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05-12-2010, 01:34 AM | #91 |
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| I am going to complain,this is outrageous. |
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05-25-2010, 06:12 AM | #92 |
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| micro yorkies from Korea Hi, I'm new Yorkie Talk and need advice. My mother, who is in her 60's saw a gal in Beverly Hills with a very tiny Yorkie. The gal said the Yorkie was imported from Korea and was only 2 lbs at 9 months old and would not grow any bigger. This happened several months ago, and my mom still talks about that dog. My sister and I have been trying to find such a dog for our mom, who is widowed and a breast cancer survivor, so we are willing to go to extra expense to give her the surprise of her life. I joined Yorkie Talk after reading your recent posts about Posh Fairy Tail which was one of the places we were considering purchasing from. When I google the places we are considering (Luv Puppy in Seattle, T Cup Island in Canada , Lux Puppy in Canada, and Posh Fairy Tail in VA, no consumer complaints show up. If the puppies these places sell are so bad, wouldn't there be some consumer complaints that my sister or I would find? Thank you all in advance for the clarity I know you can bring to this situation. Maybe we need to use a different search method? |
05-25-2010, 07:13 AM | #93 | |
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Wow! Your mom sounds like a real tropper, and you sound like a caring daughter who wants to give her mom the best. You stumbled upon a great website! Here are a few threads any new owner should consider: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ead-first.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ead-first.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...uch-thing.html http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/yor...ease-read.html As for your question, some people don't rate breeders or pet shops, or importing breeders, unless a catastrophe happens. If the pup is sick and gets better with meds, it's generally kept quiet. If the dog has a congenital disease and gets sick later in life, ignorant owners chalk it up to a bad experience. Why is importing puppies so bad? Same reason having puppies in the pet store is horrible. Since you have settled on this breed, I suggest you also read the YTCA website. It is the mother club that sets the standard for the breed and breeders. Two of the biggest rules that is often broken is breeding with one feature in mind (ex. tinies) and separating pups from their mother and siblings too soon. Let me explain. When people breed for tiny, micro minnie, or "tea cup" yorkies, their only interest is producing small dogs without any consideration that a puppy that small will need special care for it's entire life. Smaller ones are more fragile and you need to have constant care for them. Also, when a breeder breeds for tiny dogs, all they see is two small dogs, put them together in hopes of producing more small dogs. They don't breed for soundness and you are in danger of purchasing a very sick puppy. No health or genetic tests are done in these cases. That does not mean that a tiny puppy can't be healthy, they are just more at risk. Some of the great breeders that breed to better the breed and for healthy puppies every once in a while get a tiny dog from their breedings. I also want to remind you that the Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog to begin with. The standard calls for a size 7 lbs and under. My boy is right at 7 lbs, and he is small. I buy him preemie clothes and then tailor them to fit him properly. 7 lbs is still small!! On to separating pups from moms. YTCA calls for puppies to stay with mom a minimum of 12 weeks. This allows for puppies to gain important socializing skills. When dogs are shipped, they are torn from their mothers at 6-8 weeks of age. WAY TOO SOON!!!! If you search through the threads, owners with younger puppies often come here for help with sickness or behavior problems. There is a post from one of the most awesome breeders on YT that explains a puppy's development but I can't find it right now. I'll search for it for you to see. There's a lot more information and all of it can be found here on YT. Feel free to browse around, and I hope my post is helpful!
