2025 Update About Puppy Applications - READ and then email us about a puppy
2023 marked my 40th Anniversary exclusively showing & breeding top-quality, beautiful, CORRECT Yorkshire Terriers for show exhibitors & the discerning pet owner. Yorkhaven has an outstanding reputation and is a well-respected name in Canada, the US, as well as with show exhibitors in other countries.
Yorkhaven ancestry is a carefully crafted bloodline of almost entirely Championed dogs, built from WORLD renowned top show breeders such as, DURRER (Canada), and Hunderwood (France) pedigree lies.
Why is this important to the family that want a PET? Because our decades of producing champion titled dogs = a long line of healthy, beautiful, dogs sound in body and mind.
Our Yorkies live in our home with Ed and I, on our couch and in our bed - not in separate cages or a kennel building or in our basement like some other breeders. Our belief is our Yorkies are FAMILY MEMBERS, not "product for sale" so we keep a small pack only, which means smaller number of litters/year. QUALITY over QUANTITY.
Here at Yorkhaven, we breed to sustain and improve upon the health and conformation of the breed through selective, educated, experienced and ethical breeding. Come see our difference but know first we only accept a small number of reservations each year based on what we expect to have soon in puppies. Companion pets are sold on a spay/neuter contract and a two-year health guarantee. These pets come from the same parents as our own show dogs.
2025 PUPPIES UPDATE:
RESERVATIONS ARE TAKEN UPON APPROVAL, HELD BY A SMALL DEPOSIT, SO WE ARE BOTH COMMITTED.
Gestation is 9 weeks, pups go home at approx. 12 weeks of age. I reserve first choice in each litter for myself. Puppies are evaluated for their show potential as they grow and develop (from 9 to12 weeks). The rest will go as companion pets per our reservations list. Breeder's pick may be sold to another show exhibitor, or often sometimes become available at a later age (around 6-7 months) if they don't have all traits we are looking for in a show animal (structure, size, extra attitude).
UPDATED June 11, 2025
I have a new litter of three born mid-April from Lede and Rocky but all were spoken for ahead of birth. I am planning for two more litter 2025 but my best guess is both females won't come into heat until end of summer, so puppies would be born early to late fall, looking likely at Dec/Jan go-home age. RESERVATIONS BY DEPOSIT: There is a bit of room left for a deposit if you are willing TO CONSIDER a sweet boy, and are okay to wait till late 2025, or early 2026 for your pup to come home. If you are absolutely stuck on a girl I would say you would likely be looking at 2026 litters. In 2026 I should have three litters, possibly four as some juveniles will be two by then.
A WORD ABOUT BOYS: Keep an open mind please to a boy because in general they are easier to train and if you've never had a male, you really don't know what you're missing! Sweet personality, willing to please, more affable to all family members (not just one), and NO they are not harder to housetrain and don't "mark" if they are neutered.
A WORD ABOUT GIRLS: Females are the "Alpha" in all canines and in the Terrier breeds they are even moreso bossy, not as eager to please (you have to please them) and they are more likely to want to "leave a little scent behind" on everything, if you don't train them right from the get-go. Lastly, if you are looking at two pets, a boy and girl OR two boys is a better fit than two girls due to their Alpha Terrier tendency.
When choosing a breeder with a potential family member for you, try to visit in their home or at least by video call; observe all puppies and adults health & temperament & how a breeder is treating/testing their breeding adults and what methods they use for raising puppies. Realize breeders who also show their dogs are STEWARDS of the breed, belonging to many dog clubs following further Code of Ethics and Practices, breeding responsibly.
RESCUE There are many dogs (and cats) in Rescue - not usually any purebred Yorkies, but many mixes. Consider if you are able to be a Rescue Owner first. I know that path is not for everyone because of the struggles with rescues, but think about it. Bottom line though, realize that the adopt don't shop slogan is misleading in my opinion. You are still "shopping" and also paying and committing as a FOREVER HOME for a rescue. A purebred quality pet will be much more but will also be bred from the best healthy ancestry and with the best of intention.
To reach us send a short inquiry to yorkhavenyorkies at gmail dot com (spelled out to lower spam)
Puppy at 6 weeks of age