a call from a member of the public on Tuesday about her pup she was getting, she had no idea what size it would end up, but she had been told that at 4 weeks of age - double that weight and that was the dogs adult weight???????

FALSE – TOTALLY RIDICULOUS

Another question from the public :

If they are told the Mother of the pup weighs X and the father weighs Y. Does this mean the pup will fall within this weight bracket when adult???

FALSE….  The pup could end up weighing far in excess of the parent dogs.

 

TRUE  OR  FALSE ?????

The tinier the dog the less it eats! FALSE

The tinier dog pro rata to the larger sized dog, eats far in excess. The really tiny dogs, start eating from around 18 days of age, and eats up to 8 meals a day. We feed our really small pups though out the night. Another reason they have to get the right owner.

 

Those very tiny dogs are bred from tiny adult dogs.  FALSE

Our really tiny dogs are bred from normal breeding sized females. Our current ultra tiny is from a mother of about 3kg in weight.

 

That very tiny dog is sickly and will not live a long life. FALSE

That very tiny dog will live every bit as long a life as any other yorkie PROVIDED it has the right owner, has been bred CORRECTLY.

  Our pups ALL carry health guarantees.

 

What would happen if I were to purchase a very tiny pup and it were to be diagnosed with a serious health defect?

No true or false here. If a pup of ours were to be diagnosed with a life threatening  disease - GOD FORBID  we would be prepared to replace the pup

 free of charge. We have faith in what we breed and do our utmost to pass on healthy pups.

 

 

STATEMENT

We at MIJOY  

·        Breed QUALITY not QUANTITY

·          Breed correctly, produce healthy pups and we sell ALL pups with health guarantees

·           Temperaments guaranteed

·            Fully socialized

Our dogs are very much part of our lives, they are not Breeding machines, or money spinners. They are not on a conveyor belt, producing litter after litter.  Our dogs are much loved, companions which we treasure and are VERY BLESSED to have in our lives.  We go that extra mile to produce adorable, loving, HEALTHY pups that form part of your and your family’s life.  The very reason we have so much repeat business.

THANK YOU to our YORKIE OWNERS,  firstly for choosing MIJOY as your Breeders and for being genuine animal lovers,  who take wonderful care of our precious bundles we pass on to you.  We are blessed to have met such  wonderful people because of our dogs,  that have been friends of ours now for years and our circle of friends increases by the day.

 

Thought you'd find this interesting.  Talk about animal intelligence and bonding with humans!

Remember that they can't do a lot of things for themselves and that they depend on you to make their life a quality life! 

PET'S TEN COMMANDMENTS:

1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation
from you is likely to be painful. 

2. Give me time to understand what you want of
me.

3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my
well-being. 

4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends,
your entertainment, but I have only you. 

5. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me. 

6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it. 

7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I could hurt you, and yet, I choose not to bite you. 

8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me.
Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I have
been in the sun too long, or my heart might be
getting old or weak. 

9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You too, will grow old. 

10 On the ultimate difficult journey, go with me please.
Never say you can't bear to watch. Don't make me
face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there, because I love you so.

~Take a moment today to thank GOD for your pets. Enjoy and take good care of them. Life would
be a much duller, less joyful experience without
God's critters. 

 

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THANK YOU to the owners for their continued friendship over the years

A lot of our pics have children in them.  At no time are children left unattended with our pups or adult dogs.  We do not believe any TINY is suited to a child.

                                            

IMPORTANT  INFORMATION – IF YOU RESIDE IN DURBAN  keep your animals vet booklets up to date and in your vehicle when traveling with your pet/s.  Seemingly you can be stopped and asked to produce those booklets.  This information has come to me from Belinda in Durban.  We have a few Yorkies in Durbs, please folk, keep those books with you and up to date.

Thanks to Belinda for giving us this information - Animal lovers UNITE

WHEN SIZE IS IMPORTANT

PLEASE READ BELOW

Orders for those real tinies, TEACUP OR SMALL POCKET – is this size suited to you?

I have a good few orders for really tiny dogs.  I would like to draw attention to those waiting for these real tinies.  Some of you actually are not aware just how tiny these dogs actually are.  In most cases our medium or large sized pocket would be more suited to your lifestyle, not to mention considerably cheaper as well. Around 15 years ago we had real tinies and their owners could not cope with them. The reason we now go possibly overboard to ensure the tiny ends up with the right owner.

