I'm not seeing jealousy here nor am I seeing stones being thrown.

I'm genuinely happy for you in that you have a healthy loving puppy - congrats on that, that's all any of us really hope for :). I'm guessing (and correct me if I'm wrong) that you're feeling a little defensive bc your breeder is being discussed. It's not meant as a personal attack on you in any way. That said, I can see how a person would feel protective of their breeder and I might feel the same way if I was you.

But this is a forum, and a forum is where discussions happen - and we're all pretty thankful to have a place to discuss important stuff like this. I think all anyone would ask is that you maintain an open mind and allow others to have their opinions, even if they are vastly different from yours.

Some people here have valid concerns about her breeding program, and that's okay - it doesn't equate to jealousy or stones. Rather, it's just people sharing what they think are the best practice standards that result in the best outcome for the bigger picture.

Great post!

Healthy should be the most important....... I find when you point the truth out to people and they realize it's true they tend to get defensive....... Why you think a good breeder is some one who risks the lives of there breeding females is beyond me.

I am currently dealing with Terry, and she has been fantastic. Just to talk a bit about my experience, it has been fabulous. The stud used for my pup's litter was small, the dam was NOT under five pounds. I have gotten health updates and pictures/videos multiple times a week.

I'm not going to sit here and say that she is perfect because, quite frankly, have any of us met a perfect person? But she cares about her dogs, she is courteous and helpful to those who purchase pups from her. The fact of the matter is that just because we hear a couple of stories (which none of us can know the entire truth of) doesn't mean that we can sit back and condemn her. Unhealthy pups can be born to the very best stock, all lines can have problem dogs.

Truth be told, I am very happy with my decision to choose Terry.

So true.

Truth be told, I have gotten some nerves since reading some of these posts about Terry. That said, this is the only place I have found ANY complaints about her, all by the same 2-3 people, and only one who even has any real connection with Terry at all. I have tried to get more information from these people to no avail. All of Terry's customers who I have spoken to personally have nothing but good things to say. Every search I've done has come back fine and I have done hours upon hours of searching since finding these few complaints.

I will say this, as far as staying in contact, I have had ZERO issues. Anytime I call or email, it is replied to in a timely fashion. She initiates contact with me on her own at least twice a week for updates, pictures, and videos. She is also fairly local to me and I am welcomed anytime to visit her home and my pup. I'm unsure what her recent internet issues were, but I've never had a problem speaking with her.

This whole thing is making my head spin. I don't want to support a "bad breeder", but I have had no one come forward with any real information of their claims. With me, Terry has been fantastic. I guess we shall see what happens once Sheldon comes home.

I think w/ any breeder, ANY, there are always going to be people who will interpret their experience with them as bad, and will feel the need to spread that information. Meanwhile, the "bad" interaction may have nothing whatsoever to do with being the breeder's fault -- we've seen it here before where someone just nails a breeder to a cross --only come to find out the breeder was not at fault in the least. Those are really regrettable situations bc that bad review stays on the net forever, even if inaccurate.

That said, we do hear of plenty of bad experiences that indeed truly are the fault of the breeder...but it's usually quite obvious in those cases.

It sounds like you're fairly weighing the info you're absorbing - and that's really all you can do, ya know? It's you who has to be happy at the end of the day.

Btw, *LOVE* the name Sheldon - way too cute! I love boy names so much.

Well, I can even understand occasional, mild issues from pups from even the best breeders. That's just life, and it happens. I am happy with my choice, just getting nervous as the time draws nearer, I guess. He will be seven weeks old tomorrow and he definitely SEEMS very healthy and happy.

And thanks...I'm a Big Bang Theory nerd, so he is actually Dr. Sheldon Cooper, aka Moon Pie. Lol.

I love it. :)

Little Biewer Yorkies
 

Wylie's Mom, I am a newbie to the site and own my first Yorkie, I love your comments, you sound so reasonable and level headed. The whole reason for joining a site like this is to learn and you learn from different opinions. I haven't posted because I have been so busy reading but I couldn't resist this thread. In my younger years I raised Bloodhounds and also owned and showed English Cockers. Anyone buying a purebred puppy should spend a lot of time investigating the breeder. The price guarantees NOTHING, reputable breeders often place pups or dogs to what they know is a good home. Breeding puppies properly is not a big financial gain and if you count the time you spent watching, caring, cleaning etc. you would be minus financially.

