You’re a polite one, aren’t you?

First of all, we had an 8 month old puppy with plenty of exercise and the best food money could buy that had his hips popping in and out of his joints as he walked. He fell when he ran. He could not stop running from the pain…he would just fall down to stop himself.

He has epilepsy.
Skin cancer.
Infected claws.
Allergies.
Skin cancer.

He basically has every disease and problem that a golden retriever can have.

We did our research.

Where our dog came from has hundreds of dogs, has routinely been cited by the USDA and has multiple breeds on the premises and no one who cares about their dogs sells through a broker like Hunte anyway.

Don’t accuse me of not doing my homework and certainly don’t come here calling me an idiot. We spent hours and hours researching this and over $10,000 in medical expenses.

And while no one can guarantee health, good breeders test their dogs before breeding and DO NOT BREED the ones with certain genetic markers. Your chances of having a healthy dog buying from a reputable breeder are exponentially better than any other way.

A puppy mill is a place where dogs are bred in quantity with no concern for their health, both the breeding dogs and the puppies. My dog came from a puppy mill and frankly most dogs that are bought in pet shops came from puppy mills.

Yeah, we took responsibility for our dog. We still are. And we are using our experiences to help educate others and maybe help prevent dogs from living their lives in tiny cages, never even being allowed to WALK on the ground acting as puppy machines churning them out over and over until they outlive their usefulness. And maybe we will prevent puppies from being inbred and born with inherent illness and medical problems that will cause them a lifetime of pain and their owners a ton of money.

Or maybe you’d prefer that people who buy these sick dogs just abandon them at the Humane Society…