Comments on: American Kennel Club Backs Out of Petland Deal! http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/ The Dogster Community Dog Blog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:35:33 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joy http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-163738 Joy Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:05:49 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/#comment-163738 Jana Thank you for talking to the Petland employees to remind them of their part in the evils of puppy mills. It is too easy for them and others to deny that they are part of the puppy mill problem. Jana

Thank you for talking to the Petland employees to remind them of their part in the evils of puppy mills. It is too easy for them and others to deny that they are part of the puppy mill problem.

]]> By: Jana http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-162811 Jana Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:20:20 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/#comment-162811 We just got a Petland in my area and went and looked at the puppies yesterday. I asked employees how they got the animals and she told me it wasn't a puppy mill. I asked the name of the company and decided to google it and found out it was a puppy mill! The employee said she wouldn't work anywhere that supported puppy mills but she hasn't done her homework! We just got a Petland in my area and went and looked at the puppies yesterday. I asked employees how they got the animals and she told me it wasn’t a puppy mill. I asked the name of the company and decided to google it and found out it was a puppy mill! The employee said she wouldn’t work anywhere that supported puppy mills but she hasn’t done her homework!

]]> By: mandi http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-105535 mandi Mon, 24 Sep 2007 21:45:08 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/#comment-105535 Kerry - Did this happen in San Antonio? If so, can you call me at 210-476-1079? Kerry – Did this happen in San Antonio? If so, can you call me at 210-476-1079?

]]> By: kerry http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-82554 kerry Wed, 22 Aug 2007 22:51:36 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/#comment-82554 I purchased a puppy from petland that I found out was sick. All my other dogs got sick from the puppy and I lost one of my older dogs due to the illness and $2000 dollars later with vet bills. I told petland about this and they wanted to come into my home to see if I was not looking after my dogs properly. Some nerve! Nasty place to buy animals. I noticed their bunnies and hamsters are always sick as well with runny noses etc. I purchased a puppy from petland that I found out was sick. All my other dogs got sick from the puppy and I lost one of my
older dogs due to the illness and $2000 dollars later with vet bills. I told petland about this and they wanted to come into my home to see if I was not looking after my dogs properly. Some nerve! Nasty place to buy animals. I noticed their bunnies and hamsters are always sick as well with runny noses etc.

]]> By: Donald Skelton http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-62312 Donald Skelton Tue, 10 Jul 2007 23:42:11 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/#comment-62312 I would like to buy a Sheltie (one-year-old or older). Can you give me the names and telephone numbers for reputable breeders in the San Antonio area? Since I do not own a computer, I am using my neighbor's website. My telephone number is (210) 653-1015. Thank you for your help. Donald Skelton I would like to buy a Sheltie (one-year-old or older). Can you give me the names and telephone numbers for reputable breeders in the San Antonio area?

Since I do not own a computer, I am using my neighbor’s website. My telephone number is (210) 653-1015. Thank you for your help.

Donald Skelton

]]> By: Joy http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-11374 Joy Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:28:44 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/#comment-11374 Hi Sheerwood! I did a search of Lab breeders at the AKC site according to distance from your zip code and here's the link. Copy this in and check these folks out. http://www.thelabradorclub.com/breeders/directory_byzip.php One caveat -- just because they are listed as a breeder with the AKC does not guarantee anything. Here's what I would do if looking for a new puppy: Talk to a number of breeders and ask them about their dogs, their experiences breeding, their bloodlines and references from people who already have one or more of their dogs. Visit a local dog show and talk to the Lab folks there about who they would recommend. Ask for a guarantee. A breeder cannot guarantee that your dog will win shows or hunt like a sonofagun, but she should be able to guarantee that your puppy will be healthy and sound. (When we were breeding Weimaraners we ALWAYS told new parents that if there was any problem, bring the puppies back. Good breeders should stand behind their puppies and should want to get back in problem puppies. Even if the puppies are NOT the problem, good breeders usually want their puppies to come back to them if the adopted parents ever have to or want to give them up.) Depending on what you want in a dog, you might want to consider adopting a Lab from a Lab rescue. Of you aren't showing or something similar, a rescue Lab could be a great member of your family! Here's the link for the Dallas area Lab rescue. I didn't find one right away in San Antonio but they may be able to put you in touch with the rescue in your area. http://www.dfwlabrescue.org/ I hope this helps! Let us all know when you have your new family member so we can welcome her or him to Dogster! Hi Sheerwood!

