Lea Winkler, aka many various names, is now trying to sell a dog that is the subject of a lawsuit over breach of contract, fraud and forgery. She is selling the dog for double what she paid for it and has snowed the people into believing she is legitimate. Contact any legitimate Golden Retriever breeder and mention the name Lea Winkler and see what response you get if they are active in the Golden world. The puppies she is selling out of Sydney can not be registered with AKC. Also, you should call GRCA to verify her membership. She asserts she is a "legitimate" breeder but legitimate breeders don't commit fraud and forgery to get full registrations like she did on Sydney (which thankfully the AKC reversed once the fraud was brought to their attention). <br />
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She can say anything she wants about me but amazingly enough in 15 years she is the ONLY one I have sold a dog to that has a complaint. She completely snowed me when buying the puppy, she lied about who she was referred by (which I discovered too late by my own fault of not checking). This woman is a liar, a cheat, commits fraud, commits forgery and has felony warrants out for her arrest. Her attorney threatened me with slander charges but it isn't slander if it is true. I have the warrant numbes and can easily provide them.<br />
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In the letter to her I state I would have had Sydney spayed before the puppies were born - this is true - I would have. She bred her under age with NO clue whatsoever about the dog she was using as a stud. She bred three females (entirely different backgrounds) to the same stud dog in 3 days. This goes to show that she knows NOTHING whatsoever about breeding except how to rip people off at $850.00 per puppy. Hum... wonder if the IRS knows she is selling 21 puppies at $850.00 each. I will have to contact them and make sure they know it.<br />
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BE CAREFUL. I have numerous e-mails from her I will be happy to send to people including one where she states she is beating the puppy when I refused to release the limited registration.<br />
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Contact me if you have any other questions. Debbie Kern - Showstopper Golden Retrievers - [email protected]