If the breeder pulled a bait and switch on you, you should demand your money back.

Too many red flags here. :(

I think you know what you should do. I'd be contacting her ASAP and tell her that you know she switched her.

That is not a very nice thing to do to switch a pup. 6lb is still small but I still feel bad for you since you have felt something for the puppy that you have chosen already. I hope the breeder will at least make things right for you. Could you call and just insist that she switched because you just knew it? Just be confident and insist that she switched instead of asking her questions like "did you switch the pups?"..see what she says?

The breeders scale may not have been accurate and the actual weight of the puppy at 7 weeks was probably more than what her scale showed. Also the vets scale could be off some too depending on the kind of scale they are using. I know I talked to a friend recently and she had taken her puppy to the vets and they kept weighting her and getting different readings each time, varying between 1 1/2 to 2 lbs. A puppy can change a lot in a week. The muzzle and facial features do start start changing a lot between 6 weeks and 12 weeks. The only way you would know for sure would be to go see the other puppy if it means that much too you. I do hope you love your new puppy with all your heart regardless of her size.

If I were paying that much money for something that I had my heart set on then I would want what I initially picked out. It shouldn't matter that she's already got the pup, most of the people on this thread is acting like she should just deal with it. She shouldn't. It isn't what she initially paid for.

Thank you Kezza for all your imput. It has made me feel better. I read your link about breeders and it is good advice. That being said the breeder I used has a nice operation. She LOVES her yorkies. Her place is clean and she introduced us to both parents of the litter.
We went to her house several time traveling over 3 hours to get there but we were always welcome to visit.
We picked this litter because we liked the temperment and looks of both parents who were only 4 lbs. Also there were 3 females and she gave us FIRST PICK. So we could pick the smallest which I did and put a pink collar on her at week 7. I drove 3 hours to do so. Then 6 days later she is almost twice as big. Ok, I'm confused I admit it. I'm bitter. I admit that. I
am also still greiving because I lost my baby last December and I haven't gotten over that. I am starting to doubt my sanity. Ya'll have been great today.
Thanks to all of you!
yorkie Mia

I haven't decides for sure what I will do yet. My husband has become attached even though it has only been two days. It may be just something I will have to live with, but I am really not happy about it. I am so glad that I found this forum it has given me a way to vent!

She will probably turn out to be the love of your life....The breeder was wrong....But this poor baby needs you now...sounds like hubby is in love already.... My baby is 6lbs...she will get bigger...but she is little at her weight now...I hope everything works out...I do understand how you feel though.....

When I bought my first Yorkie puppy 14 years ago I paid $500. There were 4 puppies in that litter 3 males and 1 female. The female was sold and I had the pick of the 3 males. I chose the smaller of the 3. About 2 weeks later I went to pick up my puppy and she was holding him when she answered the door. She brought him to the living room and I never saw the other puppies even though I could hear them in the other room. You know I had a gut feeling that this was not the puppy I picked out. He looked different and the way she kept him away from the other puppies. I told myself that it probably was my imagination and it had been 2 weeks since I saw him. I brought him home loved him dearly until he passed on last year. This summer I bought another Yorkie. There were 3 little girls. Small, medium and large. This time I picked the medium size one. I fell in love with her as soon as I saw her. Again I had to wait 2 weeks before I could bring my baby home. With this breeder all three of the puppies were together in their pen when I went to pick her up. Mine was wearing the orange collar that I had picked out and I just knew that she was the puppy I saw 2 weeks earlier. The breeder said that if I changed my mind I could pick one of the others because she was keeping one and she didn't care which one it was and somebody was coming that afternoon to take the remaining puppy. I told her that I hadn't changed my mind. I fell in love with her then and I still loved her and she was the one I was bringing home.

I'd like to see pictures of her. :p

Me too! Can you post some pics please?

