Boldheart Mini Aussies Irresponsible Scamming Bredder

We had decided to buy an Miniature Australian Shepherd from Kathy Tomerlin at Boldheart Mini Aussies in Arizona. She toyed around with us not being able to tell us which of the dogs would be available until the day they were to be shipped out. The dog was a present for my daughter's 5 th birthday. Kathy assured us the dog would have a temperment suitabe for a household with and one year old and a five year old child.

Immediatley the dog showed aggressive tendencies. KAthy would not respond to our emails and calls. Than in ne day the dog bit a 4 year old and attacked a two year old child.

After many calls she finaly called back and said it was nothing to worry about and doggy kindergarten at Petco would take care of it. Petco refused to train the puppy due to liability and all dog trainers agreed saying we had to go to a behaviorist. We tried to limit the dogs exposure to our children eventhough she tried to assure us the dog was fine around our own kids. While we were all sitting in our house the dog bit my 5 year old in the face ripping her lip from her nose all the way down and causing permanent disfigurement. Kathy Tomerlin than admitted to dog was the Alpha of the litter and she had never used the stud before. Kathy Tomerlin agreed to take the dog back. We sent it back to her after driving 200 miles to the airport. She was to refund our $1800.00 when she received the dog. We never heard from her until she refused to refund our money. She calimed our daughter must have "provoked the dog"..totally untrue! Now she is most likely selling the dog again to another family.

Her contact is

Kathy Tomerlin

www.boldheartminiaussies.com

Po Box 91

Kearny, Az 85237

ktomerlin AT copper.net

(520)260-4587

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The same exact experience happened to me with Wendy at Celebrityward, she sold me a dog as a pet who had obviousy been studded out and had never seen the inside of a house, and within a week the dog had bitten me, lunged at my son - I actually had to tackle him before he could bite - but I wasn't fast enough the second time and the dog grabbed him and bit him on the thigh as he walked out of the kitchen. I took the dog to the vet and he tried to attack the vet because the vet looked him in the eyes. The vet wouldn't get near him and said he had "rage syndrome" and told me to either put him down or return him to the breeder because of the liability. All of this over a 6-day period! Thankfully I got all that in writing because dealing with Wendy was a nightmare, she was screaming at me on the phone and sending abusive emails saying that I owed HER money, saying it was my son's fault and that he provoked the dog, on and on. I had to go to my bank and file a complaint and they credited me back my money after I returned the dog. I'm sure she sold him to someone else. Remember the sleeziest breeders are the ones with the prettiest websites, you know they are churning out litter after litter and they keep the best for themselves and sell the rest to regular consumers like you and me. Breeding is a strange thing, you can wind up with a bad apple but as a breeder it is your responsibility to own up to this and do the right thing by the consumer. So sorry to hear about your daughter, at least my son only has a scar on his thigh. Moral of these stories, folks, is NEVER buy a dog that you have to ship, nothing takes the place of seeing the animal before you purchase. If there isn't a breeder living in your area then it's time to look into another breed!