[susanvant]

Greetings! I found this site while doing a search for Pam Brummitt, unfortunately it was after I had purchased a yorkie puppy from her. After reading 10 pages of comments, I found out she raises poodles, brussel griffons and yorkies, she has numerous websites. And no one picks up their puppy at her home, it's always at an old office building.
I purchased two tiny female yorkies (1.3 lbs) from Pam, $1200 each, one for me, one for my daughter. She said that one, named Jenna was a little finicky. That was an understatement. Jenny would not eat, I tried everything. I called Pam and bought every dog food she recommended, I took her to the vet. It got to the point I had to force feed her through a syringe and give her Karo syrup every few hours, which I did routinely for three weeks. I've had tiny yorkies all my life and never saw this kind of behavior. One morning I woke up and Jenna was stiff, cold and foaming at the mouth. I immediately got the Karo syrup and forced it into her mouth. I warmed her with water and even tried mouth to mouth. She began to move and I rushed her to the vet. They ran many tests including one for a liver shunt, the bill was over $400. The 3 vets in the practice suggested I contact the breeder because something was just not right. After more calls and e-mails, Pam agreed to take the puppy back and she said she would replace her with a similiar one. She had a new litter with a puppy just like Jenna that would be ready to go home in a month. Again I made the twelve hour drive to KY and back to drop her off.
On December 19th we went back again to pick up the new puppy. She brought Jenna along to pick-up site, and asked if we'd rather have her back. I asked if she was eating. Pam said the only thing she would eat was fried chicken, she went out once a week to buy it for her. I asked if it was healthy to feed a puppy fried chicken all the time. Pam said it's OK if it's all they'll eat and it keeps her alive. Pam assured me she would never try to sell her to anyone again because she was so small and wouldn't eat properly, she said she'd worry too much.
The replacement puppy is 8 weeks old and already weighs 2.5 lbs. She's very large with big ears that fold over and a long snout. She will not be the small "teacup" sized yorkie I had hoped for. Pam said I could breed her....that's not something I want to do.
But after reading through the many pages of postings regarding Pam, I'm being treated just like the others who have crossed her, she tells me the "Lord" needs to take the anger from my heart, she prays for me, but of course she can't refund my money. She only raises puppies to praise God and feels unfortunate to have to deal with awful people like me.

The new puppy, is also sick. she's had liquid diarreha since I picked her up. The vet said she is loaded with coccidia. Pam said it's due to stress, the vet said it's due to unsanitary conditions. Please read this article.

How is coccidiosis prevented or controlled?
Because coccidia is spread by the feces of carrier animals, it is very important to practice strict sanitation. All fecal material should be removed. Housing needs to be such that food and water cannot become contaminated with feces. Clean water should be provided at all times. Most disinfectants do not work well against coccidia; incineration of the feces, and steam cleaning, immersion in boiling water, or a 10% ammonia solution are the best methods to kill coccidia. Coccidia can withstand freezing.
Cockroaches and flies can mechanically carry coccidia from one place to another. Mice and other animals can ingest the coccidia and when killed and eaten by a dog, for instance, can infect the dog. Therefore, insect and rodent control is very important in preventing coccidiosis.

And get this.....to my surprise I looked on Puppyfinders yesterday and Pam Brummitt has Jenna listed for sale at $1500, the puppy she said she would never sell again. And she boasts that the puppy has had all it's shots and even a liver shunt test....of course, THAT I PAID FOR. I left a review, stating only the facts and she had it removed....so much for website rankings, I guess you can only leave a 5 star review or the breeder can have it removed. She sent me an email this morning threating legal action for slander FOR TELLING THE TRUTH. (She did also say that she only bred puppies for God, and not for the money, which, of course, is ALWAYS non-refundable.)

So now I have another innocent, puppy. I can't help but love her, yet I would have never picked her out from a litter, or spent $1200 on her. And she's sick, which means more vet bills.