I'm so sorry that this happened to you. There are bad breeders and it sounds like you found one. My point is that you should ask her if she still has all the pups and demand to see all of them together!! If not contact the Police and report her. At least it will make her think twice about doing it again. Also go to the Newspapers and your Local TV news. Get her name out there and people will stop going to her. Post her name everywhere you can think off. Give it time with the new baby. Your Hubs likes her already and so will you after you get over this upsetting event. Congratulations and Blesssings on the New baby... Can't wait to see pics of her!! :)

Our little guy weighed 1lb 4 oz at 9 week check up and the other day at 14 weeks he weighed 2 lbs so i dont think they gain that much in 1 week

QFT! Happens with us humans too >.>; I'm KNOW that I'm way lighter when I get weighed at the doctor's office! ;)

I'm really sorry about your puppy! Someone posted something about if you payed with a cheque you can stop the cheque (as long as it hasn't been cashed...) To call your bank and stop the cheque you'll need: the chq number, date, payee and exact amount to ensure a full stop.

I'm glad your husband has bonded with the puppy, and I would be pissed about the situation just like you are! But by the same token if you believe that things happen for a reason, maybe there was a reason that you have the baby you have as opposed to the one you think it was switched out for. If the breeder is as shady as it sounds and you got a raw deal (and can't manage to do anything about it) then love the baby you have because that baby was meant to be with you. Good luck!

I can't imagine an ethical breeder even wanting you to have a pup you didn't want to have. The size wouldn't bother me too much probably because I love 6 lbs but if this yorkie doesn't look like the same one, then that is different.

I would call her or better email her so you have something in writing and tell her, the minute you saw her you knew it wasn't her but didn't know what to do. Tell her you were so counting on the other and you're very upset about this and would take $1000 back even though you pd. $1200 a few days ago. Tell her you belong to a yorkie site with 24,000 members and would like to be able to brag about how nice you are rather than the opposite. What do you think?? Easy for me to give your $200 away:)but heck if it gets you out of this.

I think the whole point of this is that it is pretty obvious that the breeder did a switch. Even if she had given her the puppy she picked out.. SURE it MAY grow to 10 lbs.. (but it certainly would not have gained 15 oz in 6 days) that really isn't the point. The point is the integrity of the breeder. I would be willing to bet that someone else decided they wanted that puppy and offered more money to get that puppy and the breeder figured she could make the switch without anyone noticing. If the breeder said she just ate alot in six days she is a FLAT OUT LIAR. Even if you decided that you wanted to keep this puppy, there is NO way in h3ll that I would NOT say anything to the breeder. I would let her know that you are keeping the puppy BUT that you KNOW WHAT SHE DID and don't appreciate it one bit. Shame on her!

If I were the breeder and someone thought that I had switched pups - then I would make EVERY EFFORT to prove to the customer that they were wrong. Including bringing back all pups so that you can compare them.

Since your breeder is not making any effort - then you need to make a quick decision before any more bonding takes place. Either return the pup and gather your evidence to prepare for court (and make a BIG SPLASH about it) - or keep her.

Good luck!

My baby is 6 lbs and actually, she's the perfect size. She goes up/down the stairs, jumps off all the furniture and is healthy!!!

BTW - despite all the good advice from others (myself included) I WOULD BE PISSED OFF until proven wrong. For that, I'm sorry.

I would be mad too. I saw Cali at 6 weeks and she was tiny way smaller than her 2 sisters. I took her beause the other 2 were spoken for and the breeder charged more because she was smaller. This was before I found YT. We went back to pick he up at 9 weeks and she was the same size as her 2 sisters but I could tell her face was the one I picked out. She was only 1 lb at 9 weeks and even though she was bigger than when I first saw her there was no way she gained as much as yours suppossedly did in 6 days. I would still call the breeder one last time and say for peace of mind could you see the littermates, if she refuses then it looks like she pulled a switch. I totally understand how you want the dog you picked out and paid for. You will eventually bond with her but you will always have that doubt in your mind. I hope you can get some answers.

