I have to admit, I got lucky with Tatum. I wasn't aware of the puppy mill situations or just hadn't paid much attention before being on this site so I really wasn't screening my breeder too much. I did know to ask to see the parents (which I did) and ask a bunch of questions but if she would have been a miller, I probably wouldn't have figured it out. This was a lady in Manvel (sp?) on the edge of Houston, TX. Tatum has turned out just as perfectly as I had hoped with not a single health issue (knock on wood!). She cost $950 which just about made me choke at the time but it seems like a pretty fair amount after hearing other's prices. We also recently got Stormie, an Australian Shepherd, from a first-time breeder in Dallas who got her female from the Cut-N-Loose breeder (Stormie's daddy is at Cut-N-Loose too if anyone knows of that group of champion work dogs). She cost $500. Amazing how it seems that the bigger the dog, the lower the price. I really need to post some new pics of Tatum and Stormie together. They are hilarious! I can definitely see why ya'll enjoy have two Yorkies to watch them play and interact. What I like is that they can play so hard together outside but then only Tatum gets to come in and then she's my little only cuddle bug.
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