FAQ - .com

PLEASE DO NOT WEAR FUR!
If you have no clue about what is going on in the fur making industry, click the link below.
It will take you to fur hell.

(Wearing fur is one of the meanest things anyone could do. Click here to find out why.)

1. Do you sell your AKC puppies with limited or full registration?

Since most of my dogs have beautiful very impressive pedigree, and some of them have top winning producers of all time on their pedigrees, I will not give AKC registration unless your puppy is spayed/neutered first. If you want to breed, I will have to approve you for full AKC registration first. My AKC pet puppies are sold with limited AKC registration papers. If at any time, I suspect you have bad intentions for one of my puppies, I will not sell you a puppy or may ask for a vet reference. I have to do this not because I am worried about other breeders taking my business away. That is the least of my worries. The nightmares come from thinking about even one of my puppies being caged and owned by some heartless sicko who treats them no better than slaves whose only purpose is to make a profit. I sell to only a select few breeders for this reason. If I decied you are worthy of full AKC registration, you will get full registration. (Please note: to save your time and mine, I only give out full registration to about 20% of those who request it.) See answer 28 to read about what I look for in a breeder. Also keep in mind that NO AKC papers period (unless you are a pre approved breeder) will be provided until proof of spay/neuter to ensure someone does not use limited registration AKC papers to get the pedigree and UKC or CKC the dog. Limited registration does nothing to protect the dog, only spaying/neutering protects them.

Go to top

2. Does "limited registration" mean your puppies have no AKC papers?

No, it means they have AKC papers which are marked "limited" by the American Kennel Club. No offspring from them may be registered, and they may not be shown in conformation. They may be shown in agility and obedience events, but they will be spayed/neutered and loved. All puppies are API registerable regardless of breeding or pet intentions.

Go to top

3. If you only sell to pet homes 90% of the time, why the huge difference in the prices of your puppies?

The huge difference in price reflects the huge differences in the quality of chihuahuas that I have available for sale. Since raising chihuahuas is what I do, I like to offer a variety. Even pet people sometimes want the best looking dog possible. That is why some of my show quality puppies are priced so much higher. There are so many factors involved in pricing. Here are just a few: color, predicted weight, pedigree, certification of parents knees, knowledge of the health of the lines, size of the ears, length of the legs, length of the body, length of the nose, bite, distance between the ears, shape of the head, thickness of the coat, how the parents look, and the temperment of the puppy if he/she is older.

Go to top

4. What is the difference between AKC, UKC, API, and CKC?

The AKC is the only registry that requires DNA testing for breeding dogs. If a breeder says that Spot and Sally are the parents of a puppy, Spot and Sally better be the parents. If not, the AKC can and will fine them and possibly take away all AKC privilages. The API, CKC and The UKC do not do this. A breeder can say anyone is the parent and the registration process still goes on. Most breeders want only AKC registered dogs, that is unless they have already been banned from The AKC. The AKC also comes out and inspects paperwork and facilities unannounced. Personaly, I love what they do. If they pop in on you, and they see abuse, they not only take away your privilages, they also turn you in to the authorities. When they come here, I proudly show off my dogs. I am sometimes a little messy here, but always presentable. My dogs never live in filth or are neglected. If they catch me in the morning, I may be a little behind in cleaning up after them, but it is never disgusting. If they catch me in the afternoon, they are really impressed. To make a long story shorter, registeration really does matter. If a breeder does not have AKC dogs, they probably wish they had, but cannot AKC register their dogs. AKC is the choice for breeders and show people. Pet people need only to be concerned with it if there is question about how responsible the breeder is. I have a few litters that I register UKC because I have a few dogs that do not have AKC registration. When I first started breeding, I did not realize how important AKC registration was. I have spayed/neutered most of my UKC dogs since they retired, but I have kept a few from my favorite UKC lines like my little Lolita. Please note: Just because a breeder says they are AKC or USDA inspected does not make them a good breeder. The AKC and the USDA cannot shut down a breeder if they have miserable dogs cramed in cages. They can do something if the dogs are living in filth though. Just because the area is clean enough to pass inspection does not mean the dogs have a good life. In fact, if the breeder is braging about being USDA or AKC inspected, he/she is probably treating their dogs very badly and want to hid behind something to cover it up. The reason I give API registration papers for all my puppies is because they have a vet available on the phone 24/7, and all members have access to this vet. They also will call EVERY vet, shelter, and the police within a 30 mile radius if your pet is lost or stolen.

Go to top

5. Do you offer stud service?

I do, but I do not allow dogs to just breed to my dogs because of sexually transmitted diseases. All approved females are bred artifically by my vet. I do allow free breeding, but only after testing the dog for sexually transmitted diseases. This is explained in detail on my stud service page. The link is located on my chihuahua page under the pictures of my studs.

