I answered an ad about yorkie puppies, I wanted to know more about the puppy and the breeder and this is just part of what they sent me:
" WE ARE NOT A PET STORE We work with a small group of breeders who we have put together over ten years. The puppies are Home Raised. It is not a coincidence that one puppy is cuter than the next, that's because we are very selective in our breeding programs and we strongly believe in "out line breeding". The puppies are NOT RUNTS, they are bred to be small. We can only give an estimated weight on the puppies since nobody can really know what their exact weight as adults will be. We base their weight from the size of the parents and the breeding background. We work with several registries, ACA, CKC, APR or AKC. Some puppies have "Champion Backgrounds".
New litters are available threw out the year—
We have SAFE shipping to most of the US for around $295--
our puppies are worth every penny to guarantee a lifetime of happiness
--what is that worth --$1 or $300 for a lifetime so shipping is a small price to pay for one of the best puppies you can find--"
The web site link they sent me is:
www.puppyparadise.com
This sounds like a puppymill to me........the web site says they will do "puppy parties" who in the heck ever heard of that? It makes my skin crawl....
They claim to have been "kitten & puppy consultants for 20 years."