Experience with Teddy Bear Faces or Court Ash Yorkies?

[Lorraine]

Originally Posted by LilYorkieMomma

I ask because someone recommended CourtAshYorkies to me but they had not actually purchased from them. I was wondering if anyone here had purchased. I don't want a teaspoon dog. The TeddyBearFaces one has so little information I wasn't sure if it is a "boutique" or broker or something.

From my experience you can't believe most breeders when they tell you a dog is going to be tiny. Usually they say that and the dog ends up being normal size. So I usually ignore the weight and look at the dog or weigh it myself and talk with my vet. So many breeders claim their dogs don't get past 2 pounds and then you talk to people that own the dogs and they are like 4 or 5 full grown. Also, some breeders are saying the dog is full grown at 6months and I have never had a dog that completely stopped growing at 6 months. Sometimes when you get it they are not feeding it properly either so it will gain when you take it home. Or they are selling you a dog that is younger than they are saying it is. I'm not new to tiny dogs I know breeders can play tricks. My main concern is a healthy dog.

If you aren't looking for tiny but are looking for healthy, the two websites you posted or ones like those are not where you are going to find yourself dealing with someone reputable.
Why not find a reputable breeder who isn't a broker and doesn't advertise teacups, etc and does give health guarantees that they will honor? And is honest about their dogs and knows their lines very well?

[Lorraine]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

In advertising there is a technique known as "snob appeal." It's where you set your product apart from others by charging way more for essentially the same product. This actually works, and many people fall for it.

I use to have a plant business, and I bought the pots from a potter, one day while visiting his shop, he said that he was going to throw away two pots that didn't come out right. He said that I could have them for free. I decided to test this snob appeal theory, and doubled the price of the ugly pots. Sure enough, they were the first ones that sold at the plant party, bought by someone who was extremely label conscious. It's like she had no real taste of her own, but if something was expensive, she thought it must be more valuable or better than the other things. So, when buying a pet, beware of advertising gimmicks used to set a breeder apart from the others. There are certain qualities you should look for in a breeder, if you do this, you can be pretty sure of getting a fabulous dog, that is the size you want.

That is an excellent observation Nancy and you are absolutely right in what you have figured out here.
Unfortunately, people that are 'label' consious don't care if they are buying plant pots, clothing items, or live animals like a 'teacup' Yorkie. Unfortunately, the tiny yorkie is not actually an accessory like a bracelet but actually requires a lot of extra care, cannot be carted around in a bag all day. Unfortunately, many with this type of personality soon lose interest in their purchases including a puppy especially when it poops and guess what, poop stinks.
All that is why I will never entertain the idea of selling to someone purposely looking for a 'teacup' or want as small as they can find despite my warnings. Yes, occasionally I have ended up with something that is 3 1/2 to less than 5 lbs full size, but I never breed purposely for them and they don't go anywhere until about a year old, already spay/neutered, health checked.

[Litllam88]

Even the man that I met at the vet's office with his tiny yorkie has to worry about hypoglycemia and anything else that comes up. It's suppose to be less than two pound full grown. But, I guess they wanted a "teaspoon" and paid the price. He regrets it... I don't think people really think about it before they jump into buying such a small dog....and spending so much money... He said that out of the whole litter, his was suppose to be the healthiest...

[msjagg]

OMG!!! I could see my husbad if I told him I found a puppy that we have to make payments on!!! I think she charges so much to pay for her meds...She's insane!!! $7000.00 for a puppy who is not champion sired or have champions in their Bloodline... Did'nt you love the way her site glitters, it's from all the gold she's charging for her puppies!! The way our economy is and people pay that for a puppy???? I feel sorry for the little darlings. I'd stay clear of her, She seems to be in it for the $$$ and not for the LOVE of the breed!!!!! How VERY sad....

[Lorraine]

I decided to check out Courtash yorkies. I guess she isn't getting her prices.
Check out this ad on Kijiji
yorkie male pup - Denver Dogs & Puppies For Sale - Kijiji Denver, Colorado

Gets really interesting when you click on View Posters other ads at the bottom of that ad.
Kijiji : Poster's Ads.

[Litllam88]

$650 - $700 is a Biggggg difference from her website of $6500 - $7000 for a puppy. Like I said in an earlier post, someone told me that she never receives that much, but actually places that price on her website after the pup has sold. It does give people the impression that her future pups are "valued" that much more than others and some people may actually be willing to pay the price.

