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YvetteC · 05-17-2017, 12:59 PM

I purchased what was supposed to be a "highest quality" "tiny, small" teacup yorkie puppy in Jan. 2015 for $1,500 from Yorkiematch.com. I was told by Jason Hill, that she would be 5lbs or less as an adult but no guarantees (of course not) When I met with Jason, he had 2 puppies and neither of them looked to be the same dogs listed for sale on his website. He assured me they were the same dogs, they were older now than the pictures and since I promised my kids this puppy for their bday, I went against my better judgement and took one home (She was greasy and smelled of urine but got a bathed at home, right away). During the first week she seemed a bit lethargic and had diarrhea, but that cleared up with a little TLC. A few weeks later I phoned Jason regarding the fact that her hair was shedding (quite a bit) and questioned her being purebred as I hadn't received the CKC papers yet. Btw these are CKC reg not AKC. AKC is a lot more strict when registering dogs, as CKC is more lenient. Always go with AKC registered puppies!! (Also, I had (still have) 3 other yorkies at the time since they were puppies, so I kind of have an idea of what they look like during the different stages of growing) He again assured me purebred dog. By the time she was 2 mos she was looking less and less like a yorkie. I again questioned Jason as I was requesting the Registration papers. He stood by his words of her being 100% yorkie. To me, at this point I was searching yorkie mixes online and she was looking more like a chorkie (chihuahua/yorkie mix) hair still shedding and body colors not changing from dark black on her trunk and deep copper in ears chest and legs, her hair very wiry and not the typical silky yorkie hair. By the time she was around 2.5mos, I had a DNA test done on her and it came back 100% yorkie. At this point groomers were telling me she was an Australian terrier and she really did fit the bill. I just didn't believe the DNA results either, because looking at her, she doesn't look 100% yorkie
Today Coco is 2.5 years old. I have determined that she is a Red Legged Yorkie aka Short coated yorkie. She weighs 11pds (no where near teacup size). She will never be able to been shown in any dog show because of the color and texture of her wiry hair that will never grow longer than 2 inch on most her body, her ear hair doesn't grow at all. Also, it's looked "down upon" to breed her because she could mess up the coloring in the blood lines. So if your looking for a puppy to mature into a show dog or a "highest quality" dog or even for breeding purposes, be very careful where you purchase. From what I've read, good trained breeders that "specialize" in this breed can/should be able to identify these traits in "their" dogs/puppies before selling them off as something else and will price them accordingly. I have made a complaint to the BBB, which has resulted in no resolution. My husband urges me to take it further. At this point its the principle, and there needs to be some sort of repercussions to wronging others. I do have a lot of time on my hands and am gathering info, speaking to other upset customers (there are many) and speaking with other local Yorkshire Terrier breeders. I am learning quite a bit about the yorkie breeding business and dotting my i's, crossing my t's.

05-17-2017, 12:59 PM	#24
YvetteC YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2017 Location: Az Posts: 4	got bamboozled too I purchased what was supposed to be a "highest quality" "tiny, small" teacup yorkie puppy in Jan. 2015 for $1,500 from Yorkiematch.com. I was told by Jason Hill, that she would be 5lbs or less as an adult but no guarantees (of course not) When I met with Jason, he had 2 puppies and neither of them looked to be the same dogs listed for sale on his website. He assured me they were the same dogs, they were older now than the pictures and since I promised my kids this puppy for their bday, I went against my better judgement and took one home (She was greasy and smelled of urine but got a bathed at home, right away). During the first week she seemed a bit lethargic and had diarrhea, but that cleared up with a little TLC. A few weeks later I phoned Jason regarding the fact that her hair was shedding (quite a bit) and questioned her being purebred as I hadn't received the CKC papers yet. Btw these are CKC reg not AKC. AKC is a lot more strict when registering dogs, as CKC is more lenient. Always go with AKC registered puppies!! (Also, I had (still have) 3 other yorkies at the time since they were puppies, so I kind of have an idea of what they look like during the different stages of growing) He again assured me purebred dog. By the time she was 2 mos she was looking less and less like a yorkie. I again questioned Jason as I was requesting the Registration papers. He stood by his words of her being 100% yorkie. To me, at this point I was searching yorkie mixes online and she was looking more like a chorkie (chihuahua/yorkie mix) hair still shedding and body colors not changing from dark black on her trunk and deep copper in ears chest and legs, her hair very wiry and not the typical silky yorkie hair. By the time she was around 2.5mos, I had a DNA test done on her and it came back 100% yorkie. At this point groomers were telling me she was an Australian terrier and she really did fit the bill. I just didn't believe the DNA results either, because looking at her, she doesn't look 100% yorkie Today Coco is 2.5 years old. I have determined that she is a Red Legged Yorkie aka Short coated yorkie. She weighs 11pds (no where near teacup size). She will never be able to been shown in any dog show because of the color and texture of her wiry hair that will never grow longer than 2 inch on most her body, her ear hair doesn't grow at all. Also, it's looked "down upon" to breed her because she could mess up the coloring in the blood lines. So if your looking for a puppy to mature into a show dog or a "highest quality" dog or even for breeding purposes, be very careful where you purchase. From what I've read, good trained breeders that "specialize" in this breed can/should be able to identify these traits in "their" dogs/puppies before selling them off as something else and will price them accordingly. I have made a complaint to the BBB, which has resulted in no resolution. My husband urges me to take it further. At this point its the principle, and there needs to be some sort of repercussions to wronging others. I do have a lot of time on my hands and am gathering info, speaking to other upset customers (there are many) and speaking with other local Yorkshire Terrier breeders. I am learning quite a bit about the yorkie breeding business and dotting my i's, crossing my t's.