Tales of a Breeder
Hi,
I'm sure you'll have seen pictures of my Corgi, her name is Jazmin. She is a beautiful girl but she didn't always look like this. I can only hope that this article will inspire you and further give you a reason not to support puppy breeders.
I'd called around trying to find a pure breed corgi, given the difficulties of not having my job for 6 months adopting in VA is an impossibility. So research I did a lot of on a breeder, I saw a picture on the internet ( which by the way you should never do) and noticed something interesting about the posting. The dog being as old as she claimed didn't match the picture. Lets take the matters in to my own hands on this one as I suspected issues. Grabbed the camera and headed out 4 hours away, this was going to be a rescue case I suspected.
Jazmin looked like your normal puppy, was active but as noted in a case was lethargic. The real case was to come though. Upon arriving home she had well over 30 ticks that were recovered from washing, ticks by the dozens washed off ( Time for a new disposable camera). Her coat was dull before washing but the color came back after the second washing. For the next 3 hours I spent picking ticks off with a tick remover, spent time with a flea comb as well. I contacted the AKC on this matter and informed them of what I had found, I turned over what evidence I had on this matter. Furthermore local authorities were notified, I'd requested that I not be active in the case as this poor pup had been through enough truthfully. We weren't done yet....
She required a second round of deworming, yet that wasn't the worse of if. A round of blood in her stool, and not just a little but in amounts that were brink of dehydration lead to an immediate vet visit. The news was delivered then, the pup had Parvo. Now was a case of daily wake up and hope that she would survive, we went through antibiotics which seemingly had no effect. It was a case of hope at this point. Each day was a fight, she was up and down as it was a guessing game truthfully of how good and or bad it would be. Finally some light on her case as she fought through it all, she came through without any issue.
We've noticed that she is scared of plastic bags and can figure this has happened once before but has experienced being in a plastic bag ( I'll leave it at that, you can imagine the rest). She was scared of brooms and anything that could be used to hit her. I'd suspect some abuse in the form of beatings. She is deathly afraid of being outside alone, suspect that she was caged outside.
The breeder was pulled from the AKC and I can not discuss anything beyond that until I'm given the all clear I can. She has made leaps and bounds for health and given she is now assumed six months going in for her rabies shots and soon to be spayed. I was lucky enough that the AKC will honor her registration though truthfully that means nothing at'll. She has won my heart and those that know her story in her fight.
If you've ever had an experience like this, or can relate, feel free to let me know.
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Permalink Reply by Jane on
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That's awful what people will do to dogs just to make a buck. I'm glad she found someone who will love her and take care of her! Although on a side note - both my dogs are scared of plastic bags and brooms and neither have ever been hit or otherwise abused. Sometimes dogs just are afraid of certain things without any reasoning, it could just be she wasn't exposed to those things when she was little.
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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on
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Gwynnie is terrified of thunder, umbrellas, and soap bubbles.
There may be a FAQ here about how to find a good (or bad) breeder; you might consider distilling your story and posting there. Like, what were the warning signs? How do you pot an irresponsible breeder like this?
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Permalink Reply by Jennifer Markley on
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We took Jackson in last fall after he was rescued from a puppy mill and had been fostered by Jane for a couple of years. It breaks my heart to think of what he had to go through for 5 years until he was rescued. Parts of his ears are missing, which I thought might be from fights, but could be from frostbite the more I learn. He will cower too if you come over the top of him to pet him, and needs alot of comforting when he wants to go to sleep. He wants to be right next to you, and insists you scratch his belly until he's asleep. How he is so sweet towards everyone, I don't know. I know I wouldn't be if I was in his shoes. Just shows you the love and trust dogs can have. Thank you for saving her!
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Permalink Reply by Roger/Laurie on
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Our Tenby came from "one of those" breeders. Because he had an over bite she did not want him in her line. (The year before she bred the same couple and got the same result and bred them again just to make sure) Most breeders with any inteligence would neuter and sell him. He is a beautiful tri and comes from a good line of agility dogs.. This women was way to stupid to do that. He was kept in an outside concrete floor kennel for 6 months. When we arrived his only human connection was getting fed twice a day. He rarely was let out to run and play. When we held this sinky, filthy, shaking, skinny little boy we just could not leave him. Fast forward........ at age 2 he started limping, xrays showed severe shoulder problems. The vets think it is a combination of poor nutrition and confinement. There is nothing we can do, he takes his pain pills daily and at 4 1/2 he is doing great. We know he probably will not live to be an old man, his shoulders will go. Our greatest regret is that we didn't find him sooner
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Permalink Reply by Teresa Gilpin on
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Thank you for sharing your story! I feel so bad for you and Jazmin. People that treat their dogs like that should not be allowed to have dogs! And for them to claim to be breeders!! Thanks also for following through with your research so that something can be done to stop those people from ever having dogs again! But even more then all that THANK YOU for taking such good care of Jazmine! It sounds like she needs good people like you to take care of her and LOVE her!!
