I visited Laughlin Kennels 2 months ago to see a French Bulldog puppy. I would reccomend talking to other Breeders/Kennels before purchasing from Laughlin. I'd read the negative reviews here on this site prior to driving over an hour to see this dog at Laughlin Kennel. I figured there were more good reviews than bad, so I'd have to give them the benefit of the doubt & check it out for myself - big mistake. When I walked in there was one employee there wearing hospital scrubs...she was sweet, but wasn't very knowledgable at all, and couldnt have been a day over 20 (although i could be wrong). I thought it odd that they'd have only one person working in the office ; I thought it unprofessional that they did not have a staff member on hand that could actually anwswer some questions-most of them fairly general. Do they NOT want to make the sale??? After several unanswered questions, we met the puppy. He was covered in ""hot spots"", one eye ball was bloodshot, and had a very rough coat. I looked at his medical records and he had kennell cough, & was bought PRIOR ,and returned! This dog was all over the place, as if he he'd been cooped up for hours. We left empty handed.The kicker was this : Laughlin (upon my request) provided the name of the breeder they'd bought him from. ONE GOOGLE name seach later , I had pages of horrifying information about the couple that sold Laughlin this puppy. Two words : PUPPY MILL. This woman and her husband have been ranked in the ""Top Ten Worst puppy dealers in Oklahoma"". Fines, USDA violations, complaints, etc- the works. I find it hard to believe that Laughlin didnt know about these people. I asked them If they knew about this and if the dealers had shaped up since they'd been fined- Laughlin responded by basically telling me they felt the reviews I'd read looked fake. COME AGAIN? Shouldnt the responce have been one of concern? Shock even? It's hard to believe Laughlin was unaware of all this. \r
In the end it's the puppy who suffers.
Pros: EMPLOYEES ARE FRIENDLY
Cons: THEY'RE BUYING FROM PUPPY MILLS
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