What an interesting story, and I loved the part about Megan putting a puppy on the computer as a wallpaper with the words "I NEED him!" running across the screen. Who could resist that?
I really had no idea what a puppy broker was until I came to Yorkietalk, to me this is the lowest of the low, some of them may start out as breeders, but find that brokering dogs is where the real money is found. Some have several different websites that appeal to the buyer who wants a "Classy Teacup", others that appeal to home spun families and have names like "Lil Pumpkin Pups", and others appeal to buyer on the budget, "Rock Bottom Yorkies", different websites, different names, and pictures, and prices, but the same yorkies, from the same puppymillers. Brokers are very savvy today, and probably wouldn't admit to traveling to Missouri to pick up the yorkies, so people have to be more careful than ever. I always recommend visiting the breeder's home, a Yorkie is a 16 year investment, the purchase should not be rushed. |