Just an update for those who are interested:
Carrie Sawyer has added a few things to her website which I found interesting. They could be a response to the complaints against her, which just shows that we're finally getting through to people and warning potential buyers about her deceitful behavior. Word is getting out, and that can only be a good thing.
1.) She's addressed those who have been complaining about her, and she mentions that some of her accusers come from animal rights groups...which is rather stupid of her, really. I mean, honestly, should she really be broadcasting the fact that animal rights people are getting involved? If she wasn't doing anything wrong, if the only ones complaining were random liars, why would animal rights people even care?
She mentions that she's had over 2,500 clients over the last six or so years...is it just me, or is that not also a red flag? That many puppies in barely more than half a decade? How can she pretend she cares about each individual dog when she churns out that many?
She also claims that the sick puppies had non-life threatening conditions...which is obviously why so many died or came close to death. Riiiight. Mine was one of them. Sorry, but that's a load of crap.
And my favorite: She mentions that she's registered with the Better Business Bureau, and that she has an A rating. Assuming she wasn't operating before that and didn't just register in 2003, she's still blowing smoke in our faces. I checked with the BBB. Her A rating was given in 2006--nearly four years ago! (You know, there's a restaurant near me that claims the same thing. They say that they were given a clean bill by the health department, and they proudly display their A rating. Problem is, the place is a cesspool and has barely managed to stay open since. That A of theirs is half a decade old, as well, and their current rating is a C. They hide that one behind the drink machine.) I'm sorry, but even assuming she earned that rating, too much can change in so many years. It means nothing, and if that's the best she has to offer, I'm questioning her integrity all over again.
http://www.sawyerpuppies.com/carrie-...matchmaker.htm
2.) She now has pictures of her kennels on her website. Assuming those are even hers...well, that's not helping her any. The kennels are only shown from a distance, and we only get to see the outside. And what we do see isn't great, because she has a bunch of dogs left in what are basically long pens. Sure, maybe the dogs are getting fresh air...but dumping them in a pen like that is not the same as giving them proper exercise or socialization. If she thinks that's acceptable...well, we already know that she doesn't care for her animals.
3.) She no longer advertises mixed breeds, but that doesn't mean she's not selling them. And even so, she now has Chihuahuas and Pomeranians for sale. A good breeder doesn't try to focus on more than one or at the most two types of dogs, and yet she keeps branching out. She already has four breeds...and that's still just assuming she's not crossing her dogs.
She's absolutely a mill breeder. I just hope that we can continue helping others know the truth before they consider buying a dog (especially a Yorkie) from her!