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Question by Twizzler
Submitted on 5/23/2004
Related FAQ: rec.pets.dogs: Yorkshire Terriers Breed-FAQ
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Where can i get a teacup yorkie for $500 or less
Answer by sasha
Submitted on 5/24/2004
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I wouldn't want one that was 500... that's way below the going rate
Answer by Ben
Submitted on 6/10/2004
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Considering buying a pup from
Yorkiepup.com (Jeff Dane)?
Consider the facts below.
1 - My first-hand experience.
Jeff is a puppy mill breeder who
presents himself online as a
compassionate and responsible
person, but once he has your
money, you're pretty much an
annoyance to him.
I bought a pup from him. It
died in 2 weeks from a
vet-confirmed birth defect. Jeff
was rude, uncaring, and blew up
when we asked for compensation for
the 700.00 in vet bills. Sound
like a compassionate person to
you?
2 - Do a google search on him.
See the SPAM that he posts
advertising his business. Also
take note that "other people"
often post on his behalf, but
textually sound a lot like Jeff
himself. Also note that Jeff
sells farm equipment. If somebody
starts speaking out against him on
a bulletin board, suddenly the
thread is spammed with a bunch of
farm-equipment information, and
the thread is locked. Also look
at the source code of his website,
might be of interest. His writing
presents him as more of a psycho
than a compassionate breeder.
3 - Jeff was previously in the
monster-truck biz, until he quit
because it wasn't lucrative enough
(all info taken from online
research, i.e. GOOGLE). So he got
into a more lucrative business -
puppy mills. In his words, "MONEY
MOTIVATES!!"
4 - After one day of posting these
messages, I have been contacted by
several other people who have had
similar experiences in buying his
puppies.
BE SMART. DON'T GIVE YOUR MONEY
TO A CON-MAN.
feel free to email me =)
Answer by lbear
Submitted on 6/19/2004
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We bought a dog a year ago from Jeff. My daughters yorkie pup died last year from another breeder. We thought we found a good breeder in Jeff. Paid a $1000 for Bart (notice all his pups have a rotation of names) He knew how important it was NOT to get a sick puppy. He did seem to rush us at his house. Not two hours after leaving on the trip home we heard a strange cough. We called him immediately. "He didn't have a cough at in my care." Told me to give him some baby cough med. Monday took him to the vet sure enough he had kennel cough. Long story short. This took 3 months to clear up and $1500 in vet bills. He almost died. Between the vet and I we had to give him nebulizer treatments w/meds 3 times a day. Anytime I called Jeff he was rude, said the vets were in it for money. My vet felt sorry for us and stopped charging. He's a great puppy now. But when we want to add another yorkie - we won't go back to Jeff.