we adopted our abbey 2.5 yrs ago..decided on Feb 14th..she needed a buddy. went to the same kennel and had appt..etc. we asked if we could walk thru kennel..he said NO. he brought out a 8wk puppy which we took home..asked to see parents..he said NO. this man has been in a wheelchair for yrs..and his adult kids helped out.
when we got in the car we rolled windows down as puppy smelled! Got home..bathed her and TRIED to crate her. she squealed like a pig. took her out and she was shaking so bad. took her out and placed her on grass and she backed up..which she still does 5 months later. Last week headline in our NC paper was " 300 pups taken from puppy mill" Yep...to our dismay..same kennel we got 2 pups from. Now we've learned that in the last 2 yrs..his kids left home and he was alone. He admitted he never cleaned the pens..that he threw his table scraps in pens "sometimes" and no health care even though he guart. a 2 yr health warranty. The police said most of these pups lived in a crate ..size of a cat carrier..the Mom and litter and couldnt even turn around..they had never been out dog crate..never felt a human touch...IF they had water dish..water as filthy with poop in it. We had taken our baby to Vet Immed and she had 2 parasites..1 transferred from Mom and other from dirty water with poop in it. Called him and he said to send Vet Bills and he'd reimburse..he didnt.
North Carolina has NO laws for Animal Cruelty...this man was breeding for greed and will get away with it.
Our baby is weary of grass so is being trained on wee-pads which is going good. She still tried to eat her poop..so have to watch her close! She's so loving and delightful and we're blessed we got her outa there! police said alot of Mom's were in crate with the litter and had been dead for awhile...police said "overbreeding"
Just had to share..if you want to read the article
charoltteobserver.com