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Litllam88 · 12-30-2008, 04:48 PM

I've left a deposit with Courtash Yorkies a couple of years ago. Never got it back, never got a puppy. She does alot of line breeding to keep the size of her pups small. I have spoken to her and she had told me that when she needs to, she looks for inexpensive broods and then breeds her males to them to get more dams and then after a while, re-sell the inexpensive brood as a pet (keeping the female pups) and then breed the female pups back to her males to bring down size.

I had changed my mind after a couple of other breeders told me their experiences and not-so great quality puppies with her. I was sent photos of the pup that this breeder's friend had purchased, which was very cute as a puppy, but then fell apart and turned out to be big, big ears, big nose etc.

They told me that she does alot of in-breeding to get the smaller sizes that alot of people are looking for. I was also told that the prices posted are not the real prices that she actually receives for them. Some of the breeders that I have spoken to who know her (who are also members of YT), told me that she never gets $6500 for a puppy and that it's just an inflated number....but who knows, maybe someone who doesn't know any better really does pay that much.

I did meet this man at the vet who had a yorkie pup that he purchased from a pet store in Fontana, CA. He wouldn't tell me how much he paid, he appeared to be embarrased. When I asked if he paid over $3K, he said yes, but wouldn't tell me any more. His female pup was less than a pound and was about 3 mos. old. He was bringing her in to the vet because she has a hernia and he says her hair is thinning.

Anyways, it's up to you if you would like to use her or not. I chose not to. She was very nice on the phone and has tons of info, but after learning what I did, I just prefered to get a better quality puppy and had changed my mind.

12-30-2008, 04:48 PM	#27
Litllam88 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2008 Location: CA Posts: 40	Courtash Yorkies I've left a deposit with Courtash Yorkies a couple of years ago. Never got it back, never got a puppy. She does alot of line breeding to keep the size of her pups small. I have spoken to her and she had told me that when she needs to, she looks for inexpensive broods and then breeds her males to them to get more dams and then after a while, re-sell the inexpensive brood as a pet (keeping the female pups) and then breed the female pups back to her males to bring down size. I had changed my mind after a couple of other breeders told me their experiences and not-so great quality puppies with her. I was sent photos of the pup that this breeder's friend had purchased, which was very cute as a puppy, but then fell apart and turned out to be big, big ears, big nose etc. They told me that she does alot of in-breeding to get the smaller sizes that alot of people are looking for. I was also told that the prices posted are not the real prices that she actually receives for them. Some of the breeders that I have spoken to who know her (who are also members of YT), told me that she never gets $6500 for a puppy and that it's just an inflated number....but who knows, maybe someone who doesn't know any better really does pay that much. I did meet this man at the vet who had a yorkie pup that he purchased from a pet store in Fontana, CA. He wouldn't tell me how much he paid, he appeared to be embarrased. When I asked if he paid over $3K, he said yes, but wouldn't tell me any more. His female pup was less than a pound and was about 3 mos. old. He was bringing her in to the vet because she has a hernia and he says her hair is thinning. Anyways, it's up to you if you would like to use her or not. I chose not to. She was very nice on the phone and has tons of info, but after learning what I did, I just prefered to get a better quality puppy and had changed my mind.