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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  That's EXACTLY how I felt when I was getting Sadie. I hadn't even seen her yet but her picture and picking her out from a picture of a litter made me fall in love with her. I 100% understand your hearts.
As for the lesson part of my posts because there is always something to learn about every situation, I really feel that in the future for both me and anyone new just getting their first puppy, that people need to check out their breeder thouroughly before ever taking a leap and meeting that puppy. Nearly anyone who sees a puppy for the first time will fall in love with it and feel like they've already lost themselves in love with those puppy eyes...esp a yorkie's eyes. We just have to be very careful that we don't allow ourselves to take that leap and meet the puppy. Who doesn't lvoe pups and want them rescued from a bad breeder and brought home to love and live with us? Everyone feels like that and no one has the strength to walk away from them. That's why I really suggest to not go meet a puppy until the breeder has 100% checked out as a reputable breeder. I hope we can all learn that lesson and some of us sure learned it the hard way. Once you know a yorkie's love it's a lot more easy to understand and to see why putting money in a breeder's hands that is only breeding for money is not something to do. But once you've fallen for a baby no one is going to blame you or hate you for taking them home. Not ideal, but totally understandable.
And OP i sure hope you know I don't hold anything at all against you because I did the same thing and know how you feel. |
That's exactly what I feel like I'm doing. I didn't research my breeder before I picked my puppy because, even with all of the reading I did beforehand, I didn't know any better. Knowing that if they don't sell, they go to a local pet store just breaks my heart. (I did NOT know this before I put my deposit down.) How could I turn my back on her knowing that that is a possiblity if I do? It's a totally emotional decision, but I can't imagine an alternative. I know better now, and if I had it to do over again I would definitely not jump into it so blindly and next time (because regardless of what DH thinks, there will be a next time
) it will be a much longer process.
I'm thankful I know better now, and I'm thankful that I have a great place to go to for advice. It makes me feel like "I can do this!"
