CArrie Sawyer/ Puppy matchmaker, Chouteau, Ok

[Laura Hollingsw]

Anyone heard of her, bought from her before??? Carrie Sawyer or the puppy matchmaker.

[jennylee333]

Originally Posted by Laura Hollingsw

Anyone heard of her, bought from her before??? Carrie Sawyer or the puppy matchmaker.

I saw that site earlier...BROKER!!!!!!!!

[Venus Smurf]

I bought a puppy from her a few months ago, and though I absolutely adore my dog, I wish I'd chosen a different breeder. When I first started looking into this woman, I couldn't find any negative comments about her. Now, though...well, they're popping up.

As for my own experience: Carrie Sawyer claimed that the puppy I'd chosen was just over two pounds. When I went to the airport to claim her, however, I instantly realized that she was at least twice the promised size (she turned out to be slightly larger than twice). I no longer care, of course--as I said, I'm attached--but size is a factor when buying breeds like this, and I wouldn't have purchased this particular puppy if I'd known the truth. I've since heard from others who have experienced the same problem with this woman--one lady claims that she received a different dog entirely--and it's become obvious that she's not an honest breeder.

On top of that, within three days, my puppy started showing symptoms of an illness that had her vomiting and foaming at the mouth. She couldn't even keep water down, and I had to rush her to the animal hospital. My vet spent hours upon hours trying to save my puppy and only succeeded after he'd spent thousands of dollars in medicine and care. She nearly died twice, and she had to be on a special diet for quite some time after. My vet explained that the puppy had an intestinal virus that could only have come from the breeder's kennels.

I will admit that my puppy seemed absolutely healthy when she arrived, and this virus could have been dormant for weeks before she came to me, but even so...watch out for this one.

[stitchsmom08]

I purchased a puppy from carrie sawyer in September 2007. He is the best thing that could have ever happened to me! But he didn't come to me that way! When we picked Stitch up from the airport he had a terrible smell coming from his ears! We couldn't figure out where it was coming from at first. We took him to petsmart and the groomer immediately went to his ears and started pulling out overgrown hair and an extremely large amount of a black darkish red stuff that looked like dirty putty. She also showed us that his footpads were overgrown with hair. The very next day we took him to our vet and found out that both ears were irritated, he had kennel cough,and he also had giardia!! I called carrie and was told that he was the last of the litter and his ears were probably overlooked and that he was personally groomed by her 14 yr old daughter the day before he came. I did notify the BBB and even though my baby suffered so much I was only able to get back 101 dollars. That was the amount of the medication that I had to purchase! I do admit he is a wonderful little guy, a bit timid, but my little man! I would never recommend her to anyone. It's hard enough having a new puppy, but a sick one is very, very hard!

[Venus Smurf]

Originally Posted by stitchsmom08

I purchased a puppy from carrie sawyer in September 2007. He is the best thing that could have ever happened to me! But he didn't come to me that way! When we picked Stitch up from the airport he had a terrible smell coming from his ears! We couldn't figure out where it was coming from at first. We took him to petsmart and the groomer immediately went to his ears and started pulling out overgrown hair and an extremely large amount of a black darkish red stuff that looked like dirty putty. She also showed us that his footpads were overgrown with hair. The very next day we took him to our vet and found out that both ears were irritated, he had kennel cough,and he also had giardia!! I called carrie and was told that he was the last of the litter and his ears were probably overlooked and that he was personally groomed by her 14 yr old daughter the day before he came. I did notify the BBB and even though my baby suffered so much I was only able to get back 101 dollars. That was the amount of the medication that I had to purchase! I do admit he is a wonderful little guy, a bit timid, but my little man! I would never recommend her to anyone. It's hard enough having a new puppy, but a sick one is very, very hard!

I'm sorry that you had to go through this, and I'm certainly sorry that you weren't compensated (the phone calls to the Sawyers probably cost more than the money she gave you in return). As I said, I had to spend thousands in medical care for my puppy, and that was just in the first two weeks after her arrival! I've now had my dog for several months, and her health is still problematic. She still struggles to keep things down and so doesn't quite get the nutrition she needs to stay healthy. She's very skinny and has to be on medication. I adore her anyway--possibly even more because of her needs--but it's truly disheartening to spend so much on an animal and then have to deal with health problems simply because the breeder is so immoral. Carrie Sawyer is very obviously running a puppy mill, and I know that I wasn't the first to report her. This really ought to count as cruelty to animals.

