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StriRy · 06-08-2013, 09:25 AM

If you read my info we just recently got Riley from a neighbor. The only paperwork we get for him was a predigree certificate and his first 2 puppy checks. Riley had remarkable hair quality and beautiful eyes. Both vets we have taken him to always comments on how beautiful of a yorkie he is. Last night I was looking over his papers bc I started to question why he was so big for a yorkie (he's 12.4lbs) thinking well maybe he was just born a bigger boy. He has horrible joint problems in both hind legs and I thought it was just associated with his size. The more I read the more my stomach started to sink.

Our Riley was born in march 2008, by May 5th 2008 he not only had kennel cough he had such bad kennel cough he had a collapsed trachea. He was also on that same date purchased by a petland store in fairfax VA. I went back thinking wow that's really young to have been weaned, not only was it really young it was quite a distance he traveled. Riley was bred by Karen Silkwood in Oxly MO and by 8 weeks he was trucked to a pet store in fairfax.

Is he purebred or inbred? For us, it honestly doesn't matter. We love him as is and he's a great pet. What bothers me is this person who calls the self a "breeder" would breed dogs is such deplorable conditions to point an 8 week old has a collapsed trachea.

I tried to look her up and found another forum from a year ago with her named mentioned. Come to find out, she's a "commercial" breeder AKA a puppy mill. I also found where she has a case against her for a beagle she bred.

How is this legal? How can we take these types of places down? Those poor pups it just makes me so sick!

06-08-2013, 09:25 AM	#1
StriRy Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2013 Location: Va beach, va, Us Posts: 44	Karen silkwood breeder? Is my dog a puppy mill dog? Yes. I believe so. If you read my info we just recently got Riley from a neighbor. The only paperwork we get for him was a predigree certificate and his first 2 puppy checks. Riley had remarkable hair quality and beautiful eyes. Both vets we have taken him to always comments on how beautiful of a yorkie he is. Last night I was looking over his papers bc I started to question why he was so big for a yorkie (he's 12.4lbs) thinking well maybe he was just born a bigger boy. He has horrible joint problems in both hind legs and I thought it was just associated with his size. The more I read the more my stomach started to sink. Our Riley was born in march 2008, by May 5th 2008 he not only had kennel cough he had such bad kennel cough he had a collapsed trachea. He was also on that same date purchased by a petland store in fairfax VA. I went back thinking wow that's really young to have been weaned, not only was it really young it was quite a distance he traveled. Riley was bred by Karen Silkwood in Oxly MO and by 8 weeks he was trucked to a pet store in fairfax. Is he purebred or inbred? For us, it honestly doesn't matter. We love him as is and he's a great pet. What bothers me is this person who calls the self a "breeder" would breed dogs is such deplorable conditions to point an 8 week old has a collapsed trachea. I tried to look her up and found another forum from a year ago with her named mentioned. Come to find out, she's a "commercial" breeder AKA a puppy mill. I also found where she has a case against her for a beagle she bred. How is this legal? How can we take these types of places down? Those poor pups it just makes me so sick!