I was wondering about what was going on with Korea, bc when I was first looking around on the internet for yorkies, I came across this website...

Teacup Puppies and Boutique and Teacup Yorkies

I was blown away at how much they were selling these dogs for...they are even more if the dog makes it to adulthood and is small. I get the feeling that they scam a lot of people and their dogs end up being a lot bigger than they project them to be. It also states somewhere on or about that this Korean breeder is specifically picking out the smallest of the small to send to this broker. I know some people are disgusted about this broker, because he had talked about someone spreading lies about him.

This broker gets his puppies shipped from Korea and they look very familiar to another breeder of yorkies and maltese that was talked about on YT~and this breeder was Korean too.


And now...here in another thread(and other part of the world), there is yet one more puppy broker getting her teenie tiny micro mini teacup yorkies from Korea.


What I don't understand is how they can get their pups in a country this little. Isn't there a quarantine time here when animals are traveling. Don't dogs have to sit for months??

You'll be shocked...imported dogs do not need to be quarantined.
https://help.cbp.gov/app/answers/det...luding-puppies

Here's a thread from YT awhile back w/a lot of the Korean puppy mill/ online info: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...-supplier.html

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lol.. ah.. if yoy would have read my post correctly then you WOULD KNOW that i said i BOUGHT a puppy from her. oh and i was talking to YOU mimiMomo. You are obviously just jealous of her Beautiful Puppys that she has... And yes you were saying that her photos are photo shopped and that they are unhealthy because she is a broker.. you think that if in fact her puppys had alot of health issues that she would be STILL doing ?? i think she pould have alot of unhappy customer that would take her to court for selling unhealthy puppys to people. GIVE YOUR HEAD A SHAKE! get yoyr facts straight before you decide ti asdume such nonsense about a person that you have never met.

WHAT???! I am not jealous of her, you've got it wrong...I was saying that most of the pics that these kind of brokers & puppy mill sites have are photo-shopped. Plus the puppy you get will NOT be the same puppy in the pics. All I was saying were in generalization of brokers & puppy millers, nothing personally about this Betty person...YOU get it right! How dare you come on here supporting a disgusting puppy miller & pointing your finger @ me!

I didn't mention anything about their health...I'm logging off now, have better things to do than waste my time responding to you. Best of luck w/your pups, hope you have pet insurance.

By the way I forgot to say....welcome to YT BETTY :).

Dealing with a broker or greeder of so called "teacup" breeders is to deal with those who deliberately breed for tiny dogs to jack up the price and care little about the health of the breeding male and female or the health of their parents, grandparents or the current litter of puppies and deliberately mislead prospective buyers with unfounded claims of health and "eternal puppy looks" in the dogs. They often deliberately breed very undersized females despite warnings from respected veterinarians and other toy-dog breeders and risk the females' lives just to produce the tiny puppies. They rarely check the credentials of the worthiness of prospective buyers of one of their puppies, not caring about their future lives - just wanting a payday. Buy for the health and temperament of the dog, not size or looks only, with long lines of healthy dogs only in the pedigree and from a respected, reputable breeder well-known in the fancy, who only breeds to improve the Yorkie breed.

So maybe the reputable YT breeders can educate me on this point. This breeder/ broker stated that most breeders induce their dogs before their due to get micros. This does not seem correct although the dog would be smaller at birth would they not attain normal size as they grew. Also if you induce for smaller size you are also effecting the internal organs as well so you are stunting growth and development which leads to health problems. I have heard of people lying about the age of a dog to trick buyers into thinking they are smaller but they are just younger so they have not grown as much.

Try not to let fans of dog brokers and those that breed for all the wrong reasons upset you. You and others here are warning others who haven't yet fallen victim to these types of brokers and greeders to stay away from anyone who breeds for tiny sizes and huge eyes, large, rounded heads and flat faces on all their dogs to produce a dog that will sell on looks alone to those who long for the eternal puppy look. The dogs on Ms. Pedram's Facebook page don't favor the breed standard Yorkshire Terrier puppies and are obviously depicted on her main page to emphasize their baby-faced look and extra-diminutive size. Bulging, enlarged eyes, big, rounded foreheads and flattened muzzles with tiny mouths with tooth-cramping space are likely just the beginnings of her puppies' health problems.

