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Originally Posted by JulesJoy  While I am very sorry for your mother's loss and could not imagine the loss of my own sweet little Yorkie, I feel your anger may be misdirected. My dog Bella is from Pixie Dust Yorkies and she is now 3 years old. I bring her back to Cindy any time I am out of town. My experience with Cindy has been exceptional and I will get another Yorkie from her when I am ready to. I also recommend her with any chance I get.
Bella is a sweet, good natured, and healthy dog. She is friendly and approachable. She faces situations with confidence because of the conditioning Cindy provided in the early years of her life. She socializes her puppies which I experience first hand when I drop Bella off for boarding and when I was allowed to visit Bella during the first weeks of her life. Cindy's home and puppy nursery are very clean and comfortable. This is not a case of an inexperienced breeder trying to turn a quick profit. Breeding Yorkies is not a hobby to Cindy, it's her career. Cindy uses one of the top veterinarians in the city despite the vet's office being in the very opposite end of where Cindy is located. Cindy charges what she does because of the time and care she puts into each puppy and the demand for her pups.
There will always be risks to purchasing a purebred dog. My first instinct upon the death of my dog would be to let Cindy know because she would not knowingly breed two dogs that propogate a genetic defect. I don't know how you approached Cindy about your situation, but if it is anything like your original post, I would not be surprised by Cindy's response. Anytime you threaten someone's livelihood or passion, I'm sure he or she would become defensive. This is especially true from someone who cares so much about her dogs and puppies. |
I too did not find the original post hostle. Based on recommendations contained with-in this thread the OP said she had contacted the breeder to let her know of the situation. The OP said Cindy was hostile towards her.
This quite frankly is a matter of *he said she said*, in all arenas; namely tone, actually what was said, and quite frankly even the ultimate FACT of what was cause of death. We know nothing of what testing was done on this 2year old, do not know if a necropsy was done to confirm cause of death, etc.
I will continue to recommend breeding pairs get BATS tested and I will also recommend puppies get BATS done at 6months old or earlier if they are symptomatic earlier. As we know 2 clear parents can produce a LS puppy, and unless you have tested the parents you do not know if they are clear prior to breeding them.