I am so glad I found Yorkietalk because there do seem to be so many things I did not know about Yorkies. I just knew I loved their looks and wonderful smart, spunky personalities. My breeder has done everything in her power to educate me. Long before bringing Buttons home she had me visit her dogs and talked and talked. I wasn't allowed to even touch her until after her first vaccine. Because the breeder is responsible I have had nothing but wonderful fun experience with my new pup. Also because Buttons is smaller than I expected the breeder would not accept a dime until I signed a contract that she would be spayed. I only wanted a healthy pet anyway and would not consider not spaying or neutering a pet animal.

I hope person buying a pup remains a member of this site for their puppy's sake there is so much knowledge here.

:thumbup::thumbup:Welcome to YorkieTalk. YorkieTalk is a great community where Yorkie lovers learn and share valuable information. I am glad you joined in.

Hi and welcome to YT :)! So glad you decided to not only read, but join in and introduce yourself to us. Your breeder sounds very conscientious and that's great to hear. Your Buttons sounds just precious - would love to see some pics!

Hahaha...when I first saw you named him Sheldon, I wondered if you would call him "Shelly" or "Moon Pie"...I, too, greatly enjoy the Big Bang Theory show. Welcome, and congratulations !!!

Sandy,
I see you posted on this thread BEFORE even sending me a PM asking me for the private contact information for the other dozen Yorkie Talk members who got sick pups from Terry.
Let me say my reply publically since I don't have any reason to be shady:
Search here and there is a reason people use screen names.

Terry knows very well the names of those who got sick or later dead pups from her: trying to find out whom of them are members here talking about it is NOT going to change anything.
My real name is Shannon Cunningham.
Terry knows exactly who I am & who my Elvis is.
Anyone else can give their personal identifying info themselves, I am NOT about to see people further violated or hurt, its not my place to give out anyone's real name or co tact information.
In fact it is a violation of Yorkie Talk's rules.

Little biewer yorkies
 

I read these posts about Little biewer yorkies and Terry and felt I need to add my experience so people can come to their own conclusions about what they will support.
I recently purchased a puppy from her. I got him a little over a week ago. My experience with her has been a bit puzzling. I always want to give a person the benefit of the doubt and not judge too hastily. But I will state my experience because I feel the responsibility to do so.
She was great with communication. She always got back to me and answered all my questions, sent me videos and pictures. Her dogs are beautiful and she seems to love them. I don't think they are overpriced - it's equivalent to what breeders ask for pups. It seems her life is all about these dogs. When I voiced some doubt about buying the dog, she offered full refund and told me I am not obligated to buy him.
But a few things that raised slight red flags:
She has many, many animals. More than shown on her site. She breeds cats, yorkies and biewers. She has pups that she doesn't advertise on her site. But maybe she advertised them elsewhere and are spoken for. It just made wonder what really goes on at her house.
Also, in the short time from the deposit and the final payment, she moved. I have no idea how she moved her whole operation in such short time. It seems back in april she was living with her mom. Then she must have moved out and then moved back into her mom's house since that's where she is now as of end of October.
She sent my pup to me via a pet nanny when he was 9 weeks old. He being so small I personally would have preferred 11-12 weeks, but I left that up to her to decide. I questioned her about it and she said it would be okay.
When I picked him up at the airport and was carrying him outside, I noticed a bad odor in his right ear. I didn't think much of it.
A few days after he got home, he got kennel cough and gave it to my older puppy. She said they could get stressed and contract it. I believe her - he was fine when we got him.
I also noticed a flea on him. But she has many animals and lives in florida where bugs are superfluous. It would be hard not to have a flea with the amount of animals she has. I treated him.
Then, a few days ago, I noticed his ear was very dirty - black things like coffee grinds. It was smelly and when I wiped his ear I even noticed some blood. I found out it was ear mites. That kind of explains the smell from his ear at the airport.
Terry apologized and said he got a clean bill of health from the vet the day b/4 he left and she personally cleaned his ears and maybe during the travel got them since the pet nanny brings so many dogs around the world.
But not sure...He had quite a bit of debris in his ears and didn't seem like a recent infestation. It's very contagious and now my older puppy has gotten them too. :(
So so far, my experience with my new pup has not been very good. I just wonder if with so many animals, the parasites are getting out of hand over there. and if that is the case, needs to be addressed.
I can't say from these things that it makes her a bad breeder - I wouldn't call her that from the little info I have.
But, with all the awful people out there scamming and trying to make a buck from pups, I feel people should share their experience as much as possible so we can all make good choices.
I would love to hear more experiences from others. Maybe to the dismay of others, I haven't ruled her out yet. I may even purchase another pup from her in the future. My little guy is so sweet, gentle, affectionate and adorable.
I would have loved to personally meet Terry in her home.
Hope this helps someone, and I appreciate all of you who share your experiences.

