Leisa Nelson/Liesa Nelson
Reviews and Complaints

This woman has bad breeding practices and is not responsibly breeding australian shepherds. It's very clear when you visit her facility that she has too many dogs and animals. The biggest concern is her breeding of double merles, which results in deaf and blind puppies. She does this in order to get more merle puppies, which sell for more. This is extremely frowned upon and is very problematic. Attached is an example of one of her posts trying to sell a double merle puppy, which as she states suffers from hearing issues. The puppy is right next to another white aussie puppy (another sign of double merles).

My sister bought a puppy from this woman and it came with tape worm, round worm, fleas, and giardia. They noticed right away he wasn't walking right. At his 8 month neuter the vet took x-rays and found severe hip dysphasia. Sent them to an ortho specialist who said his hips are so bad that he needs total hip replacements and that it is due to bad breeding! A $16, 000 surgery for a 8 month old puppy that she paid $1, 400 for. This woman is not breeding properly and only cares about money. No reputable breeder would be breeding so irresponsibly. These severity of dysplasia in my sisters dog has been causing him unbearable pain since he was able to walk. That's just animal cruelty.

Where do I begin. Whoever is buying dogs from this lady are not doing their homework. The 6 acre "farm" is nothing but 6 acres of craziness. I grew up on a farm. I'm not afraid of dirt. This place was inexcusably filthy! Dogs everywhere. Tons and tons of dogs. The dogs do not have papers. She claims for $500 you can buy the papers. But also claims it's expensive to register litters. When it isn't and when you are claiming to sell "top of the line" I expect papers. There's no way she knows if her dogs are inbreed. There are so many dogs and running around in sloppy built fences covered in mud. I felt a tick on the puppy I held and she excused it as a scab from puppy playing. She was asking high prices for dogs without papers. And who's parents were no championship line. I think she needs to be shut down or made to downsize or clean up or all of the above.

This is a copy of the e-mail I sent to Animal Control Services in King County, WA after visiting her "cattery" that tells my story:
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Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 11:15 PM
To: Pets
Subject: BYB/ Puppy & kitty mill in Duvall, WA

To Whom It May Concern:

Late last year I was in a process of finding a suitable Persian kitten as a pet for my family. I contacted and visited several advertised breeders. I feel guilty for not contacting you earlier about a breeder in Duvall, WA.

However recently I noticed her advertising again. The breeder has several litters of Persian kittens as well as several litters of Australian Shepherds puppies available. I visited her establishment late last year (approx. October 2012) with my husband and was appalled by the conditions of the breeding animals as well as babies available for sale. The breeder was not interested in screening us as potential buyers but actually being very pushy in trying to get us get any kitten she had available. Even though we felt like rescuing the kittens, the breeder failed to produce any health certificates for the breeding cats and she had no proof of her cats/kittens receiving any veterinary care at all. Breeder couldn't produce any CFA certification of her breeding cats/kittens even though she advertises them as CFA registered/registerable.

The cats were being housed in a barn like outbuilding in small, two-story cages: 4 adults + kittens per cage (one litter box). Persians are famous for their long, lush coats. Her cats were matted at the skin and dirty. Kittens had feces stack to their feet and faces caked in dried up food. The breeder also had older kittens available that were loose in her home.
To get to the outbuilding that housed the cats we had to go thru her fenced backyard full of loose 'breeding dogs' (approximately 20 +/- dogs).

I would encourage Animal Control Services to look into this and see for yourselves the conditions that all her animals are kept in. Her facility is beyond the description of a backyard breeder. It looked exactly like a puppy/kitty mill where animals are bred excessively and with no veterinary care. The breeder claims to be licensed. If you would like a full tour with her full cooperation you could always pose as a customer.

Below, I provide a copy of her advertisements I found on NWsource.com

link to the add: http://nwsource.kaango.com/ad-persian-kits-cfa-4-ltrs-himalayans-chinchilla-silvers-green-eyes-calicos-more-hlth-guar-400-up/22224119

Advertiser Details Username: sarahmcphee9
Joined: Sep 21, 2010
Ads Placed: 142

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ANIMAL CONTROL RESPONSE E-MAIL:
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From: [protected]@kingcounty.gov
Subject: [protected]
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 16:18:37 +0000

Thanks for sending this. I have it in as case number [protected], the officer will be out working on this. Thanks again.
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Nothing happened to this day and no info from Animal Control if my concern was correct or not in their eyes.

Now I see more adds from the same person. Please do not support this establishment. Feeling sorry for the kittens and buying them will only enables her to create more babies that will need to be rescued.

Here are the links to her current ads:
Kittens:
http://nwsource.kaango.com/ad-persian-kittens/22526138
Puppies:
http://nwsource.kaango.com/ad-australian-shepherd-puppies/22526234

Advertisement Details Ad Id: [protected]
Location: Duvall, WA
Created: Oct 30, 2013 Expires: Nov 13, 2013
Views: 179
Advertiser Details
Username: sarahmcphee9
Joined: Sep 21, 2010
Ads Placed: 165 - See more at: http://nwsource.kaango.com/ad-persian-kittens/22526138#sthash.0fXmkR6F.dpuf