I bought my male Yorkie pup from them in March of 2010 when he was 9 weeks old. The sales experience in and of itself was great... they were very helpful and friendly.
In April, when I went in to get his rabies vaccine, the vet pointed out that that his testicles had not yet dropped, and suggested that I contact Vanity Pups to see if he had been neutered before I got him. She mentioned that she didn't think that this was likely though, because there was no evidence of scarring on the dog. I went into VP to ask, and was told by the very friendly girl at the counter that they would contact the ""breeder"" directly and get back to me.
A week later, I get a letter on a letter head from a vet in Missouri (where the ""breeder"" was located), saying that an 8 week old puppy (presumably mine) was neutered. This raised some questions: WHY would ANYONE neuter a puppy that young? Why didn't VP tell me that I was buying a dog that was already neutered? And how was it possible for him to have been neutered THE WEEK BEFORE I purchased him, and for there to be NO evidence of the procedure?? (Apparently the kind of procedure that they would have had to have performed because his testicles were not exposed would have been much more intrusive, as they would have had to go in through the abdomen).
Since I had had a pleasant experience with VP so far, and I had no reason to not trust them, I took the letter from their vet to be true...
A few weeks ago, I woke up and saw 2 small bulges on my dog's abdomen, and after a vet visit, it was confirmed that he was never neutered. In fact, he was sold to me with a genetic disorder that caused his testicles to not drop. As a result he was producing excess testosterone, which was causing his aggression and behavioral issues.
And instead of VP informing me that he had not been neutered, they gave me a fraudulent letter stating that he had been.
Because of this genetic defect, I have a dog that is extremely aggressive and territorial, and have the bite scars to prove it. Not only has he attacked me, but also my mother, sister, fiance, and stepdaughter. I have spent thousands of dollars trying to train him, to no avail. I also do not have people come over to my apartment because I have no way of knowing how my dog will react, which is INSANE because he's not a big powerful breed... he's a 10 lb Yorkie!!
Research on the supposed ""reputable dog breeder"" that VP got my pup from actually shows that they are a puppy mill located in Missouri.
So not only did they sell me a dog from a puppy mill, but they also provided me with a letter that led me to believe that he was neutered. If not for the deceiving letter that said that he had been, I would have been able to lessen the stress of having a crazy dog because I would have gotten him neutered myself over a year ago, instead of having his issues worsen.
PLEASE DO NOT GET ANY PUPPIES FROM HERE!!! THEY GET THEIR DOGS FROM PUPPY MILLS, SO THERE IS NO GUARANTEE AS TO WHAT YOU ARE REALLY GETTING! PUPPY MILLS SELL INBRED AND GENETICALLY DEFECTIVE DOGS, SO UNLESS YOU WANT TO TAKE THE GAMBLE THAT YOURS WONT BE LIKE THIS, AVOID BUYING FROM THEM!!!
And I only gave them one star because there was no way of rating them any lower!
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