Her prices posted on puppyfind.com for the exact same puppies are alot higher. Very inconsistent.

Puppyfind.com

[yorkielvr41]

You know I thought the same thing, I don't think anyone should be selling a yorkie for $6,000.00 . Unless they poop gold turds, geez

[YoRkiE Te aMo]

Did u see that there too same ad ...trade the yorkie for a quad???
What the heck !


Kijiji : Poster's Ads.

Originally Posted by lorraine

i decided to check out courtash yorkies. I guess she isn't getting her prices.
Check out this ad on kijiji
yorkie male pup - denver dogs & puppies for sale - kijiji denver, colorado

gets really interesting when you click on view posters other ads at the bottom of that ad.
kijiji : Poster's ads.

[Lorraine]

Originally Posted by YoRkiE Te aMo

Did u see that there too same ad ...trade the yorkie for a quad???
What the heck !


Kijiji : Poster's Ads.

I know, I did see that little trade proposal. Yikes! Kind of indicates how much these puppies are valued for good home placement, not!

[Litllam88]

As far as I know, the only time a dog is sold for over $5000 (and sometimes more) is if it is a Champion (possibly multi-CH, ROM, ROMX), has an outstanding pedigree, is high profile (on magazines, calendars, articles etc.) and in high demand by other breeders.

I don't believe any of her dogs meet any of these...

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by PrestigeousYT

I haven't, I still have both of my arms and legs
Good luck

I needed a good laugh tonight! This was the one!

[Emmalove]

I have purchased a healthy 2.5lb Yorkie from Teddy bear Faces! Let me start by saying they are truly wonderful too there dogs. They don't have all the info on the site because they want you to contact them if you’re interested. They do refuse to give you a dog if they feel that you can't provide a good home. There just like any reputable breeder they do want to make sure your going to take care of their dogs. AKC sent me papers that showed both her parent are champion show dogs. I can understand allot of people wouldn't pay that much for a dog but that’s people's choice. I flew to LA where Teddy bear Faces is located and saw how clean and caring they are. They are very welcome to it! You just really need to communicate with the owner if you’re truly interested. I've talked to many Reputable breeder and allot of them will up the price on a smaller dog because that’s what most people want. I'm not speaking for everyone but I bought from Teddy Bear Faces and I couldn't be happier!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Emmalove

I have purchased a healthy 2.5lb Yorkie from Teddy bear Faces! Let me start by saying they are truly wonderful too there dogs. They don't have all the info on the site because they want you to contact them if you’re interested. They do refuse to give you a dog if they feel that you can't provide a good home. There just like any reputable breeder they do want to make sure your going to take care of their dogs. AKC sent me papers that showed both her parent are champion show dogs. I can understand allot of people wouldn't pay that much for a dog but that’s people's choice. I flew to LA where Teddy bear Faces is located and saw how clean and caring they are. They are very welcome to it! You just really need to communicate with the owner if you’re truly interested. I've talked to many Reputable breeder and allot of them will up the price on a smaller dog because that’s what most people want. I'm not speaking for everyone but I bought from Teddy Bear Faces and I couldn't be happier!

I'm always a little suspicious when someone's first post recommends a breeder, how old is your dog? How did you find Yorkietalk?

[Emmalove]

My dog is 2 years and 7 months. I have no relations to teddy bear faces i just bought my baby from them 2 years ago, and I couldn't of been happier. I knew about Yorkietalk from a girlfriend here in Dallas, Tx. I sometimes like to reading threw all the threads and I found this thread and I wanted to reply too it. So I joined in order to reply.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Emmalove

My dog is 2 years and 7 months. I have no relations to teddy bear faces i just bought my baby from them 2 years ago, and I couldn't of been happier. I knew about Yorkietalk from a girlfriend here in Dallas, Tx. I sometimes like to reading threw all the threads and I found this thread and I wanted to reply too it. So I joined in order to reply.

Well, I know a website, has the capability to know where they are getting their hits from, and since this thread has a link to Teddy Bear Faces, they could easily find this thread. Sometimes the breeders will respond to negative threads, and have their friends respond as well, vouching for them. They always act like they just have happened along and found the thread. Glad your experience was positive, but even a poor breeder occasionally gets lucky.