Hi, I'm new here, and I noticed the posts talking about this puppy purchase and Kim's name. I belong to several different Yorkie groups on Facebook, but this is the first Yorkie forum I've ever joined. Anyway, I know Kim Balas, and have known her for 15+ years, as I have purchased three dogs from her. My first was a retired girl, 3-1/2 years old, and I had no idea what I was in for, as I had never had a Yorkie before. I've always had fairly large dogs: a Great Pyrenees, several Boxers, etc. (I am and always have been, an animal lover.) My daughter and her husband are both veterinarians, and since I knew very little about Yorkies, my daughter went with me to Kim's home to check out the girl I hoped to adopt. I say I had no idea what I was in for, because this Yorkie became the love of my life, something I never anticipated. Since that time, 15 years ago, I purchased two more dogs from her, both puppies. The last puppy I purchased is our little girl Sunnie, who just turned three. Over the course of these 15 years, I have been to Kim's home numerous times. My daughter has accompanied me at least 3 of those times. On one visit, she helped microchip many of Kim's Yorkies. My daughter has told me many times that Kim has the best Yorkies she's ever seen ... not "some of the best," but THE best. This is my daughter:
Our Doctors I am sorry that Kerryn915 feels as she does, but the Kim Balas she has described is NOT the Kim Balas I have known -- and have known quite well. Her Yorkies are truly part of her home, not kept in one little room in cages. Kim always freely walked my daughter and I through her home so she could show my daughter her Yorkies and acquaint her with her breeding program. Her dogs are healthy, beautiful, and extremely well-socialized! There is absolutely nothing like sitting down and being swarmed all over by 10 or 12 beautiful Yorkies at one time, all vying for love and hugs. I honestly cannot understand why Kerryn915 has chosen to say the things she has said, because the Kim Balas I have come to know genuinely loves and cares for her Yorkies, and the behavior and conditions Kerryn915 has described are in no way even close to what I have EVER observed in ALL the years I have made the 12-hour trek to visit. One last note; my visits were not one-hour-in-then-out type visits. My daughter and I would stay nearby, and our visit with Kim Balas would be over a couple of days. I have known many breeders over the last 30 years of my life, and have visited more breeders' homes than I can count. I have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Kim Balas to anyone.