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Originally Posted by rox626 It is sad when people can't trust each other but it's a fact of life. I got Debbie at her breeder's home from an ad in the newspaper. I saw her mother and father and sister. They told me that they had her grandparents (mother or father's, I don't know) at the home and did bring out Aunt Samantha. They lived in a beautiful town home and I assume that the Grandparents were in the garage but they didn't take me in there or bring them out so who knows what that was like.
Even with seeing what I did, can you really be sure the dogs that are introduced as the parents, really are? After all none of them can actually tell you that it's true or not. (Just stirring up the pot and adding in a dash of paranoia)
I think your safest bet no matter how you meet the puppy is to familiarize yourself with how a decently bred yorkie puppy is supposed to look at the age it is supposed to be. Size can differ but look for teeth and coat quality (hair length). If you've done your research, it will be very difficult to be taken for a sucker.
People that don't know better have been sold tiny puppies at very young ages, being told that they are older than they are. If they had known better, they would have known this puppy was only 6 weeks old rather than 10 or whatever. As far as papers go, there are lots of scam artists and if you don't know any better, it can be very easy to be scammed. |
Great post!
That makes so much sense. You really don't know if the dogs you're seeing are the parents (caught your paranoia I think). But doing the research and knowing what to look for is the wisest way to buy a dog. I bought Max from a pet store, and he could very well be a puppy mill dog. I made the mistake of going in "just to look and maybe hold one." I knew I wanted a yorkie and was going to do the research, etc., but wanted to see what the pups looked like. Needless to say, 2 hours after I held Max, he was living with me. Fortunately, he checked out healthy at my vet and has been fine since.
This is probablty the dumbest way to buy a dog, but I've been blessed and got lucky.
Judy