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A.B.C Ambato Boxer
32573 FEEDER ROAD West. WAINFLEET, ON. LOS 1VO.
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A.B.C Ambato Boxers is a kennel in Wainfleet that is NOT permanently registered with the C.K.C. It is run by a woman name Sophia and her two daughter Natalie and Michelle.

As members of the CKC, they are also breeding and selling rescue dogs and selling them on kijji: Yorkie/ Poodle/Boston Terrier Mixes. This is against the CKC by-laws and is prohibited.

The Yorkie mix (pictured) is a rescue dog that is blind in one eye due to an eye injury. This breeder rescued the Yorkie mix from a puppy mill and has been breeding the blind dog back to back on every heat cycle . In a year and a half she has had three litters (10 puppies).

A.B.C. Ambato Boxers does not vet-check the puppies she sells nor does she health test her breeding stock .I purchased my dog in 2013. The puppy had live worms coming out of both ends. Despite several emails, I still am not in receipt of the CKC registration.

One of my dogs were killed in her care. The other one returned home infested with fleas and a fungus growth on her ear.

See Boxer Forum below to see others with similar experiences:
http://www.boxerforums.com/general-boxer-forum/76682-ambato-boxers.html

Best description of the place below from another visitor to A.B.C Ambato Boxers:

"Ambato Boxers is a not a breeder you want to buy your boxer puppy from. We went to Ambato boxers to look at a litter and I cannot express how disgusted I was. First of all when we drove to the property, I thought I had the wrong address and wanted to leave immediately. The property was filled with junk..broken chairs, stuffed animals and mannequins clothed and unclothed loitered the lawn. They have 20+ boxer dogs that are kept outside in caged sheds for breeding. The area where the keep the dogs was overflowing with feces. Junk furniture was also apparent in their dog pens and sheds. When we went into the house to look at the puppies, they were brought out in a blanket, all tattered, torn and wet. The home smelt terrible and their were other animals everywhere...parrot, boston terriers. The house was not clean and the breeder was extremely unprofessional. I would not recommend a puppy from this breeder. After reading other reviews you will find many others that have written bad reviews about Ambato boxers as well. Please research your breeder and make sure you ask all the right questions."

Complaints dates back to 2010. Sorry to report not much has changed,

BUYER BEWARE***Do your homework****

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Sep 26, 2016 2:30 pm EDT

Be AWARE OFTHIS WOMAN SHE IS A LIAR THIS HER NAME IS CATE BOUDER VON SMITH FROM 37 ALHEART DR, ETOBICOKE ONTARIO SHE WORKS AS A PARALEGAL AT THE EATON CENTER, ONE LOVE .
she owns small dogs from puppy mills she breeds them at her house .and ourdog Boxer name Ambato Tequila lives unhappy there at her house .
for more information Please see the page where I explained the truth, in SLANDERIN OUR BUSINESS WITH HER LIES reviewer 44702
I wonder what does people feel when they are talking lies abouth other good people?
She make false acusations against us, but the truth will prevail I still have my dignity and good reputation ...look at her .

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We bought our Boxer puppy from Ambato Boxer and had nothing but a pleasant experience when dealing with Sofia. She went out of her way to make sure the transaction was a smooth one. This Cate person Sofia speaks of is a piece of work! I drove out to her home to see the puppies as Sofia said that this was the only litter available at the time and this lady was using Tequila for the litter. I drove out to her place and no one was home but I was able to see through the sheers in the front room where the boxers were kept. What i saw was an absolute pig sty where the dogs were. Keeping in mind this was around December and the dogs were left in a room that was maybe 6 feet buy 5'. The litter of seven boxers had one small blanket to share and Tequila was lying on the ground shivering as she lay on the cold ceramic floor. I called Sofia from the house and explained what I was looking at, I went on to explain the room had feces and urine on the floor (no pee pads anywhere) and that the whole time I was there (approx. 25 min) one of the dogs laying on it's side hadn't moved once and I thought it was dead as the other puppies were jumping and crawling over the dog and it wasn't moving at all. Sofia told me that Cate said the dog wasn't doing well and Sofia had given her instruction two days prior on how to care for the dog. It was obvious that Cate did not follow through on the instruction. Furthermore Sofia asked if there was a heat lamp present in the room and I said there was none to be found and that it was crucial at this stage of the puppies in order to stay healthy. I took pictures of what I had seen and sent them to Sofia. This Cate person has the nerve to slam Sofia and say that she's a "bad Breeder" and doesn't know what she's doing. Hey Cate why don't you show us your license form C.K.C that says you are licensed to breed boxers. Your a piece of work! If you have ever gone onto Ambato Boxers Facebook page ALL you will find is people that have purchased boxers from Sofia and how happy they are to the point where they have gone on to purchase more Boxers from her. The same will never be said about you. Just because her house isn't up to other peoples standards doesn't mean that it's "disgusting" or dirty or smells. I dare anyone to go out to her place and tell me that she doesn't love ALL her animals and they love her back ten fold! Signed "one very happy customer and friend"