Yeah...Let her know! Shame on her, and love that little girl! Who knows maybe she can have that little sister later on and you can find her one from a good breeder!

They can change a lot in a week, but I have never had one to gain that much more in that time frame, but BJH could be right about the scales, it sounds like she did switch them, and to let her go as early as she did should have been a dead give away, 8 weeks is way too young no matter what their size. I would have taken the puppy back if I had known you were not happy, but I wouldn't have switched them in the first place:(

It sounds like you got screwed, because I've never seen one grow a pound in a weeks time, but, my first one was weighing to where she should have been around 4 lbs full grown, well, shes 6 now and is almost 15 lbs. so, the charts can be close, but, can also be way off. I have 4 little dogs, from 2.5 pounds to 15 and the one that is around 6 lbs is still very small, and the one that is 2.5, well, lets just say, although she's almost 8 mos and probably won't grow anymore, I wish she would put on some weight. It's just hubby and me, so we're careful around her, but, we have to make sure when the g-kids or anyone else comes over, that they watch they don't step on her

I have attached some photos taken today of our new puppy, Mia, since I had several requests. Thanks everyone!

I too am thinking that this is exactly what happened ! Someone else came along and offered more money to the breeder for the one that was spoken for already! :thumbdown
Contact the breeder and insist on seing the pups again! Yours might be already gone to a new home though:( If there was any way to prove that the breeder actually did the switching, then I would take her to court.
Again, 6 lbs is a small dog... However, You ought to have gotten what you paid for and chose > I am glad you guys love this little puppy that you have brought home, however it does not excuse the fact that the breeder did this! I woulod be very upset too!

was my puppy switched?
 

My trusted breeder, who I bought 2 prior yorkies from deceived me with my latest pup on weight/size.

She knew about how my darling Minnie (3-4lbs) died a horrible death due to liver failure :( and I contacted her about another female that would be approx. the same size that Minnie was, as my Samson (5-6lbs) was lost without his playmate. She informed me that she has a litter of 1 female and 2 males.

I went over to see the pups and saw the female. I told her I was definite on the size I wanted and she assured me it would be small like Minnie was. When I picked her up and she gave me all the paperwork and showed me the weight and told me I had to pay extra for the small size, which I did. I took the new pup to the vet that afternoon and the pup was 10oz more than the weight on the paperwork (which was dated only 3 days prior).

Yes, I am disappointed that I was "taken" by someone I trusted. I fell in love with Gabby (Gabrielle) and eventho she will not be small as I wanted and PAID FOR, I will not return her. She is 8 months old now and not only is she almost the size as Samson, but her nose is turning pink:eek:.

I informed the breeder of all of this and she said and did nothing about it, not even return the money for the purchase of a smaller dog. Needless to say, I will not use her again.

Just love your dog and don't fret over the possible switch:)

I have a question for you. when she weighed the puppy, was she using a baby scale? Also, was the vet using one of the big scales? If so, those are NOT very accurate, especially with small pups. Mine is 2.3 which, on the big scales, means around 2lbs 5 oz. but, I know one time we weighed mine on the vets scales 4 times, and got 4 different readings, with them being close to a pound difference at times. Buy

whoops, should have finished reading then I would have known she was already 8 mos. :)

I tried to post pictures but they had "too many pixels" and would not upload. Thank you everyone for your comments. I am disappointed that is for sure in what happened.

Both scales (the breeder's & the vet's) were small countertop digital/type scales. Thanks!

The weight which was listed was on the breeder's vet record paper of shots, weight, etc. When my vet weighed her it was on the big doggie scale. What I should of noticed on the breeder's vet papers the word weight was spelled wrong which should of been a clue that the breeder took the weight of Gabby off of the weight chart I printed for her to use for the approximation size of her future pups. Duh me!

The only thing that bothers me the most, besides Gabby's pink nose, is that fact I paid $600 more for a smaller size pup. She should of refunded that money. Her way of dealing with this is by ignoring my calls and emails. Oh well.....

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