Sunday, February 21, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Desperately Seeking Yorkie
It's been nearly a year since I made this optimistic (okay, insanely excited) post about how I was finally ready to get a new dog and had gotten my landlord to agree. I even posted a picture of the kind of dog I wanted...but since then, it's been nothing but disappointment. Now, I'm not going to claim that I've been looking tirelessly for this puppy for the past ten months, but every time I get close I end up disappointed.
For instance, I thought I'd found a reputable place to get a puppy in Yorks, Morks and Malts. I even corresponded with the breeders a bit. They and their website claimed that they were a retired couple who kept their dogs in the house and raised them with love, and I was very optimistic...until I suggested that rather than meeting them at some halfway point in the middle of nowhere, I'd come and pick up the dog. If fact, I said, I'd like to come and PICK OUT the dog. You know when you meet the right puppy.
That was the end of our correspondence. No demurrer, even, just pure radio silence after that. I guess I should have known based on the fact that they were offering three different types of dogs, and multiple litters at a time, but hope is blind.
I've had a couple of other similar experiences; what I haven't found is a reliable source for a well-cared-for, non-puppy-mill Yorkie pup. If anyone can help, I would be most appreciative. I really need that dog.
For instance, I thought I'd found a reputable place to get a puppy in Yorks, Morks and Malts. I even corresponded with the breeders a bit. They and their website claimed that they were a retired couple who kept their dogs in the house and raised them with love, and I was very optimistic...until I suggested that rather than meeting them at some halfway point in the middle of nowhere, I'd come and pick up the dog. If fact, I said, I'd like to come and PICK OUT the dog. You know when you meet the right puppy.
That was the end of our correspondence. No demurrer, even, just pure radio silence after that. I guess I should have known based on the fact that they were offering three different types of dogs, and multiple litters at a time, but hope is blind.
I've had a couple of other similar experiences; what I haven't found is a reliable source for a well-cared-for, non-puppy-mill Yorkie pup. If anyone can help, I would be most appreciative. I really need that dog.
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