Comments on: A Look At Licensed Dog Breeders http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597 Essential news for cats, dogs and pet owners. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:55:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Brachybreed mom http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-254288 Brachybreed mom Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:46:05 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-254288 Hanah, thanks for calling a spade a spade i.e. James Dalton. James Dalton has ripped of numerous people in the French Bulldog community and has several law suits against him for fraud, breach of contract and slander/libel. He knowingly breeds dogs with SERIOUS genetic issues just because they are famous champions. Ugh, that SOB makes me sick. However, do not let that discourage people from buying from a breeder that exhibit/shows dogs. 98% of them ARE honest and have the best interest of the breed in their heart. Do not EVER buy from a puppy store. And if a breeder/kennel is USDA certified RUN THE OTHER WAY. USDA certification is a BAD thing. Hanah, thanks for calling a spade a spade i.e. James Dalton. James Dalton has ripped of numerous people in the French Bulldog community and has several law suits against him for fraud, breach of contract and slander/libel. He knowingly breeds dogs with SERIOUS genetic issues just because they are famous champions. Ugh, that SOB makes me sick.

However, do not let that discourage people from buying from a breeder that exhibit/shows dogs. 98% of them ARE honest and have the best interest of the breed in their heart. Do not EVER buy from a puppy store. And if a breeder/kennel is USDA certified RUN THE OTHER WAY. USDA certification is a BAD thing.

]]> By: Hanah http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-137192 Hanah Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:40:07 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-137192 IN RESPONSE TO THIS.... But James Dalton, a French Bulldog breeder, said that is not even a guarantee, “The French Bulldog Club of America does have a code of ethics that breeders are expected to abide by, but they do not always and the FBDCA has no way of enforcing that code of ethics.” YOU GOT THAT RIGHT JAMES. YOU ARE ONE OF THE ONES THAT DOSNT FOLLOW THE CODE OF ETHICS. ITS ALL ABOUT GREED WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR POOR DOGS. IN RESPONSE TO THIS….

But James Dalton, a French Bulldog breeder, said that is not even a guarantee, “The French Bulldog Club of America does have a code of ethics that breeders are expected to abide by, but they do not always and the FBDCA has no way of enforcing that code of ethics.”

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT JAMES. YOU ARE ONE OF THE ONES THAT DOSNT FOLLOW THE CODE OF ETHICS. ITS ALL ABOUT GREED WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR POOR DOGS.

]]> By: The Lioness http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111827 The Lioness Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:56:19 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111827 Smarty, your friend is an angel! I wish her luck with it. Tell her not to give up! Maybe she could use the free space for grooming or puppy training classes. Those would bring in some money. Good for her! ~The Lioness Smarty, your friend is an angel! I wish her luck with it. Tell her not to give up!

Maybe she could use the free space for grooming or puppy training classes. Those would bring in some money.

Good for her!

~The Lioness

]]> By: kaefamily http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111604 kaefamily Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:17:11 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111604 Again and again, what do AKC and USDA know? Especially the latter. If they knew and enforced the laws as much to protect animals we would never be in the pet food mess in the first place! Those agencies are a joke! Again and again, what do AKC and USDA know? Especially the latter. If they knew and enforced the laws as much to protect animals we would never be in the pet food mess in the first place! Those agencies are a joke!

]]> By: Klondike http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111520 Klondike Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:31:26 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111520 Good for your friend, Smarty! She is an individual making a sacrifice for the common good. It is true that can be a high dollar revenue stream to give up for a pet shop. This would be a great store for responsible breeders to support since it is a way to fight the puppy mills without legislation. I like to see the free market do the work when it can. Maybe she could set up the space that would have been devoted to the puppies by renting it a service business such as a pet massage, http://www.petmassage.com/ or a 'pet intuitive' or whatever it takes to keep her in business. I wish her well! Good for your friend, Smarty! She is an individual making a sacrifice for the common good. It is true that can be a high dollar revenue stream to give up for a pet shop.

