Hearbroken, Devastated, Scared - New Puppy

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by Breezeaway

For some reason I think this breeder is in for a rude awakening on Facebook.

I hope so.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots

I just received a long email from my breeder. Here is the first sentence:

"HI, KAREN I HAVE A DEEP SENSE THAT YOUR OTHER DOG HURT THIS PUPPY, I AM NOT SAYING IT IS YOUR FAULT BUT I CAN"T HELP BUT WONDER WHY HE LIVED HERE PERFECTLY FINE FOR ALMOST 11 WEEKS WITH 0 PROBLEMS AND LEAVES HERE ON SATURDAY AND CHECKS OUT 100 % AT YOUR VET ON MONDAY AND THEN BAM HE STARTS HAVING PROBLEMS I AM JUST NOT BUYING INTO IT..."

I am no longer going to respond. I'm not asking her to "buy it" or anything of that sort. I've requested NOTHING of her and continually get emails saying Cooper hurt him. Deeply upsetting.

And you want to protect her? UGH What a POS she is. No one knows what this is and she assumes now that Cooper did it? Stupid woman should be supporting you and following up to see what it is...not speculating and harrassing you like this. I would advise her that her remarks are considered harrassment at this point while you are caring for your sick puppy and that she should leave you alone. Let her know that when you find out what is wrong, she will be one of the first to know. Until then she should make like a tree.

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

And you want to protect her? UGH What a POS she is. No one knows what this is and she assumes now that Cooper did it? Stupid woman should be supporting you and following up to see what it is...not speculating and harrassing you like this. I would advise her that her remarks are considered harrassment at this point while you are caring for your sick puppy and that she should leave you alone. Let her know that when you find out what is wrong, she will be one of the first to know. Until then she should make like a tree.

I don't necessarily want to protect her, but I don't want to do anything about this just yet. Yes, I feel harrassed. I'm ignoring the email right now.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Breezeaway

For some reason I think this breeder is in for a rude awakening on Facebook.

And many other places as well.

I would contact anyone and everyone to warn them about her.... after I got my puppy taken care of.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots

I don't necessarily want to protect her, but I don't want to do anything about this just yet. Yes, I feel harrassed. I'm ignoring the email right now.

Yeah...poor choice of wording. What I mean is that you have been very gracious about all of it....waiting to see what it is. She has been just awful. Just totally shameful behavior on her part.

[Breezeaway]

This breeder did a number on me too! I do have the emails and the photos and I wish I had said something about it then.

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

And many other places as well.

I would contact anyone and everyone to warn them about her.... after I got my puppy taken care of.

I will take care of Max. I will then inform everyone i can about her. I have 40k followers on twitter, and consider myself an expert at social media. I can have this information blasted out very quickly. I'm not able to do that just yet, emotionally.

The worst part is that I did my research. I visited her house, sat with her, met her in person. I don't know how she lives with herself. Even if it's something so minimal, I'm only asking for support. God forbid Cooper did something. She can still support me and help me and direct me.

[lisaly]

I can not believe how insensitive and irresponsible the breeder is being. You don't deserve any of this, especially after how loving and dedicated to Max you have been. I am encouraged by what has been written about focal seizures, outgrowing them, and possible reactions from Sentinel. This waiting and not knowing must be unbearable for you. I keep watching this thread, and I am hoping that soon you will just be focusing on watching your two little boys grow up together, both having very long, healthy, and happy lives.

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by Breezeaway

This breeder did a number on me too! I do have the emails and the photos and I wish I had said something about it then.

thanks for your support. I haven't mentioned it to the breeder at all. i am no longer going to email her. it's painful to communicate with her.

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by lisaly

I can not believe how insensitive and irresponsible the breeder is being. You don't deserve any of this, especially after how loving and dedicated to Max you have been. I am encouraged by what has been written about focal seizures, outgrowing them, and possible reactions from Sentinel. This waiting and not knowing must be unbearable for you. I keep watching this thread, and I am hoping that soon you will just be focusing on watching your two little boys grow up together, both having very long, healthy, and happy lives.

