I also wonder the validity of this business and their practices.
I purchased a pup from here in 2002. Yesterday I had to put her down at the age of 6. While being the sweetest tempered girl, her life was mired by continual problem that could only be connected to bad genetics and over breeding of her parents.
-First and foremost, she had worms when I picked her up from their kennel (when they still allowed their customer to pick the pups up from there). While Mike told me she had a clean bill of health, our vet stated she had the worms long before I picked her up. This obviously made it much harder for her house training as she had to go all the time while the medicine worked its way through.
-She had numerous food allergies which gave her yeast infections in her ears, and turned part of her stomach black. After 3 years of searching and numerous conversations with our vet, we finally found a food that agreed with her and reversed this problem.
-We also found out after one surgery that she was allergic to the common sutures (stitching thread) used to mend the cut. This resulted in extra undue pain to her, extra vet bills and prescriptions.
-She had joint problems which left her unable to fully enjoy life by being able to run and play. At the age of 4 1/2 she couldn't jump onto our couch. At the age of 5 1/2 she couldn't walk up stairs, and within the last few months, she could barely walk because of the pain. The poor thing couldn't even go to the bathroom without rolling on the ground because she couldn't keep her balance.
-Finally, she had seizures which are the ultimate reason why we had to put her down. Every seizure she had (almost 3 a day in the last few weeks), made it progressively worse for her to live and function as a dog. Play time would consist of me throwing the ball to our front door (about 8 feet away on carpet) and watching her hobble to retrieve it (She loved to play, even when she wasn't in the best health). I would expect that out of a dog that was 12,13 or 14 NOT A DOG THAT WAS 6 YEARS OLD!
Am I mourning my dog, yes I will admit that. Am I mad? Yes because there are questions that need to be answered on why I had to put down a 6 year old dog that had health problems from the start.
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