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Dear Ms Von Smith-Bauder:

Receipt is acknowledged of your e-mail of August 22, 2016.

The Discipline Committee upheld the complaint against Sofia Haig for engaging in the breeding of dogs that are not purebred and acting or performing in a manner which may be deemed as contrary to the basic principles and Objects of the Club and/or contrary to the best interests of the Club by breeding dogs that are not purebred. As a result the Discipline Committee directed that Sophia Haig’s CKC membership be terminated for a period of three (3) years and assessed administrative costs in connection with the investigation and hearing of this complaint. Since no appeal was filed the membership termination commenced on August 9, 2016.

Should you have any further question, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,
Kim Fraser

Kim Fraser | Regulatory Specialist | The Canadian Kennel Club
T: [protected] x3329 | F: [protected] | TF: [protected] | 400 - 200 Ronson Drive, Etobicoke ON M9W 5Z9 | kfraser@ckc.ca | Visit www.ckc.ca

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Mr. Gibbs;

Most respectfully, I do not recall you visiting my home. 1/2 million dollars. 2 floors . 6 rooms. Two bathrooms that backs onto the Humber River Valley. If you are the same person I believe. Sophia asked that a male puppy be saved for you to pick-up. We have never meet nor have you ever been to my home.

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Hi Cate I will be registering the puppies
Tequila ia under Ambato Boxers untill we done with the agreement then I will be transfer her to your name after Saturday the 28 Th .Her name on the certificate is AMBATO TEQUILA VON SMITH B
I will be bringing the birth certificates for the puppies and the microchips to identified them before they go home on Saturday I was working all day with the dogs outside, Mr. Gibbs came looking for me because I did not awnserthe E mails or the Phone he came to talk to me, I told him not to worry because his puppy is secure, he took photos of King he loves him and he will be getting his puppy after I leave your houise on Saturday i will go straight to his house Port Dalhousie, is near St catharines .
time is going fast and winters is coming .
Thank you for all you did
Sofia
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Just so you understand, Mr. Gibbs. There are eight people, including myself that purchased dogs that we believed would be CKC registered. She took payment for the dogs and to date have not delivered the paperwork. The findings of the CKC speaks for its-self. Her membership was terminated for breeding dogs that are not purebreed. I do not disagree that Sophia loves her dogs very much. However you can not do what she has done. If you feel otherwise that's fine. She has bounced cheques to people by her own admission, she promised to have registration to me and to puppy owners, :

Ambato Boxers Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 8:35 PM
To: CATE
I WILL register the littler tomorrow because I"M HONEST and I keep my word
ONE PUPPY $1400 for stud fee
out of two puppies I have to pay the microchips and did the tails and Dew claws and register them with the CKC so at the end I got 1 puppy ! wow THANK YOU FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL WORDS IT HELPS ME TO NOT TRUST NO ONE MY LIFE IS FULL OF LESSONS .. BY THE WAY THAT CHECK THAT BOUNCE FROM ROXY I SEND IT TO THAT MAN OUT OF MY GOODNESS OF MY HEART ... I'M NOT GREEDY . I WILL PAY HIM TOMORROW TOO I'M NOT LIKE YOU .. I DID NOT STEAL FROM YOU
LEARN HOW TO ADD .
AND PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO ME NO MORE I DO NOT WANT TO DO ANY BUSINESS WITH YOU . SO YOU WILL GET THE PAPERS WHEN THEY COME . ..GOOD BYE..DO NOT WRITE ME BACK .

