Hello, My name is Kim Balas
 

I would like to introduce myself, my name is Kim Balas. First I would like to say that Yes, I am a breeder and have been so for many years but beside being a breeder I am a mother, wife, daughter and sister and good friend to all of those who know me personally. Most importantly I am human being with feelings.

I don't usually sign up or go on the forums as during the years that I bred and showed my other love (Ragdolls) I was the lucky recipient of being the president of one of the Ragdoll clubs, during these years I learned how really cruel people are to each other. (We allowed no flaming on our forum so we did not have many participants) So this being said, I am going to address the post that has been floating around about my wonderful yorkies and myself.

My hope is that all of you that are so quick to jump on someone that you know nothing about take the time and realize that all is not always how it seems. With all the strife in the world these days the last thing that we as Americans need to do is fight with each other.

I know that many of you have had bad experiences with breeders and I am sure equally many of you have had great experiences and some of you do rescue. But my hope is that in the season of loving and caring that you can stop and take the time to be good to your fellow man/woman. Now I will go on the thread and address the post that has all the hateful remarks about me on it.

Regards,
Kim Balas
Mistibleu Yorkies

Hi Kim - welcome to YT :). I think it's great that you're willing to come here and address the issues that mention your name - it's not always the easiest or most pleasant thing to do so I commend you for your willingness to participate.

We gave support to a member who came here with problems and issues. I'm not sure why anyone would just come out of the blue and make a post that would be lies. I'm not sure why anyone would do that. I'm also not sure how your comments can't bear seen as hurtful. What makes you more believable then the other person? I believe someone said there were bad reviews about you on google so what about those? More people especially on a message board looking for help have dealt more with bad breeders then good. There are many many many more bad breeders then good breeders.

??? Is it just me, or do most of the breeders anyone has had issue with, use these kind of sentiments? Oh, and usually a God Bless or what great Christians they are. Just a pattern I notice.

I just don't get what it has to do with the price of beans.

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I've read many threads....Would love to hear your responses

Kim dear do you breed other breeds as well?

Kim has come here to share her experiences and her side of the story, something she did not have to do at all. Can we at least offer her a modicum of respect while she is here? Whether you agree with her breeding program or not, she still deserves to be treated fairly, calmly, and respectfully. We can all share our opinions without snark or excessive judgment.

I was asking serious questions. I think her breeding practice does mean a lot in this situation about who is wrong and who deserves judgement. She also came of as snarky to me in her post. I do tend to always lead more towards the buyer then the breeder most times even right off the bat I guess that is because I have been soured by so many bad breeders.

I think it's great to ask serious questions...nothing wrong with that at all. And it's fine to develop opinions about what you think her breeding program represents.

I think, though, we can also be respectful concurrently to all of that - there is no good reason why we cannot. My personal belief is that just bc someone treats you a certain way, it doesn't mean you should respond in the same manner. In other words, if she treated you w/ snark - why does that mean it's okay / admirable for you to turn around and then do the same? Why not meet snark with its opposite instead, ya know? Be the bigger person.

I hear you on being "soured" by so many breeders. At the same time, as someone recently mentioned to me -- I am also SO soured by many, many bad pet owners.

Well said.

Kim, welcome to YT:D

We are all passionate about the love of Yorkies here and since most here consider them family so feelings are strong.

Most of us are very interested in hearing from breeders and are always looking for reputable breeders. I dint breed, but I hang on the words that the breeders share to better understand the breed of Yorkies.

Glad you joined!

to: Kim Balas
 

Here is what I posted on the other thread. Just in case you might have missed it:


@Kerry 915


Perhaps if you document and re-send to your breeder, your written vet findings (most especially calcification indicative of a previous boney injury) and give the breeder the opportunity to step up to the plate (yet again), she might find it in her heart to do right by you.


Phone conversations especially when one or both parties are upset certainly can lead to mis-understandings and mis-rememberings.


As an observer what we have here so far is a *he said/she said* situation. Document his medical issues through your vet reports and any testings that have been done. The ortho surgeon should also be able to weigh in with his opinion certainly on a pre-existing bone condition. Document the assessment of the LP assessment by the ortho and hopefully digital Xrays were taken which can easily be forwarded by your ortho to the breeders vet.


Send all documentation out by registered mail to the breeder. That is what I advise you to do.


At the minimum the breeder has come on here to share her side of the story; with objective proof of your boys health conditions she might be more willing to resolve (as a good breeder will) the situation with you.

I wonder why she has not come back to answer questions?

Hmmmmm. I will not respond to this one Anne! :)

I think it is rather self-evident. The breeder shared her side of the story, and hopefully she is in communication with her puppy owner. She owes no-one here an explanation, no-one but her puppy buyer.


It is up to the puppy owner to support her statements of ill-health to the breeder - through vet reports et al. The rest of what may or maynot have transpired in phone conversations boils down to *he said*she said*. Who has the better memory, I for sure don't know.


