MHF Basset Hounds of North Carolina – Backyard Breeder Warning

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Steer Clear Of Amanda Miller, MHF Basset Hound Backyard Breeder of 115 Charlet Dr., Green Mountain NC 28740

I have an interesting story to impart about the basset we tried to rescue before Dash. The short version is that we tried to get a 10-month-old basset (nee Gabby, hereafter named Jazz) from Amanda Miller of MHF Basset Hounds in North Carolina.

I had never gotten a dog from a backyard breeder before, and now I know I never will again.

Short of paraphrasing myself, you can read the full story for yourself; please click this link to my Unskewed Review website.

As you might notice from the picture above, Jazz was one of the most fearful dogs I’ve ever seen. In that picture above, you’ll note the position of her tail between her legs. Her ears are held back and even her eyes look worried. AND, this picture was taken on a walk when she should have been all kinds of happy! We had tried our best to acclimate her to a happy life for the past 2 months – this was her stance at right about 1 month of loving care.

She was miserable.

She was incredibly fearful of men, having, in Mandy’s own words, seen just one man in her 10 months of life. And, that man? Oh, he was the vet. No wonder she hated men!

Why Mandy didn’t include her ex-husband (they had recently divorced) in that number of men to which Jazz was exposed doesn’t matter. Except, it does.

You see, Jazz came to us broken in spirit. I mean, really broken. She was so fearful of men that she released her entire bladder the first time she saw my husband. The.whole.bladder.

I’m surmising that this extensive submissive peeing issue was brought on by unkind treatment from either partner in a failing marriage; yelling around a sensitive dog will do just that.

Anyway, if you are looking to add a loving basset hound to your family, beware of MHF Basset Hounds of North Carolina. Be very, very afraid.

You won’t see Amanda Miller of MHF Basset Hounds listed in any of the below-accredited organizations.

Basset Hound Club Of America Accredited Breeders

AKC Marketplace of Basset Hound Breeders Of Merit

Why is she not spotlighted on these two very popular sites that point out reputable breeders?

That’s a question only Mandy can answer – but she won’t.

You see, she wouldn’t give me the pedigree on Jazz so I suspect she didn’t have it. Backyard breeders rarely provide pedigrees and, if they do, they’re forged.

Here’s also what she didn’t give me:

1. A signed letter acknowledging the return of the dog per the wording in her own contract
2. The adoption fee of  $400. We had incurred over $700 worth of expenses on spay and xrays as poor Jazz had broken her hind leg in infancy which Mandy Miller didn’t disclose….Worse, maybe she didn’t even know as she would have been busy tending to the other females and their myriad of pups….but, her vet should have….
3. A typical sweet natured basset, like Dash, who loved people and could have had a fantastic life.

In closing, just steer clear of MHF Basset Hounds of North Carolina. Mandy Miller is not to be trusted with any dog, let alone with such a sensitive-natured wonderful breed as the Basset.

And, instead of supporting backyard breeders like Amanda Miller of North Carolina, why not consider adopting. We did and we are WAY the better for it!