Ambato Boxers Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 7:54 PM
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Hi Cate
I just got Tequila's registration last week, now i have to apply for the littler registration, I have to pay them some money I owe them, first, The individual registration form comes after that
don't worry everything will get done hopefully before the year ends,
See you Saturday !
Thank You
Sofia

The only thing that Ambato Boxers is going to offer you is a dog and a lawsuite for defamation. What you posted here has been I believe proven to be quite untrue. I suggest you re-consider your comments they can easily be disproven through the emails from Sophia.

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I'M Sofia Haig an animal activist and a vegan I love animals and I do rescues to help fing them homes
I'm not AMBATO BOXERS I just do volunter work here at AMBATO BOXERS I was a member of CKC for a long time just keeping my membership open paying the CKC for my old membership supporting the CKC But now with all this horrible slandering against me it shows how people can be so EVIL this woman that acusedme to the CKC is a liar nd she got the dogs that I rescued from a puppy mill wherethe owner had died, I rescued the dogs and give them to Cate she said she was going to find them homes, but she lied she got angry and mad when i took back a yorky blind in one eye I took her back and found that dog a nice loving home . CATE VON_SMITH BAUDER is a liar she is mean and EVIL, she istrying tohurt AMBATO BOXERS .BUt I'm not AMBATO BOXERS the kennel is not mine I work here voluntering, all the Boxers belongs to MICHELLE HAIG the owner of AMBATO BOXERS .
I'm not a member of the CKC but i still have my dignity and my life . Am, bato Boxers is the best place that is where Cate came to get tequila but she was not honest from the Beginingthat is why she hates me and she is wrong saying that i'm AMBATO BOXERS My daughter Michelle Haig is the owner of the kennel, where all the dogs are well taking good care healthy and beautiful dogs, and evil never rest oviously she is mad she needs to GET A LIFE CATE VON _SMITH BAUDER get a life and stop hating the people that helped you .you are just jealous and ungratefull person that needs to mind your business and to GET A LIFE ...Sofia Haigis not longer a member of the CKC that is correct . but I'm not AMBATO BOXERS . you have it all wrong .. the truth is that evil never rests and there are some haters out there, but is not true all her lies and evil ways will not get to me because what I do rescues is for the love of dogs and animals The way the CKC wrote the information telling that I'm not longer amember because I'm selling dogs that are not pure breed is a LIE see this women is the troublemaker jealous person she is the puppy mill she lives in Toronto at 37 ALHART DR. ETOBICOKE, SEE THE PHOTO ? THAT IS THE LOOK OF GREED AND EVIL SHE CAME HERE TALKING BAD ABOUT HER OWN MOTHER SEE THE PICTURES ? TEQUILA THE BOXER BELONGS TO MICHELLE HAIG THE OWNER OF ABMATO BOXERS NOT ME . I'M NOT AMBATO BOXERS WHY IS SHE BLASFAMING AND SLANDERING THE NAME ? OF SOMEONE ELSE'S BUSINESS ? ataking me with hateful lies ? Cate Von _Smith Bauder and Kako's Boxers need to GET A LIFE ...LOVE AND PEACE TO ALL . I'm Sofia Haig EX member of the CKC . I'm not Ambato Boxers ...please haters GET A LIFE .

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Michelle Haig is Sophia Haig one In the same... she is a 60yr old lady that is the 100% owner and breeder of Ambato Boxers. She likes to say her daughter runs it but she is a liar!

