I ALSO purchased Chanel from this SAME BREEDER in 2002. Back then - I didn't research breeders and didn't know any better - but now know she is a Mill and only in this for profit.
I ALSO was told the fire story - she made it clear it just happened and she was just getting back on her feet ? Funny how you heard THAT in 1999 - and I heard it in 2002.
ALL her yorkies were shaved down to the skin so we really never saw what the mom looked like.
When we brought her home she was fine - within 4 days she started having major diareah and after calling the breeder Betty - she insised this was perfectly normal due to stress. Well it wasn't. By the time I KNEW my little baby was sick for real - we took her to the ER at 2am on a Sunday night and they said she would have died if not treated. She had coccidia which is passed from mom to baby - they told me ALL the puppies were infected and after many calls to Betty the bad breeder - She denied her puppies were ill and never answered her phone calls. I was also told Chanel would be under 6 lbs. She is over 10 lbs. with the thickest coat I have seen on a yorkie - very hard to keep up but I now groom her myself and we go layered !
this woman also operates with another woman and they play off each other - one will act like the other is not who you want to deal with - and after personal experience withe Betty - I reported her to the AKC - and the Richmond TX SPCA hoping they would go make her treat those poor puppies.
I STRONGLY advise people in TX to not deal with this woman !
http://www.lloversyorkies.com
After comparing notes with other people I am just very lucky my Chanel does not have health problems other than almost losing her the first week - she is healthy - but very big !! I love her soooo much and the only good thing I can say is her personality MORE than makes up for anything and she is the light of my life - VERY VERY SPECIAL !!!
I just talked to the person above -Jamie - who also posted about Betty and I know she loves her baby but they've been through alot with her !
We just this week found out we both got our girls from the same breeder - her in 1999...me in 2002 - I just feel so bad that her baby had 2 surgeries due to Betty's Breeding practices !!!