staryorkie raffles for a free teacup puppy
 

Hello, for the past month I've gotten 2 emails from http://staryorkie.com. They said they're giving away 1 free teacup puppy. The "entrance fee" is only $5.00. It's a puppy raffle. Here's their email:

On 04-25-08 we will give away a tiny tea cup Yorkie (Yorkshire terrier) puppy to one lucky person. To get your chance of winning this amazing bundle of joy, visit our website: WWW.STARYORKIE.COM
Thank you for your time, Have a nice day.
Ben & Gina
Star Yorkie Kennel


Anyone know if they're a puppy mill or what their operation is like? I'm a bit surprised to see something like this. And why do they phrase the purchase of their puppies as "Adopt this puppy for $4000" instead of just "Selling for $4000"? I don't get it.

Not too long ago we had a disscusion about this and i think the general thought was it was a scam i would post the link to that thread but dont know how but you can search it

Oh it's not a scam per se....it's just they are trying to get more money....if enough people buy tickets to get a free puppy they will make a lot more than if they just sold it directly to someone. I just would think they would want to know who was getting the puppy and no just let a random person win it. This is who I bought Teddi from and I am so very glad I got exactly what I wanted (except for the liver shunt that I didn't not relize I was getting as a bonus!).

Scam
 

I am sure this is a scam and there is no yorkie, just a lot of silly people who will send them $5.00. Who on earth would fall for this kind of scam?
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A "breeder" using the term "tea cup" is red flag enough for me.

Wow, I'm so sorry that happened. Hope all is well with Teddi.

They are a "legitimate" business if you want to call them that. They are about a mile from where I live, have been slammed time and again for their selling of unhealthy puppies and they import all their puppies from overseas. I cam across them when I was looking for breeders in Los Angeles. I seriously doubt they will give away a puppy in the end...

I just think it is strange that $5.00 can make you the new parent of a yorkie. No "background check" or anything like that? The breeder we we got our pups from made sure to meet with us, talk to us and made sure that we were going to be caring and responsible yorkie parents. I am glad she did it, made me realize she was protective of her babies and only wanted them to have the best life they could.

I recieved this email twice now,I don't know how they got my email address,weird. I also got a email from someone that got the same email and forward to all they sent it to saying they had trouble with staryorkies.I don't remeber the details though.

Here is a copy of the email'

On 04-25-08 we will give away a tiny tea cup Yorkie (Yorkshire terrier) puppy to one lucky person.

To get your chance of winning this amazing bundle of joy, visit our website:



WWW.STARYORKIE.COM



Thank you for your time,



Have a nice day.

Ben & Gina

Star Yorkie Kennel

The fact that they are doing this REALLY turns my stomach. My mom had bred for over 30 years in CT, and always meets the people; she has turned people away that she did not feel were suitable.

I would be really interested to know where they got our e-mail addresses. Some how they had to have been sold to them. I am so particular about who gets my e-mail address I don't understand how they got it?

Where was/is your mother located and did she breed Yorkies?

It says on the FAQ page of the web site that the puppies are from Korea. They only have a waiting period of 1-4 weeks if the puppy you want is not available. To me that says these are Korean puppy mill dogs shipped over here to sell for big bucks. Maybe I'm wrong, but I wouldn't buy from them.:thumbdown

Sounds like a scam to me and a bad one at that:(

This is so sad

Well, it's definitely marketing genius, however of course it's unethical. People who don't win the free puppy will probably win a "coupon worth 500.00", and that will entice lots of people to buy from them. I'm curious to sign up for it just to see if I would win the coupon, but then they would get my $5.00.

My Mom was located in Huntington/Shelton for most of her life. She now lives in Florida/Mass. Did you get a yorkie from her? She breeds yorkies and shih tzu.

Oh how I wish .... LOL
No, our yorkies came from different breeders in different parts of the US, but I had been looking for quite some time in this area and there were not any breeders available, not reputable any way. Your mother must have left this area before then, because I did not know of her. Did you also live in Shelton?

I would definitely run for the hills on this one!

Yes, I grew up there. I lived there until I got married, besides college. What part of CT do you live in?