This would be a great store for responsible breeders to support since it is a way to fight the puppy mills without legislation. I like to see the free market do the work when it can. Maybe she could set up the space that would have been devoted to the puppies by renting it a service business such as a pet massage,
http://www.petmassage.com/
or a ‘pet intuitive’ or whatever it takes to keep her in business. I wish her well!

]]> By: smarty http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111515 smarty Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:56:40 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111515 A friend of mine recently bought a local pet store that is somewhat notorious for selling puppy mill puppies. She has decided to do away with the puppy mill sales in favor of placing rescue dogs (and other animals) via the store. The problem is that those pedigreed puppies represented a significant revenue stream not easily replaced via rescues, even if one could work out a feasible business model. A friend of mine recently bought a local pet store that is somewhat notorious for selling puppy mill puppies. She has decided to do away with the puppy mill sales in favor of placing rescue dogs (and other animals) via the store. The problem is that those pedigreed puppies represented a significant revenue stream not easily replaced via rescues, even if one could work out a feasible business model.

]]> By: Cate http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111486 Cate Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:43:30 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111486 Nora, you are an angel for saving those poor dogs. I can only imagine what they have been through. Education is the key to shutting down puppy mills and pet stores that sell puppies. I tell everyone I know that when you buy a puppy from a pet store you are supporting puppy mills and ensuring that the breeding dogs live miserable lives. Buying a puppy from a pet store or online should be socially condemned. Puppy millers and pet stores that sell puppies should be shunned as animal abusers and criminals. Nora, you are an angel for saving those poor dogs. I can only imagine what they have been through.

Education is the key to shutting down puppy mills and pet stores that sell puppies. I tell everyone I know that when you buy a puppy from a pet store you are supporting puppy mills and ensuring that the breeding dogs live miserable lives.

Buying a puppy from a pet store or online should be socially condemned. Puppy millers and pet stores that sell puppies should be shunned as animal abusers and criminals.

]]> By: mittens http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111452 mittens Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:18:42 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111452 as nora and rufus relates- there are a lot of pure breed castoffs from all sorts of breeders that are dumped in shelters everywhere. they dont produce enough, they've produced too much. a puppy isnt up to the breed standard or has severe health issues or is physically deformed. there always seems to be a pure breed in nearly every shelter or rescue hereabouts that was taken from a breeder or rescued from a shelter. as anyone can see there are a myriad of breed specific rescues that save pure breeds - go to petfinder and there's thousands for every type of dog or cat. as nora and rufus relates- there are a lot of pure breed castoffs from all sorts of breeders that are dumped in shelters everywhere. they dont produce enough, they’ve produced too much. a puppy isnt up to the breed standard or has severe health issues or is physically deformed. there always seems to be a pure breed in nearly every shelter or rescue hereabouts that was taken from a breeder or rescued from a shelter. as anyone can see there are a myriad of breed specific rescues that save pure breeds - go to petfinder and there’s thousands for every type of dog or cat.

