I went to look at some puppies today in
Conroe, TX. The breeder's name is
Sandy Butler. She lived in a nice home and had yorkies, standard chihuahuas, teacup chihuahuas, pugs and poms. The yorkie pups had very watery eyes and had not been socialized with humans very much. They did have cute faces but just not what I had looked for.
Sandy told me that she studded out. Not an uncommon practice but she didn't have him on site nor did she have any pictures of him. She had told me on the phone that he weighed 3-3 1/4 lbs and mom weighed 5-6 lbs. Well, I had taken a friend with me so while I was studying the puppies, Colleen was talking to her. Sandy told Colleen at one time that the daddy weighed between 4-4 1/2 lbs then changed it later again to under 4 lbs. I saw the momma. When Colleen asked how much she weighed, she said, "Oh, between 5-6 lbs". If that lady thought she weighed between 5-6 lbs she needs to get her eyes checked. I picked up the momma while Sandy wasn't looking and momma must have weighed every bit of 10 lbs. Mom was in terrible shape. Very thin hair and had mats that went all the way to the skin.
But that isn't the clincher. When you walk in her front door, she had 3 play pens set up. Yorkies, Pugs and standard chihuahuas. We must have spent at least 30 minutes there. I looked in the pugs' pen...diarrhea. I looked in the chihuahuas' pen...more diarrhea. That was it for me. I didn't need to look any more.
This lady sells in the Houston Chronicle and her prices are very reasonable. She states that they are vet checked, health guarantee, etc. She told Colleen that she does all of their shots at home. The only time they are vet checked is when they have their tails and claws done 2-3 days after birth.
Colleen got a copy of their health guarantee. The only part that really caught my interest is that
you are not to take the puppy to a vet until contacting them first. You are not to give a puppy medication until you've contacted them first. If it is possible, an exchange can be made for a different puppy.
Does any of this make sense to you?????