I just bought myself a 12 week old Yorkie male for Christmas. I found the puppy in the newspaper. They are a rare breed here where I live. You can imagine my surprise when they only asked $500.00 for him. They are usually $800.00 to $1000.00 in this area. The breeder lived about 100 miles from me and the directions were down dirt roads so against my better judgement I did not drive out to her place to look at the puppy when she offered to bring him to me. He was the only male left. I know the importance of seeing both parents and the living conditions. I asked a lot of questions and she assured me she was not a puppy mill. I asked her to please send me pictures of his mother, father and any older siblings so I could see how he may look full grown. He is a beautiful puppy. I would post a picture of him but my digital camera is not working. I had to call her a couple of times before she finally sent me a picture of her mother. She did not send a picture of the father or siblings. I have no doubt that he is 100% Yorkie but what alarmed me was the picture she sent me of the mother. She told me she took it that day just for the purposes of sending it to me. The mother looks terrified all huddled up in the back of a cage on concrete. She looks so cold. I don't understand how people can treat animals like that. I am so glad I bought Romeo, I just wish I could save his mother. It sure looks like a puppy mill to me. before I got Romeo I was worried that my adult female Yorkie and female Maltese would be mean to him. When I sat him down in front of the food dish he began gobbling up the dog food and growled at the adult females when they came near the bowl. He does not appear thin at all and the vet has given him a through exam with no bad findings. I am going to attach the picture of the mother she sent me to get some feedback on if you think I should report her. I am not a trouble started and I know she could have been camera shy but I get sad everytime I see her picture. Thanks in advance for any advice.
