All I can say is that i bought my maltese at puppy boutique in April. I have to say that she is the sweetest dog I have ever known, however, her health is a different story. When she was seven months old I noticed that she was limping. I waited a couple of days and noticed that she couldn't walk without pain. I rushed her to the vet and after xrays he informed me that she had an "inherited" hip disease. Due to a lack of blood flow to her hip, her hip joint on the left side was completely deteriorated and her two bones were rubbing together. She had emergency surgery due to the severe pain the dog was in. Needless to say, it was painful for all of us and cost us a fortune. Between the xrays and the surgery, we paid over $1,000. She also has had surgery for a hernia (about $500) and last week she had surgery for a cyst on her leg. I spent another $1,000 last week for xrays, tests and surgery.
Again, more pain for my dog. As if this isn't bad enough, she was born with a dislocated knee. She was supposed to be 7 lbs and she is about 15 1/2 pounds. She eats only wellness weight management food (1/2 cup a day) so I can't blame it on the food. She also has curly hair on her body and hair that grows straight up on her head (like a Bijon) she looks like she was mixed with a Bijon. These poor dogs are a product of puppy mills and that breaks my heart. I paid $1,000 for my dog, but I tell everyone I rescued her because I really did. How many people would be able to pay $1,000 for surgery 3 months after they purchased their dog? I love her with all my heart and she is the sweetest dog on earth, but she is definitely the product of bad breeding.in addition, I agree with the earlier review, the people in the store care more about money than the pets. They are in croweded cages, one on top of the other. When I brought my puppy home, I thought she had champagne markings. It turned out that it was dried urine that came off when I washed her. Oh, and did I mention, the day I bought her they gave me pink medicine to give her once a day. They said it was to settle her stomach. When I brought it to the vet, he told me it was antibiotic. What more can I say. Puppy Boutique should be put out of business and we should all do more to protect these poor puppies and shut down puppy mills
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