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Originally Posted by JCarlson2004  I have A LOT of experience with S&V. They DO get their dogs from puppy mills. My 3 came from mills (but I only found out AFTER I had already bought them). I always though they came from private family breeders (that's what Ivan and his wife Cathie, who has since passed away, told me). But they lied to me and many others.
I know MANY people who bought dogs from Ivan and most of them didn't show any signs of illness until they were older (not all, but most). My Katie was one of the ones who got sick when she was just over 1 year old (kidney disease) and let me tell you when I went to Ivan hysterical crying with the blood test results, he didn't give a sh*t. He tried to push me and Jim out of the store because he was afraid customers would come in while we were there and he would lose a sale because they would hear from me how he sold us a sick and dying baby. Ivan is all sweet when you're buying a dog but that day he was a rotten, cruel man who honestly could have cared less about my dying little angel.
I do not want to go into more detail because it brings back VERY painful memories of losing my precious Katie but if you want to talk abother member about the dog she lost from S&V, ask Fran. She lost her precious Sammi to liver disease.
That being said, I'm VERY happy your dog is healthy and I hope she stays that way. She sounds like a little doll baby. I wish you both the best of luck and a long and happy future together. These little ones are such a joy.  |
How did you find out they were from Puppy Mills and if they are, how are they still in business? I love my puppy and spent quite a bit on her. Do you have any recommondations other then wait and see? The vet said she was really healthy...what you wrote is REALLY freaking me out. It is going to be rough having this little one and constantly worried that something is going to happen to her. It has been 3 weeks and I am BEYOND BEYOND attached to her.