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MeganS · 11-26-2005, 02:10 PM

Sherry Lynn just sent me the best PM ever!! Her hubby went to pick up the doggies from the groomer and he saw a bunch of people pickiting the store we got Bandit from!!! They were all against puppy mills!!!

I'm sooo happy that they are doing something. We were going to organize something, but part of the agreement to getting the money back was that we couldn't bad-mouth them.

If we had known about it we definetly would have been there. I'm so glad that the public is starting to open there eyes and will maybe drive some people away from buying from that store...and all pet stores around the world!!!!!

Joy 1 · 11-26-2005, 02:11 PM

Thats Wonderful News!

LIL MIS' MAGIC · 11-26-2005, 02:28 PM

That is awesome...people are finally standing up agaisnt them!!!

MeganS · 11-26-2005, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MeganS

Sherry Lynn just sent me the best PM ever!! Her hubby went to pick up the doggies from the groomer and he saw a bunch of people pickiting the store we got Bandit from!!! They were all against puppy mills!!!

I'm sooo happy that they are doing something. We were going to organize something, but part of the agreement to getting the money back was that we couldn't bad-mouth them.

If we had known about it we definetly would have been there. I'm so glad that the public is starting to open there eyes and will maybe drive some people away from buying from that store...and all pet stores around the world!!!!!

oh and for anyone who doesn't know about Bandit and why we're so against that place.....Back in April of this year we went in search for a yorkie. Not knowing as much about puppy mills as we do now, we found this pet store. We went there and fell in love with the puppy who became Bandit. These people really seemed like they knew what they were talking about, and even gave us papers to proove that he was from a breeder. A month later he died and we decided to do some research. We got out his "papers" and did a search on his breeder's name, there was nothing. After more investigation we found out that Bandit was from a puppy mill. So long story short, they were very nasty and it took over a month to get the money back for Bandit and if I ever got my hands on this guy he'd be dead.

Patti · 11-26-2005, 02:42 PM

Wow I didn't know about Bandit! What did he die of? I'm so sorry!

Bentley&BitsysMom · 11-26-2005, 02:50 PM

I didn't realize the story about Bandit either...I remember reading about Bandit but didn't know this was the case. So sorry you lost him but at least you are making a difference! I know you are very passionate about the awareness of puppy mills..it's people like you who make a real difference in this world!!!

MeganS · 11-26-2005, 02:52 PM

The vet said it was liver shunt. We actually had to have him put to sleep, but either way he wouldn't have survived the night.He was way to small to do the surgery on He went into convulsions and seziures that lasted hours long, so in the long run..the vet said it was for the best to get him out of the pain he was in.

cheryl000 · 11-26-2005, 03:22 PM

Wow. What a horrible story. I'm so sorry for your loss. You had him in just enough time to fall in love. I hate puppymills. Girl, you should find out who did the march and go to the next one. Just put on a hat and hide your face with a sign. It will be for the memory of Bandit and his poor mother who is probably suffering in a cage pregnant. I wish no one would have to go through what Bandit and your family did.

crystalsmom · 11-26-2005, 03:25 PM

Megan, that is wonderful news. I know you would hate to see someone else go
through the heartache you and your family went through.

YorkieShadow · 11-26-2005, 04:09 PM

Im so sorry to hear about Bandit.
Im happy that there are people thats trying to put a stop to puppy mills.

yorkieusa · 11-26-2005, 04:27 PM

I remember how painful it was for you to lose little Bandit, so I'm very glad to hear about the pickets. The more the better.

Zeus' Mom · 11-26-2005, 04:34 PM

Megan, I am so sorry about Bandit, I had no idea. Hopefully something can and will be done so that others won't have to suffer like you did.

red98vett · 11-26-2005, 04:40 PM

I LOVE hearing that !! I wish we could all picket EVERY PET STORE OUT THERE until they were banned from selling live animals - I know you still miss Bandit Megan but seeing that is a great tribute to his memory - you just know he's smiling knowing people are against that awful store he was sold in

Sherry Lynn · 11-26-2005, 05:14 PM

At the time neither of us was aware of puppymills having bought our other dogs from breeders, but the story goes...

