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Originally Posted by PCMom I bought Pepper from a petstore. He arrived at the petstore from a woman who breeds yorkies and other breeds..a backyard breeder...via Hunte Corp. the countries biggest puppy broker. I won't go into my opinion of Hunte.
I went to Pepshop puppies.com, they did a search to find out if Pep's breeder had any Citations (sp?) on her record..she had one. There was an excess of waste near the cages of the big dogs.
Pepper has an illness called Cerebellar Abiotrophy. I have been searching for information about this illness for over a year now..the experts are still trying to understand and cure it. The latest info is: they now believe that both parent carry a recessive gene and that one of them has to have an ACTIVE case of CA. Most likey everyone one of their puppies will have this devistating (I am truly sorry for my spelling!) disease. It is a neurological disease that effects his balance among other things. But the thing is..it isn't all of the time (yet). So, if this woman keeps her dogs in cages, even if she let it out an hour a day for excersize, she feeds and waters them, they get their shots, and she keeps their area clean, without being able to see them walk around she wouldn't know that she is filling this world with puppies whose lives are hell! Is she a puppy mill? I think she is...even if all the conditions I said above were met (I don't believe they are but even if) these puppies she is mass producing are really living in hell! Pepper's legs will eventually quit supporting him at all and at that time I will have to put him to sleep...I love him too much to let him try to live like that! I am one of those who view her pets as her children...LOL just ask my human kids!
Please understand that this is not an attack...I am really curious if you would all consider her a mill...I don't want to start anything!  I am still after over a year with Pepper trying to deal with his illness. One that I now know could have been prevented by just not breeding those 2 dogs! This is all just my opinion!
Kathy and Sir Pepper |
Kathy ...you are a good friend of mine. Pepper is my heart - I want everyone to SEE this post by you regarding why many bad breeders should be considered small scale mills...or why NO ONE should buy in a Pet Store.
In my heart I believe that his illness was caused by his living conditions at birth...That breeder who sold him is just evil - she doesn't care what she's breeding as long as she's making money....and Hunte Corp is notorious for transporting dogs in hot cramped 18 wheelers. Many dogs don't even live thru the trips via Hunte Corp.
When people wonder why we say please don't buy from Pet Stores - HERE IS THE REASON. To them - he's just a product. If that breeder had no Pet Store to sell to - maybe she wouldn't have been breeding yorkies that are born with this many strikes against them. Maybe she'd even have to actually STOP breeding if she couldn't sell to a Pet Store....but as long as she is making money - I'm sure she's still breeding.
PEPPER IS MY HERO and I hope anyone reading his story will remember him. He's a special boy and I know when that sad day comes that he can no longer function.....my heart will be with you in a million pieces.
Bless you and Pepper Kathy and thank you for sharing his story - I have tears in my eyes thinking of how brave and happy he is and I'm just so glad he has you for his mom and I've always been proud to be your friend.
THIS is Kathy's baby Sir Pepper