That sounds awful, and I'm really glad that you posted this. Since it was almost six years since my sister got her Maltese, things might have changed. Lori went to get her pup with a friend, so if there were many red flags there, I think her friend would have advised her not to get her pup. I don't think they loved Sandy's personality, but they were impressed with the pups. Lori's dog is beautiful and healthy, but she has a problem with tear staining. She asked for advice on how to deal with it, but I don't think she found it or Sandy very helpful. Sandy had kept my sister's dog to use as part of her breeding program, but changed her mind and sold her to my sister at 4 months. I have looked at the website, and it has not been updated in a long while. There used to be a nursery section that is no longer there. Lori never raves about Sandy, but she doesn't complain either. She will often mention things to me about one of her clients getting a Maltese much cheaper over the internet that seems to be fine, so I don't think she's fully onboard with trying to fully investigate a breeder and getting the healthiest puppy. Not knowing about puppy mills in the past, she still says she got a number of nice dogs from pet stores. Her Yorkiepoo Greta was given to her by her neighbor's son who bought her from a pet store and decided he couldn't keep it after 3 days. I was the one to push her to try to get a dog from a recommended, reputable breeder. All of this took place over a two week period, so there wasn't time to fully investigate things. Hearing what you have written, I would never go back to someone like her. I was wondering if she was even breeding sincc the website hasn't been changed in a long time. I read a little on a Maltese forum about her, but didn't find much written about her. |