Keri of Janesville WI (01/06/08)

We rescued a St. Bernard from Petland last July. She had been at the store for over 2 months, and had outgrown the pen space. She had a sign on her cage that stated "make an offer on me, I am too big for my cage." We made an offer, and brought her home. We visited a vet the very next day, and had her vaccinated, and checked. She had a severe rash on her belly, which turned out to be Giardia, a parasite infection from an unclean enviroment. We had to treat this four times before it cleared up. Right away we noticed that she limped, and thought at first it was from being in a cage for over 2 months with no exercise. Not so. She was diagnosed with hip dysplasia at 5 months old, and has severe problems getting up. Because of her bad hips, her knees go out and cause severe pain. We never intended to have a show dog, we saved her to be our beloved friend and companion. Since we paid very little for her, Petland would give us NO guarantee on her health. We LOVE her, and now face many, many expensive vet bills to try to keep her walking and healthy. BEWARE OF PETS FROM PETLAND!