]]> By: Nora and Rufus http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111439 Nora and Rufus Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:42:37 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111439 I just pulled two pure bred dogs from a kill shelter in Southern Missourri, in the middle of puppy mill country (the shelter managers own words). These two Aussie's, a 3 yr old intact male and a 22 month old intact female had been dumped there by their breeder because they just weren't producing enough. This "Shelter" does not open on Saturdays or Sundays (a death sentence) and the town is run and more or less owned by "Mr. Hunt" who owns "PETLAND" (they keep the puppy mills in business, folks) . So many intact purebreds are dumped there each year it would make your head spin. Of course these two poor dogs were spade and neutered the day before I rescued them. I drove 5 hours to reach them, and then 5 hrs home. These dogs have been so abused and mistreated by their breeder, they were terrified of human contact.....who also dumped a 9yr old blind Shitzu intact male the same day, because he could not breed anymore. "Mr. Hunt" becomes upset with the shelter worker if she is not euthanizing the dogs "fast" enought. She does everything in her power to rehome these poor abused dogs. Found them on Pet Finder.Com. The shelter, next door to the City Hall, was an old garage converted to what was really a death dungeon...........so sad......... I just pulled two pure bred dogs from a kill shelter in Southern Missourri, in the middle of puppy mill country (the shelter managers own words). These two Aussie’s, a 3 yr old intact male and a 22 month old intact female had been dumped there by their breeder because they just weren’t producing enough. This “Shelter” does not open on Saturdays or Sundays (a death sentence) and the town is run and more or less owned by “Mr. Hunt” who owns “PETLAND” (they keep the puppy mills in business, folks) . So many intact purebreds are dumped there each year it would make your head spin. Of course these two poor dogs were spade and neutered the day before I rescued them. I drove 5 hours to reach them, and then 5 hrs home. These dogs have been so abused and mistreated by their breeder, they were terrified of human contact…..who also dumped a 9yr old blind Shitzu intact male the same day, because he could not breed anymore. “Mr. Hunt” becomes upset with the shelter worker if she is not euthanizing the dogs “fast” enought. She does everything in her power to rehome these poor abused dogs. Found them on Pet Finder.Com. The shelter, next door to the City Hall, was an old garage converted to what was really a death dungeon………..so sad………

]]> By: Lis http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111392 Lis Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:43:11 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111392 A one-year health guarantee against hereditary conditions is not enough, because many genetic problems just don't show up that quickly--progressive retinal atrophy (leading to blindness), for instance. And the USDA requirements are actually harmful, compared to what really good breeders do for animals they care about. The USDA standards are livestock standards, based on what's best for raising livestock for human consumption. Really good breeders don't meet USDA standards, can't meet USDA standards, and would be going downhill out of the ranks of really good breeders if they tried to meet USDA standards. A one-year health guarantee against hereditary conditions is not enough, because many genetic problems just don’t show up that quickly–progressive retinal atrophy (leading to blindness), for instance. And the USDA requirements are actually harmful, compared to what really good breeders do for animals they care about. The USDA standards are livestock standards, based on what’s best for raising livestock for human consumption. Really good breeders don’t meet USDA standards, can’t meet USDA standards, and would be going downhill out of the ranks of really good breeders if they tried to meet USDA standards.

]]> By: Dr. Patty Khuly http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111368 Dr. Patty Khuly Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:04:20 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111368 Not only do the regs for dog breeding not address what most of us would agree are the basic needs of animals living in these conditions, there's zero need for compliance because there's almost no enforcement. Just try telling a pet shop owner his dogs are out of water and see what kind of reaction you get. Still not satisfied? Try calling an animal control officer--three different phone numbers and an hour later and you're nowhere nearer getting these animals what they need. Not only do the regs for dog breeding not address what most of us would agree are the basic needs of animals living in these conditions, there’s zero need for compliance because there’s almost no enforcement. Just try telling a pet shop owner his dogs are out of water and see what kind of reaction you get. Still not satisfied? Try calling an animal control officer–three different phone numbers and an hour later and you’re nowhere nearer getting these animals what they need.

]]> By: Carol http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111336 Carol Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:52:06 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111336 IMO we can have all the rules and regulations in place but it does no good without having the people to ensure enforcement and penalties and we all have learned self-regulation does not work! And this goes for just about everything now! IMO we can have all the rules and regulations in place but it does no good without having the people to ensure enforcement and penalties and we all have learned self-regulation does not work! And this goes for just about everything now!

]]> By: trucorgi http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111331 trucorgi Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:22:08 +0000 http://www.itchmo.com/a-look-at-licensed-dog-breeders-4597#comment-111331 “The French Bulldog Club of America does have a code of ethics that breeders are expected to abide by, but they do not always and the FBDCA has no way of enforcing that code of ethics.” Yes they do. They have a CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS posted on their website. See ARTICLE VI DISCIPLINE. “The French Bulldog Club of America does have a code of ethics that breeders are expected to abide by, but they do not always and the FBDCA has no way of enforcing that code of ethics.”

Yes they do. They have a CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS posted on their website. See ARTICLE VI DISCIPLINE.

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