First I better explain why I haven't already posted. This happened 4 years ago and I have not had internet access.
Anyway, I saw a dog on puppyfind, and cintacted the breeder. I wanted to know if she was a mini, if she was show quality and registered. I wanted a dog who was raised in the house with kids, so I made sure to ask her if the dog was well socialized. I paid $250 plus shipping for her. I also ended up sending an additional $150 because she claimed a payment didn't show up. So actually I paid $400 for a total lie.
When the dog arrived, It was coated in pee. Totally soaked. I went to let her out of the carrier at the airport but she was, I found very scared. She exhibited avoidance behavior, complete with extreme submissive urination when I tried to coax her out of the crate. I wasn't going to make her stay in a pee soaked carrier for a long ride home, so I pulled her out and was allowed to give her a quick rinse while we were at the airport.
She was 15 pounds, and not AKC registered. She came with CKC papers. She was terribly proportioned and would never have even placed in a show. She was obviously abused as she was terrified of people.
I called Sandra upon returning home. Where she said "She was raised in the house until she was 8 weeks old, then moved to the kennel" That's not raised in the house with kids, or well socialized, to me! And then she told me one parent was a mini and one was a standard. So what I got was a tweenie. Not at all what I wanted. This poor dog had problems from the beginning.
When I got her home, I put her in her crate after letting her out to potty on a leash. Which she was also terrified of. Then I put her in her crate-soon quickly discovered that the dog only felt safe in her crate. When I would let her out, she would, EVERY time, urinate on the floor. It took me 6months to gain her trust. If she saw a man walking toward our yard, she would clear a 6foot fence to escape from him. My husband was never able to enjoy her company because she would hide from him.
Then she attacked one of my other dogs the first time she went into heat. The puppy that was attacked had to be rushed to the vet for emergency care. She did it to 2 more puppies in the next couple years when she had gone into heat and not noticed. Then she killed a $1000 male dog when she wasn't even in heat. I had her put to sleep not too long after because I wasn't going to have it happen again. I felt sorry for her and wanted to give her a chance at a good life, but it didn't work out the way I wanted.
Sandra Franco is a liar, and a cheat. She is what I would call a puppymill. After all she sent me a dog I never would have bought had she been honest. And she knew it.
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