[lil miss molly]

Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

i see you are in kentucky. I am too and I can tell you right now that people here don't give a hoot about your babies being healthy as long as they are cheap. i don't sell mine cheap and most people know it. i have only sold three puppies in our fair state. Most of the people here that contact me, get turned down as unsuitable for one of my babies. i can tell within two minutes of talking to a potential buyer, if i will let that person have my baby or not. Most breeders in kentucky don't even know their own bloodlines or what Liver Shunt and some other things yorkies get are. BUT, if you want to be a reputable breeder, you need to research, you need to test all your adult dogs and you need to know your bloodline backwards and forward. once you have that knowledge, you need to offer a health guarantee when you sell your puppies. you need to set yourself above the rest of these so-called breeders in ky that are just putting two dogs together and letting them tie. When you have puppies to sell, you need to screen your homes and don't just sell to anyone that comes along with money in their hands. once you do all that, you can view yourself as a reputable breeder and even then, others will say your are a backyard breeder so be prepared.. right now, the kentucky papers are full of four hundred dollar dogs. you need to have a better quality dog and puppies than what we normally see here in Ky. i am not fussing at you but speaking from one Kentucky girl to another. we have a different culture than most people on this board but you can raise quality puppies and be a better breeder. If people call me about my puppies and seem surprised by my prices, I tell them the paper is full of cheap, less quality dogs than what I have and by all means look there. if I can help you, please let me know

Thank you for your input.I am all too familiar with liver shunt I had bought a little boy from a breeder in indiana he was adorable i fell in love with him immediatly.I should have know something was wrong because he was so cheap but I was new and didnt know better iguess.Any way we brought him home and 3 weeks later he started acting very strange I took him to the vet and had the test done and he was diagnosed with liver shunt.About a week and a half later he passed away.Do you screen your babies for that stuff before you let them go home?Do you give money back or another puppy and how long do you give them to come back on you?I have seen your web site very precious little furbabies.Do you have trouble finding your babies homes? Again thanks for the info.alot of people dont want to share advice.