This page is dedicated to all the little Yorkie babies out there that are the result of breeders that do not care one bit about what they produce, how old they are when they take them from their mothers and who's hearts they break in the process of making that dirty money to line their pockets.

Please read the stories below sent to me by the owners of puppies that have had unfortunate heart breaking experiences.  Please do your homework before you buy your precious Yorkie baby.

Hi!  My name is Misty and I am a Liver Shunt
baby.  My Yorkie Mom came from a Yorkie Breeder
in Elberton Georgia.  Click HERE* to see my Mom's
Pedigree.  I have quite a few friends that came 
from this same breeder that are or were sick
or worse.  Liver Shunt is a genetic disease
that is passed down through generations of
bad genes and is the fault of the greedy bad
breeders, like the one in Elberton, Georgia who
only care about the money they make from
continuing to breed Yorkies with known problems.

I was well on my way to being a champion but my
career came to an end because of Liver Shunt.  Read my entire story HERE.

Hi!  My name is Neo.  I live at Yorkie Lane. 

See my Pedigree HERE

My mom got me from Carolyn Buffington a breeder in Elberton Georgia.  I was suppose to take over for Maxx as the Stud of the Lane.  My mom took me in for my annual exam when I was 14 months old and Dr. Larry and Dr. Stacy both told my mom that I had a heart murmur.  My mom immediately made an appointment for me to be neutered and now I cannot take over for Maxx.

Even though my heart murmur is not life threatening right now, it could easily be passed on to any kids I may have produced, my mom did not want to take that chance because she cares very much.

My mom sent many emails to my  breeder in Elberton Georgia, but she never got back to my mom about this.  I guess she never loved me and does not care one bit what happens to the puppies she sells, all she wants is her money.

My mom loves me very much and don't tell my brothers and sisters, but I think I am her favorite after Oliver!  I love my mom lots!

My name is Harmony. I came to my new home in January of 2000. I was 15 weeks old. The breeder I came from is from Elberton, GA. 

When I got to my new home, my new owner discovered that I had fleas upon bathing me. There were also dry spots all over my skin which turned to ringworm within the next couple of days. My mom told the breeder, who said that I did NOT have fleas and that I must have contracted the ringworm from my new surroundings.

 Soon after,  another Yorkie in the household broke out with ringworm and then my mom and her daughter also got it. My mom treated us all and everyone got better except for me. My ringworm never went away. My mom took me to the vet several times and used special shampoos and everything. When I was 9 months old I got sick and in 3 days I died. 

The vet did an autopsy and it said I died of parvo virus. The breeder had told my new mom that all my shots were up to date, but I still got sick and died. I hope that bad breeders who do not care about the health of their yorkies will go out of business, cuz little yorkies like me keep dying and being sick. It is not fair to us or to our new owners. 

Hi ! My name is Annie Mae , born 11/15/02  and my owner purchased me from a Broker/Breeder in Elberton, GA..

Actually I was a Christmas gift from my new Daddy and purchased 12/26/02. Boy, did he make Mommy happy when they came to get me. Although my Mommy had been reading up on puppies like me and had read that you should always look at the parents (which she did not have since she was brokering me from a person in  Alabama my parents Pedigree can be viewed  HERE*) and I should have been at least 12 weeks old, (but she said that my real Mom's milk had dried up ) and so she just was so excited and trusted the person that was selling me that she paid $850.00 and away I went to Gainesville, GA.

Well, the Broker had told my owner that I had been checked twice and was healthy as can be.

Our first visit (12/27/02) to the vet the puppy was checked and a fecal was performed. At that time Annie only weighed 1.4 lbs. - the vet was astonished that she had been taken from her mother so early. After observing the puppy for a few days we noticed her digging at her ears and not eating very well - we then took her back to the vet. The vet documented that she had in her right ear inflammation and earwax build-up in her ear canal adjoining the eardrum and prescribed an ear medicine.  At this time the broker had written to me that it could be ear mites.  At this visit she weighed 1.01 lbs.

On 1/3/2003 we realized that Annie was still not eating and felt she was losing more weight so we returned to the vet where she had indeed lost weight and only weighed 15 oz. At this time another vet in the same office checked her and found a hernia on each side that he said we should keep an eye on and suggested later if it caused problems it would have to be removed.

On 1/08/2003 we took the puppy to another vet who was referred to us as a specialist for this breed. We again were concerned with her lack of eating . She watched and observed Annie and suggested that we try feeding her Innova dog food and prescribed some Ben Bac Gel to be mixed in her food to help with Colonic Bacteria. She too was concerned about the premature removal of Annie from her mother and her weight. At this time the puppy appeared weak and the vet was concerned about her even being ready for her Vaccinations that were due on the 1/11/2003.

