I researched all the "how to find a good breeder" info. available. This breeder set off several red flags but facts unknown until after the sale.
Red flag #1) Was concerned when the momma dog was not listed in K9data.com but knew her breeder so let that go.
Made the 4hr (one way) trip to pick up the pup after weeks of anxiously waiting.
Red flag #2) Puppy selection was made, money exchanged before breeder informed me she would submit the registration. I questioned this but she insisted. How do you walk away without the puppy and loose a substantial amount of money?
Red flag #3) Puppy was picked up on a Sat. and on Monday contacted her vet to confirm they had been examined as stated in the contract. Vet ask which breed... turns out she has several. They also told me there was no individual exam.
This has been a very sick puppy, I've spent almost as much on vet bills as the price of the pup and still waiting for the results of a urine culture. We have a long road ahead.
Red flag #4) It appears the puppy was taken from her mother before 6 weeks and breeder insisted she be picked up at 7wks. After everything I have read about leaving mom too early I questioned the 7wk vs. 8/9 wk pick up but breeder offered no reason, just scheduled the visit.
Red flag #5) By the time we finally made it back home as the poor pup couldn't go more than 15 minutes without having to pee, I realized she had an inverted eye lid. Something the breeder knew or should have know about. This could have also been caught with a vet visit.
Red flag #6) I got her to the vet as soon as possible, blood work showed heavy parasite infection. This was no surprise as I immediately bathed her to remove the flea/tick powder... it made me sneeze. I found both fleas and ticks, a weepy eye and swollen, wet vulva.
Vet confirmed she had a UTI and has been on medication since picking her up in early April. She also had coccidia and taking medication for this too. This might have been avoided if the breeder had had the puppies checked as her contract stated.
I discovered the reason why the breeder did the registration when the papers arrived. She had declared herself a co-owner. I contacted her to find out why and she tells me she co-owns all of her pups. This would have been good information to have PRIOR to the purchase.
Red flag #7) I have contacted her to let her know of all the health issues but she does not respond. I guess she has her money and that's all she was interested in. Filed an AKC complaint only to be told they do not get involved in owner disputes. I'm trying to figure out how I got into an owner dispute! I thought this was a purchase with sole ownership, I had no reason to believe it wasn't. There is nothing in the contract stating she would co-own this puppy or on her website that she co-owns everyone or in any of the correspondence we shared for weeks. It's a limited registration, what's the point???
This breeder is deceptive, sells sick puppies and would not recommend her to anyone. Beware of Robin Coppedge and Aurora Goldens.
Red flag #1) Was concerned when the momma dog was not listed in K9data.com but knew her breeder so let that go.
Made the 4hr (one way) trip to pick up the pup after weeks of anxiously waiting.
Red flag #2) Puppy selection was made, money exchanged before breeder informed me she would submit the registration. I questioned this but she insisted. How do you walk away without the puppy and loose a substantial amount of money?
Red flag #3) Puppy was picked up on a Sat. and on Monday contacted her vet to confirm they had been examined as stated in the contract. Vet ask which breed... turns out she has several. They also told me there was no individual exam.
This has been a very sick puppy, I've spent almost as much on vet bills as the price of the pup and still waiting for the results of a urine culture. We have a long road ahead.
Red flag #4) It appears the puppy was taken from her mother before 6 weeks and breeder insisted she be picked up at 7wks. After everything I have read about leaving mom too early I questioned the 7wk vs. 8/9 wk pick up but breeder offered no reason, just scheduled the visit.
Red flag #5) By the time we finally made it back home as the poor pup couldn't go more than 15 minutes without having to pee, I realized she had an inverted eye lid. Something the breeder knew or should have know about. This could have also been caught with a vet visit.
Red flag #6) I got her to the vet as soon as possible, blood work showed heavy parasite infection. This was no surprise as I immediately bathed her to remove the flea/tick powder... it made me sneeze. I found both fleas and ticks, a weepy eye and swollen, wet vulva.
Vet confirmed she had a UTI and has been on medication since picking her up in early April. She also had coccidia and taking medication for this too. This might have been avoided if the breeder had had the puppies checked as her contract stated.
I discovered the reason why the breeder did the registration when the papers arrived. She had declared herself a co-owner. I contacted her to find out why and she tells me she co-owns all of her pups. This would have been good information to have PRIOR to the purchase.
Red flag #7) I have contacted her to let her know of all the health issues but she does not respond. I guess she has her money and that's all she was interested in. Filed an AKC complaint only to be told they do not get involved in owner disputes. I'm trying to figure out how I got into an owner dispute! I thought this was a purchase with sole ownership, I had no reason to believe it wasn't. There is nothing in the contract stating she would co-own this puppy or on her website that she co-owns everyone or in any of the correspondence we shared for weeks. It's a limited registration, what's the point???
This breeder is deceptive, sells sick puppies and would not recommend her to anyone. Beware of Robin Coppedge and Aurora Goldens.