 VERY few people are actually suited to such small dogs.  A fair amount of folk see this dog in their mind very tiny and petite, a scrap of a dog in size.  Some see this dog as a fashion statement or something to brag with. IN 99% of cases these dogs are no walk in the  park. They are pretty hands on and we have NEVER ever made out to our clients or prospective clients that they are an easy dog to care for or raise.  We try and talk most people out of buying these very tiny tinies. We do however have some owners that have owned our very small dogs for many, many years without any problems at all.  One of our excellent yorkie owners, who have had our tinies for a good many years, always closed their yorkies in the bedroom when visitors came around.  One unfortunate day they had guests and then they realised a child was missing. The Husband went to check up to find the child in their bedroom, the door had been closed, the child had opened it and was standing with one of their tiny dogs in his hand, he got a fright and dropped the dog which died instantly.

ANY small sized yorkie that is dropped or falls off of a bed, risks dying instantly.  In a lot of cases they will stop breathing and have to be resuscitated (if their neck is not broken or internal injuries sustained). There is no time to get that dog to the vet in most cases.  We have not had a tragedy happen in many years barring the most recent one and would far rather ask you that have orders with us, to  think your order through carefully and make the right decision. We would far rather not sell a dog that is destined to die because it is being bought for the wrong reason or lands up in the wrong hands.

ANYONE with young children should not be going the route of buying a tiny from us. We have heard it all, Mommy cannot have any more children but longs for a baby. 

 

Once again, here are the determining factors – are you a suitable candidate for that mouse sized dog?

1.    If you have young children or any children for that matter that do not know how to respect animals.

2.    Children can trip and fall or step on a real tiny. Children play and a tiny could be injured quite easily.

3.    People planning on starting a family down the road. What happens to the dog when BABY arrives? So often the dog is ditched. Ask us in our      Rescue, happened time and time again over the years.

4.    Properties incorrectly fenced. The pup/dog can just walk through the rain holes in the walls. Has happened and the dog has been stolen before  the owner could get the keys to open the gate.

5.      IT has also happened and there has been a lovely BIG woof on the other side of the wall that has chewed up and killed the tiny.

6.      If you have a very busy social life or travel frequently. NOT a good idea for a tiny. Who looks after it firstly and secondly, will they know if and when a problem arises.  Most people owning these real tinies know instinctively when the pup /dog is off colour, will your dogminder or staff member pick up a problem before it is possibly too late?

7.      You do not have much time with a real tiny. If the dog is not eating or has an upset stomach, it needs to see a vet and fast. Not a case of well if it is the same tomorrow we may just “THINK” about seeing the vet. Here we have to ask you to think about this situation. YOU are not sitting with a sickly dog, but a dog that has very limited body mass.  If you as an adult develop gastro you know how it can make you feel, now consider the same thing happening to your teacup or pocket size dog that weighs under or just over a kg. 

8.      We do our very best to supply our yorkie owners healthy bouncing pups irrespective of their size. We guarantee our pups against any life threatening disease. We ask you to be honest with us when placing an order for a tiny.

9.      Our tinies are healthy babies and if cared for very well the owner will have no problems at all, BUT the dog has to be very much a part of its owner’s life. If you work it should be with you at work. If you go out frequently the dog should go out as well. They are not dogs that you can leave for hours on end unattended. They most certainly should not be left at home day after day – if this is what would happen to your dog –PLEASE do not buy it in the first place.

10.  If you holiday frequently and cannot take your dog with you, consider carefully before getting a tiny. Who is going to care for it when you are not there? I do not know of any boarding facilities suited to a real tiny dog.

11.  The tiny is very dependent on its owner and although it will love other members of the family it looks to its owner for security, its total care and wellbeing.

12.  If a tiny cannot be part of its owner’s life, 99% of the time, it is not suited to you.

 

THE TINY – is not a child’s dog – it will not run after kiddies or play ball. It is a real Mommy’s baby and will interact with its owner and possibly to a very little degree with the kids, BUT when I think of children and yorkies, I think of children running outside kicking balls and the dog chasing after them and catching the ball and waiting for them to throw it again. The dog cuddling up and sleeping on the child’s bed.  THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN WITH A TINY.

We have over the years refused to sell some real small dogs to some of our buyers and have pointed out to them our reasons, and they have then decided that we are 100% correct.

We have heard of a drama in the last week, of one of our 1.1kg dogs being ridden over by a car. Very sad for the owners.  Accidents do happen, the very small sized yorkie can be very hard to see when you are in a car and they are outside in the garden. Our sympathies to the persons concerned.

