Festival's and Flea markets

[BellarousasMom]

Yep you all probably guessed it. Was out and about today flea marketing. A lady was selling puppy yorkies. One male, one female. 10 weeks old. I asked her if they lived inside with her family, when does she let them go? 12 weeks? Nope their ready now. She also told me that they are very well cared for. I asked her how many litters a year? One. But I have 11 females that I breed. How much are they? $1200.

I don't know. I felt the 11 females that she breeds says puppy mill. I could be so wrong, but letting them go at 10 weeks with 11 breeding females told me alot. I did ask for a business card and she did give me one.

[abbey46923]

Was wondering which festival you went to? I will be going to the covered bridge festival tomorrow, i know there are a few dog booths there, one i know has tiny dogs. I never buy from them, they have tons of dog clothes that she sells. Doesn't sound like anyone i want to do business with.

[concretegurl]

What decent breeder just sells cash on hand at flea markets and festivals?

C'mon even half these funky BYB out there have mock adoption applications and correspond with people so they at least have a name and phone number.

Sight unseen of breeders home is a HUGE red flag!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Originally Posted by concretegurl

What decent breeder just sells cash on hand at flea markets and festivals?

C'mon even half these funky BYB out there have mock adoption applications and correspond with people so they at least have a name and phone number.

Sight unseen of breeders home is a HUGE red flag!

Not a single one. No reputable breeder would sell to just whomever passed by with a checkbook! Or hauls her litter of babies out to the fairgrounds for all to paw over with goodness-knows-what on their hands! And has eleven little girls back home probably being bred every heat only to have to little ones sold like produce to passers by! It's so shocking and sad.

[McheleM]

Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Not a single one. No reputable breeder would sell to just whomever passed by with a checkbook! Or hauls her litter of babies out to the fairgrounds for all to paw over with goodness-knows-what on their hands! And has eleven little girls back home probably being bred every heat only to have to little ones sold like produce to passers by! It's so shocking and sad.

And you just described Canton's First Monday!!

[BellarousasMom]

Originally Posted by abbey46923

Was wondering which festival you went to? I will be going to the covered bridge festival tomorrow, i know there are a few dog booths there, one i know has tiny dogs. I never buy from them, they have tons of dog clothes that she sells. Doesn't sound like anyone i want to do business with.

Covered Bridge in Mansfield. Her booth is on top of the hill. Down one of the rows. LOTS of puppy clothes, and things. Strollers...etc. She is selling yorkies. She has a full grown yorkie and two pups. She way to expensive on her things. I look but never buy. I can get ideas for my own projects going in.

[BellarousasMom]

All the above. That's what I thought. I about fell over when she said she had 11 females at home that she breeds. Big ole RED FLAG!!!! And I don't know much. I got Bella from an individual that just wanted to rehome her. Now that I look back on it, I think she was just needing money for something was questionable or divorce. She was divorced shortly after I got Bella.

[Lovetodream88]

Oh my that does sound like a puppy mill. That is so sad can you report her to animal control or something?

[gracielove]

11 females spells puppy mill. I wonder how many males? No one can keep that many dogs in a home environment. They are in cages. It is much easier to cage the small dogs. They don't even get a kennel. These people turn my stomach. It's just another assembly line to them. Mass production.

[BellarousasMom]

Originally Posted by Lovetodream88

Oh my that does sound like a puppy mill. That is so sad can you report her to animal control or something?

I hate to say it, but I don't think I can. Her business card shows she is like 3 hours from me and she is set up for the week an hour away with no addy.

It was entertaining on my part to question her in front of the "potential" customers. LOL

[BellarousasMom]

Originally Posted by gracielove

11 females spells puppy mill. I wonder how many males? No one can keep that many dogs in a home environment. They are in cages. It is much easier to cage the small dogs. They don't even get a kennel. These people turn my stomach. It's just another assembly line to them. Mass production.

As much as I love Bella and love to have my neices yorkie. There is no way in my opinion that 11 females running in a house is even healthy and safe. If I would have thought I would have asked how many males. That's a good one.

If any one from Indiana lives in the Elkart area, I have the name of the person. I can PM it.

[concretegurl]

Many show breeders have 11 females at carious life stages, however I doubt they are vreeding them all at once, in fact at that number many would be co-owned and living in placement.

[FoxxysMom]

Yep. Mobile, AL fleamarket too. I got the lady's card to look her up. Sickly looking female $1200 barely moving. She tried to shove it in my hands but I had my Shanti at home and didnt want her sick because I held a watery eyed little pup that was no where near 12 weeks. Nope. Not buying that line.

[BellarousasMom]

So sad.

[abbey46923]

Originally Posted by BellarousasMom

Covered Bridge in Mansfield. Her booth is on top of the hill. Down one of the rows. LOTS of puppy clothes, and things. Strollers...etc. She is selling yorkies. She has a full grown yorkie and two pups. She way to expensive on her things. I look but never buy. I can get ideas for my own projects going in.

I was at her booth today and there was people handleing the little puppy, then she picked up the mommy by a handle on her outfit she had on. Mom was a tiny little thing 3-4# at the most. I was getting so upset that she had such a young puppy at a place like that and then to see the tiny mom, i couldn't even go in her booth. I heard her tell the woman holding the puppy that it was for sale, not sure how old the puppy was, but she told the woman that was holding the puppy that it would only be about 2# full grown.