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Are you alright. Michelle Haig is the daughter or Sofia Haig and it kills me in laughter that you want to even try and make that up to please your comment. Know your facts

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CATE VON - SMIITH BAUDER MADE THIS IALL FALSE ACCUSATIONS SLANDERING DE FAMING THE NAME OF AMBATO BOXERS
Im Sofia Haig my membership of the CVKC was cancelled due to the false accusations of this womanCate Von -Smith bauder she complained to the CKC because she did not get her way she wanted to keep the dogs yorkeys that I had rescued from a woman that died, Cate wanted to keep them for breeding at her place but I told her no that was not the way I do rescues. that, rescue dogs needs homes not another puppy mill, but she got so angry and she is a good liar and knows how to write very good slandering the name of Ambato Boxers . I Sofia Haig do not own AMBATO BOXERS THE DOGS AT AMBATO BOXERS ARE ALL PURE BREED BOXERS
But because of the way the CKC wrore on their news letter that they send they said that Sofia Haig is not longet a member for sellinmg not pure breed dogs THE MEANT YORKEYS NOT BOXERS a female blind that irescued her from a puppy mill because I felt sorry for her and I give her to CATE because I found out that she was pregnant Cate sold 7 puppies and keep all the money her self, , , she wanted to keep her for breeding again withher stinky poor dog that she dispose him to me, he looked like a mop she and her man hatedhim they left him in a crate outside all day when i was there isaid why do you keep him like this she said we so not wnt tyhat stinky dog no more we want more Boxers she said, , she is angry becausei took that female back and I did find her agood home !... so Cate Von _Smith Bauder of 37 ALHEART Dr. ETOBICOKE SHE WORKS AS A PARALEGAL AT THE EATON CENTER and runs her own puppy mill at her place, I even rescued a yorkey from her her male Yorky that she did not care about him, and yes he died here it was an accident, because that poor Yorkey tha Cate disposed him to me because he is stinky dog she and her man said take that stinky dogs away from here, we just want to breed Boxers she told me, , , And the poor stinky dod got 3 baths here got his mutted hair cut I was trying to train him but he did not know what to do with him sell he will masturbate him self all the time sitting down and peed on him self, the poor dog stink so much cecause Cate never took him our of his crate unless it was for breeding this person is so bad, the day I told her that it has been an accident, the poor yorkey died, he went to a room to hump that is all he did all the time, he got in a room where there was a BOXER mother with her babies, and I was not home for 2 HRS. he got killed by the Boxer Mother it was not my fault, it was an accident, , She Cate is SLANDERING THE NAME OF AMBATO BOXERS USING THE CKC NEWS LETTER THAT DID NOT EXPLAINED THET WHERE YORKEYS THAT I RESCUED NOT BOXERS THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT .FOR MY MEMBERSHIP CANCELLATION
I;m not Ambato Boxers Im Sofia Haig, and I'm aninimal activist helps animals and love animals and a I'm a Vegan I rescue dogs and do Boarding I been retired, , 'THE KENNEL BELONGS TO MY DAUGHTER MICHELLE HAIG ALL THE BOXERS AT AMBATO BOXERS ARE PURE BREED
THE CKC DID NOT EXPLAIN ON THE NEWS LETTER THE BREED OF THE DOGS THAT WHERE NOT PURE BREED THEY WHERE YORKEYS THAT I RESCUED AND DID NOT LET HER KEEPTHEM .
Cate got a Boxer from Ambato Boxers and Ambato Boxers owns the Boxer for Breeding, , how ever if she will give her bck to us we appreciate it because Tequila is not happy there at her place Tequila wanted to come in my car whe I was there the last rtime .WHY ? Because dogs knows Evil when they see one, Tequila belongs to Ambato Boxers and if she wants her CKC papers she NEEDS TO SPAY THE DOG before she gets theCKC certificate, Because my Daughter does not sell her dogs for breeding only for pets
Wow there are so many haters that joined to the attak doing false accusations even another Boxer breeder from Kaco's Boxers sended hatefull E mail to me, I never meet tha woman are all the loosers that talk bad about AMBATO BOXERS they need to GET A LIFE . and learn the true., , ,
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THIS CKC NEWS LETTER REGARDING MY MEMBERSHIP ...AND I'M NOT AMBATO BOXERS . I WORK HERE VOLUNTERING ALL THE BOXERS ARE PURE BREED... AND YES I OWN 3 SMALL MIX DOGS THEY ARE OLD AND SPAYED...AMBATO BOXERS DOGS ARE MADE AND RAISED WITH LOVE ...THANK YOU FOR READING THE TRUE ... Sofia Haig Ex member oftheCKC

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***SOPHIA HAIG OF AMBATO BOXERS STOP DEFRAUDING THE PUBLIC**** There are 8 individuals who purchased puppies from Ms. Sophia Haig . She accepted cash payments, provided no receipts and after serveral promises to provide C.K.C registration has yet to have done so after a year. If you are looking for a Boxer puppy, I would strongly encourage to contact the Boxer club of Canada. NO reputable breeder want to have a complaint. If Ms. Haig is A.B.C Ambato Boxers and correspondence below will confirm.
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11/18/15

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Hi Sophia. How are you? Do you have me as the registered owner of Tequila on her CKC papers?

