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Yorkshire Terriers: You can never own just one
Once you own a Yorkshire Terrier, your heart will forever belong to this wonderful breed.
Yorkshire terriers of the Bayou State: LOUISIANA
Lil' Bayou Yorkies
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Just the Yorks @ Lil' Bayou Yorkies living their best life
About Lil' Bayou Yorkies
Our Story
Our family has always owned a Yorkie and probably always will. We love their big personalities and even their co-dependent 'stalker' tendencies. You are never alone if you own a Yorkie.
We are a small family-oriented, in home breeder of Yorkshire Terriers. We started breeding Yorkies about 20 years ago. We strive to produce healthy, non-t
Our family has always owned a Yorkie and probably always will. We love their big personalities and even their co-dependent 'stalker' tendencies. You are never alone if you own a Yorkie.
We are a small family-oriented, in home breeder of Yorkshire Terriers. We started breeding Yorkies about 20 years ago. We strive to produce healthy, non-traditional colored Yorkshire Terriers. We have merles (with and without blue eyes), KB black and KB chocolate, brindle and parti with some being extreme whites.
We keep in contact with our LBY families and many come back to us when they are ready to add another York to their family. There is nothing that warms our hearts more than seeing our LBYs living their best lives with their loving families.
OUR GOAL
At Lil' Bayou Yorkies , we believe in responsible breeding practices that prioritize the health and the well-being of our dogs. All of our adult dogs are genetically health and color tested. We strive to produce non-traditional colors which are genetically sound and healthy. We are committed to producing Yorkshire Terriers that will make
At Lil' Bayou Yorkies , we believe in responsible breeding practices that prioritize the health and the well-being of our dogs. All of our adult dogs are genetically health and color tested. We strive to produce non-traditional colors which are genetically sound and healthy. We are committed to producing Yorkshire Terriers that will make both wonderful pets and quality breeding adults if full registration is obtained.
Our breeding adults are OFA certified in dentition (teeth), cardiac (heart) and patellas (knees). Our Yorkies' results, as well as any other OFA certified dogs, are posted for the general public to reference on the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals website. www.ofa.org
All of our puppies are age appropriately vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian and started on heartworm/flea prevention prior to joining their new families. Our puppies are screened for intestinal parasites including Giardia via antigen testing and fecal floats.
We put an emphasis on developing a close working relationship with your veterinarian and in return following his/her advice, recommendations and treatment plans/goals. There is NO amount of time breeding, experience, online forums, groups, etc. that should used in place of the educational background and knowledge of a licensed veterinarian.
Our Facilities
Our dogs are home-raised and treated as part of our family. Our goal is to provide the best possible environment for our dogs while making sure they are all happy, healthy and well socialized. We have a spacious home, pool and 7.5ft privacy fence surrounding our backyard which allows plenty of play space for our dogs to run, chase, play a
Our dogs are home-raised and treated as part of our family. Our goal is to provide the best possible environment for our dogs while making sure they are all happy, healthy and well socialized. We have a spacious home, pool and 7.5ft privacy fence surrounding our backyard which allows plenty of play space for our dogs to run, chase, play and even swim.
Our puppies are well socialized and introduced to a larger dog as well as a cat in their everyday play time. We adhere to the 'NO PAWS ON THE GROUND' saying with all of our puppies. A puppy is not fully protected until he/she has completed their series of puppy vaccination. In order to keep the babies safe they are only allowed indoor play time. We do not use kennels and have incorporated larger pens with a potty area, play area, sleep area, etc. divided into different sections. They are given multiple playtimes every day in which they can run around freely under supervision. We call these 'puppy time" and the puppies 100% look forward to these in the mornings, mid day and evenings. They are usually tuckered out and go straight to bed when it's their bedtime. Our puppies are started with potty training using washable pee pads in hopes to aid their new families in the potty training process. They are also exposed at an early age to the typical household noises making their adjustment in their new homes easier for both them and their families.
Transportation and/or Delivery of our LBYs
We offer several options for getting your new LBY.
1) MEET-UP DELIVERIES
We offer these within a certain driving distance. This is dependent on our work schedule as well as if we have any expecting moms at that time. We will not leave our moms unattended around their whelping due date(s). We actively monitor all of our moms during their lab
We offer several options for getting your new LBY.
1) MEET-UP DELIVERIES
We offer these within a certain driving distance. This is dependent on our work schedule as well as if we have any expecting moms at that time. We will not leave our moms unattended around their whelping due date(s). We actively monitor all of our moms during their labor and delivery so that we are able to intervene should emergency care be necessary. Our mom's safety and well-being is a top priority to us. We are sure you all can understand this choice for our moms.
2) TRUSTED GROUND TRANSPORTER
They typically make monthly trips to the eastern USA and offer door-to-door pickup and delivery. We have used them for several years and they have always done an amazing job with our LBYs. They occasionally make trips to the western USA, but they are not as frequent as the eastern trips. Trip cost is dependent on distance or mileage as well as if it will be a shared ride or a private ride. We will connect you with the ground transporter so that you are able to coordinate directly with them. They require a booking fee with the remaining balance due upon delivery.
