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Originally Posted by ash04ley  i know this is a WAAAAY OLD post and i havent been on YT for a long while. i have very limited access to a computer, i think last time i posted was JUST after i had confirmed pheobes pregnancy ( which went amazingly perfect and she had two beautiful healthy pups. I kept them in the family- my mother has the lil girl and my aunt has the lil boy and they are both doing wonderful*** just a side note on that!! haha.)Pheobe is from moonlight kennels in sparta. I also agree, Wanda was very insightful and matched me up with a perfect pup. I absolutely LOVE pheobe. She did arrive with a mild case of kennel cough, which was diagnosed by a vet. but i honestly had my doubts and it MAY have been something else from the delivery to me, because it cleared up very quickly and neither of my other two dogs contracted it. I found this thread when i Googled moonlight kennels, out of curiousity and wanting to look at the website and admire the puppy pictures( hehehe).
well, i guess that is it. I just wanted to "bump" this in favor of Wanda and moonlight kennels.
I really wish i had more frequent access to a computer. I would love to be more involved with the discussions on this forum. |
Since you are bumping to recommend Wanda I will respond with my experience. I also understand this is an old thread, but apparently Moonlight Kennels may still be in business.
I bought my Nicco from Wanda in 2007 when he was 12 weeks old. I was impressed with her website and the fact that she was a BBB member and thought she could be trusted. I chose my puppy from photos and several phone calls with Wanda. I asked all the right questions, or so I thought. She was honest in stating that the puppies DO NOT live in her home, but are kennel raised. In my excitement, I ignored this red flag. He has an amazing lineage and I WANTED him, though his parents ARE NOT show dogs, ie champions. Another red flag? She sold him to me on a full registration. I now know that NO REPUTABLE breeder will do this!
I asked her several times, including the day before she put him on the plane to us how much he weighed. She was always a bit vague and at the time told me that she had recently been diagnosed with cancer and was closing her kennels because she did not have the energy to breed and raise puppies. I was told he was "about" 2 1/2 pounds at 12 weeks, which was perfect as I was not wanting a "tiny." Well, I took him to the vet 3 days after she told me that and he actually weighed 3lbs 13 oz, which of course made me very unhappy. I called her immediately and she refunded $500 of the $1750 I paid for him. I really didn't think this was fair, but my family had already fallen in love with him and there was NO WAY I was returning him.
Nicco currently tips the scales at 10-12 pounds (he is not overweight, according to his vet) and has a very cottony coat that I have to keep short. In just one generation (breeding with her own dogs) this breeder managed to destroy years of good genes - Rothby's, Durrer etc.
Her website has been suspended by the host and Wanda is no longer a member of the BBB. She has 2 negative ratings, including one as recently as last year for a VERY sick dog that has a GENETIC disorder!
My recommendation? Buyer beware!
BTW, that is Nicco in my Avatar. Cute puppy, right??