Ambato Boxers
11/19/15

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Hi Cate I will be registering the puppies
Tequila ia under Ambato Boxers untill we done with the agreement then I will be transfer her to your name after Saturday the 28 Th .Her name on the certificate is AMBATO TEQUILA VON SMITH B

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Hi Cate
So you are so busy, and me too. we just keep missing the call,
okay i just want to tell you you can send me the $1000 for the puppies by email, or my daughter can pick it up for me, that is okay, if you got no time to come, I know it is far, But call me and let me know .

Thank you
Sofia

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Cate, I have never said we met to begin with but the house I was at if it was yours had the boxer puppies and Tequila in the front room next to the front door entrance. I don't know why you have such a hard on for Sofia. it's been over a year since we received our Boxer FROM SOFIA and yet you still find the need to harass her every chance you get. I'm not sure if you're bragging about your half a million dollar home in Toronto with so many bedrooms and bathrooms in it. i find it comical that you are that dense to make such an ignorant statement seeing that you can't buy a decent home in Mississauga/Toronto for under a million dollars. My cousin just sold his 1200 sg./ft house for $1.2 million. For every person that has a complaint against Sofia and her PUREBRED BOXER'S you will find 10 people that compliment her work and the Boxer dogs she raises. Do us all a favor, get over it, get past it and move on. No one is forcing you to do business with Sofia so why are you still bothering her. No one is perfect and we learn from our mistakes but telling people on a forum that her Boxer dogs aren't purebreds as I'm sure you are aware being in the legal business (according to Sofia) is nothing short of harassment, making false accusations and defamation of character. If your referring to the Yorkie's that she HELPED you out of a situation with we both know she isn't breeding them and you need to make that clear when you are going to slam someone on a forum. as they always say...there are two sides to every story.

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This post needs to be removed because is slandering a business name ABC Ambato Boxers is a kennel with good standard with the CKC Canadian kennel Club, the person that created this add is SLANDERING THE NAME and this is a letter Oof the CKC to show you that Sofia Haig membership has been cancelled not the owner of the kennel Michelle Haig, she is a member of the CKC and all the Boxers here are all pure breed, this post that Cate Von Smith Bauder created are full of lies .THIS POST NEED TO BE REMOVED THE POLICE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS SLANDERING POST .

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*****More*** A.B.C. Ambato Boxer puppy Buyers ***No C.K.C Papers****IT HAPPENED TO ME TOO****

Allow me to share the thoughts of a very respected Ontario Breeder . I wish I had seen all of this before visiting and buying from A.B.C Ambato Boxers.

"Buying a new puppy from a CKC member-breeder gives you another layer of protection. Buying your new puppy from a member of a National Breed Organization, (eg. Boxer Club of Canada) gives another layer of protection - you may not get your money back but an official complaint is something that reputable breeders want to avoid! Buying a puppy with two written health guarantees is important - the first one should give you 3-5 days to take the puppy to a vet of your choosing and then GIVE YOU FULL MONEY BACK IF YOU BRING THE PUPPY BACK FOR ANY REASON. And the second guarantee should cover genetic disorders until the age of 2 with a replacement puppy or actual money."

NO ONE buys a puppy and then expects to spend even more money on vet bills or obtaining ownership. This has been my direct experience with the kennel and the experience of many others who have dealt with Ambato Boxers.I did not do my research and well here I am today. Out $4700.00. Readers, you may buy a dog from whomever you choose. I can only caution you to do your homework.

