Breeder- Fantasy Yorkies, MO
 

Fantasy Yorkies (which has a web site)
was one of the few web sites that i surfed that the pups weren't in some 'get-up' out fit looking all depressed about standing in a tea-cup or something.
Her pups all looked healthy, happy, and well cared for. Also I was impressed with the lack of the word tea-cup on her site. I emailed her, and she was quick to respond with replys.
I also called her, and she was informative, and helpful.I sent her a deposit and my baby that i fell in love with just by his photo, and me being in hurricane ravaged Mississippi (I have since moved to MO) couldn't drive to MO to see him first.
She sent me updated photos as I had to wait a month before I could go get him.
When I finally did arrive at her house (which was a 5 hour drive from my new home in MO)There were 4 of her yorkies greeting me at the door. They were all very well groomed, and sweet as pie. She put my new boy in my arms and he licked my face, and I was in love!
the whole experiance went very well, and the only thing i am a little unsure of is her guarantee.
She gives you 48 hours to get your baby vet checked, but doesn't carry a 1 year health guarantee like some. That would make me more comfortable,
but another yorkitalk.com-er has a baby from her also, and she's happy with her, so I thought i would get my baby from her too..
I have had my baby for 1 week and 1 day an i am thrilled.
He's the sweetest little guy, and so far the vet says he's perfect.... :thumbup:

Awwwwww he looks perfect to me be.

Carol

Beautiful puppy. Have you decided on a name?

:littleang

Congrats!!!!!! and Welcome to YT. What a cutie pie you you have.

he looks so cute and the web site is great to all her fur babies look great :)

He is sure precious. And yes....what is his name? :p

He is adorable, I can see why you feel in love at first sight. My breeder also gave me a 48 hour health gurantee.

Cute baby...Question though? Did he come neutered, they have a 9 week pld baby that was neutered already! :(

Oh my! It didn't hit me when I read the name "Fantasy Yorkie's" until I pulled up the web site. I almost adopted a pup from this lady. I ended up declining due to her health guarantee and some other things that I felt were not what I was personally wanting regarding my purchase of a Yorkie.

The pups are gorgeous in her pictures though!!

Best of everything with your new bundle of cuteness!!

Are you trying to worry her??LMAOLMAO..just kidding! :D

No of course not. I would never do such a thing. At this time I was communicating with many breeders (screening). Due to some heartbreaking experiences in past adoptions I just felt I personally wanted a longer guarantee regarding health.

Your new family member is a doll. I am so happy for you. What is his name???

Cisco's Mom, are you going to visit the breeder's house before you get the pup? They are USDA licensed and that's a red flag. Just an FYI...

I'm NO Expert either but I agree with Kristy - being USDA licensed is not a good sign and usually means they are breeding LOTS of puppies...this is off the HUMANE Society Website -

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) licenses and inspects puppy mills for violations of the Animal Welfare Act, and some states have laws to protect the animals. But puppy mills can get around USDA licensing requirements by selling directly to consumers, and many simply rely on the limited reach of the law—with so few inspectors and only minor fines in place, it's often easy for puppy mills to stay in business.

Puppy mills sell their "products" to unsuspecting consumers in pet stores, over the Internet, and through newspaper classified advertisements. Many of the puppies have serious behavioral and health problems that might not be apparent for months—problems that can cost thousands of dollars to treat, if treatable at all.

Her pups all looked healthy, happy, and well cared for. I am so happy your puppy is healthy! And he is really cute!
And yes I agree this breeder does seem to go the extra mile in order to present healthy, happy and well cared for dogs. But you say "4 of her yorkies greeted" you at the door. Did she say where the other 40 to 50 Yorkies live? According to AKC records this woman has owned or bred over 40 "breeding Yorkies" (see names below). So where are the others living? She also states she is a USDA licensed breeder. I can tell you USDA does not allow dogs to live in ones home. It will be and has been written up by the inspectors in the past. She does not give a health guarantee because maybe that could be a financial problem for her. She used to breed under the name Sugarhill Yorkies. See this website http://sugarhillyorkie.homestead.com/ I know her partners name also. So now she has branched out on her own for what reasons we do not know. i.e. bad inspections, animal cruelity, we just do not know these answers. But it is a common practice for puppy producers to move on to a different location or change their kennel name when found to be in valiation of some animal regulation. Not saying that's what happened in this case at all. Just bringing forth the possibility. Websites "can" be deceiving. I know because I spend a lot of time investigating puppy sellers' websites and exactly what is behind the "pretty pages". Sometimes it's not very pretty at all. I just do not think it's proper to put forth this breeder as a simple home breeder with 4 dogs. Maybe that's how she presented herself. The questions I ask are legitimate questions to ask about any breeder which deserve answers....in my humble opinion!

