It's sad.

[Lexi Rae]

she sounds like a kid , what the heck... what is she really going know about
puppy mills? i never knew what the deal was until i came here...
give her a break

[diggy4]

I just want this girl to log on and talk to someone...anyone....with 5 posts and being so new I doubt she will get the PM's I had like 10 before i realized there was such a thing as pm lol I was so inthralled in reading posts I didnt bother to look.

I think people do not mean to come off as scolding or condescending...reading a persons tone through a key board is hard to do. And passion ALWAYS gets in the way. I understand passion for anti-puppy mill. I also understand compassion for "ignorance" I was very ignorant, I knew NOTHING about yorkies when I got one. I did no research, I worked in a pet store (no dogs or cats being sold) I also bred Rottweilers so I felt hmmm how much different can dogs be??? WHEW was I ignorant! Im not stupid, I just didnt know any better. I mean I had raised 4 rotties bred 2 of the 4 and had 3 litters....I raised 2 skin kids...I thought I knew plenty.
There is so much about these puppy mills, bad breeders, that I had never even heard of!
Yes, I did buy a Yorkie Book....I opened it up just this morning to look at what is says....It was saddening to find Not 1 word on LIVER SHUNTS nor any other liver issues....a paragraph about hypoglycemia which both of those issues In my opinion are worthy of a chapter or 2. Nothing on puppy mills, nothing on what to look for in a breeder...I think thats why people turn to this forum. I paid 15.00 for a book full of useless information!
I did not buy my 1st Yorkie with intentions of being "ignorant" I bought her to love just as most people do. She is a pillar of good health and I thought ohhh I want another one Yorkies are great! Then comes Diggy. whoa what an eye opener!!! Same breeder same parents as Bellas. Im thinking i got a good thing goin here. On day 4 of owning Diggy (he was 7 weeks 4 days old) he had a seizure and hours later...another...then another.... in 7 hours 7 seizures I cannot get ahold of a vet (it was a weekend of course) and I am just sick with worry....I call the breeder...she said I Have no idea, was of no help so here I am ignorant as hell with a baby having seizures All i have is this book....no help.
The breeder says take him to my vet he is familiar with breed and can help you...im thinking cool this guy should know what he's doing. OKay I find out he is in his office 2 hours a day because he travels delivering horses cows, and other farm animals what the hell????? A farm Dr has been treating yorkie babies??? I pay the 50 bucks and bolt out of the office and his advice is Ohhh he is fine and he wasnt seizing it was him trying not to vomit...his belly is upset...thats all. Okay ....now I am really trippin red flags very where and even with my lack of knowledge I know something isnt right So I get in the internet and turn to YT Oh my GAWD best move even first 3 posts said same thing comprimised liver or hypoglycemia so I pm and research and email and cry and cry and cry....I call MY vet as soon as they open and they refer him to a vet 10 miles away (brand new I didnt know about it) I call the new vet and can you say SAVIOR in the biggest way. I give symptoms over phone they say hypo or liver issue fast him for 6 hours we will run bile acid and blood work and fix him right up. Bile acid test????? blood work???fasting??? OMG what is wrong with my baby! This night was a lowest of low night for me...I realized how ignorant I was, I felt I was to blame, I felt I was a HORRIBLE mom, and worst of all I felt Diggy was gonna die and its all my fault. So I definately didnt need further punishment from people on here nor anyone else...I needed help getting educated.

Thank you to the YTer's who reached out to me. NOONE was condescending, they took time and talked to me and mostly helped save Diggys life!
His Bile acid was 5 pre and 7 post GREAT! But, he had coccidia, fleas, and low blood sugar (hypo) OKay great ...now i did know to use frontline but I didnt wanna introduce too many things at once so I hadnt gotten to the frontline yet...although I have it on hand and is what Bella was on. ALbon for coccida, a pill for instant flea elimination (forget the name) and a half hour meeting with the dr on how to care for a hypo baby. Okay I am feeding every 4 hours by this time but told not to wake him up in the middle of the night for feeding but he was sleeping for 6-7 hours!!???!! Wont his sugar drop?? Maybe but if it does just feed him...well a week later BAM another seizure okay back to that low point and I am again crying and doubting it is hypo....i rub kayro on his gums and another BAM he bounces right out of it and is fine....its 6 in the morn and a YT responds to my post about this seizure and say you can call me if you want. OMG how nice I just needed someone to tell me I was okay and an ear to listen. She has a few yorkies and has a few fosters....SO educated and helped me learn soooo much. I have spent the last month asking questions and reading , and asking more questions and NOW I am educated. well about half way there.

PLease just help people ....I know this is long and wordy...maybe boring to some ...I just hope everyone realizes this forum is NOT a joke or a place to argue....This forum can save a puppies life! I feel it saved Diggy's. Try to set passions aside about puupy mills, bad breeders and the past...if mistakes have already been made there is no going back ...What good would telling me what a horrible mistake I made, what a bad breeder I have, how ignorant I was, help save Diggy?? Reach out...be kind...save a life!?!

