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Originally Posted by mambolady
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You are absolutely 100% wrong about this post and this is exactly what I was talking about. I know this person. I found her after locating StarYorkies looking for someone who had purchased a dog from them. Star did not give me the name, in fact I came across it quite by accident and proceeded to make contact. Information was given quite freely and all of it was good. Since then we have become friends. I told this person what I had found out when I found this site, YorkieTalk. After she posted I just knew someone would post exactly as you did. Just assumed Star had another person post in their favor as you all assumed before. Instead of providing me with the information requested, proof they are a puppy mill, you tell me to get off my high horse. Well yes I do have a horse that's pretty tall, thank you. As far as being told point blank the breed is so far off standard I must have missed that post. I truly did not see it. However I did say that I would take into account all the good information as to what to look for as symptons of hydrocephalus, but that was it. Your remark both to her and to me was something I would consider as well I can't say it here so I will just call it ridiculous. I will stay off this thread and hopefully find help on other threads. But when you do have the proof, I would really like to see it and so would my friend. We both are against buying dogs from pet stores and puppy mills.
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I will tell you why I am not wrong about the poster's statements. If she got a healthy pup, then she needs to consider herself
exceedingly lucky. Nothing about the description of the place she saw the pup says anything except petstore/puppy mill.
How clean a place is does not guarantee a good breeder. It's important, but not the be all and end all.
Next comes the comment about the new born dogs being bottle fed. Unless the health of the mother is at stake, there is no reason for them to be doing that. It's absolutely not in the best interest of the pups. All pups should be with their mother for the first months of life. Not only does she provide nourishment, she provides essential social skills in their development. For larger dogs, they should be with mom a minimum of 8 weeks. Toy breeds should be with them at least 12.
Then, she said that the dam came from a Korean line. That again is another HUGE red flag. Korean dogs are puppy mill dogs. So the person here breeding them is doing nothing more than breeding puppy mill pups by extension.
The next thing she mentions is the price of the dogs. That one almost made me pee my pants with laughter. Price does NOT determine quality. And these dogs are proof positive of that. They are extremely
off-standard. They are breeding really poor representatives of the breed.
Going back to the site it's self. They mix breeds. NO reputable breeders will breed mixes. Period. Reputable breeders strive to maintain the integrity of the breeds, not diluting them.
Look at the 2 yorkies on their front page right now. They are estimating the adult weights to be LESS THAN 3 POUNDS. That means, if they are correct, that they are breeding females who are far too small to be breeding safely. These extremely tiny dogs are prone to a myriad of health problems ON TOP OF the ones already endemic in the breed.
Then let’s look at the fact that they offer “puppy parties”. Holy cow! What reputable breeder allows pups to be out and about in the community before they are fully vaccinated? That’s a minimum of 18 weeks, but preferably 6 months if the rabies vaccine is held off as recommended for toys. That doesn't exactly scream "I've only got the best interest for the health of my dogs in mind."
Again, if this friend of yours got lucky and didn’t get a sick pup, then she should be thanking her lucky stars. But without a doubt, no matter how nicely you dress up the place and no matter how much someone charges, it’s still a front for a puppy mill and bad breeding practices.
