Unfortunately Maria came to the states with a job of all things of running a kennel along with her adult son, Peter Goodman. And 2 husbands, Les Goodman quickly followed by Steven Hodes. She brought some dogs from the U.K. But Soon she was obtaining dogs from North American breeders, painting herself as caring with a nice kennel, exercise areas, endless pool, all the bells and whistles smoke/mirrors. She bought some dogs, some she never did pay for. She sold some of her own breeding that were found to have serious health problems & refused to refund or replace as she promised.

In 2009 Maria’s health & job performance deteriorated and she was fired & given notice to vacate (as she lived on kennel property). What did she do? Did she attempt to rehome the dogs she acquired, call breeders, rescue, anything? NO!
She picked a few “keepers” then Spitefully, she put 22 hounds into the kennel building, plugged the drains, and locked them in like  unwanted “trash”. Then she got in a car and drove away. The dogs left were trapped in a terribly hot unventilated building,with no electricity, no food or clean water (power got turned off), the kennel was overrun with rats, roaches & ticks. Maria left no contact numbers, no info on discarded dogs. Just a note saying the kennel and its “contents” were now the property of property owner. The “contents” as she coldly called them, were 22 terrified, starving & ailing creatures left to die slowly. When they were discovered, The horrified owner called all the various breed club’s rescue people. People from coast to coast started getting down to Florida to save these dogs. Sloughi rescue came, Ibizan Hound rescue came, Pharaoh Hound rescue came. The reports were terrible, much like the conditions Maria condoned in England. The poor dogs were stuck in excrement, covered with ticks & skin sores. Dogs severely underweight (10-15 lbs underweight- a lot on a sighthound). Toenails so overgrown, walking on feet was impossible. Many had painful infections or untreated injuries. It was grossly evident that these animals discarded like trash were neglected for months leading up to their abandonment.

Maria Goodman, Akhanubis should have been shown on T.V.’s Animal Cops getting her fat ass arrested. The immediate concern was to get the dogs out and cared for FAST. Most were rescued within days of this story breaking. The dogs got rescued & most are now slowly healing, physically & mentally. Some are still in Foster care looking for permanent homes. Thousands of dollars have been spent by many people cleaning up Maria Goodman’s wicked mess. Meanwhile, Maria slipped away and went into hiding like the vermin she is. Bringing about 6 dogs with her, presuming to start over somewhere else yet again. This should never happen!

She should be in jail, she certainly broke FL laws, AKC rules and is completely unethical. Please be on the lookout for this woman last known to be in the Bradenton/Sarasota, FL area. She claims to be an explosive detecting dog trainer, dog show handler, cheetah expert, and who knows what else. She is a con artist. Beware of Maria Goodman- Akh Anubis Kennels and her cohorts, Peter Goodman, Elisabeth Griffith-Goodman, Leslie Goodman, Steven Hodes.