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Originally Posted by princessizzy  When i read your post...I thought for sure you where writing about me..lol.. Because that how we got Izzy.... I just have to say that before I ever came to this website I really didn't know much about puppymills...I knew they were out there But never thought of it being in someones home...
I too CAN NOT pay 1000.00 for a puppy, so I was looking for somthing more in my price range. I did find Izzy and i called the person but they lived 4 hours away and NOT knowing then what I know now...I asked her to meet us half way..... Make a long story short, although it was LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT, she stunk worse then I have ever smelled a dog. I could not even hold her on whole way home  My hubby did... When I washed her 5 different times to get the smell out and we had to shave down her mouth because it stunk SO BAD... ( I have pics. on my page, she's holding a bear in her mouth)
Izzy did come with papers But the breeder told me she thought she had a hernia by her belly button and that why she was willing to go down in price. She did go to the vet and NO WARMS, NO Hernia etc... very healthy pup...
Here's my point, I wish that i would have gone to this womens house because now im always going to wonder...But Isabella (aka Izzy) is a healthy happy spunky 9 mouth old yorkie pup... And thats all i can ask for... I'm sure your friend already LOVES this puppy to death...hopefully the puppy is healthy. Thats all you can ask for  |
The problem is that "bargain" puppies usually don't stay healthy. It can take years before their genetic time bombs from poor breeding start going off. That's when the big vet bills begin.
The best thing you or anyone with a puppymill or backyard breeder puppy can do is to start putting money aside in a special savings account for future vet bills. Start right away while they are still healthy so you are prepared.