PM'd you.... :)

i think not only is this their way of making more money by collecting many peoples 5 dollars, but its also a way (i think) to get rid of a puppy with "issues" that someone normally wouldnt pay for. its like.. HEY you won a yorkie for 5 bucks but you gotta pay 4,000 in vet bills when you "discover" their genetic defects

You Guys Are Funny!
 

Hi Guys,
It's me Ben from Star Yorkie Kennel.
First of all i must say i am very impresed with the publicity of our small promotion. I never thought it will become so famouse.
When we started it, the idea was really to allow one person to have a puppy they would normally won't be able to afford. So we thought, if everyone will cheap in, one lucky person will have the best day in their life when they will find out they won a tiny puppy.
I must say at this point that we have allready reached our original asking price for the puppy and from know on all the additional income from this campaign will be donated to diferent rescue teams.
Now, as far as the person who will win. No need to say we will not let anyone have any of our babies without making sure they will be a responsible dog owner, and this goes not only for the puppy we will give away but also for every other puppy we will have for adoption.
If anyone have more questions about anything that we do we will be more then happy to answer all your questions via email. email: puppies@staryorkie.com
I think it is better to get answers then raising stupid suspections.
Good Luck everyone!

P.S
if you would like to be removed from our email list please email us with the subject : Remove
Thanks,
:)

You know I was fine with this response....untill
 

HI think it is better to get answers then raising stupid suspections.
Good Luck everyone!

That was probably uncalled for.......I need to look up"suspections" in the dictionary......I haven't used that term before.....




Ok...here is the definition.....1. suspections 1 thumb up

Closely related to suspicions, but in regards to dealing with an individual who may have ulterior motives, or may possibly be suggesting something lewd.

I doubt very much if you really give a rats a*s about where your puppies go. I looked at your web-site. Looks like its first come $$$, first serve on your puppies. Where on your web-site does it say you will be screening potential buyers to be sure the homes are suitable? Will you be screening the "winner" of the raffle puppy? And its easy to "raffle" off something that you probably paid VERY little for from Korea. You are a broker not a breeder.

Yorkiekist. I raised this question too, last night but for some reason it disappeared. If you read his FAQ section there is nothing said about screenings etc. Only thing said is how to pay and when you need to make arrangements for pick up or shipping or be charged a $25 a day fee. I also asked to see pictures of the parents which I believe someone else asked as well, but was told he is unable to get pictures from Korea. I'm sure like I am you are aware that this is the big thing now. Brokers buying pups from out of country. It's cheaper. And, the only reason they are not sold at 6 weeks or 8 weeks is because they cannot be shipped legally until a certain age, although I do believe that too can be fudged. If you ask those that sell from out of country why they do it etc. the answer they all have is "My family has a beautiful farm there and they raise blah blah blah." These dogs are crammed into containers and driven sometimes hours or days before they reach the destination to be shipped. They are then put on a long plane trip (Think of how long a trip from Russia to the USA or Korea to the USA). After they are cleaned up and put out to sale. Some are getting big bucks - others are selling mixed pups for $800 - if they are able to sell that cheap then you know how much they pay for the pup from overseas and why they buy from other countries. And, if you think our puppymills are bad think how they are in a country where there are barely laws to protect people let alone animals. Elaine

This is definately a puppy mill. Besides the audacity of raffeling a puppy, I was amazed at their prices for non-AKC Yorkies. I can't imagine what these people are like...I suppose I can...
Yuck!

That is not true!
 

We also breed some of the puppies over here on our location. We have one sire - Eli and two dams - Booba and Hiedi.
Heidi has now 4 puppies that are ready to go and you can see their pictures and info on our website. www.staryorkie.com

We love our babies more then everything and do a great job finding good homes for them. That is why many people choose to adopt our babies after they come and see the way we handle our babies and how nice and clean our place is.
if you want to come and visit our kennel just give us a call and we will be happy to set a time for your visit.

Ben Ashel
Star Yorkie Kennel
puppies@staryorkie.com
www.staryorkie.com

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Just think of the conditions that the people live in in that country and then just think of the conditions the dogs must live in. I cant believe that there are actually people in this world that are so uneducated that would buy any of these puppies.