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05-25-2010, 07:13 AM | #94 |
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| Where exactly would you expect to find complaints? Sure the USDA and AKC police their registered breeders up to a point. Is the breeder even registered with them? Even then, they don't regulate the health of the dogs. There is no magical, universal database of bad breeders and complaints against them....so where exactly would you expect to find this information? There are quite a few members who are very knowledgeable regarding Yorkies who have given this breeder's practices Does that hold no value for you? Furthermore, if you have been searching for a Yorkie for sometime, then you must be at least somewhat familiar with indicators of shady breeders and the standard for the breed (And if you are not, then you should research further before actively trying to find a dog. How are you going to select a quality dog with limited knowledge of the breed, ya know?) Common sense....this breeder's site states they purposely breed dogs to look like "hello kitties" and to have 'big eyes' and to be 'extremely small.' What part of that sounds right to you? |
05-25-2010, 07:48 AM | #95 |
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| This whole thing keeps getting more and more bizarre. The owners of this "place" are supposedly Ginger Turk and Soojin (Jina or Jeanna) Callies, located in VA...Also known as MalteseFairy, Glenn Allen, VA. One of the contact numbers given for Ginger (561-202-45XX) also shows up all over the place for an Al Turk in Florida for a Fence Repair Company. Also traces back to this add in Sacramento posted today asking for donations to help care for a kid that was abandoned? Teenage Boy Needs Donations |
05-25-2010, 11:07 AM | #96 |
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| If you check the Ripoff Report or SqueakyWheel.com you will find plenty of warnings about unscrupulous puppy breeders/sellers selling everything from huge Danes to little Frenchies. But, again, nothing about the places I asked about in my earlier post. I'm just a guy trying to get information and mean no offense to the standard breed of Yorkie by asking about the tiny ones. From my online research it seems that most all modern dogs were bred to have a certain appearance and size (s**tzu's flat faces, Bulldogs big heads, etc.) So, if a tiny version of the standard Yorkie could be created WITHOUT HEALTH PROBLEMS, why not? That's why I was asking if anyone has had personal experience good/bad with the places I mentioned. I hope if you have, you will please share. If you check the Ripoff Report or SqueakyWheel.com you will find plenty of warnings about unscrupulous puppy breeders/sellers selling everything from huge Danes to little Frenchies. But, again, nothing about the places I asked about in my earlier post (Posh Fairy Tail, Luxe Pup, Luv Puppy, Tcup Island.) Again, I mean no offense. |
05-25-2010, 11:17 AM | #97 |
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| WTH...Thats just CrazyFoundation Please read this before purchasing a pup from any of those Breeders (Greeders) you mentioned. Yorkshire Terrier Club of America (Awards) |
05-25-2010, 02:13 PM | #98 |
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05-25-2010, 02:21 PM | #99 | |
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05-25-2010, 02:49 PM | #101 |
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05-25-2010, 03:32 PM | #102 | |
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09-20-2010, 09:51 AM | #103 |
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| I realize this is an old thread, but I just got a respose from a member here who is apparently an associate of this "breeder." It seems as if she feels she was misunderstood based on the information I shared in one of my previous posts and was kind enough to further explain (below). For those who were shocked by this breeders site and her "Hello Kitty" teacup dogs, perhaps this individual could help as she apparently knows the breeder well, helps her with her business and purchased a dog from her. I'm writing you in regards to a comment you had posted about me Ginger Turk. I would first like to state that you need to get your story straight before bashing someone. First of all, I'm not a breeder. Soojin (Jina) from PoshFairytail was a customer of mine who purchased my designs for her yorkies and maltese. I also purchased a puppy from her for modeling for my business and as a pet. I became friends with her over a period of time and due to her not speaking English well, she asked if I would help her with handling her calls since people contacting her regarding her puppies had a hard time understanding her englsih. Since I have a Poshfairytail puppy and know they are healthy and well socialized, I was more than happy to help a friend. Second, Alan Turk is my husband and we have a fencing Co. He occasionally would use my classified account for my business to advertise for jobs and get bids. Third, "donations to help care for a kid that was abandoned". This is not what the ad I posted said. We had a teenage boy join our family for a while due to being sexually and physically abused. Due to us having a large family and not being prepared to take in another child I posted an ad asking for items to help him feel more comfortable while living with us. At the time we did not have additional money to go out and buy him everything he needed. Thank god there are wonderful people out there that found it in their hearts to help. So the next time you decide to post negative comments about someone and don't actually know what you are saying, DON'T. Ginger |
09-20-2010, 10:26 AM | #104 |
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| Wow, I went back to the first page to see what this was all about and saw the picture attachment and I couldn't go any farther. If that truly is an actual dog... ::shudders:: I feel sick and sad and revolted all at the same time! Those poor babies... |
09-20-2010, 12:04 PM | #105 |
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