We kind of got lucky finding him, basically his owner just didn't want the responsibility of taking care of him anymore. He got him from a pet store, and I did some research and it was definitely an Amish Puppy-mill that he came from. Supposedly the father has had no poor health records, but there was no information known about the mother, which scares me. Teddy has had a "cherry-eye" surgery since we have had him, but other than that no bigger problems than sensitive skin and poorly cleaned wrinkles. He was terrified of belts when we got him, and would grovel on the floor or sprint under furniture when we had anything resembling a belt in our hands. However, he came completely human, dog, and cat friendly. Also potty trained and crate trained! We were very lucky to get him when we did, and he will be 2 years old in May. Hopefully we will have many many years with him!