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Originally Posted by afeelinfit  I have actually had quite the opposite experience with Kim Balas and Mistibleu Yorkies. I own not one, but three beautiful healthy boys from her. From the time we received our first born AJ, Kim has always been helpful and returned every single one of my calls and emails. My dogs are well adjusted Yorkshire Terriers and range from 3.5-5 pounds. They NEVER seemed as you said malnutritioned, or socially dysfunctional. With every puppy purchase our dogs were neutered and sent with a clean bill of health. She also supplied puppy food and some toys as well. (Special added touch).
I am sorry about the unfortunate breaking of your dog's leg, but I find it irresponsible to blatantly post such horrible unfounded accusations about Kim and Mistibleu Yorkies.
My husband and I personally picked Ziggy, my third Yorkie up from Kim. The Yorkies were not crated in a small room as you suggested but walked around freely. Her dogs were free fed and I know for a fact that in addition to kibble, she would also feed them boiled chicken.
I would buy every single Yorkie or any other dog from her because I know she genuinely cares about the dogs she breeds and puts a lot of blood, sweat and tears into the entire process from conception to the sale of the puppy.
I highly recommend Mistibleu and am completely satisfied with the purchase of my THREE dogs. |
I'm glad that you had a good experience, however mine was the total opposite. My dog was extremely malnourished, dirty and had an ear infection and a pre existing leg injury which resulted in the break. This was confirmed by the vet and when I contacted Kim she said that I should just go with casting the leg and not the surgery. I even forwarded her the X-ray so she could show her vet and then never heard back! Probably bc he also disagreed with her. Both vets that I consulted said that casting would be an absolute waste of time. I was devastated! I paid $1500 for him and a reputable breeder would have wanted the best treatment for one of their dogs. In fact I've heard of breeders refunding some or all of the money paid to put towards a costly surgery bc they want the best case for their dogs. This happened the first day I had him home! I spent $3000 for the surgery and luckily he is completely healed or we would have had to amputate. She may have been a good breeder at some point but she seems more like a puppy broker to me. She has no pictures available of any adults and all the puppies she has available are over one year of age. In fact I was told mine was 10 months old and the vet said he's def closer to 2 years bc of the condition of his teeth. He had all the classic signs of being separated too soon from the mother bc he is very unsocial and terrified of everything. He is doing much better now and I'm just glad that I was able to afford the surgery bc if not he would have been surrendered to a rescue that would have been able to give him the surgery he needed to save his leg. Would a reputable breeder want that to be the fate of one of their dogs?? She has not once checked to see what happened to him or how the surgery went. Of course she was a completely helpful person before the money was in her hand sweetie! That's the bottom line of her business the money!