text: DO NOT BUY FROM PETLAND! I bought my little guy, November 18, 2006 from the Petland in Henderson, NV. I was told that he was a full blood miniature poodle. It was mandatory to take him to the VCA Black Mountain Vet in the first couple of days. They found a heart murmur and he wasn't over his kennel cough. When I took him back to be checked the vet office had lost his paperwork, so I took him to another vet. Thank God for the new vet who worked in cardiology. As Tomy got older his heart murmur got worse. To the point we were referred to the Vet Referral Clinic to see a vet who specialized in cardiology. After 2 years on medication, his condition got worse. To the point we talked about quality of life. Since he was only 4 years old, my vet referred us to southern CA to a specialist and he had a balloon inserted into a major artery to expand the artery that was closing near his heart. He was getting to the point he could barely run without having to lay down. He was always breathing heavy. \nIn researching Tomy's background, I found he was born in a puppy mill. I didn't know anything about puppy mills until this point. He was not a full blooded poodle but part toy schnauzer also. AKC will register any breeder regardless of the living standards of the dogs. His lineage is wrong on the paperwork. They state you can return your pet within 48 hours. My God you have already developed a relationship with your pet. There was no way I was taking him back. I didn't realize there was the amount of problems with Petland until a few years later. Do to his heart murmur being a pre-existing condition insurance didn't cover any of the medical bills. Tomy is going to be 7 years old and has been having ultra sounds for the last 5 years and will continue for the rest of his life. His surgery was over $5000 and with the rest of the medical bills regarding his heart I have spent close to $15,000. \nI do not regret saving my baby from that horrible place because not everyone would pay that kind of money. It makes me sick every time I have to drive by Petland. DO NOT BUY FROM PETLAND!