Looking for information on Little Paws Kennel, both pos. or neg. please help! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

cmk462 · 03-23-2008, 01:23 PM

Have you purchased from this breeder or would you?

love_me_cody · 03-23-2008, 01:32 PM

1st thing I saw was the amount of breeds! I believe it is a puppymill

MyFairLacy · 03-23-2008, 01:49 PM

First of all, the first thing I noticed was that scrolling "Puppies For Sale!" thing at the top of the page...that just didn't sit right with me. Also has an "open for business" sign on their page with hours. Reputable breeders don't breed as a business...they normally have real jobs and breed as a hobby. Also.."Easter Specials"? Just by looking at the home page, i can tell this is a business...dogs should NEVER be a business

Good things.. says they retire breeding dogs at age of 5

Likes to stay in touch with owners

Says they remove any dogs that produce health problems from their breeding program (hope they really do)

Sells on limited registration only

Bad things:
Health guarantee against only "life-threatening" hereditary problems

Big Loophole there..should be guaranteeing against all hereditary problems whether they are life-threatening or not.
Dogs kept in outdoor kennel...LARGE kennel facitily (although looks clean)

Has a "sales and show" room that looks very pet-store like

13 breeds for sale plus designer puppies

Not someone I'd buy from

PrestigeousYT · 03-23-2008, 02:17 PM

No I wouldn't and what I see that I don't like is:
I see 3 lbs females. Mix breeds, Chihuahua page MR Furby looks like his coat is badly urine stained which is very sad

Just way too much going on in the way of puppies for sale. Poor quality dogs being bred to more poor quality dogs.

Deana
Prestigeous

love_me_cody · 03-23-2008, 02:26 PM

which site?

http://www.littlepawskennel.org/index.html
http://www.littlepawskennel.com/ (the one i was talking about)

Woogie Man · 03-23-2008, 02:32 PM

I don't think I've ever looked at a site with that many different breeds before. She says many of the right things on her 'about us' section but it isn't reflected in her dogs (I only looked at the Yorkies). With 13 breeds and several sires and dams of each breed, this is a production facility, no matter how clean and modern. For me, there is no substitute for time spent with your animals (adults and puppies) and she has moved waaaay beyond the point of giving individual attention to anyone.

PrestigeousYT · 03-23-2008, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by love_me_cody

which site?

http://www.littlepawskennel.org/index.html
http://www.littlepawskennel.com/ (the one i was talking about)

The littlepawskennel.com has what 12 different breeds and mixes

I wouldn't buy from either and I would recommend people to view the YTCA.ORG to view pics of Yorkies as pups and adults to get an idea of what to look for and you can find breeders in your area on their listing too.

Good Luck

Deana
Prestigeous

MyFairLacy · 03-23-2008, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woogie Man

I don't think I've ever looked at a site with that many different breeds before. She says many of the right things on her 'about us' section but it isn't reflected in her dogs (I only looked at the Yorkies). With 13 breeds and several sires and dams of each breed, this is a production facility, no matter how clean and modern. For me, there is no substitute for time spent with your animals (adults and puppies) and she has moved waaaay beyond the point of giving individual attention to anyone.

I didn't even take the time to look at all the dogs. I saw what I needed to see on the home page and that was enough to turn me off

Woogie Man · 03-23-2008, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

I didn't even take the time to look at all the dogs. I saw what I needed to see on the home page and that was enough to turn me off

Yes, it was obvious from the home page. I was just so surprised to find someone with that much (apparent) knowledge would set up such an enterprise. She should have known to put the brakes on this a long time ago. There must be hundreds of puppies born there every year. Though all the pictures showed a clean facility, this is a puppy mill by any definition.

francis53 · 03-23-2008, 03:32 PM

I didn't think much of the looks of the adult yorkies either. They don't look like good representations of a yorkie. JMO

love_me_cody · 03-23-2008, 08:11 PM

Now i'm thinking http://www.yorky4you.com/

MyFairLacy · 03-23-2008, 08:13 PM

The one I looked at was http://www.littlepawskennel.com/

love_me_cody · 03-23-2008, 08:24 PM

so many kennels...

PrestigeousYT · 03-23-2008, 08:26 PM

http://www.yorky4you.com/

"Parti colored Yorkies" the real deal. The rarest and most sought-after of today's Yorkshire terrier in today's market are the Parti-color Yorkie puppies, due mainly to the unique coloring.

