I purchased a puppy for over $2,500 from Silvermine Kennels two years ago. Within a week after getting the 10 week old puppy he was biting and agressive (very out of character for a English Cream Golden Retriever)... When I contacted the breeder he told me I obviously didn't know how to "train" the puppy and this was not a breeder issue.
Six months later my vet told me the dog had major hip dysplasia and he had never seen a case so bad in such a young dog. I e-mailed the breeder again and he said he didn't "believe" my vet was qualified and got very nasty with me saying he didn't have to acknowledge the health guarentee and I should be "nicer" to him (all I had done was told him about the concerns and explain my story and he got very defensive).
When I first got the puppy he said he had two english creme dogs and they were very hard to get from England. WHen I went back 9 months later (and e-mailed him about the problems) he had over 10 litters in one month! My vet said it was a puppy mill and they were most likely inbreeding the dogs.
My poor dog, whom we love and will always care for, is going to be in major pain from his hips for the rest of his life. We are going to pay thousands and thousands of dollars for the care of his hips. We also are unable to leave him around our kids because he is agressive (even though I train guide dogs for the blind and have trained him, he is still very agressive... Very strange for a golden retriever, especially an english creme).
Please DO NOT purchase puppies from this organization. It will not be good for you, and even worse for the puppy. I have contacted the AKC and am working with my vet to do anything else I can to shut this organization down.
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