As usual there is always the "other side of the Story. This little girl that has the health problems was purchased in Dec. of 2004. I, the breeder was never contacted about any health problems until this month - August 12th, 2008 at 3:05 pm to be exact by e-mail. So the whole time when she should have been letting me know what problems were going on with this little girl, she never said a word. As soon as she e-mailed me a very ugly e-mail - probably egged on by some of the responses she got to her posting here - I took her e-mail to my vet and ask him to look it over - remember I had not heard ANYTHING from her before this month and she has had this puppy for 3 1/2 years. My vet and my vet tech requested that she send her medical records for the puppy - but she has yet to agree to do so. I also ask her why she didn't keep me posted on her puppy's problems as I tell everyone who buys a puppy from me that I am always there to answer any questions they have. But she did not tell me why she didn't communicate her unhappyness - she only told everyone else (on this site plus a few other Yorkie sites)
My goal is to always have the happiest, healthiest puppies possible.
I also contacted as many of the owners to the siblings of this puppy as I could to see if they were experiencing any health problems. The replies I received were very positive that their little dogs were doing great. So then I went further and checked with some other people who bought from a different litter that these same parents have to see if they had any health problems there - again, they all said that their puppies were doing great and that they LOVED them. Several of these family have bought serveral of their very loved pets from me over the years and yet I have not had any health issues with any of them. In fact this letter that I was sent regarding this puppy (just this month remember) was the first time I have ever had something like this happen. Of course it was very upsetting as I had no idea this had even happened. I only wish she had contacted me at the beginning. but she didn't talk to me or my vet and still refuses to speak with my vet or have her vet speak with my vet concerning these problems. I did tell her about the underbite before she bought her in case she didn't want to get her since she had that. I do not sell a puppy without the new family knowing everything that I know about the puppy - but I exect that many of you are already prejudging me - so the truth doesn't matter to some of you, but maybe it will matter to some people. As far as being a Christian. I don't expect any one who is not a Christian to understand this - but the the number one reason I will be honest in every way I can is that even though a person can be fooled, God can't be. And it is God I have to stand before when I die - and when I am standing there, I want to be found as faultless as possible. I also want to treat people the way I want to be treated (that is able Biblical) which is not what has been happening here by others.
I know there are some of you that will prejudge me - but that is between you and God (even if you don't believe in Him). I have done what is right and if Tonya had come to me in the beginning instead of just blasting me this month for something I knew nothing about - I would have done my best to do what was right with her. But she chose not to do that. In fact before her puppy even had any health problems she was critizing me for her little girl having larger ears and an underbite that she knew about. I didn't know about any hernia - the puppy did not have a hernia when it left here nor when she had her first vet check - or she hopefully would have told me at that time. I would not be writing this but I don't appreciate being smeared by people who don't know me and don't bother to check with my vet to see about my honesty, the care of my dogs or the way I raise my puppies.
I would hope that dog loving people are fair and considerate, but I guess not all are that way. Tonya was complaining about this puppy to everyone but me from early on. Just maybe there are two sides to every story. My vet also couldn't believe that her vet would charge $3000 for the surgery. If she had contacted me before having the surgery and we had spoken with my vet then maybe she would not have paid this.
The only way I know about this link is that I was fooling around on the computer earlier this year (2008) and found my site listed on this web site. I went to it to see why and that is when I saw her complaining about the looks of her little girl. At that time she didn't say anything about the health problems her puppy has recently experienced, but since she will not send my vet her puppies medical records for him to check over, I don't even know when these injuries happened. Just like she is mad at her previous vet - she seems to be out to be mad at anyone she can be mad out due to her little dog's problem. As I told her, I am very saddened about her little one. I would never intentionally sell a puppy knowing there were any genetic (if the problems are even genetic) health issues. As with a child - there may be one child in who knows how many that come up with medical problems that were not expected. Of 8 years of breeding puppies, this is the very first time I've had this happen to me - just wish I had known so I could have handled it in a good way instead of being blasted when I was never even given the chance to work with her on this problem. My health gurantee is meant to be fair for both me and the new puppy family - in fact her guarantee was much more leineint then the one I have now - and my vet will tell you that I will bend over backward to help anyone with their puppy. But I can't do anything about something I don't know about. I don't wish any bad feelings toward Tonya, but if we smear someones name as she (and some of you) have done to me - I think it's fair to hear both sides. I do love my Yorkies! I am a stay at home "doggy" mom after being a stay at home - home schooling mom to my 4 daughters who are now adults and on their on - I have to nuture - that is why I raise puppies.