Puppy died after only 36 hours of ownership

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by 107barney

I'm sorry about your dog. I know Deborah Mace's operation all too well. She was the puppy miller who bred the parents of my Daisy, a very sick dog for the last 10 years. my girl has been one of the lucky ones. I'm so sorry.

I knew that name sounded familiar! This woman makes me sick. Daisy is so luck to have you. Just imagine how many more stories like this that have happened over the years. How does she even stay in business.

To the OPer............I am just heartbroken for your and your daughter.

[107barney]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

I knew that name sounded familiar! This woman makes me sick. Daisy is so luck to have you. Just imagine how many more stories like this that have happened over the years. How does she even stay in business.

To the OPer............I am just heartbroken for your and your daughter.

It is amazing to me that Deborah Mace (kennel name: Puppytrax) is still in business. The OP's description of her dog was slightly worse than Daisy, but not that much. The thin body score with fluffy coat, etc was all too familiar and our vet told us that our Daisy was not in saleable condition as well. Daisy had the LPs, parasites, kennel cough, diarrhea, a heart murmur, etc etc. Daisy did not even know how to eat when she came home. They say she was 8 weeks but who knows, I think she might have been younger. She had a belly full of every parasite known to man practically! Sad.

[ArmaniMan]

I am so sorry to hear this! And very sorry for your girls.

I hope you will stick around- share photos and stories of Max, and everyone will be here to help you when you consider adding a second yorkie again.

[Patti]

I am so sorry. What a horrible person she must be. I hope in time you can find a great breeder and bring home a healthy happy puppy.

[debb]

Yes after looking for info on her I ran into that story with the reporter. I also email that story to the department of agriculture with all my paper work they told me that they would show up at her house Monday and have her Vet too and test all her dogs because of the paper work from my vet. We will see What happens I do not no if they do there job good or I would of not had this problem, she told me she was new and have not met her yet, do not understand that. Maybe they should have a lot more surprise visits to these places to show they mean business. I will keep everyone up to date. And if anyone has any ideas let me know,have contacted a lot but you never no what someone else thinks of. I just want to make her life full of a lot of paper work and have people who pass her by no what kind of person she really is. Her web page makes u sick the way she says her words on there, she acks like she loves puppies but we no better now. her web page is ( doodlepoodles ). Thanks Again Debb

[107barney]

Originally Posted by debb

Yes after looking for info on her I ran into that story with the reporter. I also email that story to the department of agriculture with all my paper work they told me that they would show up at her house Monday and have her Vet too and test all her dogs because of the paper work from my vet. We will see What happens I do not no if they do there job good or I would of not had this problem, she told me she was new and have not met her yet, do not understand that. Maybe they should have a lot more surprise visits to these places to show they mean business. I will keep everyone up to date. And if anyone has any ideas let me know,have contacted a lot but you never no what someone else thinks of. I just want to make her life full of a lot of paper work and have people who pass her by no what kind of person she really is. Her web page makes u sick the way she says her words on there, she acks like she loves puppies but we no better now. her web page is ( doodlepoodles ). Thanks Again Debb

Well after seeing this post, I went and visited her website, and for the first time in 10 years since getting my Daisy trucked up from Deborah Mace's kennel Puppytrax, I saw the woman who put that sickly puppy on a truck operated by the well known puppy broker company the Hunte Corporation. I will never forget how I felt when I realized that my little 2.2 lb Daisy with her two grade 4 luxating patells, belly of worms, kennel cough, heart murmur, allergies, Irritable bowel, and liver shunting had a long journey on that truck all the way from Missouri to Rhode Island. Looking at that puppy in her cage all fluffed up with a raggedy unhealthy coat and smelling like some cheap papaya shampoo with her big belly of worms that was distended was enough to make me want to throw up on the spot. If I was not sure she would be killed I would have turned and walked away.


I'm so sorry again that you and your girls went through this. Our Daisy was very lucky to make it and for 10 years she has had many many problems. I hope you can heal your heart, know that you are better for having learned this although it is very painful, and find a nice caring breeder who will provide a healthy puppy. Be very careful who you buy from in the future. Again, I'm sorry for your loss and especially for your girls as they must be so sad.

[joann1166]

Please keep us updated. She sounds like a horrible woman...she should be shut down!!!

[roseslevi]

Originally Posted by debb

Yes after looking for info on her I ran into that story with the reporter. I also email that story to the department of agriculture with all my paper work they told me that they would show up at her house Monday and have her Vet too and test all her dogs because of the paper work from my vet. We will see What happens I do not no if they do there job good or I would of not had this problem, she told me she was new and have not met her yet, do not understand that. Maybe they should have a lot more surprise visits to these places to show they mean business. I will keep everyone up to date. And if anyone has any ideas let me know,have contacted a lot but you never no what someone else thinks of. I just want to make her life full of a lot of paper work and have people who pass her by no what kind of person she really is. Her web page makes u sick the way she says her words on there, she acks like she loves puppies but we no better now. her web page is ( doodlepoodles ). Thanks Again Debb

[capt_noonie]

is there any way to take her to small claims court at least? Or Judge judy? I know she does a lot of animal welfare stuff. this is just horrible. I can't believe some how truly evil some people are.

