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Originally Posted by FuzzyWuzzy  A lot of you are commenting on a situation you have not been apart of. I am here to tell my side of this story.
I bought my yorkie from Loretta in Dec of 07. I chose to buy from her because I wanted a yorkie for Christmas/my college graduation present. She always seemed to have yorkies available and she was one of the only people I could find that actually had a yorkie puppy available two days before Christmas. Maybe I should have thought more into the reasons she always has yorkies available but like I said, that was a selling point to me.
So I got my little boy yorkie (Gizmo) from him and he was an incredibly cute puppy. He is the perfect dog for me. He has grown up the past year and a half with me and I have had no problems with him. He has more of an athletic build then the typical yorkie but he has the softest hair of any other yorkie I've ever come across. He has been to the vet routinely since I've gotten him. He's gone through extensive annual comprehensive physicals and he is an incredibly healthy dog with no health problems. He is the best money I have ever spent. And if I had to do it again knowing what I know about Loretta, I would still buy from her if it meant knowing I would be getting the dog I chose before because I wouldn't trade my dog for the world.
I do not condone puppy mills or puppy brokering but you have to look at it like this: The puppy was born into this situation which you had nothing to do with. All dogs deserve a good home and not having to live in a shelter or bad conditions. You gave that dog (which came from a bad situation) unconditional love, companionship, and the life it deserved. The puppies shouldn't be punished for their caretakers mistakes. So by originally not really knowing the situation my dog was coming from, I can look back now and not regret my decission because I know I gave this puppy a stellar life.
Small dogs often have health problems even when they are bred and raised in an ideal situation. Anyone "brokering" in this large quantity of dogs is bound to get a few with health issues. Like I said, I don't condone these situations but as bad or whatnot as this person may or may not be, in the end they are simply giving these puppies a home. At least these dogs arn't ending up in the already overcrowed animal shelters without a loving home. Things could be worse. |
I'm sure most of them are at some point, or their offspring are since their irresponsible breeder is not having anyone sign a spade/neuter contract...