Puppy mill warning in South Dakota

ND doodle owner · 08-22-2011, 11:47 PM

Oh, how I wish I'd seen this site earlier so I could warn everyone about the absolutely miserable situation I had with Doodles to Love. I found Janelle's site in the fall of 2009. I talked to her, felt she was probably legit, filled out the application, made the downpayment of $300 and arranged to pick up my puppy in Bismarck, ND. When I picked up the puppy, a little girl we named Matty, she was very, very small and had thrown up in her owners travel case (I paid the final $300). Janelle, the owner, said she must have been car sick. Long story short, the puppy got sicker each hour and died withing 24 hours. We had her in the vet hospital and the vet said he suspected parvo. I called the owner, Doodles to Love, and told her and she said it could not have been parvo because they didn't have any on site. She asked that I have the vet do a specific test to insure it was parvo and she said she would pay for it. We did the test, the results were positive, and I asked the vet to do whatever he could to save the puppy but she died anyway. The vet sent the letter stating it was parvo to her. The owner said she would not cash the last $300 and would return the downpayment. She didn't, nor did she pay for the parvo test. She did not answer phone calls or emails and avoided me. I was always kind and polite to her, hoping she was legitimate. She was a fraud and I fear I was working with a puppy mill. Her address changed to Wall, South Dakota. Stay away from her at all costs. We bought a beautiful labradoodle from Colorado later in the year and he is the sweatest thing ever. If you ever want a reference on that breeder, let me know.

Puppy mill warning in South Dakota

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