[BonBon]

Originally Posted by Fatalivy

Hi everyone
I am looking to purchase a female yorkie and went to a breeder's home yestderday. Just wondering if this is what is meant by BYB.

She has a little house built outside that is surrounded by a wired fence, so they can go in and out of the little house. The fence is divided where there is only 2 adults pups per wired cage, but they all have access to a portion of the little house where they sleep and somehow it's set up where even if they go into the house, they can not get to each other's side. Does that make sense? She has about 8 adults and and 7 puppies.

Well, I wasn't comfortable with the fact that they are all kept outside even these 8-12 wk puppies although they are separated from the adults. And she told me about how she aquired one dog from a puppy mill. I was also looking at a very small female who's 8 wks and she was letting her leave at this age, plus she's estimating this pup to reach about 3 lbs. I don't want one that small and the fact that she lets her leave this early, made me uneasy. Who's to say her other dogs didn't come from a puppymill. So, needless to say, I'm not getting any from her. So, I'm still searching. Sorry this is long. Thanks for reading.

You have good instincts. She's got a setup intending to make money from these poor dogs, and she's obviously not concerned with their health history or lineage if she's acquiring breeders from puppy mills.