Mac’s American Bulldog & Dogue de Bordeaux

My experience with Mac’s American Bulldog/​Dogue de Bordeaux has been an absolute nightmare. I bought a Dogue de Bordeaux from Rachel Mcmillion about 4 years ago, and the experience has devastated both myself, and my wife.
It all started when we received the dog, and later realized that he had been separated from his mother far too young – this is obviously in the interest of the business owner to move «product» in and out as fast as possible. If you are familiar with dog psychology, you will know that separating a puppy from its mother too early leads to a host of problems for the dog later on in life.
Soon after the puppy started to grow, we noticed that it was having discomfort walking and being on its hind legs. It was subjected to an x-​ray, only to find that the puppy was already severely dysplastic at only 6 months of age. Upon notifying Rachel at Mac’s Dogue de Bordeaux, she told me that she has never had a puppy with hip dysplasia, which is an obvious lie. She then offered to send me a second puppy as compensation. That’s evidence enough of a puppy mill. She also informed us that she had never had litter with the father and mother of our puppy before, so she was ethically okay with selling puppies from unproven parents.
Through medication and therapy we were able to keep our dog happy and active for a few years, but then he started experiencing more severe discomfort. At that point, we decided to opt for an expensive Total Hip Replacement surgery to help him move better, but the damage to his psyche and way of being had already been done. Due to his being in constant pain, he is very aggressive with strangers, finicky, panicky, and unpredictable. This is also due to his early separation from his mother.
We are now at the point where we are considering putting the dog to sleep due to both his drastically negative effect on our lives, and his lack of potential for leading a normal life. We have tried with 5 different trainers and all of them have said they’d consider putting him to sleep.
The worst part is, when Rachel was initially faced with the truth about our dog’s problems, she really didn’t seem to care.
Spare yourself years of anguish and suffering, and look for a reputable breeder in your area who is trustworthy, ethical, and puts the dogs before the sale. Mac’s American Bulldog and Dogue de Bordeaux is not that breeder.