I was very excited about purchasing a female yorkie. I found puppy petite online. There homepage said they sold AKC puppies. I e-mailed them asking if they had an AKC registerable female yorkie weighing under 4 pounds at this time.
I was answered quickly with a yes. I was told that they had several to choose from ranging from $450 to $1500. I was very excited. Through a few e-mail exchanges I told them that I was coming from PA. I actually called and they stayed open for me, just to be disappointed.
When I got there I was told that there were not any females less than $750 in the size I was looking for. After taxes it was 8 something. I agreed to the price but only had two to choose from. One was $100 higher than the other but was not given an answer as to why. I asked was the puppy AKC registerable again just to make sure. The female employee said yes. As I began to fill out the paperwork, I noticed nothing in the papers mentioned AKC. So I asked the gentleman who was going over the paperwork and he said no that none of their puppies were AKC. He went on to tell me that AKC was losing their creditability due to puppy mill affilations so they did not assoicate with them. He said if I wanted an AKC registable puppy to look it pay over $1300.
Needless to say I felt very uncomfortable with the lies about the price and the AKC status, and I knew I could find one less than what he told me. I was upset that I drove four hours, sat in traffic, spent toll money, and still did not have a puppy. I suffer from failed back surgery and have Lupus so I was put through this pain and out of money for nothing.
This is such a case of false advertisement.
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