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Permalink Reply by Heather and Ella on
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Will all that Jazmin has been through, she is very lucky to have you in her life.
Ella came from a "farm breeder" that looked great on the surface and over the phone, until we got there.
January 2009, after months of searching we found our baby. The lady advertised that she had 3 pups left from a fall litter, that were 6 months old, 2 tri boys and 1 red/white female. I spoke with her over the phone several times and it sounded like just what we wanted. A red and white female that was 6 months old that was well socialized, even a champion dad. We lived in Michigan at the time and corgis are few and far between.
It was a two hour drive, and we set out early on a very cold (below 0) day to our appt to pick up the little girl.
We arrived to see "champion dad" in a metal cage by the drive way, with no protection from the weather. He was a bit dirty, but we figured maybe he just spent some time there for company being over. Out back was a short pole barn dog area, like at a pound, with small metal runs and dog doors. Several red/white corgis ran out to see what was up. We were told that the middle one was the puppies mom. It was very cold and icy, so she advised that we not go down there since we were not wearing boots.
Then she took us to the barn to see the puppies. The barn had no doors and the wind was very cold and snow was all over. We then found out that not only did she raise corgis, but rots as well and tortoise cats.
The two boys were in cages like dad's in this barn, there was a large cage of about 12 cats w/ a climbing pole. Next to the cats was a small cage with a very large rot in it, this she informed us was her pride a champion stud. He barked and hit at the cage the whole time, I was worried he was going to knock it all down. Next to him in a very small wooden area was Ella. The door to her area was just an old barn door piece that was leaned up against the opening. On the other side of Ella wood wall was a huge female pig, that was not happy we were there. The pig was the same size as the area and didn't look as if it could turn around. P.S all the water dishes were froze over and the food dishes were over flowing. It looked like she hurried and feed everyone before we arrived.
The lady moved the wood piece and handed me a dirty/fluffy/large puppy. At that moment, me and hubby gave each other a look. This look was "be nice because we aren't leaving without this dog".
She look us inside and told us all about corgis, and how she just loves raising the dogs. Blah, Blah.... I heard very little of what she said because she kept saying the same stuff. "Love the breed, show the dad at shows". She also told us not to bother with the AKC registration, since she'll be a pet. Boy were we suckers. She also couldn't give us a shot record, because she does them herself and just writes it on the calendar.
We left with her and never looked back.
When we took her to the vet they wanted a "birth date" and since she was a planed litter it should be exact. I took me 10 messages and 3 weeks, to finally get a hold of the breeder again. She kept saying "well she's like.... hmmm". Then she finally agreed to check the calendar. Guess what June 14 litter, not 6 months old when we got her at the end of January.
She will be 3 this summer and we love her more than the world. But we have also learned a lot.
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Marie O'Bryan on
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when i read this it broke my heart. i just cant believe how cruel someone can be to an innocent pup like that. thank you and god bless u for finding her and rescuing her from that awful place
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Permalink Reply by Beth on
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It sounds like your pup was very neglected. I'm glad she found a good home. Don't assume she was abused, though; many dogs are afraid of unfamiliar things, and if she was not socialized as a puppy she would tend to find things like bags and brooms scary.
She may not have been vaccinated properly if she got Parvo, but just a word of warning that even well-cared for and vaccinated pups can come down with Parvo when young. There are windows when the vaccines are not fully effective, and disease can happen.
We had very good experiences with our breeder. Pups were in the house, clean, socialized, shots and dewormed. It took us awhile to get the papers because the stud's people put an incorrect number in an incorrect spot (he was from overseas), but that was the only small hiccup. There are bad breeders out there, but there are tons of good ones.
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Permalink Reply by The Geek's Wife & her Corgi Ein on
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Wow, these stories are soo sad. What lucky pups to have found such good homes. I was very fortunate and had a wonderful experience with my breeder. I still keep in close contact with her, cause she loves to get updates on her puppies... and lets face it, who doesn't love gushing about how amazing their corgi is.
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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on
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I am so glad you found each other and that she will have a loving and safe home..."thank-you"...I think of all the other dogs in the world that are not as lucky as Jazmin and it makes me so sad. People will do many things for money and it doesn't matter what the expense may be to other living things:( If we could educate and pass laws making stricter guidelines would help.
It is true that dogs can have Parvo, worms and be scared of things but we can try ,as you did to help them through to a happy life!
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