I really am so sorry for the problems you had with your puppy. I know how much I love my two Yorkies, and I sure understand how worried I would have been if I had anything happen to them. I wasn't trying to imply that you are a liar, more that, I didn't agree with you when it comes to this breeder. If everytime someone disagrees with someone, it makes them a liar, then the shoe would fit us all. As I have stated, I have been to her house many times and didn't see all the shaved dogs, dogs kept outside full time, and most of all, I didn't meet a person that doesn't care about her dogs or the people she sells them to. I met a very caring person that really loves her dogs and does her best to make sure they go to good homes. As far as her house burning down, it burnt down on Christmas Day while her, her three young boys and her husband were out visiting with family for Christmas. If all the dogs had been kept outside then she wouldn't have lost all her dogs. The fact is she lost her dogs, her home, and her Christmas for her family. If you bought your dog right after this happened, then I would not be shocked at all if she was a little off. I am sure it was awful to worry like that about your baby yorkie, but if she was not there for you as much as you needed, I would only guess that she really was off due to her loss of home and everything she owned and loved. It sounds like she tried to explain her hard times in attempt to reach out to someone with her pain, and you took it as a scam. All you had to do, and still could do, is call the fire dept there and ask if her home and dogs burnt down to the ground on Christmas Day. Then to top it off, some man that nobody seemed to know came in and took her puppies during the fire and put them in his car for safe keeping, never to be seen again. They came home later that night to find their home gone and her dogs gone. I am not saying that this makes what happened to you any less stressful, but I will say that maybe, just maybe you didn't catch her at a great moment??? I know her well enough to know that she would have made you some kind of offer to make things right. As far as your puppy being sick, she does have all her animals vet checked, so I would think that you got those papers at the same time you picked up your puppy. I am not here to debate what happened, because I don't know what happened to you. I do know that Betty is a very caring person. Sorry that you didn't get to meet the real Betty, but she isn't anything like you said. I am not calling you a liar, but maybe if you lost your home, all your dogs, and had to see the faces of your children coming home to a burnt out Christmas, then maybe you might see how she could be a little off when you needed her, but don't be to sure thats who she is, until you meet her on fair grounds. I am not sure who this Sandy person is, but Betty doesn't have a partner in crime as you seem to think. Betty has her own dogs and I can only guess if she sent you to someone else, it was in an attmept to help you find what you were looking for. Yes, I would consider Betty a friend of mine. If I bought an animal from you I would also want you to be my friend as well, it helps to know your breeder. Once again, I am sorry for the problems you had, but the " house burning down story" wasn't a scam, it was a very sad day for that family, and all you had to do is make a phone call to find out the truth about that. You still seem to have a lot of anger about Betty, and I would love to know if you ever tried to talk it out with her? She really is a cool person, and I bet you are too. Maybe if you took the time to check out her "house story" and looked into yourself to see how you would have been during that time, then maybe you might see that she really isn't the demon you think you met. It was funny, because she has a picture of you, and your dog that you bought from her on her wall. I really think she loved how lovely you and your dog looked together. Sounds like she did care and maybe with bad timing things went wrong? Like I said, I don't know what really happened to you, I just want others to know that their are two sides to every story. I do wish you the best with any and all your babies. I hope I didn't upset you, but it was upsetting to hear something about someone like Betty who I know is a very good person with a great love for people and her dogs. You seem to love your dogs very deeply, to still feel the pain that you feel. I only ask that maybe by taking a deeper look into things, maybe you may even see things in a better light. As for anyone that thinks they can breed dogs and never have a problem, all I can say is, you have never bred any kind of animals. Sometimes a vet may miss something. Sometimes even a breeder may miss something. Next I guess is where you either have to have faith in others or not. If something goes wrong, is it because the person is bad, or is it because there was a mistake? I can't answer how you feel, but I know many vets and breeders have had those opps moments, and the Betty I know would have tried to work something out with you. Maybe I am all wrong? Maybe she has faked a friendship with my family for the last 15 years? If she is a fake, she should stop selling dogs and go into acting, lol... I do hope you the best, really my heart goes out to both of you. Any bad times in this life only rob us of a great moment. Best wishes to you all
