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kelsie123186 · 09-13-2007, 10:41 AM

I was just on a few websites because im looking for a 2nd yorkie (my baby girl needs a little sister) and I came across this one site "courtashyorkies"
http://www.courtashyorkies.com/? and as I was reading through the site I became very insulted apparently someone used one of her pups on a pupfind type website claiming that they could buy her pup for 3-6 hundred dollars. So she writes a disclaimer to let everyone know that this is her pup and she would never dream of selling it for the cheap, this pup would at least go for 4 thousands dollars.... she goes on to say. Then she says something that really eerked me, she says "You cannot get a good quality dog for $400 to $600" I was soo offended by this. I wrote her an angry letter telling her how cruel and nasty I think she is for writing this down on her site, someone who claims to be a loving breeder who cares about her pups seems to me more like someone who only cares about money! I went on to tell her that I have 2 dogs, my little yorkie girl bailey (who I paid thousands for) and my beautiful rescue rottie that I paid $50 for at the animal shelter, and BOTH are of equal quality! I am just so offended that someone would try to say that if you dont spend thousands on a dog it simply isnt good quality! WHERE NOT TALKING ABOUT HANDBAGS HERE!!! WERE TALKING ABOUT DOGS!!! ugh I am SOOO mad!!!

Baby Madeleine · 09-13-2007, 10:55 AM

I don't like the fact that at the very top of the page she claims to have 27 years of experience breeding teacup yorkies. And what is all that about buying a house that has everything you need to start earning income raising dogs.

Ichabob · 09-13-2007, 11:07 AM

what about her saying "I always have at least one litter of puppies born a month" I wonder how many yorkies she has.

RONLYNN · 09-13-2007, 11:11 AM

Well I have never seen her site before but she has adorable dogs that look very healthy. Her prices don't seem outrageous to me...about the going rate her in CA. She seems to know what she is doing. I've never heard of yorkies for sale that were under $1,000 here in CA. Maybe in the midwest somewhere but not that I've seen here. I don't think her site is saying you can't get some other type of dog for less at a shelter...that is not the point of her statement.

crystalsmom · 09-13-2007, 11:28 AM

I agree for California some of the prices do not seem all that bad. To me this website screams puppy mill and I bet she is being shut down and will be moving to Colorado under a different name or it could be to cover law suits against her. JMO

laurenr · 09-13-2007, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RONLYNN

Well I have never seen her site before but she has adorable dogs that look very healthy. Her prices don't seem outrageous to me...about the going rate her in CA. She seems to know what she is doing. I've never heard of yorkies for sale that were under $1,000 here in CA. Maybe in the midwest somewhere but not that I've seen here. I don't think her site is saying you can't get some other type of dog for less at a shelter...that is not the point of her statement.

Yep, unfortunately the going rate for Yorkies in California, at least, is VERY high. Actually prices here are so high, I think my next baby I will consider going out of State, especially as there are so many wonderful breeders on YT. I also happen to know a local Breeder here in Orange County that often uses a Courtash Yorkie as a Stud for his 2 females, and the resulting puppies are quite beautiful. As for the owner of Courtash, I have never actually met her myself.

Sugar's Mom · 09-13-2007, 11:56 AM

She is a well know, well respected breeder and i don't blame her at all for writing a disclaimer and in most states, you can't get a nice quality dog for 400 dollars. Especially california. if someone happened to do it, they lucked out.

Sugar's Mom · 09-13-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by laurenr

Yep, unfortunately the going rate for Yorkies in California, at least, is VERY high. Actually prices here are so high, I think my next baby I will consider going out of State, especially as there are so many wonderful breeders on YT. I also happen to know a local Breeder here in Orange County that often uses a Courtash Yorkie as a Stud for his 2 females, and the resulting puppies are quite beautiful. As for the owner of Courtash, I have never actually met her myself.

I actually escorted one of my puppies to Los Angeles in Feb to a YT member. The prices are so high out there, she was able to purchase my baby and my plane ticket (round trip0 for less than a puppy would have cost her out there.

Bruce's_Mom · 09-13-2007, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

I actually escorted one of my puppies to Los Angeles in Feb to a YT member. The prices are so high out there, she was able to purchase my baby and my plane ticket (round trip0 for less than a puppy would have cost her out there.

I wish more breeders offered such great service!!! I have had a hard time finding a breeder nearby that has either (a) the dog I want; (b) a waiting list with less that 20 people on it; or (c) isn't a shady character...

laurenr · 09-13-2007, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruce's_Mom

I wish more breeders offered such great service!!! I have had a hard time finding a breeder nearby that has either (a) the dog I want; (b) a waiting list with less that 20 people on it; or (c) isn't a shady character...

Txgurl06 · 09-13-2007, 12:17 PM

sold female over 2 1/2
months, 8 oz. maybe
the smallest pup.will be
about 1lb. fullgrown
I've ever had. $7,000

look how little!!! i think its the most expensive too

abbie's mom · 09-13-2007, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Sugar's Mom

She is a well know, well respected breeder

This may be "so" in some circles; but, THIS statement lost me:

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(sold)This little girl at 5 wks and 8 wks. .extreme baby doll face. very tiny ears, sister to carson. only child, so she gets all the milk. mom. 3 1/2 lbs dad. 2 lbs. she will be 3 lbs. or under. $4,500

What kind of person breeds a THREE lb female!!!

witherig · 09-13-2007, 12:33 PM

i think ya,ll are makeing a mountain out a mowehill.
i,ve seen in the atlanta paper yourkies for that amount.