3) IN-CABIN FLIGHT NANNY
Our in-cabin flight nanny is available to deliver throughout the USA and overseas. You would pick your LBY up at the airport from the flight nanny. Typically, the nanny charges between $650-800 depending on the airport. It is easier and many times less for the nanny to fly into a major airport in regard to a regional or smaller airport. We will connect you with the flight nanny so that you are able to coordinate directly with them. They require a booking fee with the remaining balance due upon pickup at their airport.
4) IN PERSON PICK-UP
Our families are always welcome to drive or fly in to personally pickup their LBY. We are happy to bring your LBY to the airport to meet you with him/her. You will want to reserve him/her a 'ticketed seat' for the return flight home. Airlines allow a certain amount of pets to fly in-cabin on each flight and there is a fee to reserve their place on the flight. You will want to call the airline to ensure there is availability for your LBY to fly home with you.
5) YOUR OWN TRANSPORTER OR NANNY
Our families are also welcome to arrange their own transportation or delivery using their trusted in-cabin flight nanny and/or ground transportation.
**INTERNATIONAL CLIENTS ONLY:
Please contact us about delivery options as each country has specific rules and guidelines that must be completed prior to the veterinarian issuing an international health certificate. A USDA International Health Certificate is required for a LBY or any other animal/pet to travel out of the USA. Hawaii also has very strict import guidelines that must be met prior to being granted access to fly into the state.
Reserve Your LBY
Please contact us prior to paying a deposit to ensure that your application has been received, processed and APPROVED.
*Payments are processed by a third party or our website commerce in which online processing fees are applicable.
MINDFUL IMFORMATION
We offer personalized pup-dates and videos to meet and see our puppies in action. We are happy to include your name and location in the video so that your know the puppy is in our possession and that the video was made specifically for you.
PLEASE be mindful when making online transactions as there are scammers everywhere. If the price is too low or too good to be true, it is most likely is a scam.
Yorkies are a financial commitment. Their purchase price is merely the beginning of MANY years of providing his/her preventative care, well balanced nutritional diet, grooming, heartworm/flea prevention, sick veterinary visits, toys, bedding, doggy daycare, boarding, etc.
Transport should NOT keep increasing your delivery price once providing a quote as this almost always signals the 'red flags' of a scam.
Our Yorkies WILL COME with a care package including their official veterinary records, reminders, etc. as well as a purchase agreement, any genetic testing done on that particular puppy and their registration papers if applicable.
Our Yorkies are fed ROYAL CANIN YORKSHIRE TERRIER puppy, adult and mature formulations as well as CARNOS BALANCED AND COMPLETE RAW DIET. We are happy to share this information with you. Our puppies are NOT forced weaned; meaning that we allow our moms to wean their babies at her own pace. We have some moms that start this process around 5-6 weeks with others nursing onto 8-12 weeks.
Our babies do NOT leave us until he/she is eating on their own with no concerns of hypoglycemia and NOT BEFORE they have received at minimum their first set of vaccinations by our veterinarian which is done at 8 weeks of age. Our dams/moms are fully vaccinated nor do our puppies go outside unvaccinated so there is no need to start vaccines at an earlier age. We are in no rush to expedite the process or rearing our LBYs. Our veterinarian's typical vaccine schedule for puppies is 8, 12 and 16 weeks with the final set done at 16 weeks or older in hopes to decrease the chances of maternal antibody interference. We have strived to only hold back and breed parents that do not have a history of hypoglycemia nor has there been a issue with hypoglycemia in their lineage regardless of their projected adult weight.
GENETIC HEALTH TESTING:
Genetic health traits relevant to Yorkshire Terriers typically includes PPL, prcd-PRA, HU and DM dependent on the laboratory performing the genetic health test panel. Being a carrier or having one copy of any one of these traits does NOT mean the dog will develop the disease process. Many times even with two copies the dog may not develop symptoms of the disease. By genetically screening the parents, selective breeding can be done so that two carrier parents are NOT PAIRED together for ethical breeding practices. While Embark and Wisdom make great screening tools, please keep in mind that only a fraction of the almost 300 health traits they screen for are relevant to Yorkshire Terriers.
The testing laboratories that we use most often are Embark, Animal Genetics, Gensol and Laboklin in the United Kingdom. Animal Genetics accepts tissue and blood as samples for testing and do our DNA profiling and parentage testing. Both Animal Genetics and Gensol offer single and breed specific panels with results reported out within 24-48hrs of receiving the sample. Laboklin UK is the ONLY laboratory that is able to definitively report out the brindle or kbr gene at the K-locus. They accept samples from foreign countries; the lab in Germany does not currently accept international samples. Laboklin UK will also accept tissue and blood which decrease cross contamination that may occur with the standard saliva swabs. We occasionally use Wisdom to compare results. AKC also offers a very detailed genetic health and color trait profile.
Websites for additional reference
Royal Canin - breed specific food formulation for Yorkshire Terriers
Royal Canin
my.royalcanin.com