I did a search of Lab breeders at the AKC site according to distance from your zip code and here’s the link. Copy this in and check these folks out.

http://www.thelabradorclub.com/breeders/directory_byzip.php

One caveat — just because they are listed as a breeder with the AKC does not guarantee anything. Here’s what I would do if looking for a new puppy:
Talk to a number of breeders and ask them about their dogs, their experiences breeding, their bloodlines and references from people who already have one or more of their dogs.

Visit a local dog show and talk to the Lab folks there about who they would recommend.

Ask for a guarantee. A breeder cannot guarantee that your dog will win shows or hunt like a sonofagun, but she should be able to guarantee that your puppy will be healthy and sound. (When we were breeding Weimaraners we ALWAYS told new parents that if there was any problem, bring the puppies back. Good breeders should stand behind their puppies and should want to get back in problem puppies. Even if the puppies are NOT the problem, good breeders usually want their puppies to come back to them if the adopted parents ever have to or want to give them up.)

Depending on what you want in a dog, you might want to consider adopting a Lab from a Lab rescue. Of you aren’t showing or something similar, a rescue Lab could be a great member of your family!

Here’s the link for the Dallas area Lab rescue. I didn’t find one right away in San Antonio but they may be able to put you in touch with the rescue in your area.

http://www.dfwlabrescue.org/

I hope this helps! Let us all know when you have your new family member so we can welcome her or him to Dogster!

]]> By: Sheerwood Inkley http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-11371 Sheerwood Inkley Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:08:10 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/#comment-11371 I want to buy a Labrador puppy. Can you give me the names and telephone numbers for reputable breeders in the San Antonio area. Thank you. Sherwood Inkley 327 Robinhood Place San Antonio, texas 78209 I want to buy a Labrador puppy. Can you give me the names and telephone numbers for reputable breeders in the San Antonio area. Thank you.
Sherwood Inkley
327 Robinhood Place
San Antonio, texas 78209

]]> By: Maggie http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-8237 Maggie Sun, 01 Oct 2006 13:41:32 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/#comment-8237 Glad AKC came to their senses about the Petland deal. That was an ill-conceived plan from the start. Glad AKC came to their senses about the Petland deal. That was an ill-conceived plan from the start.

]]> By: Kelly Longer http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-8220 Kelly Longer Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:55:47 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/#comment-8220 Wow, thank goodness for the backing out! I had a very bad & costly experience with a "Petland Puppy". Well my problem was not with the puppy per say, but my 2 year old "Bailey" who got deathly sick after 2 days of having the puppy home. Bailey ended up taking over this puppy as her own & my 5 year old "Meadow" wanted to play with him but she is a barker when excited & always scared him away from her. But then I noticed also that Meadow would not eat or drink from anything that the puppy touched & she never had mouth to mouth contact with the puppy. Just like they say a mother dog knows when it's baby is sick, i believe that Meadow knew this. Bailey was in the hospital for 2 days with an undiagnosed intestinal problem & Meadow never got sick. The puppy was taken back to the store & I never found out anything more about it such as if he was sick. They called me 2 times but i never answered the phone to talk to them. It was a very costly ($1400 hospital bill for Bailey) and very nerve wrecking experience that i will never forget. I learned my lesson & will never go into a store that sells animals again. Wow, thank goodness for the backing out! I had a very bad & costly experience with a “Petland Puppy”. Well my problem was not with the puppy per say, but my 2 year old “Bailey” who got deathly sick after 2 days of having the puppy home. Bailey ended up taking over this puppy as her own & my 5 year old “Meadow” wanted to play with him but she is a barker when excited & always scared him away from her. But then I noticed also that Meadow would not eat or drink from anything that the puppy touched & she never had mouth to mouth contact with the puppy. Just like they say a mother dog knows when it’s baby is sick, i believe that Meadow knew this. Bailey was in the hospital for 2 days with an undiagnosed intestinal problem & Meadow never got sick. The puppy was taken back to the store & I never found out anything more about it such as if he was sick. They called me 2 times but i never answered the phone to talk to them. It was a very costly ($1400 hospital bill for Bailey) and very nerve wrecking experience that i will never forget. I learned my lesson & will never go into a store that sells animals again.

