Sondergeld Siberians Fraudulent breeder Brooks Kentucky

 I first heard of Sondergeld Siberian after my husband had come back injured from Afghanistan and we had lost our dog shortly after his return. He had looked through pictures and had fallen in love with the 'dirty faced' darkness of her dogs and the Agouti phenotype. I emailed Scarlette and asked her if there were any slots available in her upcoming Demon/Chylo breeding and she said there was (someone else's report had mentioned that they had been bumped from their spot and I'm sorry to say, that was us-sorry). As stated in an earlier report, Chylo did not do well with her labor and required a C-Section. We were shown pictures of a little male and told that he could be ours. We accepted him and called him Oni. Oni later passed away with the rest of the litter (except one) and was told that the puppies were just too weak to survive. s**t happens, so again, we waited for another breeding session.

The next partnership was with Demon/Pandora, which we ended up getting a gorgeous male from. We lived out of state so Okami was flown to us and we just had to pay for the kennel he was in. The documents we received with him reeked of cigarettes, showing that they smoked in the home with the puppies (she brings the puppies in with her once they reach a certain age) but the health contract and AKC forms were all there so I let it go. We had had him for a few weeks and kept her updated with pictures of him both through her personal Facebook page and her Sondergeld Siberians Facebook page. She made many comments about how he was more handsome than expected and how she wished that they had kept him for breeding. We had had issues with him gulping his food, so we bought him a slow feed bowl and posted a video of him not being happy about it. She accused us of being abusive and that 'he never ate like that with her and therefore MUST feel scared in our home' (I have screenshots of this and will upload of given the chance). We tried to explain that he was still a puppy and like all children, must learn to eat in moderation. She took it as a personal attack on her business and acted like her dogs could never be so 'imperfect'.

A month later, one of her dogs died from bloat (a condition in which the stomach twists from eating too fast) but was offended when anyone mentioned her dogs eating too fast and replied that her dogs didn't gulp their food, they simply just had too much in their bowls at the time. Anyway, jump forward a year and a half. i woke up one morning to let Okami go potty outside. Before letting him outside, I looked at his face and his eye was bright red and swollen. I immediately called the vet and was told to bring him in immediately because eye issues are rapid and serious. We took him in and was told that he had uviitis and was given antibiotics and referred to a veterenary ophthalmologist. Long story short, our year and a half baby had developed a very aggressive form of cataracts and was running in to things merely a week after his diagnosis. I immediately contacted Scarlette, who proceeded to tell me that cataracts do not run in her lines and it must have been something we did (again, I have screenshots). The next day, she contacted me saying that she and her husband had spoken and will refund what we paid for him and help us with his upcoming $4000 surgery. All I had to do was send her documentation from a vet showing his diagnosis, which I did. She acknowledged receipt of those documents (again, screenshot) and that she and her husband Barry had decided to rehome Demon and Pandora so that no other puppy can be bred from that line.

Months and months pass with no refund. I sent her a message on Fb and received one back saying her mother had just died in her arms and that she wasn't doing okay at that time. I wished her well and waited a few more months. A year passed with nothing. All messages went unanswered from her, even though I could see that she had seen them, and she had removed us from her face book friends list as well as her Siberian group. Two years later and still nothing. Okami requires eye drops twice a day and will need them for the rest of his life. The bottle costs about $50/month and the opthamology appointments that he requires once a month runs about $150. We have not seen a dime. We love Okami and would/will pay this regardless, but I wanted everyone to know what they would be getting in to with this breeder. Unless you want to deal with Dr. Jeckel and Mr. Hyde, I would suggest looking elsewhere. This experience has tainted our view of breeders and will be going through the shelter from now on.