I changed my mind
 

Hello,
I have to post again because I've read on some more and I was contacted by someone who got a pup a few days ago from Terry. Her puppy ALSO has ear mites and kennel cough! I don't trust Terry anymore. There was some fishiness, but I wasn't sure. Now I know I wasn't a unique situation "by chance" my dog had ear mites and kennel cough. I'm sure my luca came with ear mites. I'm sure she has a problem at her place with it.

I'm now scared. I'm wondering if I will have further issues with Luca and what I should do now with this info. I do not want an repeat of Concretegirl's experience or anything of that nature! I'm hoping it's just parasites (which is treatable) and the kennel cough, which he is healed from.

What are my options other than getting a pet insurance? Anything? Just pray for a healthy puppy?

I'm kicking myself for not doing more research..I did a lot of research! Days of it - weeks of it! I was also trying not to break the bank. ( Her price for my pup was a bit lower than most breeders.) I've looked at so many websites and read up. I guess if I googled Terry I would have found the few posts on her here on YT. Why didn't I do that?!!! Maybe I was too excited - or fell for the "sweet looking" website and sweet words.

Any suggestions? I called Terry and she knows Luca has kennel cough, that I found a flea on him and ear mites. She said if the vet saw ear mites b/4 she sent him to me, he would have just sent meds and Luca would still be good to sell.

nervous and a bit stressed!
Thanks!

Be positive that you want to deal with her.
 

I found her website in an online search. She posted a video of a new litter. The pups were about 3-4 weeks old. She had 2 girls and a boy. The only one left was the boy. She wanted $1100 for him and $200 to hold him, payable with PayPal. I agreed. I should have done my homework. I started to read bad reviews about Terry and 3 days later asked her to please cancel. I had found a puppy ready to go, 4 months old from a reputable breeder in New Jersey. She refused to refund the $200 and next thing I know, she has the same puppy on her website for $900. She is unscrupulous. I could see if the puppy was of age, but he was not. Be careful when it comes to business with this one. It doesn't surprise me that her puppies have problems, diseases, ear mites, etc. She is all about the money. She used my $200 to give a discount to the next. Unreal!

Did she say anything about this being nonrefundable?

You can always put in a complaint with PayPal and they will hold that money from her account (if it's there) and you can also contact your bank/credit card company.

No Refund
 

To be honest, I am not sure what the original agreement was. There was no signed contract and in most states even when there is a signed contract you have a 3 day period to back out and get a refund. This happened over 6 months ago. I wouldn't even bother. Since then, I have come to find out that a reputable breeder never attaches a price to a puppy until the puppy is old enough and can be evaluated in regard to its worth. Especially if you are breeding show quality dogs. Not every dog in a litter is a show dog but that doesn't mean he can't be a perfect pet. How do you know at 3 weeks old. She is ridiculous. The nerve of her to require money to hold a 3 week old dog. I was new to all of this at the time. You live and learn. If you want a great dog, there are fabulous breeders out there that have people lined up. They would never rip someone off to hold a 3 week old baby.

terry
 

Hi everyone, We got our little Spike from Terry about a month ago. I would be glad to share my experience with anyone that has questions.

Ilovemymaxx
 

Hello ilovemymaxx,
I was interested in your experience with terry and I emailed you but didn't hear back from you. Did you ever get my email? This site is not very user friendly and I'm still trying to figure out how everything works.

Thanks!

No I didn't get it.

I will say ear mites can be something a puppy can be born with according to my vet. My pappilon got them.