Returning a dog to a bad breeder is a DEATH SENTANCE yes, mine offered $$ back NO i do not want money, i want this baby better.

Now that Diggy's is better Now is the time to tell me lol But I already know and TRUST ME I suffered soooo much. I have had Punishment enuff.

[iloveemmy]

[Morkie4]

Originally Posted by YORKIEMOM2B2006

ya know, I have been really watching what i say here on YT to be a good member, but I have to say something now. this girl came ere for help to rehome her baby, and sounds like she loves her very much, but mom isnt going for it, and to have someone jump dpwn her throat about where she got her etc..is just wrong. now she may have been scared away and if she was , who knows where that baby will end up.

Ive seen this kinda thing in more threads than this one and its just wrong.
stay on topic please!
I hope she logs on and at least pm's someone even if its not me, to get this little baby a good home...no matter where she came from!

GOOD POSTING ELAINE!!! TO THE POINT, ON TOPIC AND KIND!

[MommaLovesBette]

Hi everyone, I know you all have been wondering where I've gone, that's because I did leave on purpose. I see all you guys, with the 1000+ posts and really insightful things to say about a yorkie and all these things I considered but never really thought of, and I was a little scared. I felt a little foolish because I didn't know all these things, so me being little feeble me, I said, ``I'm not going back, I didn't know these things about Puppy Boutique. I look like an idiot. Maybe I can find Bebette, `bette` a home somewhere else.`` But the search there was futile as well. But something good did come out of my humilation. I said to myself, maybe since the search is so stagnant I can convince my mother.

So, I'm drilling her and she's like, ``the problem is, she cries everytime you put her in the crate and she isn't potty trained`` and I said, ``but she's a baby, would you kick out a human baby because they didn't know right from wrong, and on top of it, she's a completely different species AND she's new here, wouldn't you be a little nervous, etc?`` not only was she a BIG investment but more importantly, I know she has to get the ropes of things. It's a daily improvement, she isn't getting worse, but slowly better.

So, I prayed since I put up this post that Bette will calm down and act better and stop crying when she's fed, and she's used the bathroom and has everything including toys for her in the crate and I can't watch her because of a shower, of housework. And the most amazing thing happened yesterday, she was so nice, and clam. and she's a real biter because she's teething but that doesn't even bother me. but when she goes in er crate, she plays with the big monkey she has in there and keeps quiet.

She woke me up at five in the morning for the past week and a half, and for the last two days I have woken up, but not to piercing screams but to the gentle chewing in the crate near my bed!

My mom has agreed to let her stay, I'm sorry that maybe I had a few hopeful people here, but when I signed on today because I like reading a few forums here, I noticed I had six new messages, and all you guys are really sweet! I thought I was like the dreg of the YT society an you guys have really made my feel a lot better, snas the other that kind of excommunicated me ebcause of my purchase choice.

And Bette is healthy, thankful, no problems, healthy, hyper, but healthy and I wanna thank all you guys that are real HELPING members, ebcause I don't know anyone would would come to a YT forum, with nothing but support in mind for every YT that would actually want to buy a puppy from there, and I did in my ignorance. But I still am glad that I saved her from there, ebcause she's healthy and nice and playful and adorable!

Thank you all that have helped so much!

[diggy4]

welcome back bette

[Patti]

So glad you are giving us another chance and that your Mom is letting you keep Bette. Please do not be afraid to ask any questions, we have all been there, there is no such thing as a dumb question that's how we learn. Trust me Bette will get better and better and your Mom will be totally in love with her.

[diggy4]

I was ignorant too but you seem to be on the right track and hopfully get to keep your bette!! Don't listen to the ridicule...I know my post was long and wordy not to the point but I hope the moral of it helped you realize your not alone and the only one who went into owning a yorkie with blinders on but its okay. You now know better and you saved a baby!! Good job girl!!!

[ARCHIE]

I am so happy you came back. Don't feel your the only one who knew nothing
about Yorkies and pet stores. I am lots older than you and I did the samething you did, bought from a pet store. I also got lucky because Buddy
is very healthy although he is a Teapot at 15 lbs. I have learned so much
from this site. Most just want to really help you and educate you.
Don't leave now that you realize that. Educate your self so you can be
the best mommy for Bette. You'll find everything you need here from
friendship to food to training and paitience. Congratulations I hope it
continues working for all of you.

Hugs,

[chachi]

Oh that is great news! I am so glad your Moms letting you keep her

[MommaLovesBette]

Bette!

[MommaLovesBette]

One more.

[Nikki+2]

Yay! That is wonderful news! Don't ever feel bad because you don't know something yet- none of us were born knowing everything and we are all still learning. You are by far not the only person here that got her baby from a pet shop. We all had to learn about puppy mills at some point and now you have too. I hope you feel comfortable asking any questions. Bette is a cutie pie! Welcome to YT!

[chachi]

Aw she is a doll baby

[diggy4]

HOW CUTE IS SHE??????? your a lucky girl!!! Gotcha a beauty there!