I can share my little tale. My breeder was listed with USDA, which I thought was a great selling point. LOL. She really tried to build this up to me during our conversations on the phone. After getting Bijou and $1,000 for vet bills I am coming to the total realization that she is a puppymill baby. This lady breeds 13 different breeds. The lady lied about her age, or at least the vet that examined her estimated a younger age based on her teeth.
I only tell my story in hopes of saving one person from being so dumb as I was. I paid a fortune for this dog. I now see I could have purchased from some great breeders, AKC registered, dogs raised in the home, ethics, values, morals and the list goes on.
I have went to the USDA site and found another breeder I was considering. Farmer's Yorkies in Kansas. Their last USDA report/inspection showed she had over 200 adult dogs. WHAT!!??!!! And that was completely acceptable to the USDA person doing the inspection. Unbelievable.
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