I received a call this weekend from a Lady who is on my waiting list for a real tiny, all I could hear in the background were kiddies screaming. If you are reading this article, please reconsider the size of dog you have ordered from us. If those kiddies in the background are yours, you should not be considering buying a tiny from us, if they are guestÙs children you will have to consider where and how you will keep your TINY safe when kiddies visit.

Three years plus ago I had a gentleman put his name down for a teacup, he wanted real tiny for his wife who had been a vets receptionist, she knew it all.  He contacted me regularly, he was asked all the relevant questions at the time he assured me he had the lifestyle, no all was great according to him. Well his prospective pup duly arrived and he was told she could go at 8 weeks provided I was happy that she would cope. 8 weeks arrived and the pup although perfect was very small, I told him he would have to wait a while longer. He was up in arms, I said nothing would change my mind, it was ultimately my decision, if I felt she was too small to leave he would have to wait till I was happy.  His wife then called me, and out came the story that her daughter would be so disappointed. Daughter, I was told there were NO children. How old was the child I enquired? Silence, after repeating the question three times, the answer came, 2 years of age. You have to be joking. The sale was cancelled immediately.  NO TINY is suited to any child and least of all a 2 year old. I am happy to say the TEACUP remained with us. She is the most divine, real tiny, coat flowing to the ground, such a perfect little lady in temperament, as quiet as a mouse.  I could not imagine her being any child’s pet. I could not imagine her chasing a ball let alone running after a toddler.

I heard recently of another situation whereby a Lady ordered two tinies from me. I knew the person concerned had a small child and told her tinies were not suited to her lifestyle.  I  told her I would sell her small but not tiny. It has since come to my ears that this Lady has mentioned to a friend of hers, that she is surprised her YORKIES survive the way her child handles them???? This is most certainly not what I want to hear. This is a Lady who was adamant her child knew how to respect animals.    

THE TINY is a Ladies dog, please do not lose sight of that.  It is to be pampered, cherished, loved and adored.   I have grandchildren of my own that are still pretty small and have been raised with my yorkies. If they had to ask me for one as a gift I may consider when they are 30 or maybe older.

OUR PUPS and DOGS are of utmost importance to us.  Choosing the right pup and the right owner go hand in hand.  Please make sure you decide what is right for you and your circumstances and not what sounds good or what you can brag with or flaunt as a fashion statement.

 

 

 

 

 

This magnificent cat was left to fend for himself when his owners vacated a townhouse in Rustenburg some years ago.  He became untrusting of humans, but a kind Lady took pity on him and fed him daily. He was very aggressive to other felines. This caring Lady then moved to a retirement village and she had grave concerns for this cats future. She went to great lengths to trap the cat and then brought him to us and he has lived here quite happily for a good few years now.  Get’s on extremely well with both feline and canine.  Thank you for caring and going the extra mile to ensure this magnificent cat had a future home  …………

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do you watch the DOG WHISPERER on DSTV???? If not check it out.

CESAR MILLAN is a  DOG BEHAVIOURIST  he trains the OWNERS and rehabilitates the DOGS

  Article :  Yorkies chasing CATS. more info...............                              

Animal Behaviourist Katherine Browns latest article appears above.

Katherine is now qualified as a Behaviourist for your FELINES.. ..

 

How many of you have enlisted the help of a Behaviourist?  I did many years back. 

The Behaviourist listed with us Katherine Brown, works on sessions, not per hour.  Most people will benefit with just one session.  Making use of these folks expertise make the problems you may find yourself experiencing better understood, and  in most cases, give you the ways and means to sort the problem out.  I hear so many stories of problematic dogs while waiting in the consulting rooms at my vet. We should all know by now that it is rarely the DOG, but the owner who lacks the understanding of how to handle their dog or pet.  Everyone is up in arms about the cost of training and seeing a Behaviourist. Surely it is worth the expense to sort the problem, than live with a constant situation you have no control over.

Clients in and around the Kensington area (where Katherine resides) will be charged in the region of R320 per session.

Rosebank Clients will be charged in the vicinity of R500-00 to R550-00 per session.

The additional costs charged cover traveling expenses, which is quite acceptable.

If you are experiencing a problem, give Katherine a call. To understand the problem is to solve the problem. 

visit Katherine's website  www.kbehave.co.za

  

 

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Don’t be fooled……..

So much to say about the tiny yorkie…………..

