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Originally Posted by pstinard

There is NO WAY I would pay $800 for a puppy without papers. Way too many red flags. She is too small, you haven't seen the parents, and even if they do manage to show you some "parents," there's no way of knowing that they are actually the real parents. There is no way of knowing whether or not she is a purebred Yorkie. And selling a dog in a public place? NO WAY!

Amen to all of that.

Public place?!?! Instant red flag. Puppymillers, greeders and brokers who don't want you to see their breeding facilities because they are often shockingly dirty, unhealthy and overpopulated by sick and neglected dogs who never see the light of day - let alone not ever living as beloved family pets - are the only people who don't want you to come to their home, see their facilities, see the parents, see the health certs the breeding dogs have been given by the vet, and don't care to have you sit down, visit and get to know what kind of person you are and home situation you have for the puppy. ANYONE who will sell you their dog without getting to know you via a questionnaire, interview and checking your references and finding out whether or not you measure up to owning their dog is just selling to quickly get rid of the dog, make money as soon after the whelping as possible and could care less about the kind of home that baby is going to. That kind of breeder isn't breeding to better the breed or doing their darndest to produce the healthiest, best-tempered dog possible or trying to ensure it goes to a responsible, loving home where it will be well-cared for all of its days. I wouldn't do business with that type breeder.