I want to advise people to stay away from Laughlin Kennel in Oxford, MA. When I got my yorkie I had done very little research and just went to ""look"" at the yorkies as I had only ever seen maybe one in person before. I had planned on leaving there and doing more research to find a reputable breeder etc. I got there and was horrified. They had at least one dog from over 20 different breeds to choose from. I could not see where they were all kept (I am assuming stacked cages in the basement from what I could hear and how the puppies all looked and smelled) nor would they let me see when asked. The staff was also unprofessional and could not give straight answers on anything. This is when they brought my future yorkie up. \r
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There were probably 5 other families/people in the room at this time looking at other breeds and when they brought this tiny yorkie up. She was so small and helpless in this crazy place that I had to get her out of there and take her home. I did not in any way want to contribute to a kennel or potential puppy mills (as she had actually come from Missouri or something) but I could not leave without her.\r
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She was very close to being hypoglycemic (can easily lead to death if not treated). She could not even hold her head up and would not walk around when put on the ground. After her 1st vet appt. we learned she had Giardia (an internal parasite) and she still has it now and we have had her for over 4 months and she has gone through 3 rounds of treatment. She also had tapeworm (we found out a bit later) when we got her as well and extremely dry flaking skin. None of this was caught or treated while she was at Laughlin even though she had the illnesses when we got her.\r
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I love her more than anything and would not trade her for the world but my advice is to stay away from this place and find a reputable breeder for your future pet that is not sick and kept in horrendous living conditions and care!!!
Cons: broker to puppy mills, puppies kept in cages, unprofessional
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