So where on her 30 acres do you suppose these Yorkshire Terriers live?
The names below were found in the AKC records (all names appeared in 2003 or 2004):
Fantasy's Ariel, Fantasy's Bold Hero, Fantasy's Boomerang, Fantasy's Cairo CC, Fantasy's Cajun Spice, Fantasy's Call Me Sir, Fantasy's Chasing A Dream, Fantasy's Chasing My Heart, Fantasy's Chicago Hope, Fantasy's Cinnamon, Fantasy's Contessa, Fantasy's Dundee, Fantasy's Ginger, Fantasy's Gypsy Rose, Fantasy's Indigo Blu, Fantasy's Jade, Fantasy's Jaci, Fantasy's Jo-Jo, Fantasy's Joy N' Jubilation, Fantasy's Kizzy, Fantasy's Maggie May, Fantasy's Martini, Fantasy's Mickey Blu, Fantasy's Miss Arkansas, Fantasy's Miss Zoie, Fantasy's Moonlight Serenade, Fantasy's Princess, Fantasy's Sensational Lady, Fantasy's Tequilla Sunrise, Fantasy's Vegas, Fantasy's Victoria, Fantasy's Wells Fargo, Summy-Voor Cecilia, York-Tilly of Queens Royal, York-Tendy of Queen's Royal, Elizabeth's Little Lulu, Bovays Lil Richy Rich, Smith's Pebbles III, Sun Shine XXXVIII, Sugarhills Daisy Mae, Sugarhills Good As Gold, Sugarhills Lakota, Sugarhills Rags To Riches, Sugarhills Sweet Brandywine, Rocky's Toby

WOW!! That's A LOT of pups but Cisco's Mom already has her baby from there... the info will be valuable for those looking in the future :thumbup:

Lawd, so many names made my eyes hurt, and me dizzy... :thumbdown

Congrats on your new baby...I hope you have many, many years of happiness with this amazing breed :)

Just as a note...Sammi's breeder was USDA registered as well..And when I first found that out last year I got very upset because RIGHT AWAY I assumed Sammi was from a mill (not that it made any difference, becuase I would love her regardless) so I had Kim from Nopuppymills.com check for me last year...then again this year...Her report to me is below...

ID 3439
Date Submitted 12/1/2005

Yorkie puppy purchased March 2004. No problems noted. Owner is concerned because she found the breeder on a list of licensed breeders by USDA and believes the breeder is 'bad.' USDA is required by law to license and inspect any breeder with more than 3 female breeding dogs, that is selling the puppies from those dogs to "wholesale" places, such as brokers and petshops. While many people believe that a breeder should take responsibility for the puppies they breed, and sell them themselves to ensure the puppies are going to good homes, it still does not mean that a USDA breeder is abusing or neglecting their dogs.

Please see the comments below, but also understand that I have never seen this breeder's facility so I can't say for sure how she treats her dogs. Also, My reports are a little outdated now and I have no idea how many dogs she might have now. Lastly, please know this is the EXCEPTION, not the rule. Most puppies come from facilities with an average of 100 breeding dogs, and over 50% of those facilities have violations listed by USDA. Even those that do not have violations, may be only meeting the 'minimum standards' set by USDA, which treats dogs like livestock, not like companion animals.

ID 2066
Date Submitted 11/10/2004

Yorkie puppy purchased March 2004. Puppy reported healthy. I show no violations at all on this breeder and show in 1999 she had only 9 adult breeding dogs. This is a very rare thing to find in commercial breeders and I can only hope I see more and more like them!

Licensee

Name: BELISLE, KAREN
DBA: BELISLES KENNEL
Certificate #: 43-A-3006
Address: P.O. BOX 165
OSCEOLA, MO 64776
County: ST CLAIR

Site Code: 001
Description: KAREN BELISLE
Date: 23-SEP-04
Received By: KAREN BELISLE

This inspection was conducted by Karen Belisle, owner and Jennifer Schmitz, ACI. Last inspection was conducted on Sep 8,
2003.
No non-compliances identified this inspection.

