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Originally Posted by SassyAnn101  I for one am not a member of any (click) here or any where else for that matter. I come here for knowledge (and to admire the lovely babies). When Flirt was first listed I thought she was very cute, and believed that she was with a caring family who was trying to find a better life for this little girl. I actually hoped that Tae would get her, but then I read all this, and I really am shocked. I do not know anything about this breeder, but after reading the ads on puppy find I believed that she was the seller of these puppies and was selling on the CH status of the sire. I went her website, and fell in love with Gambler. He looks like my Chip and after looking at his pedigree I see that he has some of the same lines as Chip, but knowing that a breeder will cross breed throws a red flag to me who would be a potiential buyer looking for a puppy, seeing the words Purse Puppy would be another red flag to me. Any experienced breeder should know this would reflect back to her either way positive or negative. Another thing that bothers me is the OP and the breeder is all hung up on Flirts size. Sure she is small, but its not all that uncommon. Four out of my Six are that size, and from what I see over half of Yorkie Talk has yorkies that size too.
I feel for Tammy because of the position she is in with Izzy. I have been very lucky that all my babies came to me healthy and I did not have this to deal with, well until I got Haley back in December. Haley got sick right after I got her. I took her to our ER Clinic here and they said she had several problems including a grade 4 luxating patella in her back leg. When I contacted the lady who I got Haley from she was very hurt and shocked. She offered to pay for her treatment, or do what ever I wanted her to do. She never mentioned taking Haley back. She stood by Haley, but understood that I loved her too. Luckly Haley did not have a luxating patella! but it was nice knowing she came from a great family before she came into mine.
After saying all this, my opinion should be understood.
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Your opinion was very well said.
I noticed the 'hung up' on size too....and wish everyone would think VERY CAREFULLY when going for a tiny......READ ALL That may be involved in having one this small and even for those that aren't tiny - read and research. Yorkies are not cheap !
not to mention all the price fluctuations ...I understanding lowering a price - but not increasing a price on a whim or how things happen to be going at that particular time. We're talking about a living being. A good home should always be the motivating factor when selling puppies.
Tammy - Izzy is a doll - and yes - with VERY Curly hair - but I feel even sorrier that she has health issues - people don't fully understand how heartbreaking it is knowing your dog is or could be in pain - let alone the COST involved in treatment....They aren't something that these breeders should take lightly.
ps....I didn't see any 'poor me' posts by you Tammy - but I DID see them in the for sale ads....I feel bad for anyone dealing with health issues - but again - it shouldn't have a thing to do when placing a puppy. If someone has too much on their plate - maybe it's time to take a BREAK.