***IT IS NOT SLANDER, IF IT IS TRUE*******

I purchased a sick puppy that I nursed back to good health
I I was informed my puppy will be coming with C.K.C papers prior to buying the dog and after I paid additional money to the kennel. I was informed that the paperwork would be received by year end (2015). It is now 2016. Ambato Boxer is claiming I am a crazy woman and that I stole the dog with a $2600 payment.

I encourage you to ask yourself if the this is the puppy buying experience you wish to have.

Please review other online posts. Re-posted here for easy of read.

There are many, many reputable breeders in Ontario. Why would anyone purchase a dog from a breeder that has forums dedicated to what a poor breeder they are? $1500.00 is a lot of money to spend on a dog that is not de-wormed, vaccinated or screened by a vet for illness. If you can purchase your pet from a breeder that regularly tests their breeding stock, why wouldn't you?

Anything I have posted has been supported with date stamped emails. The telephone for the CKC was also supplied.

The fact that the kennel breeds, boston-terriers/poodle mixes/yorkie-poo/ and "purebreed" boxers that I and others have had issues obtaining C.K. C. registration for shouldn't be a concern?

Apparently, I am lying. Are ALL of these people lying too?

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Hello, I am new to this Forum and just love all the pictures and topics. I have a one year old Boxer who is just a great Boxer and my first. Has anyone who has purchased a Boxer from Ambato Boxer actually received the registration papers after providing proof of Spade or Neuter for their dog? It is written in the contract for what it is worth. I am getting very frustrated at the excuses I am receiving. Having jumped into the purchase of my first Purebreed dog I must admit I fell in love with the puppy and just believed everything I was being told. Is this Breeder nothing but a fraud?:
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If you have fulfilled your contract, your breeder has 6 weeks to get your papers to you. Its law and if you do not have papers by that time then you need to contact the CKC and let them know that the breeder is not transferring papers after many attempts to reach them.

The CKC will take matters into their own hands and will contact the breeder. If the breeder still does not issue you papers then the CKC will do it.
I'm not either... a fan that is. We went out to check them out a couple months ago. In our personal opinion they are more of a puppy mill or back yard breeder and not very reputable. Then we did more research and have heard some not so nice things. I've heard about the papers thing from several people and it's not just this particular breeder either.
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Fact: Michelle Haig went online to say that she is the owner of "Ambato Boxer" and her mother is just a volunteer, activist and animal lover. Please help us to understand why your volunteer took the money of 8 puppy buyers (November 28th) with the promise that we all would be receiving C.K.C. Registration by the end of the year (2015)? It is 2016. Where are our C.K.C papers?
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Fact: Why is your mother sending texts to what she thought was a potential puppy buyer stating that payments are to be sent to her? The mother. Accordingly to you she is only a volunteer and does rescue work. I contacted the Rescue Club for Boxers who has never heard of her or you.
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Fact: 6 years of negative onlline review... ALL LIES? ALL SLANDER? Guess there is going to be a lot of people going to jail because there is a whole lot more:

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Ambato Boxers is a not a breeder you want to buy your boxer puppy from. We went to Ambato boxers to look at a litter and I cannot express how disgusted I was. First of all when we drove to the property, I thought I had the wrong address and wanted to leave immediately. The property was filled with junk..broken chairs, stuffed animals and mannequins clothed and unclothed loitered the lawn. They have 20+ boxer dogs that are kept outside in caged sheds for breeding. The area where the keep the dogs was overflowing with feces. Junk furniture was also apparent in their dog pens and sheds. When we went into the house to look at the puppies, they were brought out in a blanket, all tattered, torn and wet. The home smelt terrible and their were other animals everywhere...parrot, boston terriers. The house was not clean and the breeder was extremely unprofessional. I would not recommend a puppy from this breeder. After reading other reviews you will find many others that have written bad reviews about Ambato boxers as well. Please research your breeder and make sure you ask all the right questions.
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I would pass on them.. They seem to breed for quanity... IMO $1000.00 for an un health tested pup is pretty pricey ... If you do a search on google you will see that they have many classified ads and space on websites advertising the sale of puppies.

