Do your research! I beg of you!!
I tried doing research of my own and at the time, found nothing negative online about Connie Fahey in 2018 (her name appears redacted in some publications for the horrible 100 puppy mills)
https://www.humanesociety.org/sites/default/files/docs/2020-Horrible-Hundred.pdf
She operated in my case by conducting a bait and switch technique. You see a picture online of a healthy beautiful puppy, she sends pictures weekly, all of a sudden I started receiving pictures of a totally different dog, different markings etc (pictures attached with time stamps) she claimed "it's my sons litter" they are healthier etc. I was just happy to still be getting a dog and overlooked the red flag. Three days prior to me meeting Connie in Wichita KS I was told my puppy received final vet check and shots.
I met her, picked up my baby boy Rusty, he seemed healthy but HATED being held or loved. In fact, he cried for the 7 hour drive home and opted to stay in the back of the car. Again, overlooked the lack of human socialization as he's a puppy, he's scared, etc. We got home, let him free in our backyard and he was limping. Looked at his paw and one of his toes was so swollen and he yelped at the slightest touch. We decided to monitor until we could get him to the vet.
A couple days go by, and all of a sudden he stops drinking and is burning up. We rush him to the vet as soon as he stopped drinking. He tested positive immediately for Parvo and also had an injured toe. He spent days at the emergency vet recovering from parvo. Thankfully our quick action saved his life.
I kept Connie updated about all of this, my vet requested proof of vaccinations (suspecting something was off) all the "Vet" visits she had spoke of, were actually self administered vaccinations that didn't have a "lot number" to track back to a manufacturer and hold them accountable for a faulty vaccine. Connie said if I could drive Rusty back to her in KS she would cover the cost at her preferred vet. At this point, I had no comfort level of driving my dog back to her.
The positive is, Rusty is a happy sweet eager to please boy. He only wants to give love to those who have saved him and earned his trust.
Please, learn from my experience. Don't opt for the cute inexpensive dog, do intensive research. Ask questions, and take your business elsewhere if you see these red flags. read more