Still...good for you for keeping the puppy and giving him the attention he deserves. Heaven knows he wasn't getting it from the breeder!

[Ladymom]

Carrie Sawyer doesn't claim to be the breeder on her website, but just the "matchmaker" who acts as the third party between the buyer and seller, in other words, the broker. Oklahoma is one of the top puppymill states and she has a pretty website to sell those puppies.

Please don't be taken in. Listen to the other posters who have purchased a puppy from her.

[stitchsmom08]

I am so sorry your baby is still not healthy! I guess I should have done more research! Unfortunately she is still selling puppies and they are more than likely sick too! Did you report her to the BBB? I also notified the Oklahoma aspca and humane society.

[Laura Hollingsw]

wow I am so glad I didn't buy a puppy from her. I almost did ayear ago but then lost my job. Then did some research and found she is really just a broker.

[jencar98]

I have knowledge of who these people are and have no respect for them. Their history of exploiting animals goes back almost twenty years that I'm aware of.

[stitchsmom08]

I think this is a wonderful site and I wish I would have found it earlier!
Everyone is so great!

[stitchsmom08]

Company Contact = Carrie Sawyer
Company Address = P.O. Box 576
City = Chouteau
State/Prov = OK
Zip2 = 74337
Country = United States
Company phone = 918-386-2654
Incident = I purchased a 12 wk old black yorki poo
from Carrie Sawyer for 795 plus 200 shipping! He arrived into Bradley airport in
CT on Sept 20,2007. When we removed him from his kennel we noticed a terrible
odor, but otherwise he seemed fine. That night he proceeded to scratch and rub
his ears against everything. I took him to Petsmart the following morning and
the tech stated she was surprised he came from a reputable breeder! She cleaned
out his ears and gave me two Q-tips blackened with debris. She said to get him
to a vet. She also pulled out mounds of hair which should not have been in
there. Also the hair was so long between his foot pads he was slipping.
Later that day he had his first vet appointment and he was found to have two
really bad ear infections! I emailed Carrie to let her know and she stated \"he
was the last of his litter and she should have kept a better eye on his ear
care! The next day I received a call from the vet stating my puppy had
\"Giardia, and that it was a pretty heavy infestation and I needed to start him
on meds as soon as possible. Again I emailed Carrie and she stated she would
only pay for ear mite meds and nothing else! I never said anything pertaining to
ear mites. Her website states she will send a free puppy pack upon request,
which I did request twice! No package no response. When I emailed her about the
Giardia, she said that my letter only mentioned coccidia which is not covered
per her contract. This coccidia was never mentioned by me until I gave her a
follow up stating these were two different infections! I was sent a sick puppy
and have had to pay for medicines for two different infections that my puppy
should have not came with! I have a copy of what her website states and of all
the bills and paperwork!

Damage Resulting = I have paid 145.50 for meds and tests excluding the intial
visit costs which I understand is my responsiblity. But I now would like to be
reimbursed 14.99 for his groom due to the bad odor, dirty, unplucked ears,and
removal of the excess hair on paw pads. The 145.50 for medical bills and 250.00
of his purchase price for misrepresentation of a product, sale of a sick puppy
and not receiving a puppy package upon request, which I requested twice. thank
you
Contact me = Y

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[stitchsmom08]

Tara thank you for the info He was the last to go in the litter I should of kept a better eye on his ear care. Hope he is doing well other than that
carrie

pernell1510@aol.com wrote:

Hi Carrie
I wanted to let you know that I took Peter aka stitch to the vet today and he had really bad ear infections in both ears. I don't know if there is some sort of procedure you must follow but I though you would want to know. thank you Tara Henderson Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail!

[Josie's Mom]

Really? I bought my two dogs from her.

Josie is 4 and gorgeous. We always get great compliments on her.

Jojo is is two and he has the best personality EVER.

I called Carrie 10-15 times times after getting Josie. She always answered my calls, gave me great information and advice. I have nothing, BUT good things to say about her and expirience with her

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by Josie's Mom

Really? I bought my two dogs from her.

Josie is 4 and gorgeous. We always get great compliments on her.

Jojo is is two and he has the best personality EVER.

I called Carrie 10-15 times times after getting Josie. She always answered my calls, gave me great information and advice. I have nothing, BUT good things to say about her and expirience with her

Who is the breeder listed on their papers? Not Carrie I suspect.

[stitchsmom08]

Your babies are beautiful! I guess you were very lucky that they weren't sick. Maybe she was good back then, but my little man was very sick! But I still love him very much!!!