Site Code: 001
Description: KAREN BELISLE
Date: 08-SEP-03
Received By: Karen Belisle

Inspection was conducted by Karen Belisle- owner and David Courtright- ACI.

Site Code: 001
Description: KAREN BELISLE
Date: 21-OCT-02
Received By: KAREN BELISLE

Inspection was conducted by Karen Belisle- owner and David Courtright- ACI.
No non-compliant items identified this inspection.

No, Cisco wasn't neutered. I found that a little odd too , about her having some of her pups neutered- wonder why that is??

EEEK.
I thought i had done my homework, but now y'all got me worried...
I know she had a clean home etc, and she had a kennel in the back of her house, i guess i should have asked to look at the kennel too?
I didn't know about the USDA either..

I finally named him Cisco. I wanted to name him 'Frisco..' but my husband liked the name Cisco...ladeda :D

Thanks for that.
Maybe she would check into fantasy yorkies for me...

Rocky's Dad
 

We puchased a small yorkie from Fantasy Yorkies. We called and went to their home tp see the puppies that we available. We were met by three or four beautiful dogs. They were well groomed and trained. Shirley and her husband were great. They showed us two male puppies but my wife wanted a smaller puppie. e had just lost our beautiful female yorkie Lucy. Shirley brought Rocky to my wife and it was instant love. We purchased him but could not take him home until he was bigger. We visited him on two occasions and he was very clean and well cared for. After we got him our vet gave him a complete check-up and gave him a clean bill of health. He said that we had gotten him from a good breeder. We went back a couple of months later to pick up a new harness and leash and they asked that we bring Rocky with us. They are very concerned about their puppies and who gets them. Our Rocky is spoiled rotten, worse than Lucy was or our other yorkie pepper is. He is so full of life and our entire family loves him so much. He crawls up on my wife's shoulder and goes to sleep just like a baby. It is so easy to get off of track when talking about yorkies. In any case, Fantasy Yorkies gets an A plus from us.

Are you Fantasy Yorkies Rocky's Dad? How do you account for all the violations they have and the dozens of dogs they have?

Rocky's Dad
 

Yes, I am Rocky's Dad. And yes he came from Fantasy Yorkies. His father is Micky Bleau. He is 10 months old and is an ounce or two less than 4 pounds. He is spoiled rotten by the entire family. My daughter, grandsons, and my sisters in Kentucky all think he is the greatest. He has had check ups from our vet which is a personal friend of mine and was found to be healthy. There is no hidden kennel at Shirley and Ron's house. They have not changed locations. I think if you checked they don't have all of the dogs that you have listed. I know people that have purchased yorkies from them and they are as happy with their puppy as we are. I don't know what your problem is with them and it is not my business but I sure hope that Cisco's mom will do as I am doing and that is to enjoy my yorkie. Shirley and Ron have been outstanding with us and made every effort to provide us with a loving and healthy puppy.

I was just wondering if you were affiliated with them since your first and second (and only) posts were defending Fantasy Yorkies.

Congratulations on that cute little furball!!!! He is adorable!!!!! I checked out Fantasy Yorkies when I was looking for Lily. They had some pretty babies!

Rocky's Dad
 

The answer to yor personal qustion is no, I am not affiliated with Ron and Shirley. I have one yorkie that my best friend gave me and we had another , Lucy, that we lost last spring that came from my cousin in Kentucky. One of our friends purchased two puppies from Fantasy Yorkies and had nothing but praise about them. We were treated outstanding by the owners and I can assure you that the dogs they have are not treated like dogs in a puppy mill. I have no knowledge of any violations. As was stated earlier, anyone with three of more breeding dogs must register USDA. So, I am sorry to disappoint you but I am not worried in the least about our yorkie. He is awesome, full of energy and love and we make sure that he gets all of the love and caring he needs and wants. He was so easy to house train and he is so smart. I will finish this up because it is our play time( Racky and I).

I'm happy you had such a good experience also.
Cisco seems to be in a minority as a yorkie to how good he has taken to house training. He hardly ever misses a pad, and i have only had him 2 weeks.
He's got a wonderful personality. So thus far i am very happy with him.

I also considered purchasing from them. Unfortunately when I asked since they do not provide a health guarantee against hereditary conditions, if they at the least had their sires and dams tested for these, I received no reply. At that moment I realized they were not the ones to purchase my yorkie from. Their prices were about the same when purchasing from a different breeder with a one year guarantee.