My husband bought our Eskie Fiona (Fifi - who is his little darling!) from the same place. He bought her on Saturday (9/8/01) and brought home this playful little darling, and by Sunday afternoon she was the sickest little thing you could ever imagine!!

I'll never forget watching the 9/11 mess on the TV (and smelling the towers burn from my backyard!) while holding that poor sweet little thing as she clung to life that week. She had kennel cough and had to be feed antibiotics, nutical and karo syrup with water from a dropper. We really didn't she would survive...

My husband being a typical NYC businessman, can be very assertive and isn't one to take 'no' for an answer, ended up going head-to-head with the same A$$hole that Megan's mom, Teri, ended up fighting with. Bottom line, we got our vet bills paid, we now have a wonderful MUCH appreciated pet, and I learned the hard way what a puppymill is!

Hubby likes to go into the store (they advertise, and their sales pitch is that they only buy the dogs from small in-home breeders-HA!!) and loudly ask all the wrong questions and make comments about stories he's heard just to ruin any potential sales. There is such a high turn over in staff there that no one has caught on yet!

Today as he was driving by and saw the picketers, he honked and waved out the sunroof, but didn't stop!

He could have done so much more damage if he'd had the time!!!

He knew better than to tell me until after the fact, or I would have been out there in the middle of it, on the front page of the newspaper, and in trouble with my job because I'm supposed to be on bedrest!!

Sorry so long, but as with Megan, it's a passionate subject with me!

Here is our little puppymill girl. Isn't she beautiful!!

yorkieusa · 11-26-2005, 05:28 PM

Oh, wow! What a story, Sherry Lynn! ...and yes, she is very beautiful!

11-26-2005, 02:10 PM	#1
MeganS Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,016 Blog Entries: 1	I have GREAT news!!!!! (about the place we got Bandit) Sherry Lynn just sent me the best PM ever!! Her hubby went to pick up the doggies from the groomer and he saw a bunch of people pickiting the store we got Bandit from!!! They were all against puppy mills!!! I'm sooo happy that they are doing something. We were going to organize something, but part of the agreement to getting the money back was that we couldn't bad-mouth them. If we had known about it we definetly would have been there. I'm so glad that the public is starting to open there eyes and will maybe drive some people away from buying from that store...and all pet stores around the world!!!!! __________________ Megan "I have my dreams, I have made plans." - The Pirate Queen All Gave Some; Some Gave All

11-26-2005, 02:28 PM	#3
LIL MIS' MAGIC Yorkie Lover Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midlothian, Texas Posts: 4,377 Blog Entries: 3	That is awesome...people are finally standing up agaisnt them!!! __________________ Kristin, Mom to: Lil Mis Magic, Sailor and Captain

11-26-2005, 02:42 PM	#5
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	Wow I didn't know about Bandit! What did he die of? I'm so sorry! __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

11-26-2005, 02:50 PM	#6
Bentley&BitsysMom Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Charlotte Posts: 2,836	I didn't realize the story about Bandit either...I remember reading about Bandit but didn't know this was the case. So sorry you lost him but at least you are making a difference! I know you are very passionate about the awareness of puppy mills..it's people like you who make a real difference in this world!!! __________________ Michelle BENTLEY, BITSY, CHARLIE, & BAILEY'S Mommy Dogster Pagehttp://www.dogster.com/?145000

11-26-2005, 02:52 PM	#7
MeganS Donating YT 7000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 12,016 Blog Entries: 1	The vet said it was liver shunt. We actually had to have him put to sleep, but either way he wouldn't have survived the night.He was way to small to do the surgery on He went into convulsions and seziures that lasted hours long, so in the long run..the vet said it was for the best to get him out of the pain he was in. __________________ Megan "I have my dreams, I have made plans." - The Pirate Queen All Gave Some; Some Gave All

11-26-2005, 02:11 PM	#2
Joy 1 Chloe's Mommy Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,016	Thats Wonderful News!

