My mother-in-law purchased a bull dog puppy from Mary Maczko and Tammy Sadler after visiting thier websit bulldogbabies.com. They operate out of Columbia, SC and looked to be professional, dedicated breeders. (Well, a full year later, she has yet to receive the pedigree papers of her $2200 bull dog).
Anyhow, it was close to Christmas when my husband fell in love with her dog "Fabio" so she decided to pay $3200 on a puppy for him. We absolutely melted when she came home. Although "Stephie" has come to be the BEST DOG IN THE WORLD, (in our eyes) time after time, more and more health issues have arised.
Not only was our poor baby diagnosed with a slightly elongated palate, our vet also found her to have severe hip dysplasia at 4 months of age.in addition to these conditions, she also has demodex mange - which is the one that is strictly hereditary. All of these problems are hereditary, meaning that the BREEDER should know better than to breed problematic bloodlines.
Of course, they were "SHOCKED" and wanted to help financially. They agreed that they should refund half of the money - seeing how we will be shelling out piles of it to keep her healthy and also due to the fact that the higher price is because she is a female that can be bred. However, we wouldn't want this burden on any other families so we, as responsible owners, opt to have ours spayed.
OF COURSE, however, talk of reembursment began 3 1/2 months ago and we have yet to see a dime.
Buyer beware! Be very aware!!!
Amanda
camden, South Carolina
U.S.A.
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