At least she came on here to respond, once she became aware of what was transpiring. For that I give her credit. Is it in her self-interest to do so? Of course. But if my reputation was impugned I would certainly want the opportunity to posit my position. Irrespective of any financial motive.

Yeah.....That^^^^^^^^^^.....all of that ^^^^^^^

I would just think on one of the biggest yorkie websites she would be trying save her rep or anything exaspesially since some new stuff came out.....

Well then I would say, she at least cares enough to do so. How many breeder bad reviews have we had with no breeder response? So you want to pillor a breeder who actually cares enough to respond?


There are at least two sides to every story. An owner of a sick puppy is not automatically right just because she came here to share her story. Nor is she automatically *wrong*. This person is sharing her concern for her puppy and sharing that she felt wronged by the breeder in question.


Neither you nor I knows where the truth lies. But I can tell you if I got a sick puppy from a breeder and had the pup into the vet with-in 48 hours diagnosing a sick puppy, I would be on the phone immediately with the breeder, and also submitting the written vet health records to the breeder. I would be that incensed. Especially if I was told that there was remodelling on a leg bone.... that had broken with-in 24hrs of my care.

But it could also be care about continuing to make money. When a phone number can be linked not only to her yorkies but two other types of dogs that are being released too young and with up reputable terms and so on it seems more like facts to me then speculation.

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She came on here to respond, and she did. She didn't come on here to be questioned ad nauseum and to defend herself to within an nth of her life. I commend her for coming on here and responding -- AND for remaining calm and respectful while doing so.

She could have left her last paragraph out. I am with whoever said that it has nothing to do with the price of beans.

Sorry, but I find it all laughable. Not saying anything about her as a person. I really only have my thoughts about her breeding program; but I am not in the market for a puppy, so no sense droning on about it.

I am giving her credit for trying to explain her side.
I am not going to question her motive.

So what is it about this breeder that has every one being so defensive? We have had breeders come on here and tell there side of the story but still be wrong and it be known that there bad breeders, so why is this differen't? She is breeding at least three different breeds and she using the word teacup those are two facts there is more red flags but I'm not understanding why just because she posted here people need to defend her? If a breeder cares about continuing to make money then of course they are going to come here and defend themselves gotta keep the business alive! I just dont get it.

Hi Taylor :) thank you again for your lovely Christmas card, Callie is such a doll- hope you liked lilah's even though it came out a little blurry :yorkieg: I know we have both been following this story and are both interested in advocating for good breeding practices. I did do a little googling myself and I didn't see any of the things that you mentioned in the post I am quoting- I am kind of a computer illiterate dork though so am totally not surprised if I am missing something! :eek: would you please post the links to that information? Honestly, I might even have the wrong website. I didn't see teacup or any other breeds, se appeared to be a show breeder...? I don't want to sound dumb but I didn't see any of that or ünder all the google links I clicked on. I have always had trouble using the yt search engine (I think it's because I just use my phone and don't have a real computer) so maybe this information is threads on yt? I only read the two linked threads. I would greatly appreciate it as it would seem I am missing some pretty clear cut information. Thanks Taylor :holiday2:

Google the phone number she lists on her yorkie site.

I have screen shots but apparently they are to big to post I can email them though

I also noticed by googling her name and breeder there was a poodle forum who talked about her. Classical poodles by Pearl Wanner or Kim Balas - Poodle Forum - Standard Poodle, Toy Poodle, Miniature Poodle Forum ALL Poodle owners too! so looks like she breeds poms, poodles and yorkies.

Thank you!!! :) I knew there was some clever investigating trick I was missing!

Well, I tried my not so computer savvy googling and using the phone number the only thing that came up (for me anyway and again, not a computer whiz here) was her Yorkie picture links. So I clicked your linked poodle forum conversation and I did read all of that, sounded like a poodle breeder pearl had handed over (?) her poodles to Kim? So then I googled Kim balas poodles (and a few other combos) and what showed up was a few different akc show results websites which indicated that Kim balas was listed as a co owner/co breeder of at least one (but possibly more) show poodle. I did try google combinations that included puppies/puppy etc but the only poodle related results I got (beside the poodle forum comment) was her akc show results. Oh! I did see the teacup reference written into the blue 'link' that was on the poodle forum that would direct you to kims website. How do those words appear? Are they keywords that a web designer would like, idk, embed as a code into a web address?

As for the Pomeranian piece though, I really couldn't find anything. I thought I had a link at one point- it redirected me to another set of akc show results but it was kim representing a Yorkie and had just read the keyword Pomeranian because it was on the same page in the toy class. There is a 'balas' result that comes up that does show a Pomeranian and a Yorkie but it is not the same balas family. It is don and Diane and the Pom owner actually has my same name Alyssa :love:

So perhaps my lack of computer skill is showing but all that I saw was co ownership of some akc show poodles with someone named pearl. I haven't checked out pearls website either but it sounded like she had retired in the last few years. I am Not a master investigator I suppose but I appreciate you sharing those search tips and links as of course I want to be a master investigator when I am making a decision about supporting or not supporting a Yorkie breeder. I appreciate your help.