I rescued a 7 year old stud dog (italian greyhound) from this breeder as I wanted to adopt an older dog, but when I saw him I knew I was rescuing him. He was fully covered in dirt, the tips of his ears were cracking, he was half bald losing his hair and his teeth were in very bad shape. Donna Smith, the breeder, told me this dog had never had a bath in his life. in 7 years. He also has a cough probably because of all the dirt and dust he was living in constantly. When we were there my mom asked if she could see some of her Pinschers because she loves those dogs too, and Donna said we couldn't go back there where they are kept because "they will bark and the neighbours put up with enough already." Even though it was pretty clear it was because she didn't want us to see how bad the dogs live back there.
When I got him home and we went to the vet, we were informed he had a cryptorchid which is where one testicle is still in his body; this is bad for several reasons, like it could have a cancer risk and normally if dogs have they say to get them neutered asap and they should not be bred because it can also is hereditary and can be passed on. I then told Donna what the vet said and that he shouldn't have been bred in the first place, and she said "the vet doesn't know sh*t" so.... apparently she thinks she knows more than vets.
Donna Smith needs to be stopped and is not a good breeder, all she cares about is money. She is also taking care of so many dogs, horses, and rabbits alone and should not have that many animals because they're probably all getting neglected. read more