I recently bought a male harlequin Great Dane puppy from AKC registered breeder Paulette and Doug Carey doing business as Log Cabin Puppies & USDA #73-A-2648. The father's AKC registry name and # is WS4988806 and the mother's AKC registered name and number is WS46996501. This is the first set of puppies bred between them and since they were AKC registered, I felt more confident that I was receiving what I was paying for however that turned out not to be the case.
The puppies were born October 15, 2016. I put a deposit on them Wednesday November 23, 2016 where I viewed the puppy. I signed a contract with them for a health guarantee within 48 hrs. I received the puppy on Sunday December 11, 2016 at 1:03 PM. I drove 2 hours home and noticed after feeding him that his through sounded like it was sloshing. He threw up multiple times and seemed like he was in pain. I took him to the Vet at 7:00 PM to see what was wrong with him. The Vet found that he may have Mega Esophagus and wanted to send his Xrays to a radiologist. I concurred and waited for his opinion too. It was confirmed and was concluded that this was a congenital defect (see the report attached). I took the Dog back to the Breeder the next morning at 9 AM. She refused to believe it was sick and had her vet check it out. She confirmed that it had Mega Esophogus too, but didn't want to test it for a congenital disease.
Although I have sued her in open court and won case SC-2016-00277, because she wouldn't refund my money, that is not the issue I have. The issue I have is that if she continues to breed these parents, that it needs to be known that this is a disease from the first litter they had and that they need to disclose it to the buyers of its brother and sisters. Please review this matter, and I can provide any information that you need to investigate their registry. read more