This has been bothering me for two days

[Misti1]

Originally Posted by phfgkl

Wow, down here, you could have bough 2-4 yorkies(beautiful ones) for that kind of money...That's why everyone on here tries to help people out by explaining puppy mills/ petstores..If you have a good breeder, then, they would never have a reason to have to sell to a petstore..

I'll keep this in mind if I have someone else ask me, or heaven forbid something happens and I need another one.

[troubletb]

Okay so you answered everyones questions and you need to tell yourself it is okay.. and it should be. If your cousin didn't want her dog she would have told you. Stop beating yourself up. It WILL be okay..

[Misti1]

Ok and thank you YT family

[Misti1]

So you asked to see her, and this is Kaya now.

[JRo]

She looks like a Yorkie to me...maybe a Silky... but then again maybe I don't know anything because...I think she's cute.

[SamiNFurbabies]

She is very cute!!! You can do a lot just by taking care of her...

[MeganS]

aww! what!? I think she's freaking adorable. Her haircut doesn't do her much justice, but I see a very cute yorkie under there!

Don't beat yourself up. You didn't intentionally do it. and as long as they love her, that's what counts!

[LoveMyJake]

Originally Posted by Misti1

So you asked to see her, and this is Kaya now.

What's wrong with her? I think she's very cute.

I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be mean. Honest....but....

First of all, why does it bother you.....they obviously love the dog, they still have her. Your cousin never complained or said anything until she brought the dog back for a visit. Maybe she only said something because of your reaction when you saw her. Or, maybe she thinks yours is cuter, but who cares? You know the mistake you made in buying from a pet store, but you know better now. You didn't realize at the time, so I don't understand what the problem is. I'm not sure if you paid for her or of your cousin did....I was a little confused. That IS alot to pay, but that's how the prices run in those places. She paid for her and accepted her, right? So, why complain now?

Another thing I don't understand is what's the big deal? It's been a YEAR. There's not even anything you can do about it now.

What kind of food does she eat, does she get any supplements, what kind of shampoos and conditioners are used, does she maybe have allergies, what kind of treats does she get? All these things can affect yorkies' coats.

Why aren't you taking Maya to dinner now? Because of Kaya?

I'm just curious. What was it that made you realize she wasn't the dog for you?

[chloesMama]

I think she's cute ! She looks like a loving happy puppy.

[QuickSilver]

I agree, that dog is very cute. It just needs a good trim, assuming you want a puppy cut. Reading your first post, I thought it was going to look like ET.

She does seem to have a long snout for a classic yorkie... maybe the store gave you a mixed breed. Nevertheless, she is still a looker!

[yorkiemomto4]

She looks like a yorkie to me. I think shes really cute.

[Misti1]

Originally Posted by LoveMyJake

What's wrong with her? I think she's very cute.

I'm sorry, I'm not trying to be mean. Honest....but....

First of all, why does it bother you.....they obviously love the dog, they still have her. Your cousin never complained or said anything until she brought the dog back for a visit. Maybe she only said something because of your reaction when you saw her. Or, maybe she thinks yours is cuter, but who cares? You know the mistake you made in buying from a pet store, but you know better now. You didn't realize at the time, so I don't understand what the problem is. I'm not sure if you paid for her or of your cousin did....I was a little confused. That IS alot to pay, but that's how the prices run in those places. She paid for her and accepted her, right? So, why complain now?

Another thing I don't understand is what's the big deal? It's been a YEAR. There's not even anything you can do about it now.

What kind of food does she eat, does she get any supplements, what kind of shampoos and conditioners are used, does she maybe have allergies, what kind of treats does she get? All these things can affect yorkies' coats.

Why aren't you taking Maya to dinner now? Because of Kaya?

I'm just curious. What was it that made you realize she wasn't the dog for you?

I answered all of these questions earlier, your post is almost identical to another member's post.

[Misti1]

Ok so I will sum up the dinner for you. I looked around on the Internet, and by accident on a site where a lady sells doggie panties, I ran up on two yorkies that looked a lot like Kaya and had her same coat. They had pretty nice cuts that went with their type, so I blew them up and took them to cousin.

She told me she had only had Kaya professionally groomed one time (in a year???), so that is part of the problem. She blames to crazy cut on the groomer, but I suspect she has taken scissors and was trying to do it herself. I told her to use these pictures with her groomer to come up with a better plan for Kaya.She was very excited and put the pictures straight way in her purse so she wouldn't loose them.

Now being around Kaya without Maya I got to see her real personality, (remember I told you she retreated to her carrier with Maya around, she didn't much like Maya). She likes attention, and is VERY active, real yorkie personality that needs rearing in some, so that was a good thing. She LOVES her grandaddy, and seemed to remember me, (I call myself first mommy).

The whole matter was never mentioned as an issue, and family dinner went off without a hitch.

Now back to the original reason I posted this other than my personal misgivings.

Having bought some yorkies from pet stores with out it being a disaster, I still wanted to put it out there one more time DON'T PATRONIZE THEM, AND DISCOURAGE ALL YOU KNOW WHO ARE CONSIDERING BUYING PUPPIES FROM DOING SO.

It's nothing that most YT members don't already know anyway...but people learn these things mostly when they come here.

Yes, Kaya will be just fine in the end, yes, they love her, and this story has a semi-happy ending.....BUT I STILL SAY....that for that amount of money....Puppy Corral, and Arky Barky and other pet stores are places to avoid if you are after a quality pet.

Thank you for the encouraging words to me personally, and let's continue to give those places what they deserve.

[Misti1]

Side note....another thing that brought these issues to the fore front for me was that a member here recently actually did contact me about Arky Barky...she had a serious issue with them too (side side note...the elderly parents of the son who owns Puppy Corral owned Arky Barky when I bought Mika, I got a chance to meet them personally, then they sold that business to the son as well, whom I consider more cut throat business).

So anyway, this member was trying to get the name of the owner of Arky Barky to take some action and was getting nowhere. I went into my FBI mode, and by searching through the BBB records here in Memphis for the Puppy Corral, I was able to find out who he was. I hope she nails his behind for whatever it was (she didn't go into details).

[browniesmom622]

I think she looks all yorkie & she is adorable & her haircut looks fine to me.
I think people need to get over Looks & size & be happy they got a healthy happy puppy!