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Papa_of_Penny · 03-31-2008, 09:33 AM

I purchased Penny, a Maltese from Terri Wylie, way back in 1992 when I was living in Ohio. I'm happy to say that Penny is healthy and turning 16 on April 19th 2008 and has been a wonderful companion. However, after reading all the posts, I got to thinking about the day my wife and I bought her from Terri. We were naive and knew nothing of puppy mills until reading about them many years later. As I recall, Terri would not allow us in to see where the dogs were kenneled. She would not show us the parents of the dog we chose either.
But my wife didn't care and fell immediately in love with Penny. I don't recall there being any delays in receiving the AKC papers. Penny is a good dog, but I do not believe she is a pure breed Maltese as we were led to believe.
I think she has poodle somewhere in her ancestry, as her snout is much longer than any Maltese I've ever seen.

03-31-2008, 09:33 AM	#61
Papa_of_Penny YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 2	Fairview Kennels I purchased Penny, a Maltese from Terri Wylie, way back in 1992 when I was living in Ohio. I'm happy to say that Penny is healthy and turning 16 on April 19th 2008 and has been a wonderful companion. However, after reading all the posts, I got to thinking about the day my wife and I bought her from Terri. We were naive and knew nothing of puppy mills until reading about them many years later. As I recall, Terri would not allow us in to see where the dogs were kenneled. She would not show us the parents of the dog we chose either. But my wife didn't care and fell immediately in love with Penny. I don't recall there being any delays in receiving the AKC papers. Penny is a good dog, but I do not believe she is a pure breed Maltese as we were led to believe. I think she has poodle somewhere in her ancestry, as her snout is much longer than any Maltese I've ever seen.