Thank you for trying to warn those that want to buy puppies like these that they may be buying a dog that will sicken from one or more health problems, huge vet costs and a life of suffering and heartbreak for the life of the dog. All prospective buyers of very tiny, undersized dogs need to do is Google health problems of teacup or micromini Yorkshire Terriers or any variation of that phrase to see the heartbreak that the very tiny dog can come with when you bring one into your home. If those members or readers of this thread still want to do business with someone who breeds so disreputably, that is their decision to make, though I'd advise against it to ultimately discourage those that purposely breed for ultra tiny dogs by depriving them of gaining income from such risky breeding practices.

Maybe you should take a look around here and learn why buying from puppy brokers is a bad idea. They get their puppies from puppy mills and back yard breeders who a.)raise dogs in HORRIBLE living conditions and b.)they breed anything that's got a heartbeat and end up passing on health issues to puppies.

I hardly think anyone here is jealous. I'd say most people here feel sorry for the puppies that are born into that situation...and even worse for their parents who are still living the horror, abuse and filth to mass produce puppies so people like you can continue to buy them and put money into the pockets of a broker that supports animal cruelty.

And absolutely YES...I think she would still be in business while selling puppies with health issues!! Why, because it's not her problem once she sells the pup to you. She's got her money and the health problems become YOUR problem. Unsuspecting, uneducated people will look at her website and think the puppy is cute and buy it, not knowing any better!! They will think it's great until they find out the puppy has a congenital defect that costs them thousands of dollars to fix or their puppy dies from it....OR until they do decide to educate themselves on puppy mills and back yard breeders and the conditions their beloved pets come from.

People buy unhealthy dogs EVERY DAY from puppy mills, puppy brokers and pet stores...and suing them isn't going to do any good UNLESS they are in violation of a health contract...and then you still have to collect the money...good luck doing that!!

There are LOTS of owners who've found their way here to YT because they bought an unhealthy puppy from a bad breeder and they were looking for answers, for support and they also were looking to warn others from making the same mistake.

Perhaps instead of getting so upset and defensive, you should take a look around here and find out WHY people are so strongly against brokers, mills and greeders like the one you bought your dogs from. You should google puppy mills and check out the pictures of the breeders your broker gets her pups from. Unless you support and condone the cruely of animals, I just don't see how you'll be able to support someone like that.

BTW...please don't take how people feel about this broker as a personal attack on you or your pups. Many of us here have dogs that have came from back yard breeders, mills or pet stores and it doesn't mean they aren't perfect in our eyes. We just don't want any other dogs to have to live through or be born into conditions like that.

I'm obviously not a breeder, but this would make sense to me.

Personally, I think those dogs are rather strange looking. Nothing that I would ever want to own.

Please check out the YTCA website for a reputable breeder in your area. And before you give a deposit ask them lots of questions. If they can answer them or gives you a run around please run the other way. There is a lot of great breeders out there. Good luck and we are here for you.

Makes definite sense. In human babies if a mother is induced early you'd have to worry about organs not being fully developed, not being able to breathe on their own, etc. Inducing early for no legitimate medical reason except to get micros that will reach a normal weight within the standard anyway just seems negligent, greedy, irresponsible, many other words.

From personal experience on the human side, my second daughters doctor decided I was overdue with her and induced. She weighed in at 5 lbs and had underdeveloped lungs. Has had asthma her entire life. So I also would think the same would hold true with puppies.

Hi everyone.
DO NOT BUY FROM THIS SELLER!!!
Anyone reading this! Please, please, buyer beware!

I found this site too late. Yes "Betty" is Joanne Pauze! Only after finding out her real name, did I come across this forum.

I did purchase a pup from her and regardless of pup being stinking cute, I have had medical issues with her and problems with "Betty". She said she would take care of things but never fell through. As a matter of fact she denied things.
She is a dishonest person that will tell you anything that you want to hear to buy the dog.
Yes the pups are from Korea. No they are not photoshopped, some pups do have big eyes. That is the Korean look. But those are about the only truths you will get from "Betty".

After inquiring about UTD vaccinations and other important questions about pups health, I have her texts stating that she was extremely healthy and up to date with her vacinations and was checked for certain problems. After my vet visit (after puchase), I find out differently and confronted her on this. The 3 things that I asked about, the puppy has. She rambles on about Korean vet checks and about irrelivent things. She likes to say one thing in one text and total opposite in a text shortly after. Unbeliveable! Yes, I have all the emails and texts to prove this insanity! Needless to say, I have a pup that has problems now. I did ask all the right questions before purchase, I was just fed lies and half truths.
Oh! She also weighed 3/4 lbs heavier than she told me. More lies!