Go to top

6. Why are you so concerned with promoting how bad puppymills are?

Everyone in this world hopefully has a passion. The fight against puppymills is mine. One of the main reasons I am a breeder is because I want to take business away from puppymillers. Listen to this story for an example of what can happen to a puppymill dog. 8 year old Sassy has been bred about 15 times and is starting to really get a worm out uterus from breeding every heat to make her heartless owner more money. Sassy really has no pleasure out of life except for the tenderness she experiences when she has puppies, but after they are riped from her without concern, she goes back to her boring, confining, and abusive life in the puppymill. After 8 years of this hell, she is still breeding, and her misery will soon finally end in death since her uterus will soon be of no use for the puppymiller. Hopefully her misery will soon be over that is. There is a great chance that she will be sold to an experminental lab and be tortured by them first before being disposed of. If the puppymiller does not have conections with labs, he or she will take the dog outside and shot her instead, but where there is profit, the puppymiller is usually going to take that profit. Unlike breeders like me that spend about $200 to get them ready for adoption to help ensure that whoever gets them is willing to pay to have a dog that has no medical needs to address like rotten teeth, the puppymiller would rather just sell the unsocial scared to death dog to a lab and pocket the $200. Some of the dogs are auctioned off like the slaves used to be instead. Their may be someone out there willing to buy her for one more breeding. Some of the dogs get really lucky and are bought by rescuers. Think about it, and you will see that this is a reality for the parents of that pretty puppy you or your friend purchased from a pet shop last year. Anyhow, back to Sassy. Here Sassy is in the middle of delivering another litter. She had 3 puppies so far in the middle of the night, and cannot deliver the last puppy due to an extremly old and abused uterus. Since the puppymiller has plenty of other mothers around that can nurse the 3 live puppies, and it will cost at least $1,000 in the middle of the night to save that last puppy and the used up mother at the vet, the puppymiller decides to just let Sassy die while trying to deliver that last puppy, alone and without her live puppies. I HATE PUPPYMILLERS and am out to get them. Truthfully, I wish they all would die. Better yet, let me have the power to give them a bladder stone and make them live with the pain until they die of natural causes like so many of them do that are not willing to spend the lously $500 it costs to help the poor dog. Sorry, but that is the honest person in me coming out. Puppymillers make me sick to my stomach and so do the people that buy puppies from pet shops or from breeders that abuse their dogs.

Go to top

7. Are you a licensed dog breeder?

Yes I am, which is why I have to charge sales tax on my puppies. Please do not ask me to wave sales taxes and break the law. I have to charge sales tax to all Florida residents.

Go to top

8. Do you keep a waiting list?

Absolutely not. I am too busy taking care of my dogs and keeping my website very updated to deal with a waiting list. If someone really wants a puppy from me, they can keep in contact with me and keep their eyes on my website.

Go to top

9. Will you hold a certain puppy for me if I ask you to?

Yes, but only with a deposit of 1/3 the purchase price. I will not refund the deposit unless your puppy ends up being either unsuitable for breeding or showing or has a genetic problem. If that is the case, I will refund 100% of the deposit. If you decide on another puppy, the deposit can go towards the new puppy. If you decide you just changed your mind, no refund will be given. It is best to be 100% sure you want a puppy prior to putting a deposit on one or buying one.

Go to top

10. I've been watching your website waiting for a certain dog to have her puppies. Her name disappeared. What happened?

She had the puppies and they were spoken for very quickly, or I decided to keep them.

Go to top

11. I'm mailing you a deposit. You won't sell my puppy to someone else before my check arrives, will you?

I normally allow three business days for a deposit to arrive. If you think it will take longer for your check to get here, please send it via US post office priority parcel. I cannot hold puppies for longer than three days because some people tell you one thing and do another. It is too bad people were not all like dogs. Dogs I trust.

Go to top

12. Will you accept a deposit for first choice in a litter that hasn't been born yet?

No. The reason I do not is because I cannot price my puppies until I can tell how they will look (at about 4 weeks). I also do not want the person giving the deposit to think I am making the price higher only because they want that particular puppy. I price my puppies prior to selling them.

Go to top

13. If I buy a puppy from you and require shipping, how does that work?

(Click here for shipping info.)

Go to top

14. I have a litter of puppies and need advise or have a question.

I would rather you do not call me for advise. I am not a vet and cannot legally advise you about your litter. I am not trying to be a snob either. I have to deal with so many things each day it would make your head spin. Making friends on the phone is not what I need. I need some relaxation time after working as hard as I do each day, and phone calls take away from that. The last thing I want is for someone to call me up just as I am finally going to sit down and watch my one hour of tv each day, and ask for advise about the litter they are expecting from the dog they bought from the puppymill last year. SORRY, bother someone else PLEASE.