We returned with Annie for her vaccination of K9 Distemper-Hepatitis, Parainfluenza and Pavovirus. She was also given a Corona vaccination and was given Strongid-T that they suggest giving every three weeks during their vaccination period. Due to Annie's weakened condition at this time the vet suggested that I leave her and she personally would take her home with her to observe her and she would feed her around the clock if necessary. I was showing signs of hypoglycemia

She called and stated that she was very concerned about the puppy and felt that she was not healthy and that we should contact the person we bought her from. Upon this we made arrangements with the broker to take the puppy back and observe her for a couple of days and see if they noticed anything unusual. We felt this was best for Annie since the breeder/broker or as a "good" breeder - who would want to know if there was a problem that could affect another litter.

By this time we had become extremely attached to Annie and had spent several hundred dollars having her professionally checked and prescriptions filled. Our only concern was to find out if the puppy did indeed have a medical problem that could be fixed. Upon bringing Annie to the broker - she offered us a 6 month-old puppy that was worth $1500 she said and she would trade us even. You stated that you had acquired the puppy back from a girl that - in her opinion had not looked after it properly and the AKC papers had not been sent in - but she was handling everything. We declined her offer for Annie was the puppy that we were attached to and wanted to bring home with us. After her observation of Annie for the next couple of days I contacted her and she felt the puppy was fine and implied that she felt I was expecting too much. At this time she again suggested that I consider trading her for the 6 month-old puppy she had or another one that she had brokered from somewhere else. She never offered any monies back. In fact refused.

At this time I told you that I was not even considering trading Annie if she was healthy. At this time, although the contract stated she would not refund the monies, I would have asked for my money be refunded if the puppy was unhealthy. I felt that was the only professional thing to happen if indeed we had been sold and unhealthy puppy - at least this would have helped to compensate the money we had spend and the time and stress we had been put under. I am only to assume at this point her true ability to do what was fair would have shown up which we all know now it has not. Fortunately for us, we took Annie back. She has displayed a touch of diarrhea and a slight temperature and since there was no indication that her vet had performed any fecal testing we felt that she should be checked by another vet. Upon these findings it did show up that she had coccidia, giardia, campylobactor and tested positive for ringworm, and a staff infection.

It has been a nightmare and the fear from reading the stories of things that could show up at a later date has us scared to death. We constantly monitor Annie and could not let anyone come to the house or take her anywhere other than the Vet's until she completed all her treatments and vaccine's as fear that she could catch something. This has made the experience of owning a Yorkie very discouraging for us.

The papers the broker gave us when we purchased the Annie had us paying the transfer fee and were filled out wrong between her and the breeder so we still do not have registration papers on Annie and the broker does not seem to care.

We feel that the puppy was a gift to us - if anyone else had purchased this puppy chances of her survival would have been questionable due to the time and expense. ( Annie has been paid for about 3 times now).  We feel that we were committed when we came and purchased Annie to do our best to give her a happy and health environment and believe we have done that. The breeder/broker on the other hand has misrepresented herself, showing her true self as not NOT a breeder - but merely a Puppy Broker only interested how much money she will  make off each puppy. 

We pray that Annie at 2.5 pounds now has the worst behind her, but we can't help but worry about what the future will bring. She will be spayed on May 5th, which I so worry with her being so small but feel that it is best as I would never breed her. Please pray for her.

Hi, my name is Kissy, at  5 ½ months old  I weighed 1.6 ounces, and I’ve already had a rough time in my short life.  I’m just thrilled to be alive, actually.  I have intestinal lymphangiectasia, a protein losing enteropathy that causes me to lose proteins from my intestines into my bowels, and keeps me from gaining much weight.  My sister, Haven, who is much bigger than I am at 2.5 pounds, has protein losing enteropathy as well.  My story is a long one, so please sit back and read on.  It’s not a pretty story, but it is a very important one for you to hear, if you ever intend to purchase a purebred dog from a breeder.

I have to go way back to before I was even born to begin my account.  It all started when my human mom bought her very first Yorkie girl, a tiny 1 pound doll named Glenmar’s Sparkle of Jade.  Jade was my half sister, and she died when she was only 10 months old.  Jade was in and out of the vet’s during her entire lifetime – always near death experiences.   Severe bouts of hypoglycemia left her lifeless many times, no matter what my mom did to keep her blood sugars up.  Finally, the vet began testing Jade for every ailment she could think of that even remotely fit Jade’s symptoms.  No answers came.  A week before bile acid tests were to be run on Jade, she died in her bed.  No autopsy was performed.  There would be no answers for mom now.

