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Comment by Vicky Hay on November 30, 2013 at 12:02pm

Dreadful. I hope you reported this breeder to the breeder who recommended them to you. Since she owned the sire, she probably would appreciate knowing what was going on there.

It sounds like what you had were tapeworms and roundworms. Though it's possible for Pup to be exposed to heartworm at any time -- the parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes and possibly by transmission from the dam -- as Beth notes it takes a while for the critters to become adult, detectable heartworms. The immature stage circulating in the mother's blood can be transmitted to the fetal pups, but the parasite must pass through a mosquito to be "activated," so to speak, so that it can grow to adulthood in its host.

For crying out loud, though. Anyone who has dogs in Georgia, the home of mosquitoes the size of F-16s, should be feeding them heartworm prophylactic. I'd never seen so many biting insects before I spent some time in that great state! :-D

"Meet me at Petsmart" is a dead giveaway. Glad you rescued the poor little pup...if it'd been me, I'd have been running at full tilt in the opposite direction. I'm not a very nice lady, though. {sigh}

Comment by Roger/Laurie on August 24, 2013 at 1:46pm

You are so lucky that your little girl came to you early.  You will be able to socialize her and give her a wonderful life.  Being retired we where able to be home with Tenby all day and that helped so much. Our biggest regret is that we did not find Tenby 4 months earlier. And Jane you are right Chepstow loves us but Tenby's love comes from someplace deep that only a rescue knows. 

Comment by Jane Christensen on August 22, 2013 at 11:47pm

Oh my Laurie...I never knew this. Sometimes the ones that are the hardest also reward us the most and also love us the most...so glad you decided to help him out!  I swear my rescues know I "saved" them and appreciate me more than the others!

Comment by Taylor and Karma on August 22, 2013 at 2:48pm

I'm sorry the same thing happened to you :( I am glad things turned around for Tenby though despite his past :) Karma is such a sweet baby. I can't imagine why people would treat her as bad as they did. She's becoming a lot more social with us. It helps that one of us is always home to play with her. And thank you guys for all your support

Comment by Roger/Laurie on August 22, 2013 at 2:03pm

Our Tenby came from a terrible breeder.  We drove from NC to Georgia.  When we got there either we took him or he was going to rescue.  He was older, 6 months. One look at his face did it.  Every bone in our bodies told us to turn around and run. We could not leave him. We knew the life we could give him, and  could not leave him to uncertainty.

He was so socially and emotional damaged the first 2 years were very hard. But as many of you have heard before he is the most wonderful boy.

So just love your little girl and give her the best medical care and home you can.

Comment by Taylor and Karma on August 21, 2013 at 10:19am

That's why I am hoping someone buying a puppy from them happens to see this and doesn't buy them. I know it's a long shot but I've gotta get the word out before other people make the same mistake I did.

Comment by Jane on August 21, 2013 at 10:14am

Unfortunately the best way to stop these people is not to buy their puppies. I hope your pup makes a fast recovery.

Comment by Jane Christensen on August 20, 2013 at 10:38pm

"Thank-you" for sharing your story. Hopefully others will read this and learn. I agree this sort of thing needs to be stopped. Unfortunately here in MN we have been trying to get new rules/regs but it's slow going. I have made many phone calls and sent emails to officials as others have too but we have yet to hear the outcome and or they get asked to "table" the bill and then it sits:( The most important thing people can do is to ask questions and to expect to be asked questions also.

Good luck on your new addition! 

Comment by Beth on August 20, 2013 at 10:22pm

I think maybe with all the issues you misunderstood what he said.  They always recommend starting heart worm preventative treatment at the first puppy visit, because the puppy COULD have been exposed and treatment kills off the larvae or whatever before they have a chance to mature into adults.

You can't tell if the pup has been exposed or not, but because the worms are spread by mosquitoes, it is quite possible any puppy (no matter how well-cared for) was exposed and so dogs are universally treated in areas (like the continental US) where heart worms are known to exist.

I hope that makes sense.  :-)   

She should have had regular deworming (and her dam too) to treat the intestinal worms she does have.  Clearly she didn't.  

Comment by Beth on August 20, 2013 at 10:16pm

And thank you for sharing your bad experience.   If you are looking for another puppy in a  few years, there are quite a few people here who can give you good advise to avoid a repeat.

In the meantime, get your pup healthy;  puppies are resilient and with good care she should be ok.  Just be careful with her because she's a bit on the young side, so you want to avoid areas frequented by other dogs til she has a couple rounds of shots.  You can carry her to socialize her, and try to keep all her experiences upbeat and SHORT at this tender age.  Ideally she should have been with her litter til at least 8 weeks, and PWCCA insists on 10.   Please keep us posted on her progress!

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