She clearly does not care about these dogs! All about the money!

The only thing I have to say is that my furry baby is now safe in my care and no longer has to be a victim of neglect. She was underfed and had no immunities. She quickly gained weight once I brought her home. She was starving! There was other little things too that was discussed between my vet and myself that clearly indicated that this woman should not even have a pup in her care. She has no clue how to care for a dog.

Beware people, she lies and gets defensive when approached! I tried to deal with her "professionally" but I just can't communicate with "stupid"! Nothing professional about her. Her website is as deceiving as she is.
I never found out her real name until after I purchased!
As stupid as I feel buying from this unethically person, I love my dog and I rescued that sweet puppy! That is the only way I can justify to myself the money I have spent.
Just praying she stays healthy now as I have put even more money into her to get her completely vacinated and other issues fixed for her.


I would love to hear from anyone else that has bought from "Betty".

And if anyone has been scammed or hurt by this "woman", I would love to chat and figure out what more can be done to stop her.

I've just read up to this point while I have been thinking of this part of it since it was posted. I am not a breeder either so I wanted to withhold what I thought.

We are so used to being honest that it is sometimes difficult to see what goes on in the mind of one that is not. They are concerned about the sale and only that. If the pup turns out to be a good deal larger and with many health problems, it bothers them not, they are out for a quick sale and it's so easy for a new pet owner to fall for their story. Do they educate as to how too small can have gigantic problems associated with it through the pups life, of course not.:(

Yes as Maximo says, it does make sense and it makes me sick.

This is what my post related to this morning

Hope this makes more sense. And I fully agree with the Sassy 2 and so many others here.

I just looked at her website. It looks like they are all sold except for one for 10,500. I need to get to the bank! Those puppies all look like charactures.

I can't believe there are so many scammers out there! Wow, again I am *so* glad that I found this forum. The information you all share is so valuable ,and, sadly, needed due to unscrupulous breeders. I appreciate all the reviews and information on reputable breeders vs those who lack integrity. This woman "Betty" AKA "Joanne Pauze" (Pauze? Really? Ironic it sounds like "paws" isn't it? What a strange coincidence?! ) definitely sounds like someone to avoid. I feel sorry for the many people she has sold to as it seems they are in for some difficult times with their pups.

I inquired about a puppy today, her response was he is very expensive. And I asked about his parents ancestry because I was looking for a new male. She told me they are imported from Korea by her "friends and family" and asked if I was interested in using him for breeding. I said possibly depending on his lineag. Told me her line is very important to her and does not sell to breeders, and dismissed me, I told her that's fine since I would not trust a pup's health that's been shipped from Korea to Calgary then to me in Chicago, and she wanted 7800 for said pup

Unbelievable!
Did you call her Betty or Joanne? LOL!

Good luck in your search for a male pup.

Update on my precious poochie... She is great. Spoiled rotten and loved greatly! I Have her finally up to date on her vaccinations and I had her spayed and she did great! Horrible day for me though as I was so nervous of something going wrong. But all is great!!
It was a hard decision to make but i was thinking of her health in the long run.

By the way... Vet was happy with her weight gain and progress since we've had her. She is above "Betty's" expected weight of 2 lbs ( which I paid her major $ for). She seriously needs to learn to be honest.

Don't let Betty ruin it for all brokers though, there are some honest people out there that actually care for their pups. And not all pups from Korea are from puppy mills. My little girl is gorgeous and healthy now that she is taken care of properly. Korean pups need good homes too!

The phrase at the top where it says: "Add me on Facebook and get 5% off your next purchase!" scares me....she is acting like she is selling her puppies through Amazon!

The phrase: "Our puppies range from under 1 pound and up to 3.5 pounds and are always in very good health." should be a huge red flag.

Another red flag: "Our
mini yorkies, maltese, chihuahua,pomeranian, and bulldogs" ... that's an awful lot of different breeds...

The picture on her homepage with the photoshopped eyes honestly scares me!

Yup looks like a broker to me. We had some here, haven't heard nor seen them for awhile. Not sure what happened to them.
Anyway in Canada. If you are purchasing from someone in Canada some things to consider.
Unlike in the USA AKC a breeder can join the Canadian Kennel Club as a breeder. We are supposed to abide by certain codes of conduct etc. We pay an annual due. In return our registration fees etc are half that of a non member. so why would someone not be a member. Well, we do have rules as a nonmember rules don't quite apply the same way.
Also when buying from a breeder are they a member of at least one breed club or all breed club. Again for most of these clubs there are codes of conduct and codes of ethics. You still have to check out any breeder even a club member but they are answerable.

