Unfortunately, we are first-time puppy buyers and only Googled "maltipoo Texas." We drove 5 hours to Castroville to buy a pup from this lying sack of sh_t. The puppies were very small and the one we bought had sores on her bottom and under her tail from having feces stuck there for a long time. Having never owned or purchased a puppy before, we believed his lies about the parents of the puppies living with his in-laws in Baytown, TX and not on-site, as well as all his other lies. Supposedly the in-laws didn't want to bother selling or raising this accidental litter of puppies so he was doing them a favor by selling them for them. We brought our puppy home, took her to the vet, and he said the pup looked fine, but that the burns on her bottom were from poor care. She was an incredibly sweet, vivacious darling and we all fell deeply head-over-heels in love with her. Tragically, with no warning whatsoever, she died of pulmonary edema, and although the vet did all she could, our beloved baby suffered. We had her for about a month, and at the time of her death (if his paperwork is accurate), she died at the age of 3 months, 10 days old. This has been a sick, horrible ordeal, and we are all absolutely devastated, plus we are left with hundreds and hundreds of dollars in vet bills. In hindsight, I wish I had taken a moment to Google this guy's email address BEFORE putting money in his wallet. I realize now that we bought a sick puppy from him. I don't know at this point what I'm going to do, but I pray that anyone considering purchasing a puppy from him is smarter than I was and finds this information before putting themselves through this kind of heartbreak. The others are right: his house is a filthy dump, he lies through his teeth, and the puppies are kept in very poor conditions. I hope someone is able to shut him down.
