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yorkiegirl2 · 08-10-2007, 08:09 AM

I'm sorry you are going through this and I totally understand your frustration.
I too bought an older 5 month old sick dog from a back woods breeder,
before I ever knew what byb’s and puppy mills were,
I had him 2 months when he started having severe seizures.
This breeder tries to easy her guilty conscious by saying I did something wrong
and the seizure were caused by Hypoglycemia.
Did she care enough to call the Vet office to check the findings
OR to even check on the poor dog…???
NO, she didn't.

Because if she had bothered to make that one phone call to find out, she would have know otherwise.

I call these types of breeders lazy a$$ breeders who instead of getting off their a$$es and checking on what they produce…. they just play dumb and blame it on something else or someone else.

Had I found YT sooner and been able to recognize the red flags..and there were many.
I wouldn’t have bought from this breeder in the first place.

Since I have found YT I can sure pick up better on some of these red flag breeders..
Not to say, that even with being educated about the breed and what to look for.
You can’t have a bad experience but your chance are better that you won‘t.
I have also learned that those who claim to be 20 plus years breeding means little,
if they don’t stand behind what they are doing.

The only good thing that have come from my bad experience.... is I also breed and she has shown me the type of breeder I don't want to be.

If you breed long enough we all know that somewhere along the line we are going to run across problems.
At these times we need to get our heads out of the sand, make things right, better our breeding programs and move on
Because …
It's not the unpredictably in breeding that damages a breeders reputation, but how it’s deal with sure can.

08-10-2007, 08:09 AM	#33
yorkiegirl2 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,394	I'm sorry you are going through this and I totally understand your frustration. I too bought an older 5 month old sick dog from a back woods breeder, before I ever knew what byb’s and puppy mills were, I had him 2 months when he started having severe seizures. This breeder tries to easy her guilty conscious by saying I did something wrong and the seizure were caused by Hypoglycemia. Did she care enough to call the Vet office to check the findings OR to even check on the poor dog…??? NO, she didn't. Because if she had bothered to make that one phone call to find out, she would have know otherwise. I call these types of breeders lazy a$$ breeders who instead of getting off their a$$es and checking on what they produce…. they just play dumb and blame it on something else or someone else. Had I found YT sooner and been able to recognize the red flags..and there were many. I wouldn’t have bought from this breeder in the first place. Since I have found YT I can sure pick up better on some of these red flag breeders.. Not to say, that even with being educated about the breed and what to look for. You can’t have a bad experience but your chance are better that you won‘t. I have also learned that those who claim to be 20 plus years breeding means little, if they don’t stand behind what they are doing. The only good thing that have come from my bad experience.... is I also breed and she has shown me the type of breeder I don't want to be. If you breed long enough we all know that somewhere along the line we are going to run across problems. At these times we need to get our heads out of the sand, make things right, better our breeding programs and move on Because … It's not the unpredictably in breeding that damages a breeders reputation, but how it’s deal with sure can.