Betty Pedram or Joanne or whatever your other aliases are (tea-cup yorkies.com) can't believe you're still in business. Clueless people (Paris Hilton) buying from you, having no idea where the puppies truly come from. No wonder she dumps her puppies when they get too big & all she has to do is buy another one.

There are very short snouted, big eyed pups in Korea. That is the look they like. Some pics are photo-shopped, exaggerated, but they do have that look. Korea has a HUGE puppy mill problem, it is horrifyingly HUGE. IDK too much about the new law where dogs can't be imported til they're 6 months (? please someone correct me if I'm wrong) & they've had rabies vaccine. Hopefully this will curb many pups from being purchased bc they would have grown to be too big by the time they're 6 months old...but they can lie about their age so IDK how exactly it's going to help...

These fancy websites that sells these adorably cute 'teacup, micro teenie weenie tiny' puppies online w/a click of a button, ALL THE PUPS COME FROM PUPPY MILLS! OPEN YOUR EYES! If you buy from them, you are keeping them in business! You are keeping the Mommy & Daddy of the puppies in their cages. Kept barely alive, just to turn out these pups. Never feeling the warmth of a human touch, never being loved, discarded like trash when they can't breed anymore. I don't know how you can live w/that, supporting these unscrupulous excuses of human beings...maybe you don't have a heart.

Found it, here it is:
USDA APHIS | News

Contact:
Tanya Espinosa (301) 851-4092
Tanya.C.Espinosa@aphis.usda.gov
Lyndsay Cole (970) 494-7410
Lyndsay.M.Cole@aphis.usda.gov

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2014—The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has amended Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations to require that dogs imported to the U.S. meet stronger health and safety standards to protect Americans and Americans’ pets. The new rule ensures that dogs imported for resale are vaccinated and in good health, and required to be over six months of age.

The new regulations are authorized under section 18 of the AWA, which Congress added in the 2008 Farm Bill. In September 2011, APHIS published and took comments on a proposed rule in the Federal Register addressing the requirements of the new section of the AWA. “This rule implements new requirements in the Animal Welfare Act to ensure dogs imported for resale are healthy and vaccinated,” said Kevin Shea, Administrator for APHIS. “This will help safeguard the imported dogs, the public, and our pets and other animals.”
The final rule applies to dogs imported into the continental U.S., (including Alaska) and Hawaii, from other countries and from U.S. territories to the continental U.S.
This final rule applies to dogs intended for resale. It does not apply to dogs that are imported for research purposes, veterinary medical treatment, or for personal companions.
With Agriculture Secretary Vilsack’s leadership, APHIS works tirelessly to create and sustain opportunities for America’s farmers, ranchers and producers. Each day, APHIS promotes U.S. agricultural health, regulates genetically engineered organisms, administers the Animal Welfare Act, and carries out wildlife damage management activities, all to help safeguard the nation’s agriculture, fishing and forestry industries. In the event that a pest or disease of concern is detected, APHIS implements emergency protocols and partners with affected states and other countries to quickly manage or eradicate the outbreak. To promote the health of U.S. agriculture in the international trade arena, APHIS develops and advances science-based standards with trading partners to ensure America’s agricultural exports, valued at more than $137 billion annually, are protected from unjustified restrictions.
View the final rule here.

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One more & I'm done for tonight...WARNING: the pictures in this link below are very graphic & disturbing to some. This is where the cute puppies come from, this is what happens to the Maltese Mom, forced to have litter after litter in her short 7 years of life, stuck in a cage w/little to no medical care. Just to have her puppies yanked from her as soon as they're weaned, as young as 4 weeks old. The others, not so lucky when they retire from giving birth to puppies all their life, they get sold to dog meat restaurants.

Rescue from Suffering in a Korean Puppy Mill

This is the truth about Korean puppy mills, a real problem in Korea & those of you purchasing online are supporting it. I pray that this helps @ least one person change his/her mind & you spread the knowledge...I pray w/all my heart.

I saw the post on PH buying a puppy from this site recently. OMG that's crazy. I saw these picture, graphic they are and so sad that these dogs have to go through this!