Go to top

15. I bought a puppy from a pet shop and he/she is dying. Can you help me?

Sorry, but it is very common for puppymill puppies to get very sick. The only one that can help you now is a vet, that is if you can afford the $1,000 or more he/she will probably charge you to save your puppy. I feel really sorry for you, your family, and especially your puppy, but you really should have done your research before you bought that puppy, not now. Now you need to get to the vet and do it quickly. They go down hill very quickly and are hard to bring back.

Go to top

16. Why are some of your puppies so expensive?

You get what you pay for. If you want the best puppies from years and years of me breeding out genetic faults and undeserable looking dogs, you have to pay for it. I do have some puppies that I have not spent as much effort on the lines as others. Those puppies are not as pretty and are also not as expensive. One day, I will only offer the best of the best, and all of my puppies will be expensive. I am working on perfection, but that takes a lot of years. I have only been breeding for 14 years now. I think in about 5 more years, I will have all perfect puppies. I also have some puppies that are spayed/neutered that are perfect. I do sell those older puppies for less sometimes since I know they will go to pet homes. I am not out to rip anyone off. I have expensive puppies because I put a lot into my puppies and lines. I also treat my adults very well. This costs money. Those that sell cheap puppies can do so because they are just breeding anything to anything and do not spend money on their adults. If that is what you want, there are lots of breeders out there for you. I do not want to sell to you anyhow. I would rather target those that respect what I do and can afford to pay me for the round the clock work I do here and the effort I go through to sell healthy puppies. If you only can afford $300 for a puppy because you only want he/she because your 10 year old wants a puppy and you really should not be purchasing one to begin with, I do not want your business. If that puppy needs surgery in the future because your neglectful 10 year old let her play toy run into traffic, you will most likely let the puppy die and get your child another one. You are not going to pay $1,200 for the surgery, and I know it. I would rather sell my puppies to those that can afford a more expensive puppy, one that has more effort and brains envolved in its upbringing. Do not get me wrong: I do have older puppies that are spayed/neutered that are $300 available. That is because they did not sell when they were younger. Once they get older, I have no choice but to drop the price due to the fact that they are not as desirable as they were when they were 3 months old. You will never see a young one of mine for that price because my puppies are not the product of just breeding any old dog with any old dog to get a puppy. I sometimes think about future litters for years in advance. I study pedigrees and research health issues for generations back. If you get one of my older $300 puppies, consider yourself very lucky. That puppy will bring you years of joy, and should not cost you much in medical expenses due to genetic problems. Bottom Line: It costs more to take care of dogs with love and respect, and those costs have to be recovered. If I sold all my puppies for $300-$500 like a lot of people do, I would have to stop taking such great care of my adults and stop addressing their medical needs. I refuse to operate that way.

Go to top

17. I want to breed my dog and need information.

Quit being so cheap and check with your vet. I get way too many calls of this nature, and need some free time for myself. I cannot be on the phone all day long with other peoples problems. If you got your dog from me, feel free to call me 24/7 if you need life saving advice.

Go to top

18. My dog is pregnant / in labor / having puppies and I need help.

Get ready to spend a lot of money at the vets. That is what they get paid for. If you cannot afford their services, do not breed your dog. I am not here to offer free advice. Sorry about that. I need to cut corners somewhere, and this is where I want to cut them. I am busy cutting toe nails or going to the vets with a spay/neuter or a dental. Please leave me alone.

Go to top

19. Why are you so rude?

Sorry if I come accross that way, but people make me angry sometimes. I am not rude to my dogs though, or anyone elses dog for that manner. Dogs rule. Actually dog people and people with intelligence do not find me rude at all. Dog people with intelligence actually love me, and I love them.

Go to top

20. At what age do you let puppies go to their new homes?

I let them go at 8 weeks old only because 99% of people want them as young and as tiny as possible. I used to sell them at 10 weeks old, but found out that was really bad for business. Now, I let them go at 8 weeks old, but only after I warn people that if you expect to go to work all day long come home and throw food at your puppy, and then go out to dinner, do not expect a healthy puppy when you return home, and have your credit card ready for vet bills. In other words, unless you are home most of the time, do not purchase an 8 week old puppy. They need a lot of care.

Go to top

21. A lot of breeders offer health guarantees, what is different about yours?

I have not seen another guarantee that also protects the buyer from parvo. Since parvo is one of the biggest killer of puppies, breeders like to dissassociate themselves from the word. I spend additional money on each puppy and use a product called Neopar to ensure my puppies never get parvo, and my guarantee specifically covers the disease until the puppy is one year old. My guarantee also specifically states that if a life threatening genetic problem comes up, you can keep your puppy and get a replacement or refund. All other contracts I have seen specifically say you must return the puppy to get a refund or replacement puppy. What breeder would want a defected puppy back? This is just their way of protecting theirselves against standing by the guarantee. They know you do not want to give the puppy that you house trained and love back to the breeder to be put down. This is their way out. I do not do that to people, or to puppies.