Lou · 09-13-2007, 12:40 PM

OK, so I've been all over her site and read the disclaimer.
I think every dog and puppy she has posted is an incredible specimen and I'm sure that you can't get dogs like that for $400. - $600.
She seems like a very outspoken person but she is being honest about the standards for the breed and calling them Teacups (I think) because thats the term most people are familiar with. I don't really think the site screams puppy mill. Maybe I need an education about it though. There is no way I can afford one of her dogs and I promise she would think Adie was inferior if she knew what I paid for her but oh well! Adie is a champion in my mind. (Hers too LOL)

Suzy · 09-13-2007, 12:42 PM

Just a question...she says she has 27 years experience raising/breeding yorkies. But, then she shows a pic of herself at 38 years old. So, if I'm doing the math right, she started breeding/raising at 11 years old...does that count? When is it considered "experience"? Just wondering

09-13-2007, 10:41 AM	#1
kelsie123186 YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: nevada Posts: 323	so mad right now!!! I cant believe she wrote that!!! I was just on a few websites because im looking for a 2nd yorkie (my baby girl needs a little sister) and I came across this one site "courtashyorkies" http://www.courtashyorkies.com/? and as I was reading through the site I became very insulted apparently someone used one of her pups on a pupfind type website claiming that they could buy her pup for 3-6 hundred dollars. So she writes a disclaimer to let everyone know that this is her pup and she would never dream of selling it for the cheap, this pup would at least go for 4 thousands dollars.... she goes on to say. Then she says something that really eerked me, she says "You cannot get a good quality dog for $400 to $600" I was soo offended by this. I wrote her an angry letter telling her how cruel and nasty I think she is for writing this down on her site, someone who claims to be a loving breeder who cares about her pups seems to me more like someone who only cares about money! I went on to tell her that I have 2 dogs, my little yorkie girl bailey (who I paid thousands for) and my beautiful rescue rottie that I paid $50 for at the animal shelter, and BOTH are of equal quality! I am just so offended that someone would try to say that if you dont spend thousands on a dog it simply isnt good quality! WHERE NOT TALKING ABOUT HANDBAGS HERE!!! WERE TALKING ABOUT DOGS!!! ugh I am SOOO mad!!!

09-13-2007, 10:55 AM	#2
Baby Madeleine Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stuart, Florida Posts: 1,094	I don't like the fact that at the very top of the page she claims to have 27 years of experience breeding teacup yorkies. And what is all that about buying a house that has everything you need to start earning income raising dogs. __________________ Monica and Madeleine Member of the Spoiled Rotten Club

09-13-2007, 11:28 AM	#5
crystalsmom Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,946	I agree for California some of the prices do not seem all that bad. To me this website screams puppy mill and I bet she is being shut down and will be moving to Colorado under a different name or it could be to cover law suits against her. JMO __________________

09-13-2007, 12:33 PM	#13
witherig Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: mcdonough, georgia Posts: 38 Blog Entries: 1	i think ya,ll are makeing a mountain out a mowehill. i,ve seen in the atlanta paper yourkies for that amount. __________________ mom to trip, mac & merlin

09-13-2007, 12:40 PM	#14
Lou Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: A little town south of Chicago Posts: 4,525	OK, so I've been all over her site and read the disclaimer. I think every dog and puppy she has posted is an incredible specimen and I'm sure that you can't get dogs like that for $400. - $600. She seems like a very outspoken person but she is being honest about the standards for the breed and calling them Teacups (I think) because thats the term most people are familiar with. I don't really think the site screams puppy mill. Maybe I need an education about it though. There is no way I can afford one of her dogs and I promise she would think Adie was inferior if she knew what I paid for her but oh well! Adie is a champion in my mind. (Hers too LOL) __________________ http://www.its-a-yorkie-thing.com Gracie Skeeter Adie Tyler

09-13-2007, 11:07 AM	#3
Ichabob YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Lucedale ms Posts: 707	what about her saying "I always have at least one litter of puppies born a month" I wonder how many yorkies she has.

09-13-2007, 11:11 AM	#4
RONLYNN Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA Posts: 1,635	Well I have never seen her site before but she has adorable dogs that look very healthy. Her prices don't seem outrageous to me...about the going rate her in CA. She seems to know what she is doing. I've never heard of yorkies for sale that were under $1,000 here in CA. Maybe in the midwest somewhere but not that I've seen here. I don't think her site is saying you can't get some other type of dog for less at a shelter...that is not the point of her statement.

09-13-2007, 11:56 AM	#7
Sugar's Mom BANNED! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 9,248	She is a well know, well respected breeder and i don't blame her at all for writing a disclaimer and in most states, you can't get a nice quality dog for 400 dollars. Especially california. if someone happened to do it, they lucked out.

09-13-2007, 12:17 PM	#11
Txgurl06 RIP Skoshi! Love You Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wichita falls,tx Posts: 3,383	sold female over 2 1/2 months, 8 oz. maybe the smallest pup.will be about 1lb. fullgrown I've ever had. $7,000 look how little!!! i think its the most expensive too

09-13-2007, 12:42 PM	#15
Suzy 2 Pups=Double Trouble! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,581	Just a question...she says she has 27 years experience raising/breeding yorkies. But, then she shows a pic of herself at 38 years old. So, if I'm doing the math right, she started breeding/raising at 11 years old...does that count? When is it considered "experience"? Just wondering __________________ Suzy Emma & Milli What's better than loving a yorkie? Loving two yorkies! Milli 's Remi!