]]> By: Officer Marisa and The Baerleht http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-8208 Officer Marisa and The Baerleht Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:28:46 +0000 http://dogblog.dogster.com/2006/09/30/american-kennel-club-backs-out-of-petland-deal/#comment-8208 The Baerleht is a puppy mill puppy purchased from Petland in Orlando, Florida over a decade ago. From the moment we brought her home, her health problems were numerous and extremely costly. Her legs, spine and hips were so severely deformed that even the expert surgeons of VCA were perplexed. The only remedy offered by Petland was a "pet exchange"-- as in we could bring baby Baerleht back and exchange her for another puppy. Not an option. Her AKC papers contained breeder information, and in an attempt to alert the "breeder" to the potential health problems of littermates, I discovered that the "breeder" could not be contacted with the information provided. After months of trying to contact the so-called breeder and negotiating with Petland, I simply gave up. Petland did not care that they were selling very sick and deformed puppies, and refused to help pay for the $4000 surgery which was required immediately to save The Baerleht's life. They refused to pay for the additional thousands of dollars in X-rays and consultations required to determine what the diagnosis might be. To the AKC, I reported the entire situation. The reality is that you can purchase an AKC registered dog or puppy from Petland and there will be no guarantee of quality bloodlines. In fact there wil be no guarantee that you will ever be able to even find the breeder. Should you find yourself with a registered yet sick puppy, you will be on your own-- unless you are the kind of person who has no trouble "exchanging" your puppy. The AKC should crack down on the process of registration. According to the papers I have for The Baerleht, I COULD BREED HER as a registered Chow Chow... and no one would stop me. There is something very flawed about a system which does nothing to discourage the for-profit breeding of sick, genetically flawed or deformed animals. There is something even more sinister about places such as Petland which provide a venue for the bulk sales of such animals. The Baerleht is a puppy mill puppy purchased from Petland in Orlando, Florida over a decade ago. From the moment we brought her home, her health problems were numerous and extremely costly. Her legs, spine and hips were so severely deformed that even the expert surgeons of VCA were perplexed. The only remedy offered by Petland was a “pet exchange”– as in we could bring baby Baerleht back and exchange her for another puppy. Not an option. Her AKC papers contained breeder information, and in an attempt to alert the “breeder” to the potential health problems of littermates, I discovered that the “breeder” could not be contacted with the information provided. After months of trying to contact the so-called breeder and negotiating with Petland, I simply gave up. Petland did not care that they were selling very sick and deformed puppies, and refused to help pay for the $4000 surgery which was required immediately to save The Baerleht’s life. They refused to pay for the additional thousands of dollars in X-rays and consultations required to determine what the diagnosis might be. To the AKC, I reported the entire situation. The reality is that you can purchase an AKC registered dog or puppy from Petland and there will be no guarantee of quality bloodlines. In fact there wil be no guarantee that you will ever be able to even find the breeder. Should you find yourself with a registered yet sick puppy, you will be on your own– unless you are the kind of person who has no trouble “exchanging” your puppy. The AKC should crack down on the process of registration. According to the papers I have for The Baerleht, I COULD BREED HER as a registered Chow Chow… and no one would stop me. There is something very flawed about a system which does nothing to discourage the for-profit breeding of sick, genetically flawed or deformed animals. There is something even more sinister about places such as Petland which provide a venue for the bulk sales of such animals.

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