Edmunds Kennels in Macon, GA
 

I am considering buying a puppy this summer from Jean and Jim Edmund of Edmunds Kennels in Macon Georgia. If anyone has experience with them and has comments, PLEASE SHARE!!!! I have read so many horror stories about buying puppies from poor breeders. I want to buy from a responsible breeder.

Thanks

Here is their website.

http://jean.edmunds.home.att.net/edmundskennels.htm

Welcome to YT. Nice to see someone else from PC. I'm not familiar with the Kennel you are looking at but it seems they breed several different types of dogs and that may be a red flag. Good luck in your search.

I read their site and there is more than one red flag. Fist a few breeds too many and they don't know much about the breeds they have. The cockapoo is not a recognized breed as they claim.
The Westie has health problems and their grooming information is all wrong. They require professional grooming at least every two months and bathing once a year is nonsense. One of the most prominent health problems is severe skin allergies. I am sure if you find the National Breed Club for Westies, there would be a lot more info there on the breed regarding health problems.
They haven't commited themselves to saying much of anything about Yorkies at all.
I would keep looking for a breeder that has no more than one or two breeds and knows their breeds thoroughly.

In response to buying from Edmund Kennels
 

I bought my puppy from Edmund Kennels last year (April). I wish I had known that you ought to leave a puppy with its siblings and mom until 12 weeks old. Instead, Jean sold to us when our little pup was only six weeks old. She also mentioned that she had taken her from her mom the week before. The Vet we took Dylan to later was really shocked.

The Vet mentioned that Dylan would not be like a regular Westie, because she would be more bonded because of her young age. It's difficult to tell that.

I suggest checking this site out first: The West Highland White Terrier Club of America www.westieclubamerica.com. They even had a test to check on your fitness as an owner.

But because when we got there we found out that they had Yorkies, and Cockapoos too, so you may be more interested in those breeds, I would still recommend checking out those dogs websites first.

I love our puppy to pieces, but I was concerned when Jean discouraged me from seeing Dylan's mom, told me that the puppy had never walked on grass as well as the lack of groomer info. Which we would find out, they need grooming approximately every six weeks. They also are VERY prone to skin allergies (watch for a lot of licking of feet which discolors their feet too).

I hope this helps, good luck in your search!

Hmmmm mixed breeds!!!
T.

Ughh everyone who has cockapoos insist they are a recognized breed.

On a different note I groomed my first bull-s**t pup(english bull dog, shih tzu mix) the other day lol :p

OMG! :eek: I am both LMAO and upset there would even be such a "breed".....I had no idea there was such a thing....what will they be mixing next????

Not everyone. I had a wonderful little cockapoo, Chipper, that we lost a year ago come June. I realized that he was a mix, not a "recognized" breed; however, I loved him with all my heart - he was my little boy and I miss him so much. This picture was made the day before he died.

Loss doesn't need a breed...
 

I'm so sorry you lost Chipper, Jody, he sure is adorable.

While it is nice to have a 'breed' so that you know the size, and even somewhat of its temperament, it's not the breed itself that wins our hearts. It's that trust that beams from their eyes, it's their little snuggles when you need them more than they probably do! There is no AKC registry for loss either when they are just too tired or too sick to go on living down here.

I know Chipper must have been happy to have you as his person too!:)

Im so sorry you lost Chipper, he was adorable. I think cockapoos are so darn cute.
I just see alot of customers who think this is an akc breed

Thank you so much for your kindness. I agree that with a "breed" you pretty much know what you are going to get. So many people wanted me to breed Chipper because he was such a wonderful, smart little guy, but I knew that I'd never be able to produce another like him, because it was just luck that produced him. We were so blessed. I can feel the kindness in your response and it brought me to tears. The loss is still so fresh. Thank you again.

Thank you. We are still grieving for him.

It's something we all share isn't it? It's been almost four years since I lost my Watson, and the thought of being in that vet's office can send me off even today reading your post. Being folks who love our pets, that loss softens but never goes away, they stay in our hearts when they are stumbly little ones and a bit of us goes with them when they leave.

While I have Dylan, she doesn't replace Watson's goofyness and sloppy kisses, it's just still the delight to have HER kisses now. We're all a bit better for having loved the way we do, and maybe I just hope our beloved pets are a bit better for having been loved by us.

