[chickiepooh]

I purchased a puppy... little did I know it had a damaged growth plate which my vet says happened long before I brought the puppy home by what he saw on the xrays. I actually contacted the breeder soon after I brought the puppy home with concerns of the puppy favoring a leg and she said the puppy checks out fine... now worries. I tried not to worry and the problem just kept getting worse over the course of the first few weeks I have had her. I once again contacted the breeder with the vet results and the breeder will have nothing to do with helping me out. I have this little puppy with a serious problem that I paid a premium price for. I guess I should have been a bit wary about her since her ad stated that she raises her puppies in her home under foot (what ever that means). Her kennel full of dogs is in a unattached building in her back yard with no puppies in her home. I just can't believe I paid such a high price for a puppy that is just of pet quality. Stupid me!