11-26-2005, 03:22 PM	#8
cheryl000 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: none Posts: 1,495	pup Wow. What a horrible story. I'm so sorry for your loss. You had him in just enough time to fall in love. I hate puppymills. Girl, you should find out who did the march and go to the next one. Just put on a hat and hide your face with a sign. It will be for the memory of Bandit and his poor mother who is probably suffering in a cage pregnant. I wish no one would have to go through what Bandit and your family did.

11-26-2005, 03:25 PM	#9
crystalsmom Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 7,946	Megan, that is wonderful news. I know you would hate to see someone else go through the heartache you and your family went through. __________________

11-26-2005, 04:09 PM	#10
YorkieShadow BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: USA Posts: 9,999	Im so sorry to hear about Bandit. Im happy that there are people thats trying to put a stop to puppy mills.

11-26-2005, 04:27 PM	#11
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	I remember how painful it was for you to lose little Bandit, so I'm very glad to hear about the pickets. The more the better. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

11-26-2005, 04:34 PM	#12
Zeus' Mom Enja's Mom too! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,765	Megan, I am so sorry about Bandit, I had no idea. Hopefully something can and will be done so that others won't have to suffer like you did. __________________ Farrah, Zeus, Enja & Riley

11-26-2005, 04:40 PM	#13
red98vett Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33,590 Blog Entries: 1	I LOVE hearing that !! I wish we could all picket EVERY PET STORE OUT THERE until they were banned from selling live animals - I know you still miss Bandit Megan but seeing that is a great tribute to his memory - you just know he's smiling knowing people are against that awful store he was sold in __________________ Villette, Chanel & Cheri www.DesignsByVillette.net Custom Address Labels and Note Cards using YOUR Photos! Just Click HERE!

11-26-2005, 05:14 PM	#14
Sherry Lynn Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,437	At the time neither of us was aware of puppymills having bought our other dogs from breeders, but the story goes... My husband bought our Eskie Fiona (Fifi - who is his little darling!) from the same place. He bought her on Saturday (9/8/01) and brought home this playful little darling, and by Sunday afternoon she was the sickest little thing you could ever imagine!! I'll never forget watching the 9/11 mess on the TV (and smelling the towers burn from my backyard!) while holding that poor sweet little thing as she clung to life that week. She had kennel cough and had to be feed antibiotics, nutical and karo syrup with water from a dropper. We really didn't she would survive... My husband being a typical NYC businessman, can be very assertive and isn't one to take 'no' for an answer, ended up going head-to-head with the same A$$hole that Megan's mom, Teri, ended up fighting with. Bottom line, we got our vet bills paid, we now have a wonderful MUCH appreciated pet, and I learned the hard way what a puppymill is! Hubby likes to go into the store (they advertise, and their sales pitch is that they only buy the dogs from small in-home breeders-HA!!) and loudly ask all the wrong questions and make comments about stories he's heard just to ruin any potential sales. There is such a high turn over in staff there that no one has caught on yet! Today as he was driving by and saw the picketers, he honked and waved out the sunroof, but didn't stop! He could have done so much more damage if he'd had the time!!! He knew better than to tell me until after the fact, or I would have been out there in the middle of it, on the front page of the newspaper, and in trouble with my job because I'm supposed to be on bedrest!! Sorry so long, but as with Megan, it's a passionate subject with me! Here is our little puppymill girl. Isn't she beautiful!! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Sherry Lynn Dublin and Widget

11-26-2005, 05:28 PM	#15
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	Oh, wow! What a story, Sherry Lynn! ...and yes, she is very beautiful! __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel