Complaint Review: Leslie Mitchell

Leslie Mitchell sold us a Yorkie Puppy that was diagnosed by our veterinarian with Patellar Luxation and Coccidia Parasites. We requested a refund within 24 hrs. of purchase and after faxing the veterinarian report to Leslie. Leslie refused to give us a refund on the puppy and was extremely unprofessional and dishonest, there was no contract or policy signed or stated. Leslie informed us that her puppies are not registered as AKC because she wanted to prevent any breeders from buying them. However, if you review her website and her listings on nextdaypets.com you will see all of her puppies are AKC registered (except the Yorkies) as well as checked by a veterinarian. Leslie informed us the puppy was not checked by a veterinarian after we learned of the puppy's condition. My question was, why would all her puppy's listed on her website and on nextdaypets.com be checked by a veterinarian but not the puppy we bought? Could it be Leslie did have this puppy checked out and was completely aware of the condition and she was not being upfront with the information of the puppy. Also, we thought we were being responsible by refusing to buy the puppy until we drove to the puppy's house to meet the parents and see the environment the puppy was being raised in. When we arrived to Leslie's home she had the puppy's outside by the driveway in a little playfence. All looked well and we did not think to look for any other puppy's since she informed us these are her dogs and they live in her house and are home-raised. I cannot believe we did not get any inclination of a puppy ranch where she breeds Yorkies, Chihuahua's, and Boston Terrier's. Leslie definitley had a reason to show the puppy's to us up front and away from the property. Leslie Mitchell had a lot to hide and it is to our disadvantage that we did not pick up on it until it was too late and after the fact.

Anonymous
OKC, Oklahoma
U.S.A.