A friend of mine from work several years ago bought a schnauzer puppy. She didn't realize the lady she bought from was running a puppy mill. Sherry is very very tender hearted and naive. And even though she
knew that the puppy didn't seem right she took her anyway. The "breeder" was pushy and implied several times if Sherry wasn't interested she was taking it to a pet shop or worse! She did not get to see the mother dog either.
Sherry has had nothing but heart ache with this dog. Vet bills, temperament and the dog has psychological problems... not to mention after it grew out of puppyhood it looks nothing like the standard for miniature schnauzers.
Moral to the story is sometimes no matter how bad you feel you need to walk away.
PS the Puppy Mill woman was turned in by several people including Sherry - she just moved and changed the name of her Mill and beat the system. Several of her puppys died within a few weeks of being placed and of course there was no refund or returned call
