Update About Puppy Applications
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, and other countries. Yorkhaven ancestry is a carefully crafted bloodline of almost entirely Championed dogs, built from WORLD renowned top show breeders DURRER, Hunderwood and Rigair pedigree lines.
Why is this important to the family that want a PET? Because our decades of producing championed dogs also means a long line of healthy, beautiful, proper temperament dogs sound in body and mind.
Our Yorkies are our beloved pets, LIVING IN OUR HOME WITH US, not in a separate kennel building. As such, their show coats may not be as perfect as Yorkies who do not get to live their days in a home on a lap, but they still win their fair share when Judges recognize it takes more than just coat to represent the Breed Standard Yorkie! Our belief is our Yorkies are FAMILY MEMBERS FIRST, show dogs second. Each litter is carefully planned, as soon as we can evaluate the puppies we keep the pick puppy for ourselves for showing, and the rest are sold as companion pets, even though they come from the same litters as our show dogs and from champion bloodlines.
2024 PUPPIES updated Sept2024
RESERVATIONS X DEPOSIT: Gestation is 9 weeks and pups are reserved ahead, but go home at approx. 12 weeks of age.
Presently we have deposits reserving the next two girls and one boy, available as a companion pet. Note that good breeders are breeding with intent to improve upon the parents so pups born in a litter will include one girl and one boy held back for the breeder (if they are born). All others in the litter will go as someone's companion pet on a first-come first-served basis BY DEPOSIT ahead. All puppies will be evaluated for show potential at 12 weeks for final decisions.
Cherry - Litter of two boys and one girl born Aug 22/24: Since there is only one girl, she will not be available until she is evaluated for her show potential at 12 weeks of age. This means we still have two deposits waiting for their girl at least until Remembrance Day when we will decide of the one girl goes as a pet.
Scandal: This will be Scandal's last litter. She throws pretty puppies that are true to the Yorkie's terrier spirit. Scandal is due Sept 9-11, and typically has four puppies.
One girl expected to be bred around the end of August/beginning of Sept - UPDATE: Lede had to be skipped this cycle because I will be attending the European Dog Show at the time Lede would've been due. Lede should come into season again 1st Qtr of 2025 and we will breed her.
Please always keep in mind. 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, following further Code of Ethics and Practices, breeding responsibly and every litter will be about quality and health. There is no profit if you are involved in the sport world of dogs (CKC Sanctioned Shows and Events). This is not about profit from sales of puppies. There are enough dogs in Rescue - we breed for the purpose of sustaining and improving the breed through selective, educated, experienced ethical breeding.
Gigi and Me at the Red Deer dog show