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northport,#2Consumer Comment
Wed, September 21, 2011
I am a very happy customer from Cindy at Valley View. I purchased both of my Yorkies there, one is 5 and the other 4. Cindy has always made it clear (as any responsible breeder would) that she cannot guarantee size. It's genetics. It cannot be guaranteed by anyone but God. She is an extremely dedicated and responsible breeder, and this report is unjustly hurting her business. This woman returned her puppy and got a refund. What more can she want? Cindy makes everything clear in her website, including puppy care and safety and potential health hazards. Anyone reading this should really trust me when I say this, this is an excellent breeder. My little guy is only 5 pounds and super healthy. My girl is a little bigger, but also healthy, and they are both smart and sweet, very loving, and mo false promises - only educating guidelines - were ever offered by Cindy.
Anna
SEVERNA PARK,#3Author of original report
Mon, November 20, 2006
I have every email correspondence between Cindy and myself, every email she sent me and every email I sent her. Those emails will back up every aspect of my original review. The fact that Cindy says this is the first she's heard of my dissatisfaction is an outright lie. I sent an email to Cindy on 24 May 2006 expressing concern about Huck's size and on 2 June 2006, when it became obvious that Huck was going to be larger than expected, requesting a partial refund. Cindy responded to that email on June 2. That's when she said she'd already "bent over backwards" for me and there was nothing else she was willing to do for me. I have all of those emails, proving she is lying now, just like she did then. As for the positive review I left for Cindy, Cindy began asking me for a written review before Huck even arrived at my home. Although I expressed concern over his size, Cindy assured me he was just fat, and his growth would taper off soon. Again, I trusted her, and at that point, I still had positive feelings about the transaction, so I didn't think twice about giving her a review. Now I know why she pushed the issue. I have noticed there are not many new reviews posted since I first visited her website back in March 2006. I also noticed she no longer posts her dogs on Puppyfind.com, a site that allows consumers to post reviews on breeders' listings. Cindy did give me the choice between the two puppies, but she said several times she believed Huck would be the smaller of the too, so she did sway me in that direction. She didn't provide me with all the information I needed to choose between the two. As mentioned, I requested a picture of the two puppies side by side and I requested both their weights. I received neither. Here are a few excerpts from Cindy's emails... "Benji is just adorable with the teddy bear face with the nice confirmation, thick silky coat (reminds me of your boy's), short nose etc. His weight full grown should be around 3 lbs at the very most. His brother from Missy's (Mom) last litter was 1.2 lb at 6 months and his sister was 1.4 lbs at 6 months. Missy had 4 her first litter and 5 this litter so I have a pretty good history. All of the puppies are very consistent in size and confirmation. Mom is about 3.75 lb and Dad is under 4 lbs and has been siring my tinies. He also should be Black & Gold at maturity. Now Jack is going to have more of the baby doll face but he will also be very tiny with short legs and boxy confirmation and should be black and tan as well - I think he may just a touch little smaller than Benji and his coat may not be quite as thick but it will be a nice coat. The biggest difference in the two is the pedigrees which explains the difference in price - Jack has champions on both sides of his pedigree and Benji has the champions on Dad's side and just a few on Mom's side. "Okay, so here are my thoughts.......I think you are getting the smaller one in Huck. When I put them together he was still quite a bit smaller than Benji. If anything they may end up about the same size but I highly doubt it. I would be very very suprised if Huck ended up bigger than Benji. Now, did that make any sense at all?? You are right I do have the history with Missy's litter but looking at Alli and her size she is just tinier featured and weighs a little less. Anna, go with your gut feeling and that is usually the right decision for you. I hope I gave you a little food for thought. If you decide that you like the looks of Benji now that would be fine as well." "Benji is just a touch over1 lb and Jack is 14 oz. This is probably a statement that is going to be hard to understand but in my previous email I told you about the previous litter and their weights at 6 months?? What I have found with my puppies that are out of "Chance" they grow up until 8 weeks or so and then seem to slow way down. I have never had anyone call me and say - gosh your puppy got way bigger than you said it was going to." "Well, I brought both the boys in together......I asked my husbands opinion as well. As hard as I tried to get a picture of them together -- it was impossible!!!! It was like trying to get two toddlers to sit still and both smile at the same time. They were tearing around playing, one going one direction and one another. You should have been here - I finally just gave up and let them play." "I will send you pictures as soon as I can - I am in hopes of that happening today. I am really sorry that you are so uncomfortable and please reassure your husband ......I have worked very hard to build an excellent reputation so as I have stated before, when you get your puppy and love it and realize I was trustworthy, I will have one heck of a great reference!!!!!" "Anna, I do understand your concern about being scammed and I wish that I could reassure you even more. You are not offending me in the least, but I do know one thing when you receive your puppy and you love him, I will have one great reference!!!" As you can see, Cindy always asserted her puppies would be tiny teacups, saying she'd never had a problem with them getting larger than estimated. And, as you can see, she did sway me towards Huck, stating she believed he would be the smaller of the two. The facts are right there - undeniable!
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Alma,#4REBUTTAL Individual responds
Mon, November 20, 2006
Having been in business for several years without complaint, this has been very upsetting. It has always been very important to me to have happy customers. Not hearing from her for months, this has come as quite a surprise especially when she was given choice between two different puppies from two different litters. I answered her questions being careful not to sway her either way as she stated that I did. I am now being punished for her choice. I made absolutely no guarantees on size and I explained that to her on several occasions. She said that she understood that. Anna was given the choice of two different puppies from two different litters. I did my best to give her all the information that I had available to me. Her story has changed quite a bit from the actual events but that becomes a she said, she said and I do not feel that will solve anything. I am very offended by her accusations that I lied about a blizzard and lied about my address. I live in rural Nebraska with an address from one area and a phone number from another and we did have a 3 day blizzard and 2 days of digging out. My total concentration was to keep my puppies warm and safe during the storm. She asks why I could post other pictures and not her puppies - they were in my camera prior. I am sure that that is hard for someone to understand that lives in Texas with no snow. I am not sure what point she was trying to make regarding my address and the blizzard. I want to be sure that everyone notices that Anna did receive a puppy and he was a healthy he was not sickly and he made the trip to her home in Texas without event and she loves him very much. She was not scammed in any way. I cannot guarantee size which is in my health guarantee/contract that she signed and I talked to her about that at length. She had the choice of two different puppies from two different litters, one that I had history on regarding size of past litters and one that was from a litter that I had not history so I could only base my estimate on the 8 week weight times 2 to 3, formula and the size of the parents. For example if the puppy weighs 1 lb at 8 weeks according to the formula he could weigh 2 to 3 lbs as an adult but still there is no guarantee due to genetics. I provided her with pictures of both sets of parents and the puppies to assist her in making her decision. Many of the items I do not feel it necessary to address but I welcome any of you to go to my website on my testimonial page and read the testimonial that Anna authorized me to place on my website. This report came as quite a surprise to me since I have not heard from her in months (since last Spring when she purchased the puppy) I am truly sorry that she feels that I should know what a puppy is going to weigh as an adult but that is not possible and I did give her the choice of two different puppies she made the choice. How can I be held accountable for this when I gave her choice I worked hard not to sway her one way or the other I just gave her the facts. She chose the puppy from the litter that I had no history on, basing her decision on the 8 week weight and pedigree. My pricing is not based on size there are many factors taken into consideration he would have been priced the same even if I would have known he was going to weigh 5 lbs. I have worked very hard to be very careful to give the facts about my puppies, to have very happy, healthy puppies and to be an ethical, honest and reputable breeder.