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BTW - I'm not looking for a yorkie right now. My original post, the one that started this thread, was simply to share my experiences with Cindy Johnson of Valley View Puppies. These last few posts I have just been kind of talking about what I would have done differently and what I will do when I decide I'm ready to purchase another. |
site The breeder shows pictures of her breeding stock..that should give you good insight as to the type pup you were buying..giving the buyer what the pay for is called "ethic's.. PS..there is a Valley View kennel in Tenn that is reputable, not to be mistaken with this one. |
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Me too! This site is awesome! But it was a little too much a little too late, as I shared in my original post that started this thread - I am one of those people who paid way too much for a pup that I was told would stay small and didn't. Hopefully, some of tips in this thread will save someone else from the same heartbreak. People want teacups. That's an unavoidable fact, and teacup breeders are probably not going to go away anytime soon. However, if people seeking to purchase a tiny begin expecting a guaranteed size range, perhaps the trend will catch on, and this will hopefully weed out the scammers and disreputable breeders. In a perfect world right! :rolleyes: |
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And the table scraps? ??? I noticed it was "scraps" not chicken or baby carrots, ect, something that would be a healthy snack other than dog food. So if they have pizza for dinner, the pups have it also? :eek: :thumbs_do to breeding for tiny teacups. I've stayed out of the teacup debate for a very long time, but sorry after reading this I'm not going to...the prices are ridiculous just because of the size and the breeders leave folks hanging when they don't live up to their own little game! |
Also wanted to say congrats on your baby regardless to the bad experience you've had. If you have a happy, healthy baby consider yourself very fortunate. Yorkies are great no matter what:) Best wishes, |
Okay, while size you may not be able to guarantee-that's realistic, right? Those other attributes you can. Any good breeder should be able to give an honest and fairly accurate assesment of the coat/ears and such at maturity if they know their lines. That too is realistic. Since you missed out on not just one thing-the size, but many other requirements you made of the breeder, I feel she didn't hold up her end of the deal and does in fact owe you something-if nothing else, an appology. I'm sure you love your little guy, but the point is, that if you had to do it all over again knowing what you know now, you'd proabably have bought from a different breeder all together. It's a shame about your situation. And I can tell you that I understand the differences in size. My parent's male Nemo is 5.6 (5 years) and my little girl Ava is right at 3 (9months). |
wow. I'm adding my 2 cents only because I saw you say she's an 'ethical' breeder. REPUTABLE/Ethical Breeders DO NOT USE THE WORD TEACUP to command higher prices. and i feel sorry for those dogs out there being bred smaller and smaller - what a shame for this breed that people aren't happy with a FIVE POUND DOG. |
ps - darlingdinkies ...my post above isn't aimed at you personally - but I've seen people complain about the size of their yorkies before and heard it all....from "I wanted a tiny teacup & my yorkie weighs 5 lbs" to "I have back problems and my yorkie is too big" My Cheri is 5 lbs. and that is feather light. I could understand it if your yorkie was in double digits but honestly - Is 2 lbs really worth stressing over ? |
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That's how I feel too - I just feel so bad sometimes for the yorkies that don't weigh what we 'expect' them to weigh.... we see so many posts about sick yorkies...If someone has a yorkie that 'grew' a bit larger than desired & but is healthy - be happy for that !! I do understand paying a ton of money and not getting what you wanted can make someone upset - but in the bigger picture - it's a pretty small thing to cope with when you look at all the really bad things that can go wrong... |
Yep with all the pups on here that you see being sick and some of them dying you really have to just be happy when yours are healthy thats for sure |
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For example, let's say you go to a reputable furniture store and pay 1000s of dollars for a designer brand couch that you just fall in love with. Then, lets say, a year later you see that same couch at a discount furniture store for much less, and it turns out the store you purchased your couch from had been running a scam and it isn't really a designer brand couch or designer brand quality. You may still love the couch - it still looks great in your living room, but you sure would be mad that you paid as much as you did. |
and let me continue with that analogy to address those of you who say well thank goodness at least he's healthy. Yes, someone could say...Well, it could be worse, the couch could've fallen apart by now. At least it still looks nice and is holding up well. Of course, things could always be worse. However, that doesn't mean you shouldn't be upset about the fact that you were misled and paid for something you didn't actually receive, and it certainly doesn't mean the store is exempt from taking responsibility for misleading you. |
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Oh I didnt realize you paid that much. I do think she owes you a partial refund on that much |
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