Go to top

22. What happens to your adult dogs when you don't breed them anymore?

I spay/neuter them and sell them to homes that are looking for older dogs. Not everyone wants a puppy, and my retirees make great pets. I NEVER let them go to breeders. NO WAY.

Go to top

23. What is the real reason you do not like to sell to breeders? Isn't it really because you think they would compete with you?

I have a bladder stone here in a jar that I got out of a dog that came from a breeder. This bladder stone is twice the size of any human bladder stone. My vet said no human would ever allow a stone to get this big because of the overwhelming pain. They would just no way ever have a stone this big. This poor dog suffered for about three years with a stone that only cost me about $500 to have surgically removed. To me, $500 is well spent if it can help a dog. Obviously, to some people, especially profit seeking breeders, the money is well spent on other things. I could care less about a breeder competing with me. I sell to many breeders, but only to the ones that I approve of. Because I cannot sleep nights unless I know my puppies are in good hands, I just choose to limit the sale of my puppies to breeders. If a person has only a few little pets, they are a lot more likely to notice and address medical issues. Some of my favorite past customers are breeders that provide even better homes for their dogs than I do.

Go to top

24. How come you allow people to come to your house and look at puppies after visiting other places.

First of all, people lie all the time and will tell you they have not been anywhere else if asked even if they have. Second, I am not worried about disease. Parvo is the disease breeders are worried about. If they spent the money and used Neopar, they would not have to worry anymore. I do not even make people wash their hands. I know my puppies are safe. I also let lots of puppies run around with strangers. This helps socialize the puppies better than any other method I have found.

Go to top

25. My wife only wants a t cup. Do you have any t cups?

I usually do have about one t cup out of 40 available puppies. Since t cups only weigh 3 pounds or under full grown, you do not see many of them. Most chihuahuas weigh about 3.5-5 pounds full grown, but everyone thinks they weigh 2-3 pounds for some reason. When I do have a t cup, they are very expensive. First of all because they are in such high demand,and second because they are a pain in the you know what to raise. I have to work on keeping them alive around the clock and do not let them go until they are at least 4 months old because of how delicate they are. Stress kills them fast.

Go to top

26. If t cups are so rare, how come all the other breeders have them?

They have them because they are a bunch of big fat liers. That is why. Since 99% of callers and emails are inquiring about t cups, breeders learn to lie about the predicted weights of their puppies. I am a lot things, rude, outspoken, proactive, but one thing I am not is a lier. I would rather tell the truth and lose the sale. The person that buys the alledged t cup from the other breeder will learn the hard way that I was right. T cups are very rare, and if you are getting one for a low price, rest assured that puppy is not a going to weigh under 3 pounds. If he/she were, the breeder would not sell him at a low price because he/she would have been too hard to raise. Also, any reputable breeder would never let the puppy go at a young age. That puppy needs his/her mother until he/she is 3 months old. If you take a little 8 ouncer home, be advised that those lying breeder out there let puppies go at 6 weeks old to make people think they are t cups. Those tiny 6 week old puppies usually end up in the hospital which can cost way more than you paid the low life breeder for the puppy.

Go to top

27. If you care so much for your puppies, why would you sell even one of them to a breeder?

I sell to select breeders because some of my puppies are very high quality puppies that should be reproducing. If a breeder is worthy, they should breed one of my puppies. Some people just want to have a few loved house pets and they want to breed a few times. That is fine with me as long as that is the case. I will investigate and will not sell a puppy with full breeding rights unless I want to. You must prove to me that you only have a few dogs, or that you are a respectable breeder. There are certain things I can check out to ensure you are not lying to me, and I will check you out. Do not be suprised if I do not sell you a puppy with breeding rights. Not many breeders are worthy.

Go to top

28. What is it that you look for in a breeder that makes you decide he/she is worthy of one of your puppies?

Many people have a few dogs and want to breed. As long as they prove to me that their dogs are spoiled house pets, I have no problem selling them a puppy with full registration. I want to see proof that their dogs go to the vet for shots. Breeders with a lot of dogs do not take their dogs to the vet for shots. They give their own shots. If I can see $50 vet bills for shots, I can tell you are not a big breeder. If you are a big breeder, I want to see proof that you spay/neuter a LOT and proof that you have your dog's teeth cleaned about once every 2 years. If not, you will not be getting a puppy from me. If you are a show person, I understand that spaying/neutering may not be your thing, but your dog's teeth still need to be cleaned and you will only get top of the line show puppies out of me.

Go to top

29. If you graduated from college with honors, how come I keep finding spelling mistakes all over your website?

When I was in school, I took the time to use spell check because I had to. I always managed to get A's on my papers too because I had to. Now that I do not have to, I choose not to. I have never been a fan of spelling correctly since the English language has no set pattern. After studying other languages like French, Italian, and Spanish, I realized that some languages actually have patterns, and all the words are spelled exactly like they sound. Those languages are easy to spell. English is not, and it annoys me. That is why you have and will continue to find spelling errors all over my website. If you find any that annoy you because you are a great speller, please let me know where they are, and I will promptly correct them for you. I also thank you in advance for helping me out since I certinally cannot spell very well.

