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Do you have any pictures of the little boy that you are supposed to get or is he still listed on the website? I have heard alot of stories of people picking a puppy from a broker and being sent a different puppy.. I cannot imagine that this person has all of the puppies listed on the website at their house and are able to tell the difference between all of them. Don't brokers usually buy a whole litter for cheap and resell? That means they would have to take the puppies with them until they sell them, not leave them with the breeder..Maybe you could post a pic of then one you want and then one of the one they send you and see if it is the same one. If it is clearly not, you may be able to recoup some of your money. Good luck with your new puppy!! |
Parenting 101 My daughter is home sick from school today, and I hate to see her suffer.....maybe that is why this thread is making me all..... smooshy! It is such an emotional journey to take on the responsibility for another life; in many ways a fur-kid is just like any other, don't you think? When it is your 'first,' every decision seems to be that much more important to you..... OP, one of the major lessons I have learned is 'once you know better, you do better.' It doesn't help at all to beat yourself up about something you couldn't have understood at the time. Seeking out information and being open to learning says so much about you! I'm sure you will be an excellent parent. :) You are entitled to be over-the-moon excited about your new puppy, so don't let anything change that! Congrats! |
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GL and post pics when you get your baby!! |
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It's my understanding that sometimes a reputable breeder will use a lead referral site for leads or inquiries only and then the breeder contacts you directly to ask you questions about the home environment and such before they agree to the sale. In many of these cases they are not puppy mill puppies but puppies raised in a home. Ask your Aunt if she spoke to the actual breeder. Regardless you will most likely fall in love immediately. Your vet will tell you if your puppy has come to you healthy and will check for lp and any obvious disorders. Congratulations, relax and enjoy your new little one:). Jackie & my :littleangSophie :aimeeyork |
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Since after the first year all you would get back would be about $400 if the puppy died from a genetic condition and they will not reimburse vet bills, they would more than make up the $400 on those that claimed it through the vitamin sales. The health guarantee really isn't worth anything IMO. It's just a marketing ploy. Get good pet insurance asap, although most consider genetic conditions to be pre-existing and won't cover them. You can get a bile acids test done as early as 12 weeks and I would absolutely recommend doing that to make sure he doesn't have a liver shunt. Also have your vet check his knees for luxating patellas. Both knee and liver surgery run into the thousands. All you have to do is read through the Health section here to see how common these conditions are in Yorkies. |
Rissa, We adopted our shih tzu from a puppy mill when she was still a little skinny thing. She has grown into a wonderful healthy adult 10.5 years old now) with very few problems. Once she gets to know people and gets rid of her shyness with them everyone falls in love with her because she is just the sweetest little thing. She mothers everyone but I don't know where she got it from since she was so young when we got her she couldn't possibly have picked it up from another dog. Anyway. Don't worry about your dog having any emotional problems. I'm sure it will be fine. Even the adult dogs we rescued eventually turned into great dogs. Love is the best thing you can give them and I think you have plenty of that! Welcome to YT. |
:thumbup:QUOTE=DaisyMom;2849565]My daughter is home sick from school today, and I hate to see her suffer.....maybe that is why this thread is making me all..... smooshy! It is such an emotional journey to take on the responsibility for another life; in many ways a fur-kid is just like any other, don't you think? When it is your 'first,' every decision seems to be that much more important to you..... OP, one of the major lessons I have learned is 'once you know better, you do better.' It doesn't help at all to beat yourself up about something you couldn't have understood at the time. Seeking out information and being open to learning says so much about you! I'm sure you will be an excellent parent. :) You are entitled to be over-the-moon excited about your new puppy, so don't let anything change that! Congrats![/QUOTE] :thumbup::thumbup: this is such good advice |
Before I was educated about Puppy Mills I fell in love with a puppy from one of the puppy stores in the mall. Luckily he is very very healthy now, he's 2 years, but I wouldn't do it again just knowing where he came from. Unfortunatly I just recently found this site, although I knew what puppy mills were I've become more and more educated as time goes by. I wish you the best of luck with your baby and hopefully everything goes well! |
I tried to look him up but it said "this puppy has found it's forever home". Congratulations, take a deep breath and hopefully you'll get a good one. I have one that is def. a puppy mill dog as I got him from a pet store (before I was enlightened) and another one that I have very little history on as she is a rescue, but I love them more than anything. Can't wait to see pixs of the little guy. |
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