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Originally Posted by EmmaSophia  I'd like to make a couple of points, then I'm done with this thread. The decision on my part has been made mostly because the points most people are making on this thread are just not true.
1. She's not running a puppy mill. The dogs she owns live with her in her house. They are spoiled rotten. They are groomed regularly, fed top of the line food and are loved by her and her family. These are pets, not caged animals. I've seen it. I've been there. Do these dogs in the pictures look like they live in a cages? I've seen it first hand, they live on a couch or doggy bed and have free run of her house. Also, she doesn't have all these dogs at her house. Some of them are owned by family of hers or close personal friends.
2. She offers a year money back guarantee for any reason and stipulates right of first refusal, meaning if I decide to get rid of the dog, she gets first choice at taking her back.
3. She spends hundreds of dollars per month getting her dogs groomed.
The truth is always somewhere in the middle but many of you are "doomsdayers" and think this is like Vietcong prisoner of war conditions. It's not. It's probably better you not go off on people until you know the truth. I appreciate those of you who say keep an eye out for "these red flags" and say what to look for and not look for in a breeder.
Trust me, I've done months of research looking for the right dog. There's no way in hell I would buy a dog from a puppy mill or prisoner of war camp. I chose this breeder because I felt she truly bred dogs based on health of the parents and love for the dog. I got the feeling from other people selling dogs locally that they'd had a litter of dogs so they could make a few bucks. These were what I call "hobby" breeders or people that have a litter occasionally from the same two dogs because they think it's fun and could use the money. This particular lady doesn't really need the money but she does enjoy the breed, her dogs and helping other people. That's my sense. I'm done. |
I am a little confused by some of your replies. You asked us what we thought and then gave her website. But then you say that she is reputable even though there have been many red flags raised. How can you say her pups are spoiled rotten when she has tiny little 3lb and under females running around going to give birth? These are not mice we are talking about or even her pigs these are yorkies and many people with multiple years of experience breeding them have warned and warned how bad it is to breed these tinies. She says in her reply that she is not breeding runts but true tiny dogs. Ok where does she think that tiny came from to begin with? I am so saddened that a seasoned Yter would come here and condone this practice. It is almost like a purposeful endorsement of this and I say it lightly "breeder".