Mary of Colorado Springs CO (12/18/07)

Back in 1996 we purchased our Samoyed dog from Petland in Niles, Ohio. Within 6 months our vet diagnosed the puppy with hip dysplasia, and he had to be operated on. Petland made us bring in the Xrays, and a letter from our vet stating that the dog really did have dysplasia. They offered to replace our puppy with a new one, but we were already attached to him, and would not give him up, knowing what they would do to him.

It ended up costing us $2,000 in vet bills, plus he had to be neutered right away so that he would not pass it on to his puppies. He ended up later having an enlarged heart, mammary tumor, and had to be euthenized in July due to stomach cancer. The only thing that Petland would do for us was give us $300 towards his hip surgeries.