Originally Posted by Peabody (Post 2717933)

Thanks for sharing your bad experiences with this breeder. I'm beginning to think there aren't any good ones.

Originally Posted by atchdca (Post 2089362)

Thank you all for your support and sympathy! Unfotunately, it continues....Leslee Mitchell had me served with papers this morning. The cost of the puppy was $800, we paid her $600 in cash and $200 in a personal check. After dealing with Leslee the day we found out the puppy was unhealthy I cancelled the personal check for $200.00 since she would not give us a refund. So, she is now suing us for that $200 check we did a stop payment on and additional costs to pay for her other dogs to be checked out by a veterinarian. Then, she wants expenses paid for some expert witness to show up at court. I have no idea why should would want an expert witness and what it would be for?

So far, I contacted every website I know of that she advertises all her puppies on, the local newspaper that we saw the ad in, and sent a breeder complaint packet full of all my correspondance with her as well as the vet report to all of the following:

Attorney General of Oklahoma, Puppy Mills, The Humane Society of the United States, Department of Agriculture – Oklahoma, and the Better Business Bureau of Oklahoma. I just sent this in the mail on Monday, so hopefully something will come out of this.

Anyway, it is all in the hands of our attorney now and all we can do is wait. Wish us luck!

Thanks again,

atchdca

Originally Posted by atchdca (Post 2088270)

I have joined this forum recently because I have purchased a Yorkie for our family that is wonderful. However, we also purchased one from a different breeder for Grandma as a Mother's Day present. We purchased this puppy from Leslee Mitchell in Stroud, OK. Before purchasing the puppy we discussed many things with Leslee. She informed us the parents are AKC registered but that she does not register the litter AKC to prevent breeders from buying the puppies, she would like to see them go to good families. We also insisted on seeing the parents before we buy the puppy. She was very hesitant but finally said if we must see them we need to drive out to Stroud. So, we drove to Stroud and thought everything looked good but she had the mom, dad, and puppies bathed and kept in a play fence on the driveway away from the house. We were told the puppies were home-raised and that the mom and dad do live with her, we also got a health guarantee from her in an email message but nothing else was ever signed or stated before purchasing puppy. (We found the ad in the Daily Oklahoman) Within the 24 hrs. of bringing the puppy home we brought her to the vet to be checked out and were notified that she had Coccidia parasites and Patellar Luxation (Genetic knee disorder). I called Leslee Mitchell immediately to notify her that we were not wanting to purchase a puppy with parasites or a Genetic Knee disorder and we would like a refund. Leslee was very crude, unprofessional, and irrational. She immediately told us we could bring the puppy back but we would definitely not get a refund and that she did not have the puppy checked by a vet herself. Her "policy", that was never stated before or signed on, was that she replaces does not refund. I then told her we did not want a replacement puppy (littermate) that would more than likely be infested with Coccidia as well and that after doing some research I found several articles stating that any puppy, littermate, or parents that are diagnosed with Patellar Luxation should not be breed. Yet, she feels it is a better deal to replace the puppy whenever the dogs should have another litter. I refused to make Grandma wait on another puppy or give this one back in hopes she may or may not replace me with a puppy who will probably have the same conditions. I am doing everything in my power to spread the word about this breeder to prevent this from happening to other families. Also, she has a website called lesleeslittleluvables.com found this website after all this happened and found out she also breeds Boston Terriers and Chihuahua's. - which she advertises on NextDayPets.com. All the Chihuahua's and Boston Terriers are AKC registered, vet checked, and with a health guarantee (including the littermates of the Yorkie I bought). I had asked her why the Yorkie I bought is any different than all the other puppies she had vet checked and AKC registered. My feeling, she knew the puppy's condition and sold it to us like that anyway without informing us anything. She never did reply to that question. I also cannot believe we never got any indication that she has a "puppy ranch" on that property. So please, DO NOT BUY FROM LESLEE MITCHELL" Thank you!

Sincerely,

atchdca

Originally Posted by yorkyrock (Post 3856353)

Liz James sells on puppyfind and sold me and several other people I know amazing dogs. A friend of mine bought a dog from her and it was shipped in a fantastic dog so I looked in to getting one. And found out the reson she bought it was by following a trail of happy customers. So I contacted mrs James. And I was do for a vacation so I flew in to Louisiana and wnt there and not only brought me home an amazing little female Yorky but saw some of the most spoiled dogs in the world. Yes mrs James is old and may be a little forgetful But I would recomend her. I am sorry if anyone else has had a problem with her but if you are a dishonest breeder and she finds out she will back away from you. She avoids puppy mills and anyone who she thinks will sell to a puppy mill or may mistreat the dog.:animal36

Originally Posted by megansmomma (Post 3856376)

OMG~she also sells fainting goats! Did you see them when you went to visit? I've only seem videos on Youtube of fainting goats. They are amazing and so funny! Boo and over they go.....:sidesplt:

Originally Posted by yorkyrock (Post 3856437)

And as the happy customers go they went back as far as 1999. I am going to take my little lady Bella in for her photo shoot so I can put her pic on. And I am going to get her a running mate also from Mrs James. I think anyone can have a bad experience with a breeder or a buyer I think it depends on the person. The people complaining about Mrs James could be bad breeders themselves how are we to know. ANd Mrs James is elderly if she wasn't I think she would get on here and defend herself. Have a sunny day