Give me a break!! Thats just lovely.
UGH

Deana
Prestigeous

MyFairLacy · 03-23-2008, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrestigeousYT

http://www.yorky4you.com/

"Parti colored Yorkies" the real deal. The rarest and most sought-after of today's Yorkshire terrier in today's market are the Parti-color Yorkie puppies, due mainly to the unique coloring.

Give me a break!! Thats just lovely.
UGH

Deana
Prestigeous

LOL I have to tell you something funny... I was at a show yesterday and a girl walks up with a parti yorkie. We were in the area where the yorkie exhibitors were set up... She proceeds to tell us what a parti yorkie is like we don't know and has flyers trying to sell puppies! I think partis/biewers are pretty..but I'm just telling this story and saying it's funny because she was walking into an area of yorkie show breeders trying to promote her parti yorkie..she was really asking for it.. luckily for her, most of the exhibitors had already left for the day

03-23-2008, 01:23 PM	#1
cmk462 YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1	Looking for information on Little Paws Kennel, both pos. or neg. please help! Have you purchased from this breeder or would you?

03-23-2008, 01:49 PM	#3
MyFairLacy Donating YT 8000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 9,641	First of all, the first thing I noticed was that scrolling "Puppies For Sale!" thing at the top of the page...that just didn't sit right with me. Also has an "open for business" sign on their page with hours. Reputable breeders don't breed as a business...they normally have real jobs and breed as a hobby. Also.."Easter Specials"? Just by looking at the home page, i can tell this is a business...dogs should NEVER be a business Good things.. says they retire breeding dogs at age of 5 Likes to stay in touch with owners Says they remove any dogs that produce health problems from their breeding program (hope they really do) Sells on limited registration only Bad things: Health guarantee against only "life-threatening" hereditary problems Big Loophole there..should be guaranteeing against all hereditary problems whether they are life-threatening or not. Dogs kept in outdoor kennel...LARGE kennel facitily (although looks clean) Has a "sales and show" room that looks very pet-store like 13 breeds for sale plus designer puppies Not someone I'd buy from __________________ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.

03-23-2008, 02:17 PM	#4
PrestigeousYT YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: WV Posts: 1,279	No I wouldn't and what I see that I don't like is: I see 3 lbs females. Mix breeds, Chihuahua page MR Furby looks like his coat is badly urine stained which is very sad Just way too much going on in the way of puppies for sale. Poor quality dogs being bred to more poor quality dogs. Deana Prestigeous Last edited by PrestigeousYT; 03-23-2008 at 02:21 PM.

03-23-2008, 08:13 PM	#12
MyFairLacy Donating YT 8000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 9,641	The one I looked at was http://www.littlepawskennel.com/ __________________ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.

03-23-2008, 01:32 PM	#2
love_me_cody YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,663 Blog Entries: 2	1st thing I saw was the amount of breeds! I believe it is a puppymill

03-23-2008, 02:26 PM	#5
love_me_cody YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,663 Blog Entries: 2	which site? http://www.littlepawskennel.org/index.html http://www.littlepawskennel.com/ (the one i was talking about)

03-23-2008, 02:32 PM	#6
Woogie Man YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi Posts: 627	I don't think I've ever looked at a site with that many different breeds before. She says many of the right things on her 'about us' section but it isn't reflected in her dogs (I only looked at the Yorkies). With 13 breeds and several sires and dams of each breed, this is a production facility, no matter how clean and modern. For me, there is no substitute for time spent with your animals (adults and puppies) and she has moved waaaay beyond the point of giving individual attention to anyone.

03-23-2008, 03:32 PM	#10
francis53 Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 300	I didn't think much of the looks of the adult yorkies either. They don't look like good representations of a yorkie. JMO

03-23-2008, 08:11 PM	#11
love_me_cody YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,663 Blog Entries: 2	Now i'm thinking http://www.yorky4you.com/

03-23-2008, 08:24 PM	#13
love_me_cody YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,663 Blog Entries: 2	so many kennels...

03-23-2008, 08:26 PM	#14
PrestigeousYT YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: WV Posts: 1,279	http://www.yorky4you.com/ "Parti colored Yorkies" the real deal. The rarest and most sought-after of today's Yorkshire terrier in today's market are the Parti-color Yorkie puppies, due mainly to the unique coloring. Give me a break!! Thats just lovely. UGH Deana Prestigeous