[nallen]

Hi All,

I've had Dexter since Thanksgiving and as soon as we got him I knew something wasn't quite right. I was given him as a gift from my mother and sister to help get over the loss of my first yorkie, Napoleon, so I didn't actually get to go pick him out. They had the right intentions though so I don't blame them.

He came to me with yeast infections in both ears, kennel cough, worms, covered in fleas, and a soft spot on his head that is not going to close up. We took him to the vet the first week, he had an erie feeling as well and said my paper work was "sketchy at best" on his shot records, etc. At that point I was so upset with the breeder I called her. She was unwilling to reimburse for the vet bill and seem very uneducated. I told her I could smell how stinky his ears were when I first held him, she said "honey, my nose is so bad I couldn't tell you if I had a sink full of dirty dishes!"

People suggested I return him, but I just couldn't I'd already fell in love with him and in my opinion I rescued him from that awful place. His issues weren't that bad until Friday night he had a seizure. We took him back to the vet and will be doing blood work next week. From what I've read both the seizures and the soft spot are heriditary. Do you think this breeder is breeding less than quality dogs? If so, what should I do? Again, I don't want to return Dexter because we have given him a good home when other may give him up.

Thanks for your help and opinions.