Well, I didn't recognize the Fancy Pups name but I was curious since it was in Texas so I went to look at the site. I clicked on "about us" and as soon as that picture popped up, I knew who it was. Their names are Jon and Jimmie Rascoe and they are in Manvel, TX (right outside Houston). That's who we got Tatum from 5 years ago. I can only tell you that we are very happy with Tatum. Besides the fact that she's got the best personality (for us), she's not had one single serious health issue. By that I mean anything hereditary or breed-oriented. Our search for a Yorkie pup was a little scary and I was quite naive about the breed. We almost got suckered in by a lady named Betty (she's been discussed here at great lengths) but after leaving her house (or dump) puppy-less, we went to the Rascoe's house (we saw their ad in the Houston Chronicle). We were actually very pleased with the house and with Jimmie (the woman) and we were shown the parents (or so she claimed - I guess you never really know for sure) but I was told that the other puppies were out in the kennel. From a quick glance, it looked like a big building that was probably AC controlled and all of that but like I said, I was naive about the whole thing and didn't ask a lot of questions. I do know she/they bred other breeds because she had a dog (can't remember the breed right now) in labor in the house when we were there. They seemed very caring and the puppies that she brought into the house for us to look at (because I told her I was looking specifically for a female) looked to be very well taken care of. Jimmie showed us how to trim Tatum's ears and did it for us (although they had already been trimmed previously) so that we could see exactly how to do it. She also sent us home with a new tube of Nutrical and gave us the speech about what it was for.
Maybe more than you wanted to know but I just wanted you to know that someone has had experience with them. I don't know if I would buy from them again - I honestly can't say - but what we did get from them is 100% lovable, healthy Yorkie. Good luck in your search!
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