I have searched this website high and low for a more recent posting on Terry Castonguay with Little Biewer Yorkers in Summerfield, FL, but I cannot find one and since this was posted within the last two years, I figure not much has changed.
I contacted Terry several months ago letting her know I was interested in getting a biewer. She let me know she had litters coming in September and would keep me updated. On September 20th, my puppy was born. She was the only female and there were three males. Terry was great throughout the entire process. She sent me pictures and video and updates on her growth and everything was going smoothly. I couldn't wait to get my new baby girl! She turned 8 weeks old this past Tuesday and was scheduled to be delivered via a pet nanny on November 22nd, making her 9 weeks old and only 1 pound (which I have to admit, was a little intimidating to me but I had every intention on taking her to the vet the day I got her to get thorough advice on how to properly care for a dog her size). This past Monday (11/14), one day before she turned 8 weeks, I was told that Pinot (that's what I decided to name my pup), and her three brothers were going to the vet to get their first round of shots. Tuesday (11/15), I followed up via email (I don't have her phone number and have never spoken to her on the phone) asking how the vet appointment went. She responded with, "everything went well 😃." So I thought to myself, awesome I can't wait to get her! I didn't hear from her Wednesday (11/16). Early Thursday morning (11/17), I received an email from Terry stating that my puppy had an allergic reaction to one of the shots given at the vet so they weren't able to give the other shots, therefore she was not issued a health certificate. Wait a minute... on Tuesday, she responded that everything went fine?? If the puppy had a reaction, it would have been on Monday so she should have let me know this on Tuesday when I asked how the vet appointment went. She let me know that the puppy wasn't going to be ready by the 22nd which I let her know was completely fine as I wanted her to be healthy. I asked her multiple times what the puppy's symptoms were, the severity, if she needed to stay overnight in the hospital, no response to these questions. I also asked her to call me and she never did. However, she had already cashed my check so I believe I should have been contacted sooner with the option to put her in the care of a professional veterinarian and pay a vet bill. That did not happen. She did assure me that the puppy would be fine, that the medicine was just hard on her little body. I told her I would lay off rescheduling the flight because she sent me a video that afternoon of her perked up and playing with her mother outside. Thursday night, I asked her how the puppy was doing. Friday morning (11/18), she responded saying the puppy was going to stay there a while and she was going to refund all of my money and when she was better if I still wanted her I could pay again. I trusted that Pinot was in great care and said she could keep my money. Again, she assured me she would be fine she just needed more time. Friday night (last night), she emailed me saying that the puppy was not going to make it "I guess" are the words she used, she said she didn't know what happened because she was fine the week before, and then proceeded to send me a picture of the dog laying on the floor, dying, for proof since she didn't want to be "harassed" anymore. I guess harassment is asking questions about what exactly is wrong with the dog as far as her symptoms. Which I still do not know. She refunded me all of my money through PayPal prior to telling me that the dog was dying, deposit included. I let her know I was devastated but thanked her for refunding my money. I received no response.
I wanted to give her the benefit of the doubt and give her 24 hours to repspond as she is usually very prompt. But nothing. I expected her to at least offer her sincerest apologies (since she claims to love her pups) and ask if I wanted to put my deposit towards a puppy in the next litter, but that didn't happen.
Looking back at all of the details, I don't believe my puppy passed away. Here's why: about 5 weeks in, a man buying one of the males in the litter offered me $500 towards another puppy so he could have my puppy. I declined the offer as I was already attached. Also, I received a video from Terry stating that she loved the puppy and would've kept her herself. I believe either Terry kept her for herself to breed, the man who wanted to buy her originally offered a great deal more money, or she really was sick but not from the shots. This is still so new and although I never met the dog, I was so attached.
I am not trying to bash Terry as I like to see the best in people and can only hope this was a huge misunderstanding due to lack of communication, but I did expect more from the reputable breeder she claims to be.
On the bitter sweet side, I have found another breeder who spoke with me on the phone (which I never did with Terry), for an hour last night and has one sweet little girl left from her last litter that I am getting on December 13th.
I pray that this hasn't happened to anyone else because it is completely devastating. If you have or are considering purchasing a puppy from Terry, I advise doing some research before.