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by 107barney

Well after seeing this post, I went and visited her website, and for the first time in 10 years since getting my Daisy trucked up from Deborah Mace's kennel Puppytrax, I saw the woman who put that sickly puppy on a truck operated by the well known puppy broker company the Hunte Corporation. I will never forget how I felt when I realized that my little 2.2 lb Daisy with her two grade 4 luxating patells, belly of worms, kennel cough, heart murmur, allergies, Irritable bowel, and liver shunting had a long journey on that truck all the way from Missouri to Rhode Island. Looking at that puppy in her cage all fluffed up with a raggedy unhealthy coat and smelling like some cheap papaya shampoo with her big belly of worms that was distended was enough to make me want to throw up on the spot. If I was not sure she would be killed I would have turned and walked away.


I'm so sorry again that you and your girls went through this. Our Daisy was very lucky to make it and for 10 years she has had many many problems. I hope you can heal your heart, know that you are better for having learned this although it is very painful, and find a nice caring breeder who will provide a healthy puppy. Be very careful who you buy from in the future. Again, I'm sorry for your loss and especially for your girls as they must be so sad.

I have heard Daisy's story in the past but it still breaks my heart. She was so very lucky to have found you and survived unlike this poor little one. I also took a look at her link as well as Googled her property address and you can see all of the outbuildings in the background undoubtedly full of sick puppies. I now have a face to go along with all the heartache this woman has caused to so many. Karma is a b*tch!

[Gatord]

This name sounds familar to me. I will have to check my papers at home. Not sure if its the lady's name or the puppy mill name.
I didn't realize how this puppy mills operate or work. I purchased Jack from a puppy store and later learned of the puppy mills and I also learned although I am in Florida, Jack was born in Ok. I didn't find that out till after I purchased him. I am thinking he was part of a puppy mill. The puppy store I bought him from is no longer in business either. I did a little searching later on the "breeder" and I can't say for sure will check when I get home though.
I hate to hear about these puppy mills. It makes me sooo mad.

[MaddiesMommie]

I am very sorry you had to experience this.

[RachelandSadie]

this breaks my heart so much. thank you for telling your story as painful as it may have been to tell you have shown sooo many people reading the truth about MO's worst breeders and puppy mills. I too got a dog from a terrible breeder in MO. His name is Marvin Greer from Joplin, MO and his website is Greenwood Kennels. He and his wife Linda are very "nice" people but sold me a pup for $400 that at 10 months had grade 3 luxating platella and came with worms and has over her life of not even 2 years been sick mulitple times and has several allergy and food issues. I would NOT recommend him because though he seems nice and maybe he is, he sells pups at 5 1/2-7 weeks old barely eating on their own and strips their mothers away from them to put them back in a "kennel" with other moms and the pups in a "kennel" with each other. I didn't go look at his kennels so I cannot tell you how good/bad it was. He got irrate with me when I started to ask too many questions about his facilities and he got mad and basically said that if i don't trust him then don't buy his pup because he's not going to keep it with the mom to 12 weeks and he's not going to hold it that long if someone else wants it.

i am sorry for this loss and sorry this happened. your lesson has been a valuable piece of information to YT and to others researching about where to get a puppy and how to avoid these awful breeders and sad endings.

[jrsygal37]

Originally Posted by RachelandSadie

this breaks my heart so much. thank you for telling your story as painful as it may have been to tell you have shown sooo many people reading the truth about MO's worst breeders and puppy mills. I too got a dog from a terrible breeder in MO. His name is Marvin Greer from Joplin, MO and his website is Greenwood Kennels. He and his wife Linda are very "nice" people but sold me a pup for $400 that at 10 months had grade 3 luxating platella and came with worms and has over her life of not even 2 years been sick mulitple times and has several allergy and food issues. I would NOT recommend him because though he seems nice and maybe he is, he sells pups at 5 1/2-7 weeks old barely eating on their own and strips their mothers away from them to put them back in a "kennel" with other moms and the pups in a "kennel" with each other. I didn't go look at his kennels so I cannot tell you how good/bad it was. He got irrate with me when I started to ask too many questions about his facilities and he got mad and basically said that if i don't trust him then don't buy his pup because he's not going to keep it with the mom to 12 weeks and he's not going to hold it that long if someone else wants it.

i am sorry for this loss and sorry this happened. your lesson has been a valuable piece of information to YT and to others researching about where to get a puppy and how to avoid these awful breeders and sad endings.

definately a mill

[Teresamag]

I'm so sorry about your little one and that your family had to go through this. I know you guys did the best you could to pull her through her illness and you are to be commended for all the effort you made. I'm sure her last 36hours were filled with more love and care than the rest of her life was.

My mom and I visited this "breeder" about 12 years ago when looking for a puppy. We didn't know much about "puppy mills" at the time but we could tell this was a horrible place. Like someone else said, Yorkies were in wooden hutches with wire bottoms and blue barrels for housing. She also had a commercial kennel that she raised puppies in but we didn't go inside of it. From what I saw she had probably 50 dogs at that time but I think they were all Yorkies so she could have had more hidden somewhere that we didn't see.

The new Prop B that passed in November will help make this "breeder" clean up her act or go out of business. While I don't really like this bill (for good breeders) I can see the benefit for this type of person. Since she is "well-known" by the inspecting agencies (your contacting them will help) she won't be able to fly under the radar and will have to clean up her act.

Please put your "breeder review" then that section of Yorkie Talk so more people will see it and will know to stay away from her. I hope your family has peach of mind knowing that you guys did the best you could in the circumstances, this is something you should never of had to go through. I will hope that you guys get some of your money back and can adopt another loving healthy puppy to love. Good luck,

Teresa