Judy

You're so sweet and I'm so glad you're here on this forum. I'm sorry about your Watson...I can tell that you loved him just as much as I loved Chipper. We'll get through it and be stronger and better for having our little guys in our lives.

Pets do make us better people
 

Hi Jody, thanks for the kind words, I still do miss Watson. I thought moving to a new house would make it easier not to keep looking for him outside, but it hasn't really.

I think it does make us better people, especially when we know what kind of heartache awaits and yet we do it anyway. We know that something is missing not to love again, no matter how much we know that it will hurt later. It just make the playing part sweeter while they are here.

:thumbup: I know, here I am with Scooter sleeping in my lap, already dreading the day we aren't together anymore. :ghug:

It's hard not to dread it, but you have to try for both your sakes..
 

I do know what you mean, Jody. That's why it took me so long after Watson's death to even want to try to love another dog.

It is hard not to dread the time when you know that precious Chipper (or Dylan too) won't be here, and we have to go through that awful walk again. And yet we have to for their sakes and our own. It makes you cherish the time more when you know there is a time limit, but isn't that the truth no matter who you love?

It's just with our furry friends, we know the time is more marked, and the knowing is the painful part. The line is just so thin, and you have to make that choice to bring your mind and heart back into today, or else we end up cheating ourselves and our little cuties too. You don't want to have any more regrets that we all will feel no matter what, and if you shorten TODAY by thinking of what tomorrow will bring (or next year or five years) you're cutting back on the time you have just to love and be loved back.

It's hard, but don't do that to yourself, you sound like a really special person, and Chipper deserves the best part of who you are.
Judy

Thanks, Judy. You are a very wise woman and I take what you say to heart. Tell me, are you a native Georgia girl? I was born in South Georgia and spent most of life living all over the state. Hugs and Hugs to you!!!

It's just too bad, it's broken hearts that make us wise isn't it?
 

Hi Jody, I lived for a few years down in Tifton, Albany Georgia area, and then on up to Atlanta (which is WAY different!) for the rest of my hundred years or so! ;)

I do feel kinda funny being on a site that loves and talks about Yorkies when I've got a Westie, but isn't it the truth that while we all may have different kinds of dogs, the same kind of heart is at work. We want them healthy, happy and thriving for as long as we can.

Give Chipper a hug for me, and me and my tomboy Dylan wave to you both!

Judy, this is unbelievable! I was born in Moultrie, lived in Albany, have relatives all over Tifton, then when my kids were grown, I moved to Atlanta and lived there for 10 years! My daughter is still there. I've lived in many, many towns in Georgia growing up. We must be sisters under the skin!!! And I have about 100 years on me too! Hug your babies for me!

I should have guessed it! Jody~Judy, almost the same!
 

That is just too strange! And as for your being a hundred like me, ha! I see your picture, you're too cute to be as old as me!:D

:D If you notice, the picture is taken at a distance, tee-hee...I'm 57 age wise, but still a kid in my heart of hearts! I can tell we're going to have to get together sometime!

Thanks for being so kind...
 

Jody, I'm sorry that I slipped and said 'Chipper' I meant Scooter, and as soon as I hit 'submit' I felt like pounding on a 'return to idiot' key and couldn't find it. Ya'll have been on my mind so much, but thanks for not mentioning my gaffe.

So, do Yorkie people even LIKE Westie people??

Yorkie people like anyone who loves dogs. I worked with a girl in Atlanta who had a Westie and I loved that baby! And, about calling Scooter, Chipper, I still do it all of the time. My hubby or my Mom (who lives w/us) look at me like I'm crazy and say "What did you say?" Anyway, we are all happy to have a kind, compassionate new member here. And...I'm especially glad to have met you.:)

Thanks!
 

Your reply was just too sweet!

What I really love is having found this site by accident looking up Westies for rescue and saw the question about the kennel where I bought Dylan. I wanted to gently say that I'm no expert, but maybe there were kinder, gentler places to find a puppy.

Then what I get is a wonderful, loving place with even lovelier people! It just occurred to me, I got rescued!:animal-pa

You see!! It was all meant to be! I think a lot of us get "rescued" here.

You know, you're probably right, that comes from having the same kind of heart for animals. They rescue us, and then we rescue one another!

:thumbup: There you go!