I used this company to get my puppy a couple of months ago. They seemed so nice and so caring. I was totally convinced that they were a reputable company. I think now that I was really wrong.
The problems started when I got my puppy. First I was given shot records with another puppy’s name on them and that kind of made me feel uncomfortable but, man was I to soon realize that was the tip of the iceburg!
The golden retriever breeder in Nevada from whom my puppy came fed him, then drove him for 5 hours to my Nevada city, in a crate in the back of a VERY HOT car, without being able to stop so the poor little guy got terribly sick and had a horrible day. It seems like anybody would know not to feed puppies before them having to go on a long trip. I feel just as badly for the ones she was putting on airplanes to go even further!
The next morning I took him to the doctor for his well-visit. First of all he had some injuries that had never been treated. He has some sort of mange on his lip (still working on that) - also not treated. But what seemed even worse at the time was that the insides of his ears were so filthy - I have never seen anything like it. It was truly disgusting and very much indicative of a situation where puppies were just plain not properly cared for.
If that weren’t enough, he has problems with one hip. He was guaranteed to come from a comprehensive OFA cert background. Not only that but, supposedly, he had AKC champions in his background. I got my AKC certs and this was just not true.
What I fear is that this was a puppy mill. But what made that even worse was that the Purebred Breeder people convinced me that all their breeders are nothing but the best and they make sure of that. Clearly, that is not true. They take you on an emotional trip and laugh all the way to the bank. On one hand, I wish I had done my homework better and avoided them but, on the other hand, I do love my little guy and hope I can get him the life he deserves after a very poor start that he had before he got here.
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