I want to share my heartbreaking experience in the hope that someone will avoid my mistakes. In my search for a Cane Corso pup I found Dream Team Kennels online. The owner promised the stud and bitch that created the litter I liked, had good OFA hip and elbow results, and the pup's health was guaranteed "for life." They advertise that they breed for performance and I was looking for an active sport dog to train. Online I never found anything negative about Dream Team, and their website depicts a tremendous amount of proven dogs in sport events.
The pup was shipped to the West Coast where I live, and he had his prerequisite vet check within 48 hours. He had a watery eye which was diagnosed as entropy. The breeder should have known this. I called the next day and Kim, the owner, told me to ship him back to the East Coast for a replacement. I'm obviously a sucker and a softy and decided to keep him. We had to administer daily eye drops until ultimately his head grew such that the entropy resolved itself by stretching of the tissue around his eye.
However he developed limping around the age of 2. Xray results revealed inoperable hip dysplasia. I called Kim and sent the DVD of my pup's Xray results and examination. I also asked Kim--belatedly, I know--to email copies of her stud and bitch's OFA results. On the phone Kim stated that she will "look for another puppy" for me. I never received a copy of the OFA results and never heard from Dream Team Kennels again. So buyer beware. I should have never purchased the pup without proof of acceptable OFA results. Now I have an invalid dog that can tolerate only limited activity before having to lie down and rest.
Save yourselves the heartache and do your research. If someone is helped by this painful experience, I will be satisfied.
The pup was shipped to the West Coast where I live, and he had his prerequisite vet check within 48 hours. He had a watery eye which was diagnosed as entropy. The breeder should have known this. I called the next day and Kim, the owner, told me to ship him back to the East Coast for a replacement. I'm obviously a sucker and a softy and decided to keep him. We had to administer daily eye drops until ultimately his head grew such that the entropy resolved itself by stretching of the tissue around his eye.
However he developed limping around the age of 2. Xray results revealed inoperable hip dysplasia. I called Kim and sent the DVD of my pup's Xray results and examination. I also asked Kim--belatedly, I know--to email copies of her stud and bitch's OFA results. On the phone Kim stated that she will "look for another puppy" for me. I never received a copy of the OFA results and never heard from Dream Team Kennels again. So buyer beware. I should have never purchased the pup without proof of acceptable OFA results. Now I have an invalid dog that can tolerate only limited activity before having to lie down and rest.
Save yourselves the heartache and do your research. If someone is helped by this painful experience, I will be satisfied.