Teddy Bear Havanese

Christopher Logan

In response to the response from owner. I know this business has changed hands but I'm leaving this review in place because Danielle Turner advertises and states that she is still using the Noble Gold lines. Do yourself a favor and find a better breeder. Stay away from this breeder at all costs. I got a Havanese puppy from Nancy Noble in 2012. We have had endless hereditary health problems throughout his life. Nancy has been breeding 10 litters a year of these dogs with no thought about health or standards. She has probably set the Havanese breed back decades. Our dog was diagnosed with juvenile cataracts at the age of two. One of his retinas detached immediately and at the age of five we tried to save the other with cataract surgery. After $3500 and many many eye drops and vet visits the surgery was a bust. His eyes were just to bad. We actually took him to the vet that Nancy recommended down in Athens, GA to have him checked out and were told he would lose his eyes in the future. That day is today. I am writing this while he is in surgery to have both eyes removed at the age of seven. I contacted Nancy and she told me I could return the dog. That is also what Teddy Bear is offering. It is a BS guarantee because no one is going to return a dog that they have lived with and loved for years. I asked Nancy if she had run into this with other dogs and she told me that she had bred dogs with cataracts. Actually bred a dog that had cataracts at that time! She said that had only happened three times though. She did return my money for the dog at that time but I feel like there needs to be a warning sent out about this breeder. I wish that I had gotten this out when Nancy still owned the business but since Teddy Bear Havanese is using the same lineage this will have to do. This is just the beginning of his hereditary problems. He is extremely bow legged due to chondrodysplasia and has bad allergies that requires him to need special food among other things. We have been told by countless vets that this is because of his terrible breeding. I hope this will stop some unknowing people from purchasing a sickly dog from this breeder or maybe this breeder will change their ways. These sweet little dogs don't deserve to go through life with so much pain and discomfort.