Has anyone heard of a breeder named Evonne in Texas??

Hi all you fellow Frenchie lovers,

I'm very curious if anyone out there has heard of this breeder. (Evonne from Texas) I'm having some issues trying to get a hold of her.

It seems she has changed her website and disconnected her phone.

Not a good sign! I got my frenchie pup from her, and I think I may have been dooped!!

Would love to hear from anyone who has heard of her. Thanks!!!...

~Allison

Looking around the other message boards, one'll come across this thread: from the Chicago Meetup board and this thread, as well, and then there are the scam alerts and rip-off reports such as this one, and this one (and you'll note that she replied to someone's complaint as recently as 6 days ago - 6/4/2008), plus her name and contact information appears here: but doubt that it's still valid...

If you have a puppy that's been imported, you should probably visit The Wrong Puppy and contact the attorneys, submitting copies of your records and your complaint.

Best wishes.

Tatiana,
Wow!! I almost fell over when I saw all the complaints against this woman! Thank you so much for sending me those links.
If you hear anything else, can you please let me know.
Our puppy seems fine and healthy, but I'm really dissapointed, it sounds there's not much hope for his poor floppy ear!! I got the calcium, but reluctant to give it to him.
We paid $2500 for him and I'm now told he should of been at least $1000 less because of his ear.
I was told that he was show quality although we love him just the same.
At what age do you feel it's a lost cause for his ear standing up? Thanks again Tatiana!

~Allison

Hey Allison -

The links were easy to find and am sorry you were one of the unlucky ones that got dooped, but am glad that your puppy is generally okay and in a loving home.

This being a public message board, I can't recommend any medication or over-the-counter remedy and you should definitely consult with a licensed veterinarian since you obviously don't want to over-dose your puppy on Vitamin D.

Again, he's only 19 weeks old, after all... We've heard of rare cases where dogs' ears have eventually perked-up as late as 11 or 12 months... And then we've seen the few cases of the dogs that have one or two floppy ears, and they're perfectly fine otherwise.

Since you're asking, I'd say to wait until he's 8 or 9 months, at least, before resigning yourself to the fact that his ear may very well not stand erect, especially since your parents supposedly got a dog from the same pairing in the past. And since it's probably a genetic flaw, no amount of taping or nutritional supplement is really going to alter your puppy's intended appearance so celebrate his quirkiness and enjoy his goof-ball looks.

This dog's got one floppy ear and she's simply precious: picture here

Did your puppy come with a contract? If it was guaranteed to be 'show quality' then you may have some recourse.

Theresa's absolutely right and you should definitely check with the Puppy Lemon Laws in your state.

And, by the way, this portion just got printed on one of the Yahoo forums, but I thought you'd be interested to know that it's the breed standard that was published in 1901:

"The bat ear is its distinctive characteristic, and no other type of ear can be accepted.
In case of puppies, it must be borne in mind that the bat ear does not assume
its proper carriage until the puppy is about six months old, and with some
not until they are even older than that."

So for the time being, at least, just be patient and nourish your puppy with healthy food.

Cheers!

Wow! You gals are so sweet helping people with all their Frenchie problems! I am definately going to look into my options, I'm obviously not the first person that Evonne Denny has been dishonest with.

On the subject of healthy food, what do you think is the best diet for these little guys. I have mine on eukanuba puppy dry food. Thanks for all your help!!

Cheers back at cha...

~Allison

This is a review of the food you are feeding:

http://www.dogfoodana...

Edited to add source for this review, and other foods that have been reviwed:
http://www.dogfoodana...

I read the review about Eukanuba Puppy Food. I don't feed it but in the review they are saying that Beet Pulp is one of the ingredients and that it is bad for dogs. I feed beet pulp to my horses everyday as it is a natural filler that helps to keep weight on them without making them hyper (used instead of sweet feed). It was recommended by my vet years ago and I hope that it is still okay to feed them. I'll have to check with my current vet and let her know the concerns that were raised with feeding it to dogs and see if they are valid for horses too. Now I'm worried.

Heidi -

As a person that was also raised around horses, we have to remember that they're grazers and their diets consist of grass, hay, some grains / pellets, molasses, salt, vegetables (i.e carrots, corn, etc.), fruit (they love their apples!), hence the beet pulp probably has no bad side-effects...

Dogs are omnivores, on the other hand, and fare better on diets consisting of proteins (meat, fish and / or fowl) and some of the healthier carbs (potatoes, rice), plus some vegetables and fruits (though not all since we know that grain, corn, even sometimes wheat, can be bad for some dogs), but the commercial food industry has come under fire due to sourcing cheaper fillers (from China, etc.) that poisoned pets almost 2 years ago.

Do check with your vet to be on the safe side, but sites like Dog Food Analysis and the Dog Food Project are strictly meant for, well, dogs.