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R Skelhorn** You are very lucky to have such a great experience with this breeder. I take it you never visited their facilty. If you did you would have run in the other direction. I have had several clientele visit them before ending up getting a puppy from us. They refuse to show the mothers of the puppies and when you ask to see the stud they will point into a large fenced in area and say its the brown one, mean while they are all fawn! lol If they sense you are not interested they will drastically reduce the price to try and get your sale.

Not a breeder I recommend at all.
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Yeah, we visited Ambato when we were shopping for a boxer. It's puppy mill-ish.

Honestly, they were the first place we visited, and we were inexperienced dog owners, so while we were a little confused at first, we thought, "this must be the way dog breeders live." It's not. at least it's not like the other places we saw.

the other places we saw were clean, and when the breeder explains their breeding plans etc they made sense.

There is just something about Ambato that doesn't make sense. there seems to be multiple litters, they refer to the father as "that one over there ... which one? ... that one. ... I see ten dogs over there. which one? ... that one." You get the picture. it just doesn't add up.
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Just taking a quick look through their page and it seems that they have way to many dogs... At least in the pictures... Which can be deceiving if they provide day care for their local pups! If you are in Ontario visit them... Trust your gut and ask for documentation... Also if twoisplenty is throwing a flag up listen...

On another note... they do have a few nice looking boxers... but they have some very clear deviations from the standard as well... One of the first things that i noticed just glancing... and i really mean just glancing through the pictures were the loose eyelids, off color haws and disproportionate skulls... I know that you can't always hit 100% with your pups but there are a lot of things popping out to me that just doesn't jive
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Did i write that? That's the exact same impression that we got when we checked that "breeder" out.
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Sadly, I have seen some sad results of purchasing from this breeder, and have also heard many horror stories. I am shocked that anyone purchases from there. I have had people tell me they wanted to buy the puppy because they felt bad for the pup... Something should, and needs to be done. It's heart breaking.
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Thanks for your replies. Its always great to know I was not the only obe who experienced and saw horrible things.

I have contacted the Welland Animal Control/Humane Society and they are going to investigate further. Fingers crossed something is done because that is no place for dogs and puppies... It breaks my heart to have seen what was going on, however maybe a blessing in disguise..as I am trying to do what I can to help.

I have checked out their facebook page as well and I was taken back by what was being posted.. horrible things. Hopefully something is done sooner than later.
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I live in the Hamilton area and they ALWAYS had ads for boxer pups. I too heard of someone who went to look at pups and got very bad vibes and was told they couldn't see the mother because she was busy nursing another litter - huh?

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This Breeder should be shutdown...all she is considered about is production and money!. She is not CKC registered or does she get her puppies health checked. I have one of her dogs and I still have not received her CKC registration certificate after 6yrs.The health problems my girl has has is un believable but according to Sofia its never her fault because once the puppies leave her discusting so called kennel you are to blame for any illness. These illnesses my girl has would have been caught if she would have had a full puppy health check..ie:heart diseases or affecting conditions such as Aortic/Pulmonary Stenosis and or cardiomyopathy.
As far as I am concerned Ambato Boxer aka Sofia Haig, aka Micheele Haig is a backyard breeder and should be shutdown!

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This is Sophia Haig- aka: Michelle Haig 100% owner operater of Ambato Boxers.
She is a backyard breeder in Wainfleet, On please do not puchase any puppies from her.

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Sofia Haig aka Michelle Haig definitely is 100% owner of Ambato Boxers. Michelle Haid is her daughter who owns her own business in Mississauga. She is just using her daughter's name because of legal issues. This person is definitely a backyard breeder. She is not CKC registered as she advertises. She does not take her puppies to the vet for a check up before sending them off to their new homes. She does not know who the father is most times because all the dogs run together. Totally 100% backyard breeder and needs to be shutdown. BUYER BEWARE.

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I have to say yes there are a lot of dogs, yes there is a lot going on at amatory boxers. When we visited I saw her home and all the dogs was inside… she is very loving to all the animals we choose our puppy took him home and had 11 wonderful years with him. I would take another boxer from her in a moment! Absolutely 100% purebred boxer met the mom! The father was from another breeder. Unfortunately he was killed by a car, they are a reputable breeder ask yourself if they are so horrible would you supply a male to them? Nothing said can change my mind about how loving and kind this woman Sofia is!

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