 

The SMALL YORKIE is constantly targeted and has been for  years and years. We produce the TINY, HEALTHY, ROBUST, TEACUP AND SMALL POCKET SIZED DOGS,  PERIODICALLY.  We are happy to say we live with a clear conscience, because firstly our PUPS do not die from life threatening health issues, and if this were to happen, God forbid, we would replace that pup FREE of charge. Secondly our pups are correctly bred.

I do agree the smaller the yorkie the more problematic it COULD???? be. However, if that TINY dog is bred as a result of coming off of the lines carried by the parent dogs and has been bred correctly, by that we mean, being produced by the normal sized yorkie breeding female, and the gene for the tiny sized dog is carried in the lines and not produced as a result of being bred from a MOUSE sized dog, excellent chance that that tiny is perfectly healthy.

Health problems can and often do arise, when dogs are used in breeding programs, that are light in weight and far under the normal breeding size female.  Health problems very often occur when dogs are interbred repeatedly in the hope that the pups reduce dramatically in size. An acceptable breeding practice??? HARDLY.

But believe me, any size yorkie can have health problems. I speak from experience with pups that I have purchased for use in my breeding program, that are not the tiny yorkie, that have died with health problems, proof of health disease diagnosed by Laboratory testing – pathology – so please be aware – ALL sized DOGS can have health problems.

As always we will protect the public as much as we possibly can, by stating facts and telling it exactly how it is. We breed to produce the healthy, robust, loving pups, to be owned and adored by Animal Lovers and that is our top priority.

I am often asked what weight are my pups parents, this is of NO importance as my dogs lines carry the genes to produce the odd tiny dog and it is not as a result of us breeding with lightweight undersized females.

 

OUR PUPS ARE ALL SOLID, WELL BUILT BABIES

FURTHERMORE WE GUARANTEE OUR BABIES HEALTH

 

MIJOY will continue as always to protect the public where possible 

 

         

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Dear Joyce, you have by far the best website for yorkies this side of the equator. thank you...just reading your site answered all my Q\'s. Regards Mark

 

THANK YOU MARK, So glad we could be of assistance to you.

TINY TOTS AND MIJOY

Read all about it…………

Ever since I can remember I have been fascinated with SMALL dogs on the one hand and very large dogs on the other hand.(owning my first Saint Bernard in 1974) My first 1kg Yorkie 1977.  Never did I ever think for one moment, that midway through years of breeding YORKIES (a good few years now) we would start producing HEALTHY, ROBUST, SOLID “LITTLE YORKIES” totally out of the blue.  I would have the same lines as the other breeder had, we would have bought from the same kennel, and out would pop this MAGIC TINY TOT……  Let me explain further.

One of the tinies springs to mind.....I for example bred Tinkerbelle from a 3.2kg mother and a 3.5kg?(possibly more) father. Tinkerbelle sadly passed away one month after her 10^th birthday.  Her litter sister is still with me, 3kg plus as is her mother. The sire at the time belonged to another breeder, the male strangely enough – a stunning dog but bigger than the mom, who was 3kg plus.  TINKERBELLE was 1kg sometimes fractionally more sometimes fractionally less. Tinkerbelle was a solid little yorkie – my description of her, a solid little brick on cotton reels. Tinkerbelle was a top quality little girl, and her sister Tayla (3kg) produced stunning pups during her breeding career.( She has been sterilized for a good few years now.)  Quality through and through. Tinkerbelle went everywhere, with me and in January of this year, she was off colour, nothing obviously serious, and a matter of a week later passed away in her sleep.  Tinkerbelle had lived a very good life. In that 10 year life span. She was spayed at 8 months of age.  Had her dentals periodically at the vet, otherwise, had never visited a vet until just prior to her passing. She was of course, inoculated and dewormed as required over the years. Not ONCE did she see a vet for being ill in all those years. (Except for the week before her death)

This story of Tinkerbelle I can relate to MANY of my really tiny dogs that have popped up over the years, they are sterilised and have their dentals done regularly, are inoculated and dewormed as required, BUT rarely see a vet for any other problem.  The smaller yorkie is quite capable of reaching the age of any other yorkie.  We have Yorkies here at present, our oldest at this stage two of 14 years of age and still wonderfully well. Two of 12 going on 13 years of age.   We at MIJOY do believe the gene for these tinies is carried in our blood lines. It has to be in our lines, as our tiniest yorkie that is fast approaching 7 years of age and 602gms in weight – his mother is still around and in excess of 3kg. Another hate of mine, is a very lightweight dog.  What am I saying? You can have two dogs of 1kg each. There CAN BE a huge difference in size. WHY? Simple, the one dog is a robust solid animal, while the other is a lightweight dog which could be blown over in a gust of wind.  The norm for MIJOY, our tinies are well built solid little babies.  Anyone who knows me or has bought from me – knows this is my theory and has been for years, and years and years, NOT something I decided on yesterday.  Read my literature on this site, which has been on this site and the previous site, and on the then YORKIE site which belonged to Hannelie a number of years ago.  NOTHING has changed.

