[twyla]

It's hard to tell from a picture, the pup is poodle-ish though.
Ages ago I got my girl Pia at 20 weeks through a coworker of my brother's, I was told she was a poodle as well.
Fast foward 8 years or so I did Embark testing, found out she indeed 100% small poodle but a mix of miniature and toys in her dna'd relatives as well as puppy mill dogs.

Pia does have some health issues, that reputable breeders would have weeded out.

Alas she my girl and much loved

 

[twyla]

Great advice thanks. Dog is being sold with playpen, crate, leashes and other accessories. Owner claims two vet visits and two sets of vaccinations. I will ask for proof of both. Not quite sure what to make of it all as on the surface it looks like they had a change of heart on the dog.

It might be behavioral, Pia was and is still a poop eater, previous owner found that too hard to handle, yes my sweet P ate poop fresh straight out of the backsides of other dogs, yep gross took more than a bit of training to minimize the behavior

 

[twyla]

All puppies are cute but not all puppies are healthy, and that might not be apparent in the first few months or even the first couple years. I learned that the hard way, don't let your heart make this decision but your head.

Cute puppy right, I lost this beauty at 7 1/2 years after spending $24,000 in vet bills

I loved her dearly but it wasn't enough