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Originally Posted by pikljus

I would like to say that I was shocked to find these accusations about Melissa Barnes of Arkansas. I have no information to refute or support these accusations that she is a puppy mill; however, what I do know is that Ms. Barnes previously bred Welsh Terrier prior to specializing in Havanese. In 2008 I bought a Welsh Terrier from Melissa. Soda (formally Weston) is our pride and joy. He has an excellent temperament, has absolutely no health issues whatsoever and our veterinarian who is a surgeon from Knowles Animal Hospital which was established in 1923 by a renowned medical doctor and veterinary doctor originally from Wyoming, says he is a perfect specimen of the breed. In fact, we were hoping at one time to breed him with a friend's Welsh. Unfortunately, he has had so many problems with his Welsh from Missouri that I have told him he probably did not purchase his dog from a good source. His dog has emotional problems, is out of control most of the time and does not really look like a pure bred Welsh. I hope that this helps and I hope that this somehow relieves Melissa from what appears to be an unsubstantiated and malicious attempt to slander her. People need to use blogs and online chat responsibly, this is not high school where you are free to gossip without consequence. These people rely on their business and unless there is proof of what you are saying, you should not write it. My name is Michelle Leal and I am from Miami, FL.

What's funny is most vets clame to not know the breed standards of most breeds so I find it a funny a vet would say that. Why did you not show him if he was perfect? Maybe you just got lucky it happens some times.....