We use certain terms for our dogs sizing, not that the terms used are in any breed standard etc.  Here again the pups we breed are sold as pets, as the breed standard calls for a dog of around 7lbs in weight.  Our terms is just something which has developed over the years, and what the majority of the public term as the miniature sized yorkie is not a small dog at all. It is the larger female we should all be using for breeding purposes. Why do we sell as pets and pets only?  I bred Persians for many years, and did exactly the same thing. WHY??? We have done rescue for many years, a breeding animal is always at risk.  Risk of not producing, or producing too few offspring, not worth keeping, not worth all the trouble, so the animal is booted out. The animal breeds, and breeds and breeds and breeds, and then reaches its “past” sell by date. Once again given the boot.  This is something we try at all costs, to avoid. 

We believe it is vitally important if you purchase a smaller sized YORKIE to ensure you are purchasing first and foremost a HEALTHY PUP.  This includes pups that will reach up the 1.8 and 1.9kg. So often we are all taken in by this adorable, stunning looking pup, only to suffer heartache within a few months, when the dog is diagnosed with a health disorder.  YES Yorkies will have the odd problem known to the breed, but these health issues are not going to KILL your dog, and they are not going to result in your dog becoming a SPECIAL NEEDS VICTIM.  I am talking about disorders that affect your dog’s life, longevity.  I do not sell to breeders, so my concern is mainly that the pups I sell and that includes the very small ones, are healthy and will give their owner years and years of love and loyalty, and good health. We guarantee all our pups irrespective of their size, but it is vitally important that the public are aware, that these SMALL dogs or smaller sized Yorkies, call it what you like, are healthy, solid little well balanced dogs. It is also in your interest to know where you stand with the Breeder of your choice. You buy a pup, sets you back a few rand, what if???? What if the dog is diagnosed with a health problem, that is life threatening, or will result in you having a sickly dog the rest of its life???? I do see some overseas breeders do exactly the same as MIJOY- Guarantee for the first year of the dog’s life. Make sure you know where you stand….  Not pleasant when you find out to your detriment you are sitting with either a dead pup or sickly pup, and then of course, it is TOO late for discussion on WHAT IF????  IT is so rewarding to buy a pup and have years and years of a wonderful relationship with your Breeder of choice, who is there for you every step of the way, who becomes a very good friend.

Lastly be aware of the misleading advertising and the scams out there.

OUR PUPS ARE TOTALLY SOCIALISED

 WE 

GUARANTEE OUR PUPS TEMPERAMENTS……

TOTALLY CONFIDENT, FRIENDLY, LOVING. –

 NO HIDING, AND RUNNING AWAY WITH A MIJOY PUPPY………..

Our pups are accustomed to other dogs, both large and small, cats, Parrots and most of all CHILDREN.  Please ensure your children or grandchildren know how to handle a pup and dog. Please be extra careful if you own one of our precious very tiny Yorkies.  YORKIES if reared properly will melt with delight when they see a child. This is so rewarding for both dog and child.  PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CHILD/GRANDCHILD KNOWS HOW TO TREAT AND HAS RESPECT FOR ANIMALS.  Children who live and interact with animals have such an advantage over those who don’t.

As they say YOU HAVE NOT LIVED UNTIL YOU HAVE LOVED AN ANIMAL………………..

 

   No pup from MIJOY will fear a child. PLEASE ensure your child or grandchild treats the pup properly. Our pups will never bite BUT if a pup or dog is subjected to abuse at the hands of a child, the day will come when that dog will BITE BACK..........

Please be a responsible pup/dog owner and teach the children to respect, to love, to cherish and to care for the animals they come into contact with.

Please remember - a pup in your home is YOUR responsibility and not that of any child - student.  By all means teach children responsibility but until such times as they are adults themselves, the responsibility of owning animals lies with you the Parent........

                                                    

     

  

          

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