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sherile · 03-07-2010, 12:47 PM

Ok, all the stories I read on here talk about looking, seeing and falling in love. Mines different. The ad in the paper said 1 1/2 yr old male & female, must be sold together, breeders do not call. We had lost our first yorkie a month or sor earlier. I called because I wanted 2 and $600 was a good price. I went over to the lady's house, in a nice neighborhood. She said they had bought them for their children and now a big dog had moved in next door that the neighbor was not containing and she was worried they would get hurt. Now I know she was tired of dealing with puppes. In her kitchen, in a play pen were 2 puppies. We think they got them to breed, had 2 litters and decided it was too much trouble. When I got them home, OMG. Harley had such big knots, I had to take scissors to him and poor Isabel. You knew she had been to the groomer around Halloween because she had a halloween bow in her topknot. I got her at the end of February! It was so matted, I had to cut it off and she was pretty bald for a while. They were just 1 1/2 and Izzy had already had 2 litters. No vet papers, no shot records. So we feel we rescued them. I had her spayed and Harley neutered and it has been the best $600 I ever spent. I can't imagine them not being around. Harely got killed, so I startd looking for a companion for Isabel - she had never been alone - and, again, an ad in the paper - 6 mo old male, neutered all shots AKC $500. I will be honest and tell you, the price was the factor, although I was looking for a male puppy and 6 months was a good age. We got Moses - what a deal, only $500!! Well a broken leg, amputation and $1500 later, he's our sweet baby and we wouldn't trade him. But I never knew to check breeders or anything. I know where Harley and Isabel both came from, and both of them should never have been allowed to breed, Izzy has a humpback and Harley had bad knees, but still, they were so sweet I just had to have them. So now Isabel and Moses rule the house and everyone in it!

03-07-2010, 12:47 PM	#47
sherile Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Pewee Valley, KY Posts: 48	Ok, all the stories I read on here talk about looking, seeing and falling in love. Mines different. The ad in the paper said 1 1/2 yr old male & female, must be sold together, breeders do not call. We had lost our first yorkie a month or sor earlier. I called because I wanted 2 and $600 was a good price. I went over to the lady's house, in a nice neighborhood. She said they had bought them for their children and now a big dog had moved in next door that the neighbor was not containing and she was worried they would get hurt. Now I know she was tired of dealing with puppes. In her kitchen, in a play pen were 2 puppies. We think they got them to breed, had 2 litters and decided it was too much trouble. When I got them home, OMG. Harley had such big knots, I had to take scissors to him and poor Isabel. You knew she had been to the groomer around Halloween because she had a halloween bow in her topknot. I got her at the end of February! It was so matted, I had to cut it off and she was pretty bald for a while. They were just 1 1/2 and Izzy had already had 2 litters. No vet papers, no shot records. So we feel we rescued them. I had her spayed and Harley neutered and it has been the best $600 I ever spent. I can't imagine them not being around. Harely got killed, so I startd looking for a companion for Isabel - she had never been alone - and, again, an ad in the paper - 6 mo old male, neutered all shots AKC $500. I will be honest and tell you, the price was the factor, although I was looking for a male puppy and 6 months was a good age. We got Moses - what a deal, only $500!! Well a broken leg, amputation and $1500 later, he's our sweet baby and we wouldn't trade him. But I never knew to check breeders or anything. I know where Harley and Isabel both came from, and both of them should never have been allowed to breed, Izzy has a humpback and Harley had bad knees, but still, they were so sweet I just had to have them. So now Isabel and Moses rule the house and everyone in it!