Thank you. I'm just a complete mess. I feel like my strength is at square one today. I'm sitting here crying. I'm just so confused. I got Max a week ago, today. I am completely blindsided by this breeder.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots

I will take care of Max. I will then inform everyone i can about her. I have 40k followers on twitter, and consider myself an expert at social media. I can have this information blasted out very quickly. I'm not able to do that just yet, emotionally.

The worst part is that I did my research. I visited her house, sat with her, met her in person. I don't know how she lives with herself. Even if it's something so minimal, I'm only asking for support. God forbid Cooper did something. She can still support me and help me and direct me.

Exactly. There is something wrong with her behavior and my guess is that she is defensive because she has been through this before. Just my thoughts. Anyone who truly loved the pups they had bred simply would not act this way.

As a rescuer, I place dogs in homes and they are like my babies. If an adopter called me with a problem like this, I would be just as upset as them. I simply cannot imagine any animal lover behaving this way.

She sounds more like she is concerned with her livelihood imho. From the beginning, telling you to euthanize him if he had LS. What the heck. Not like it could not be fixed...and she knows that. So...clearly this is about money.

[MyTrixie143]

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots

I just received a long email from my breeder. Here is the first sentence:

"HI, KAREN I HAVE A DEEP SENSE THAT YOUR OTHER DOG HURT THIS PUPPY, I AM NOT SAYING IT IS YOUR FAULT BUT I CAN"T HELP BUT WONDER WHY HE LIVED HERE PERFECTLY FINE FOR ALMOST 11 WEEKS WITH 0 PROBLEMS AND LEAVES HERE ON SATURDAY AND CHECKS OUT 100 % AT YOUR VET ON MONDAY AND THEN BAM HE STARTS HAVING PROBLEMS I AM JUST NOT BUYING INTO IT..."

I am no longer going to respond. I'm not asking her to "buy it" or anything of that sort. I've requested NOTHING of her and continually get emails saying Cooper hurt him. Deeply upsetting.

I am so sorry Max is sick. I'm praying everything will work out for him.

As for the breeder, she needs more schooling if she wants to continue to breed, she sounds very ignorant about what can happen and to put blame on you right away proves it. The point is within less than a week you have a sick puppy. The breeder should uphold to her guarantee and help you out.

I'm hoping it is not LS but it does sound like it. With an LS puppy, giving them a certain chemical can set off the symptoms. Sentinel has to be processed through the liver and if they have LS their liver has difficulty processing it resulting in these problems. The sentinel may not be what is causing the symptoms but there is a good possibility it could have set off these symptoms that were lying dormant.

I've seen the head bobbing and the wobbliness in LS dogs. They will even have an episode and then shortly after they will be running around playing again. Some even appear to get better after eating surprisingly.


I sure hope whatever it is that everything will work out great for Max. He is lucky to have such a wonderful caring family.

[Ringo1]

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots

I just received a long email from my breeder. Here is the first sentence:

"HI, KAREN I HAVE A DEEP SENSE THAT YOUR OTHER DOG HURT THIS PUPPY, I AM NOT SAYING IT IS YOUR FAULT BUT I CAN"T HELP BUT WONDER WHY HE LIVED HERE PERFECTLY FINE FOR ALMOST 11 WEEKS WITH 0 PROBLEMS AND LEAVES HERE ON SATURDAY AND CHECKS OUT 100 % AT YOUR VET ON MONDAY AND THEN BAM HE STARTS HAVING PROBLEMS I AM JUST NOT BUYING INTO IT..."

I am no longer going to respond. I'm not asking her to "buy it" or anything of that sort. I've requested NOTHING of her and continually get emails saying Cooper hurt him. Deeply upsetting.

OMG. I cannot believe that response.

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by Ringo1

OMG. I cannot believe that response.

That was the first paragraph only

[Ringo1]

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots

That was the first paragraph only

If I were her, I'd back so far off from statements like that . . . it's not even smart at this point to antagonize you with such worthless accusations.

I would do just what you said ~ forget about her for now. Put her completely out of your mind and focus positive thoughts on you and your family.

You will have time to deal with other things later; communications like that are just draining you. (Or at least they would me)

Hang tough!