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Lovetodream88 · 03-07-2012, 04:30 PM

I did some research about the breed to know it was the best choice for me with asthma and allergy issues and my grandma who has copd. But I did not research breeders because I never knew the extent of puppy mills and brokers, I thought puppy mills only sold there pups at pet stores. Well obviously I was wrong because I got Callie from a broker who got there pups from a puppy mill after learning everything from YT I went back and researched her "breeder". I love Callie had she is very smart and I could not imagine my life without her but we have had some health problems. She has had to get LP surgery as well as her ACL partially tore and the other one is expected to tare within a year. She is not standard she is 16 pounds and has floppy ears. She also has pretty bad allergies. We meet the broker in a parking lot and Callie is not AKC. Never saw her parents, never saw where they lived didn't realize how important that was until finding YT.

03-07-2012, 04:30 PM	#5
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,249	I did some research about the breed to know it was the best choice for me with asthma and allergy issues and my grandma who has copd. But I did not research breeders because I never knew the extent of puppy mills and brokers, I thought puppy mills only sold there pups at pet stores. Well obviously I was wrong because I got Callie from a broker who got there pups from a puppy mill after learning everything from YT I went back and researched her "breeder". I love Callie had she is very smart and I could not imagine my life without her but we have had some health problems. She has had to get LP surgery as well as her ACL partially tore and the other one is expected to tare within a year. She is not standard she is 16 pounds and has floppy ears. She also has pretty bad allergies. We meet the broker in a parking lot and Callie is not AKC. Never saw her parents, never saw where they lived didn't realize how important that was until finding YT. __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!