Go to top

30. Why do you charge people 3% when they use a credit card?

I do this to encurage the use of cash or a check. Since my processor charges me 3%, I think it is only fair to charge that to the person using the credit card. Why should I have to pay it? If the person wanting the puppy does not want to pay it, there are other methods of payment that will solve that problem.

Go to top

31. After I put a deposit on a puppy, can I continue make payments until the puppy is paid off?

Yes, after you make the 1/3 the purchase price down payment, you can make payments if you choose, or you may wait until you pick up the puppy. As long as you pay off the pupppy prior to receiving the puppy, it does not matter how you want to go about it. All I am concerned about is the 1/3 deposit and the puppy being paid off prior to leaving here.

Go to top

32. Why do you charge so much for your retired dogs?

$200 to $300 or so is not a lot of money considering it costs me at least that much or more to get them ready for retirement. Before they go, they go to the vet for what I call spa day. At the vet they get their teeth cleaned, get tested for heartworms, get their blood checked for problems, get shots if needed, get their heart checked, get spayed/neutered, and get their stool checked. All of this costs a lot of money. When you get a dog from the shelter, they do not come with fresh dentals. A responsible person would have to spend at least $150 on a dental after they get an older dog from the shelter. Dentals are very expensive. Mine get dentals every two years or so, but always get dentals before retirement. If the person that is getting one of my retirees is not willing to pay for their dog's teeth to be cleaned and other necessary procedures, I do not want that person to have one of my retirees. As far as I am concerned, my retirees can just stay here for the rest of their lives. At least they will have proper medical care and will be loved and respected by me until they leave this earth. I do not want anyone getting them that is not concerned with medical care and not able to afford that care. My dogs only want to go to someone that will love them and take care of them like I do. Granted, they would love some one on one time and sitting on the couch time watching tv with the one they love rather than living in a kennel for the rest of their lives, but I want them to have it all from their new owners. I do not want them going to someone that can only afford $50 for a dog, plain English. That person should not have a dog and probably has 4 children that they cannot afford to properly care for either. Forget that! No heartworms for my babies. No fleas or painful infected teeth either.

Go to top

33. I have a beautiful stud dog. Would you like to breed to him?

People ask me this all the time. My question to you is why would I breed to a dog who has a background that I know nothing about? There is no way. With all the problems out there like bad knees, hernias, cherry eye, liver shunts, hydrocephylis, etc., are you kidding me. I have a wide selection of males that I know produce healthy puppies. I have genetically tested my males and studied their pedigrees. Try posting a note at your vet's office or in the newspaper. Maybe someone that has no clue about properly breeding their dog will show some interest in your male.

Go to top

34. How come you are so into show quality puppies, and you do not even show yourself?
Where are your champions?

I do not show because I do not have the time. I take care of about 80 chihuahuas each and every day with all my breeders, rescues, and puppies. How in the world could I travel around showing dogs? I do not trust people to care for my dogs, and I do not trust handlers to travel around the country showing them either. I am smart enough to have been investing in property for the last 10 years. Since I have been doing that and work a LOT harder than the average person, I will be able to retire at around age 50. At that time, I will greatly reduce my work load by spaying/neutering all but my very best dogs and will start showing. When I finally do show, I want to do it right. The dogs I show will all be bred here, from my lines, and I will show them all myself. Look out show people Uey's will soon be out there in the ring! Oh, and back to the where are your champions question: They are all right here. They just do not have their titles yet.

Go to top

35. After reading everything on your website, I get the impression that you are making a lot of money off these dogs. How can you act like you care so much for the dogs. Isn't the real reason you breed for a profit? People like you make me sick.

I really do not know what you are talking about. Of course I am working around the clock 365 days a year for a profit. Do you think I would do it for free? I am a very hard worker and work more than anyone I have ever met and deserve to live well. Oh, by the way, my dogs also live just as well as I do. In fact, they live better since they do not work around the clock all the time like I do. I do all I can for them since they are the ones that combined with my super hard work at giving them the best care possible, that pay the bills here. They get about $500 worth of treats alone each week, and I get $500 worth of entertainment watching them eat the treats. By the way, that is about all the entertainment I get since have no time to do anything but work. Dedication is my name. I could buy a bunch of Prada purses of course, but they deserve to live good too and besides, I cannot hardly go anywhere but out to dinner. At least, I do not spend it all on myself. Since they are the ones producing the babies to let me live in a home that I never really want to leave anyhow, I give it back to them unlike a lot of breeders that will not even spend 10 dollars on eye medications for the little babies. Feel free to visit here if you do not live too far, and you can see how happy we all are. All I am doing is making a great life for my family. If you do not like it, too bad. You are probably a breeder that does not welcome people to their nasty facility. I get a lot of hate mail from people like you because I open the public's eyes. Well, gotta go. I have to get ready for tomorrow. Two dogs are going to the vet's for dentals, and I have to decide which ones are going. No more time for you.