Mom contacted the breeder who sold her Jade.  She told the breeder that Jade had died, and the breeder could only say, “I’m sorry.”  No offer of another puppy for mom.  No offer to give part of Mom’s $850 back to her. When mom told this breeder (and yes, the breeder lives in Elberton, GA) that Jade had always had severe bouts of hypoglycemia, and that the vet had given mom a prescription for a medicine mom could inject in Jade during one of her spells, the breeder responded with, “I’ve never heard of that.”

Still, Mom really, really missed her tiny Jade.  She contacted this breeder again, and the breeder told Mom that she was retiring Jade’s Mom because she was infertile.  Did Mom want her?  Well, of course she did.  How could Mom possibly say no to the mother of her precious Jade?  So Mom met the breeder and purchased Teenie Weenie Lil’ Bit for $500.  Mom already had a Lil’Bit at home, so she renamed her JaMmie (stands for Jade’s Mom!)  When Mom picked up Jammie, the breeder told her, “There is no way she is pregnant because my vet says she is infertile and her heat cycle is all messed up.  But, I have to tell you that she has been with a male.  IF by some remote possibility she is pregnant, I would want a puppy back.”  To this remark, my Mom simply nodded.

Mom took Jammie home and began to fatten her up.  Jammie weighed 3.5 pounds when my mom got her.  Her teeth were rotten and falling out.  Her coat was in shambles and had been kept clipped short.  Her ears were full of mites.  Mom began immediately to make Jammie healthy.  About three weeks after Jammie’s arrival, Mom noticed that not only was Jammie’s appetite increasing daily, so was her tummy line.  But she couldn’t be pregnant.  The breeder said she was infertile!  Mom wanted to spay Jammie, but she had the vet run a pregnancy test first.  Jammie was pregnant!

My mom then made a crucial mistake.  She actually TOLD the breeder that Jammie was pregnant, and then, still thinking the breeder would do the right thing, Mom told the breeder when my sister, Haven, and I, were born.  Mom quickly found out that this breeder’s only concern was in getting one of us back so she could continue to breed more yorkie pups.  When we were only 5 weeks old, the breeder wanted to come pick one of us up and take us home with her.  Mom asked the breeder what her intentions were for one of us.  The breeder told Mom that of course she wouldn’t breed either of us if we were too small, but she certainly wanted to breed us if we got big enough!  By this time, both Haven and I began to have serious health issues.  Neither one of us could put on any weight, and visits to the vet revealed that we were not gaining as we should.  It seems Haven and I had endless fecals, blood tests, and emergency visits.  Finally, when we were about 12 weeks old, Mom told the vet to run bile acid tests on us.  Instead of the protein being too high, our protein was too low.  Further testing and talks with Dr. Tobias of the University of Tennessee revealed that we both had protein losing enteropathy.  Our bellies were distended much of the time, and our stools were always loose.  We are both on a special diet now, one low in fats and high in proteins.  Haven has done much better on her diet than I have.  She has gained weight, and has even gone to live in her forever home.  For both of us, managing our disease will be a life-long process.   More importantly, though, dogs with protein losing enteropathy should never be bred, but this breeder didn’t care about that.

But, our story doesn’t end here.

My mom told the breeder that she would not give her a puppy back since her intentions were to breed us, because we had GENETIC health issues and we would never be big enough to breed.  The breeder sued mom to try to force Haven or I to live with her.  If she couldn’t have one of us, she asked the court to give her $1,500, because she claimed $1,500 was what she always got for a tiny yorkie.  (Guess she forgot about tiny Jade and only getting $850 for her!)  When the big court day came, the judge would not hear evidence about our physical issues or about this breeder’s indiscriminate breeding practices.  When approached regarding the many liver shunt producers in her lines, this breeder said that none of her dogs had liver shunt, none of them produced puppies with liver shunt, and that Dr. Tobias and other experts didn’t know what they were talking about.  The breeder even told my mom that she was listening to the wrong people.  My mom listened to the wrong person when she listened to this breeder. 

When the judge issued his ruling, he commented that he knew there was probably lots of information that he could not hear in the case since the only question was whether the breeder and my mom had an agreement.  The judge determined that my mom did make an agreement with this breeder because in Georgia you can have an agreement by silent acquiescence.  The judge ruled that my mom had to pay this breeder $675 + court costs, but refused to give the breeder a puppy.  None of our medical records were admissible.  No records regarding the state of this breeder’s kennel were admissible.  My mom made a deal with the devil and had to pay up.  Again. Mom didn’t care.  She’s just glad Haven and I don’t have to live in a kennel, being used solely for money-making.  Mom says that alone is worth every penny of that $675 judgment. 

Be very, very careful out there.