I am so sorry to hear all the bad luck some of you have faced...I have been in the market for a tiny black/gold akc male...but will not settle for anything...I want to be able to see the parents...the siblings...the other family members..if possible...and most importantly the way they are raised and taken care of...
so one day I got a breeder number from someone and decided to call them up...I drove like almost an hour out of town...to a little town in KS..the whole way there i was like...man this better not be a puppy mill...so as i approach the house...i was like maybe it isn't since it was the best looking house on the block...new siding...new paint...also she was in the adoption program and has like 6 adopted kids, oldest being 10 and youngest being 1 year .. and so forth...as i rang the doorbell i did not hear 1 single bark coming from inside...so i was like ok...they must train their dogs well...
so i go in...and she pointed to the little baby playpen in the corner...there were 4 little yorkies trying to climb out of it...so far so good...then i happen to look to the other corner of the house and seen a crate with some shih ztu puppies...so i was like she has more than 1 breed of dogs...
so i asked where are the parents...and she responding in the shed...i was like in the shed..(please keep in mind this was mid Dec...temperature that night was almost below 0...and supposely the dad was 2 lbs and the mom was 3 lbs)..so i asked may i see them...
she then said ok...let me go out there to get them...as so goes outside...i turned and asked the oldest girl if they stay out there all day and night...she said yes...the little girl also told me that the other day her mom had asked her to go out there to change the newspaper for the dogs...so she did...and she was like mommy...one of the puppies are frozen...i was like what...she was like yeah one of the shih ztu puppy froze out there...that was so heartbreaking to hear
then Debbie comes back in and said the light just blew out so she needs a flashlight....after she got her flashlight she went back outside...so i asked do they live in cages...she replied yes...so then i asked how many dogs is out in that little shed...she responded 17 dogs...
what a shock that was...so i said 17 yorkies...she said no...7 yorkie...3 labordars...then her mom came back in...so i figure ok that means the other 7 are shih ztu...
And oh my...seeing the sire of the puppies...made me sick...he had a full coat...and yes he was small...but the urine/decal clump on his legs and hair was enough...she was like i can't put him down or he will mark everywhere...
so in my mind i was like there is no way i am going to support her in making money, if i was to have bought one she..i would have been guilty of supporting a puppy mill..
i told her that i will think about it...and went on my way...on the drive home i was in total shock...tears, anger...you name it...i most likely had it...
So I thank all of you who take the time on here to report people like this..to warn others...
well i guess this post is kinda long...I hope I didn't bored anyone with it... |