Go to top

36. We have a 6 year old daughter who fell in love with a teacup we saw, sat, played and cuddled etc with at a local pet store (I am fully aware of your thoughts on pet stores but this was the only way to see one of these little fellows in the flesh as it were). Having read your rather R-rated warning, we are rather taken aback by the seriousness of the potential problems. However, we did not really obtain a feeling of perspective but we do assume that the vast majority of teacups are fine and do not experience such difficulties. Could you please provide a broader perspective on this issue?

You are correct, but only when the t cups are older. If you take a little 8 week old puppy that only weighs a pound away from a life he/she is comfortable with and throw them into a new life, they get very stressed. If the person receiving the puppy, for instance a pet shop owner, gets the puppy, they have the medications and the knowledge to hopefully, help the puppy survive the stress. If the person receiving the puppy does not, the puppy ends up sick in most cases and either dies or goes to the hospital resulting in a very large bill. Some people do not want to spend or cannot spend the thousand dollars for the vet bill and just let the pet die. They then get another puppy that is not as tiny with the money they should have spent at the vets to save the dead puppy after they learned their lesson. This is an all too common scenario unfortunately. The best thing to do if you want a tiny puppy like that, is to get one that is at least 4 months old. First of all, a breeder with any knowledge or love of dogs would never sell a t cup under 4 months old in the first place. Finding one available to go is a sure sign that the breeder is not a very loving or responsible one, and profit is their main objective.

Go to top

37. You said buying a dog from a pet shop is bad, do you believe that about all pet shops?

Yes, if you cannot see the parents, you cannot see them for a reason. Pet shop employees will lie to you too and say they come from a bunch of small breeders. That is not true. Tell them you want to see the registration papers. Look at the breeders address. I bet they are from puppymill states like Arkansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, and even Florida, but they will not be from any local breeder. If they are, I would ask if you could see the parents since they are local. I would bet everything I own that you will not be allowed see the poor abused parents.

Go to top

38. Is it really important to get my sheltie spayed/neutered, or is he ok without it?

If you are not having a problem with his manners and are NEVER planing on letting him go to anyone else, I would not worry about it. It does cut the risk of testicular cancer to 0 though. It is not a very common cancer, but a cancer he could get never the less. Perhaps you can just forget about neutering him for now, but if he ever has to go under anesthesia for any reason, get it done then.

Go to top

39. What exactly is a puppy mill? Is it just a random low life person who breeds for money and doesn't take care of their dogs?

By definition, I am a puppy mill. Puppy mills are facilities that breed dogs for a profit according to the dictionary, but in many people's eyes, a puppy mill is a place that breeds dogs for a profit and only a profit with no regard for the physical or mental health of the dogs. Medical issues are never addressed unless they interfere with the ability of the dog to breed. Eye infections turn into painful eyes that they can no longer see out of, kidney infections continue to keep dogs up all night trying to painfully urinate for years until kidney failure finally lets them rest, and the nightmarish list just goes on.

Go to top

40. How can you tell they are a puppy miller?

You can tell by looking at how their dogs live and by the personalities of the adults, not the puppies. The adults should love people and look very happy, clean, and healthy. How have you found them? When I used to have to buy puppies, I stumbled upon a lot of them in Florida. I would go to places, and always demand to see the kennel and the parents. The breeders would sometime not let me see the kennels. That is a sure sigh. Some of them let me see the kennel, if you can call it that. Some, like the lady that sells at the Market of Marion Flea Market, pointed to a two car garage structure when I asked her where the over 100 dogs that she told me she had lived. That really made me sick. I knew they were all stacked in crates. I have seen some pretty impressive places though. They are not all bad.

Go to top

41. OMG! I cannot believe you. How do you expect to sell a puppy to anyone with your additude? You really do need to change some things on your question/answer page. How dare you insult people that are not as well off as you are and cannot afford your puppy prices?

I am sorry if I upset anyone. That is not my intention, or maybe it really deep down inside is. What I am trying very hard to do is to turn off the following types of people:
1) Those that cannot afford medical care for their puppies and tend to think of them as disposable. (When the dog they got for their daughter for example gets hit by a car while she is playing in the street with him/her, this type of family decides they cannot afford or would not want to afford the $1,000 in medical bills to help the dog. And why would they when they can just go and get their daughter a new and younger puppy for $300. The child was starting to get tired of the 2 year old dog anyhow and was wanting another more playful puppy. This type of person cares less about a breeder that breeds quality puppies void of genetic problems because the puppies are going to grow up and soon be disposable anyhow. I know it happens because I have plenty of bigger chihuahua rescues here that ended up homeless because they were no longer cute like they used to be. I get mad because if I would not have rescued them, they would have been put to sleep. I cannot afford to sell puppies that cheap even if I wanted to. It costs way too much to operate my business in the manner I do.
2) Another type of person I want to completly turn off is the rich speciest who can easily afford a quality puppy and hangs out at children charities functions wearing ugly fur coats, eating abused veal calves, foie gras made from the enlarged livers of tortured geese, or a lobster that was just hand picked and boiled ALIVE just for her, and pretends to be compashionate. On the way home,this speciest ignores the injured dog on the side of the road because she is afraid of getting her car dirty or getting bit by the poor, very much in need dog. She will not even get on her cell phone to get help and just drives by. Why people like this even have dogs is very puzzling to me. They tend to keep their dogs in crates and let them out only when they want the company of a dog for a few hours a day.
3) Last but not least, I do not want my puppies going to the type of breeders that supply the $300 puppies to pet shops for resale and to families that think of dogs as disposable. I do not want to sell to 90% of the breeders out there in fact, even to a lot of show people since show people tend to crate their dogs a lot.
In other words, I started this question/answer page to weed out 90% of the potential customers because they are not worthy of my puppies or dogs. Have I made my point perfectly clear. Yes, I am a dog person. Not to say that I have anything against people lovers, but I just choose to be a dog person. A true dog person will find what I have to say perfectly normal, and that person is the only person I want to sell a puppy to. This page was actually designed to hurt my business, not help it.

Go to top

42. If you are such a concerned breeder, why are you breeding merles? I have read that it is unhealthy to breed merles.

Breeding merles is not unhealthy. What happens though is if uneducated people breed merles, puppies can be born deaf or blind. Since I tell it like it is, I am bringing up the fact that most breeders are not very bright. This is where the problem comes in. They breed merle to merle and end up with blind or deaf puppies, or puppies that are both blind and deaf. If you breed merle to a non merle your puppies are fine. Another problem that comes up is that some merles do not show their merle color. This is why you need to research pedigrees. If you see merle on the pedigree, do not breed to a merle. Also, if you breed a puppy that is merle at birth, and loses the merle pattern with age, you have to make sure that puppy does not get into the wrong hands. I end up spaying/neutering most of my merles, especially the ones that are not obviously merle. I think merles are beautiful and should be bred. I am also a responsible breeder. That is why I breed merles. Another problem with merles is this: Sickos that want a double merle (a white dog with a merle pattern spotted on it) will breed merle to merle and kill the puppies that are blind or deaf. They do this because they are hoping to get a beautiful double merle out of the bunch that is healthy, and just call the blind/deaf puppies junk puppies. If you see a breeder with a merle puppy that has a lot of white, you know what kind of a breeder you are looking at, a sicko. There are a lot of show people that breed really close lines like mother to son to get that one really beautiful puppy too. They also get a lot of what is known as junk puppies out of that deal too. They may end up with that great show dog, but they may also end up with some serious genetically faulted puppies that have to be put down as well. Show people are not the only ones that do this. People that do not have many dogs and want to make extra money do it all the time. You really have to have some brains and some dignity to be a good breeder. It is a shame that so many lower classed types are breeders. The poor dogs and puppies really do suffer because of it.

Go to top

43. My vet told me that I should get a puppy that is as close to 8 weeks as possible. Otherwise, I will have a problem with socialization. How come you try to sell your puppies when they are older rather than when they are 8 weeks old? Isn't that bad for the puppy?

What is bad for the puppy is trying to push him/her out of here as soon as I legally can. Each puppy is different, and I have found that the ones that weigh under 2 pounds no matter what age they are, just cannot handle stress very well. Your vet is used to dealing with all kinds of breeds. Your vet sees puppies and dogs all them time, but I bet he/she does not know as much about chihuahua puppies and stress as I do. Your vet has not seen perfectly healthy 8 week old puppies leave here, and end up very sick a week later. Sure they see the sick puppies, but do not know what to attribute the sickness to. I know exactly what it is from: not eating over being stressed out! Since I know better, no puppy leaves here until I want them to leave, and that is when they are 2 pounds. I really do not care how badly your daughter wants a 1 pound puppy. Get her a hamster instead. Also, your vet is right about 8 weeks being a great age to get a puppy, but that is a text book version of the truth. Larger breed puppies do very well leaving at 8 weeks old. Chihuahuas need more time to get super friendly and are better off doing so with their mothers and siblings. Since they are so tiny, they tend to get shaky. This goes away once they weigh around 2 pounds. I am sure it has a lot to do with how small they are. They know they are small and get scared. The poor things. Would you not get scared if you weighed one pound and a family of strange humans took you away from your mommy? It really is a pretty sick thing to do to a puppy, and it does kill them. I know because it has killed mine in the past. Perfectly healthy puppies have left here and gotten really sick. One even died. I learn from my mistakes. No matter what your vet says, my puppies stay here until they are strong enough for the big world out there. If it hurts my sales, so be it. At least I do not have to cry myself to sleep because I let a puppy go to soon and he/she ended up dead because of it, NEVER AGAIN. It all comes down to this: Believe it or not. I
know more about my puppies than your vet does.

Go to top

44. What type of grooming is necessary for a short haired and a long haired?

You need to bath either coated dog about once a month. Depending on the thickness of the long coat, you will have to brush them too. I brush Sonja once a week for instance, and only brush T Kis about once every 4 months, and she hardly has any knots. They only need to be brushed, and do not need to have their hair trimed like other long coat breeds do. You can do it all at home in 5 minutes.

Go to top

45. Even though the puppies knees are certified will there be athritis problems later in their life due to old age?

There always could be, but since chihuahuas are noterious for having bad knees which cripple them to the point of needing expensive surgery, you are best to go with a puppy that comes from problem free lines.

Go to top

46. What types of visitations do you allow?

I love visitors and will show you every part of my operation here. All I need is a notice to make sure I am home.

Go to top

47. Could we play with the puppies to choose a puppy based on personality and how well we mesh?

I always bring out at least a dozen puppies when people visit. It gives them a chance to interact with people, and they have a blast.

Go to top

48. If we were ready to purchase a puppy then and there would we be able to?

Yes, just check my website prior to coming here. All the ones that say AVAILABLE AND READY TO GO NOW are the ones that can leave right away and have their health certificates from the vet already. I always have a nice variety to choose from since this is all I do is raise chihuahuas.

Go to top

49. We would be interested in purchasing after 12 weeks to insure health, but will they already be potty trained and will it then be too late to train the puppy as far as manners goes?

They will be trained to go on newspaper or pads, but only in a confined area. It is actually easier at 12 weeks to train them because their bladders are more developed, and they have to go less often.

Go to top

50. What type of interview or proofing do your clients go through before purchasing, is there a formal interview to insure the puppy's wellness?

No, but I do spend a lot of time going over what to do to insure the puppy stays healthy after he/she leaves here. I pretty much weed out the bad people by the way I have designed my website. I either get them really mad or insult most of them. The people that end up coming here, are the ones that I have not insulted or turned off. They are the good ones that I love handing a puppy to. I never feel bad when a puppy leaves here because I do a very good job of finding the right type of people for them to leave here with. In fact, some of the people, that have really spent a lot of time on my site know me, and if I know they were on my site, I know them. We are mutual dog lovers that really would do anything for a dog. This transcends into an unspoken bond between the customer and myself.

Go to top

51. After reading over everything you have to say on your website, I get the impression that you think you are better than some people. Why do you say all these nasty things about people on your site?

I have to deal with people all day and night long. I live in Marion County Florida (the armpit of the nation for many years, but it is getting better thank God), and there are a lot of yucky (not that great of a word, but it works well) people that live here that yes, I think I am better than they are. They do not take care of their animals, are lazy, and do not even take care of their children. I sure hope I am better than they are. No, I am sure that I am, 100% positive. I have seen dead dogs on the side of the road by mailboxes that never get picked up. The low life people actually get their mail each day and walk right over the rotting dog. This is not just a one time occurance either. It is just how some people are in this part of Florida. In Chicago, where I am from and lived for 22 years, you NEVER seen such a thing. If we could do something with these people and replace them with people like me, the world would be a much better place. As you can see, I am very honest. This is a good thing if you are looking for a good breeder. Most breeders are not very honest at all in my experience. Anyhow, back to the justification for all I have to say on my site. Since I have to deal with so many phone calls and emails, I had to find a way to illuminate most of them, and this works. I would rather have to insult someone right now than have to insult them on the phone or via email. It saves me time and is less personal. If there were not so may undesirable people out there, I would not have to be this way. There are a lot of good people out there, and I only want to deal with the good ones. My time is better spent clipping toe nails or cleaning ears than talking to every scum bucket out there about why I do not want to sell them a puppy. Here I go again being truthful: I would rather clean my dog's anal glands.

Go to top

http://www.ueyshomeraisedpuppies.com/pup%20page%202.html div align="left">References
Past Puppy Pictures
Directions to my property
Frequently asked questions
T cup info
Contact information
Chihuahua Puppies
OMG! I cannot believe you. How do you expect to sell a puppy to anyone with your additude? You really do need to change somethings on your question/answer page. How dare you insult people that are not as well off as you are and cannot afford your puppy prices?

PLEASE DO NOT WEAR FUR!
If you have no clue about what is going on in the fur making industry, click the link below.
It will take you to fur hell.

(Wearing fur is one of the meanest things anyone could do. Click here to find out why.)