Yes, I found out about Puppy Petite about 2 months after I purchased my two babies. Thankfully, they're both in great health and have had no problems!

I'm glad your cuties are doing great. You should post pics - I bet they're ADORABLE!! :D

Hey, there are a lot of us Brooklyn girls on YT! Plus some in Staten Island. We should have a little Yorkie meet up before the summer is over. I won't be able to make the official meet up on August 20th :(

Is that Puppy Boutique on New Utrecht?? :( I had a first hand experience with them as well...But I am VERY VERY VERY happy your babies are healthy...

My ex Mother in law, bought a Yorkie from them (Puppy Boutique/Puppy Petite) and brought him to the vet that same day...She had to bring him back, he had a heart defect and LP :(...She was heartbroken, cause even after a few hours she fell in love with him...The guy at the puppy shop told her (AND I QUOTE!) "I will give you 2 puppies of your choice, if you do not tell anyone this happened to you" WELL, SHE WAS FURIOUS!! Got her money back and that was it...

My mom bought her maltese from him 5 years ago (not the same owner as now) and Kasey is as healthy as anything...And I had his background/breeders checked by Kim @ nopuppymills.com and he was not from a miller...

I stopped a women at my nail place from buying shih tzu from them last week...I told her about Ivan and I also asked she refer to millbusters.com for the scoop on petstores...

XoXO
Fran and Sammi

does ivan breed the dogs himself ??

I got Kacee 45 miles away at $750 and she's healthy as can be...as long as she doesn't run into something! :cool: Just some historical FYI: Muffin was $150 in 1991 and was just 15 minutes from my home. :)

Ivan breeds Maltese and Yorkies but mostly he focuses on Maltese. His wife breed Yorkies so I don't know if he still does because she passed away. :( But he DOES work w/ local breeders - most of whom are family members and relatives or very good friends. He will give you their address and phone number and you can go visit them in their home. I met Codie's parents (because Ivan owned them both) and I met Katie's parents (they were owned by his good friend who breeds Yorkies).

ahhh i c :)

I got Mason at Girard Kansas from a breeder/vet. A male yorkie .He is wonderful...I paid 500.00 for him in which came with alot of goodies....and a lifetime guarantee which I thought was awesome....Highly reccommend Laura Morland..I love my Mason to pieces... :) :) :) :) :)

Kristy and Mason

I have to admit, I got lucky with Tatum. I wasn't aware of the puppy mill situations or just hadn't paid much attention before being on this site so I really wasn't screening my breeder too much. I did know to ask to see the parents (which I did) and ask a bunch of questions but if she would have been a miller, I probably wouldn't have figured it out. This was a lady in Manvel (sp?) on the edge of Houston, TX. Tatum has turned out just as perfectly as I had hoped with not a single health issue (knock on wood!). She cost $950 which just about made me choke at the time but it seems like a pretty fair amount after hearing other's prices. We also recently got Stormie, an Australian Shepherd, from a first-time breeder in Dallas who got her female from the Cut-N-Loose breeder (Stormie's daddy is at Cut-N-Loose too if anyone knows of that group of champion work dogs). She cost $500. Amazing how it seems that the bigger the dog, the lower the price. I really need to post some new pics of Tatum and Stormie together. They are hilarious! I can definitely see why ya'll enjoy have two Yorkies to watch them play and interact. What I like is that they can play so hard together outside but then only Tatum gets to come in and then she's my little only cuddle bug.

I know it! I kick myself often for not getting his brother, when we were there. All the females were gone, or I'm sure I would have come home with 2. ;)

Isn't that just the strangest thing?? You pay more for a 2 lb dog that you would for a 100 lb dog. :confused:

Well, Sammi was from Osceola, MO...She wasnt bred by Ivan...I had Sammi's breeders full info and I spoke with them directly also and had their "background" checked by Kim @ Nopuppymills.com as well...Sammi's breeders were not millers and worked with Ivan for MANY years...

I got Desi from a breeder about 5 miles from my job. Paid $2000.

Sort of like a bikini - the less there is the more you pay! :D

Lexi & Oliver came from a wonderful breeder north of Boston. Lexi was $2400 and Oliver was $2200. We've bought Yorkies from her before, and all of them have had the most wonderful temperament and have been SO smart and loving! :aimeeyork