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Well my puppy, Cooper is now 6 months old. We had no idea about BYB and so when we decided to get a puppy we opened up the newspaper and called. We went out there and the man was not yet home and told us to go around to the backyard that they were in a dog pen. We went out there and the dog pen was dirt with a small dog house and otherwise just a dirt floor. No food, no water and a horrible smell. He let the puppies out and they were all beautiful so I didn't think too hard about ithe conditions, besides they were AKC registered which I thought meant they met a standard. He asked which one we wanted, I picked Cooper out, asked if we wanted his papers, we said he was just a family pet so papers were not needed, so he gave us a $50 dollar discount, and then he sent us on our way, no questions no nothing. Come to find out, the mom of the litter had only been a member of his family for a few months or so before he bred her. He only fed the puppies 4 cups of puppy chow one time a day for 5 puppies (that's less than one cup per puppy!!). The puppies had never been socialized with anyone but this man and his children. Anyways, the vet came today and my little pup has to have knee surgery and eye surgery because his eyelid is rolling it's self inward and drooping so his eye has very little protection. My vet said to contact this man to let him know the problems we're having with Cooper are genetic but I didn't save his phone number and it's unlisted. I just wish I knew then what I know now. I love my dog more than anything in the world and never in a sec. regret getting him, I just regret supporting a BYB.
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