[evthompson]

Just thought I'd share my experience. I joined Yorkie Talk because my wee girl passed away. It was sudden and could have been prevented had our vet been on the ball. I was devastated. That was three months ago. I was really depressed and absolutely couldn't look at her pictures without falling apart so I came here to look at your babies. I also was searching for a reputable breeder because at some point I will get another wee one.
Someone was kind enough to send me a link for two Yorkies. They were tiny and that was okay because I'm always at home and we're used to the tiny dog shuffle. I was thrilled. Everything and I mean everything looked legitimate. I chatted with the man at length and my husband and I discussed it, deciding that we would take both pups. It was quite soon after Charlie died but I figured caring for new little ones would help heal me. Despite all of this, something was bothering me. I thought it was just feeling like I was missing Charlie and should wait.
Don't know what prompted me, but I decided to run his puppy photos through the Google image search. Wow. The puppy pictures were all over the place, originating from a different breeder entirely... who just happened to be a puppy mill (my opinion). Boy, did we dodge a bullet. But what a wonderful thing to be able to check out pictures in this manner when you aren't sure of a breeder. I know there are a lot of scams out there.
Just thought I'd share.
P.S. I'm still looking for a puppy and hopefully I'll find a little one here at Yorkie talk.