I did some more research and found this article as well as complaint filed to the better business bureau. The BBB claim stated that the dog had preexisting medical conditions that were not mentioned and they would like a refund, and as far as I am aware the issue was not resolved by MSMR.

Because I still had my heart set on these adorable pups I decided to address my concerns to Amy and the foster parent directly. The specific issues I raised were whether there would be some record of the vaccinations administered, how they were administered, and whether they had been checked by a vet.

The foster parent was as helpful as I believe they could be and said that to their knowledge the puppies had not been to a vet, that the vaccines as well as the microchip would be administered at the time of adoption (by whom was not specified, but I assume the foster parent or Amy herself), and that they would be dewormed at 6 and 8 weeks. They also said I would receive a voucher for the neuter/spay. They even sent me a photo of the vaccines which was the “Nobivac Canine 1-DAPPv”

(I am not a vet so take what I say next with a grain of salt, but from what I read certain vaccines are not recognized unless administered by a vet.)

Amy was MUCH less helpful in my opinion. She simply said that she has no idea why there would be negative reviews and that I would get “a document stating what they were given and when”. As far as any of my concerns, they were not addressed and when I continued to press I was promptly told that I could no longer adopt the puppy because “they got too many applications and miscounted”. This was AFTER I was confirmed to adopt one of the 3 remaining puppies in the litter.

Overall I am not surprised that this happened to me as well but figured it was a more recent story to show that this is still continuing

Among my favorite (least favorite?) documents is a screenshot from just over 4 weeks ago (beginning of Oct 2021) in which Amy Millman tells me directly, “I agree, this is bad rescue and I will not be having it happen again.”

..yet it continues to happen.

I would be more than happy to discuss further with you via email or phone. Thanks for keeping this thread active.

Looking into it. Thanks for the info.

Good! Thank you for letting us know.

Good to hear. Considering adopting a dog from MSMR- the dog has stitches from his neuter, and appears to come with the paperwork I’d expect for their adoption fee.

I would discern this was a well-intended rescue that didn’t get off the ground in the best way, which lead to some messy/very concerning situations.

I haven’t heard anything about them in quite awhile.

I’m glad you’ve had a good experience with MSMR. I hope they’ve changed the way they operate to ensure they comply with WA’s regulations when they bring dogs here.