bc4ever Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Overheard while at the hair stylist's yesterday: "I'm getting a puppy! A Scotch Terrier. He's adorable. Fits in the palm of my hand. He's the runt of the litter. He's eight weeks old, and the rest of the litter was huge compared to him. This place has dogs everywhere! They have them in cages and they keep the puppies in little play pens. The breeder told us two other people were interested in buying him, (she advertised them for sale on line) but she was going to have to wait till she took him to the vet for his last round of shots. Vet thinks maybe the puppy has a liver problem or something. Then she said, actually, she was glad we wanted him because the other interested parties were out of town and she would have had to ship the little guy. She usually gets a lot of money for her pups, but she was willing to give him to us! Isn't that great?! They offered us another one--a female about a year old, but she wouldn't even come to us. She sat on the man's lap shaking uncontrollably. She was about a year old and recently had a litter of pups. Woman said she'd get used to us. Another female there had just had a litter, but she was too small and they had to have the vet do a C-section and all the pups were born dead. I'm so excited!" This woman is never home and her husband works out of town for months at a time. She's planning on bringing him in to the salon with her while she's at work, which I'm pretty sure is a violation of the health codes. And yes, I did caution her about getting a puppy from this person and that it sounded like a puppy mill (Sounded like?! Screamed of!!!), but she said this woman came "highly recommended." Sounds like a disaster in the making... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 This woman is never home and her husband works out of town for months at a time. She's planning on bringing him in to the salon with her while she's at work, which I'm pretty sure is a violation of the health codes. OK, a bit of a hijack....why do you think it's a violation of health codes? Shoot, I take my dogs with me "everywhere" and they are welcome in just about all stores (except the grocery that is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Some people don't know and don't want to learn, and that's why the problem will always be with us. You'd be surprised at what's in the health codes in different states/communities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokjbc Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Don't worry, she'll learn her lesson- sounds like the vet suspects a liver shunt- thats a $3000 surgery in our parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stockdogranch Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 why do you think it's a violation of health codes? Back in a former life, when I did hair, it was against State Board (who licenses hair salons and stylists) to have animals there (in several states that I knew of). State Boards are very much all about sanitation (or at least they were back then). A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Yeah, well we now have a cafe in our bookstore, which changes all the rules. No animals but any kid with hands that have been in places you don't want to think about, can be in the store and touch all sorts of surfaces. I'd rather have a well-behaved dog walk through than many kids I've seen in some places including those that serve food (and I have to admit that the kids I see in the bookstore are usually well-behaved, monitored, and tidy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnewe2 Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Back in a former life, when I did hair HA me too! Yes I think it'd be a problem with the state boards. There are all kinds of regs to follow, but I have been to salons that have had dogs in them so maybe it's not the issue that I remember. When I tell people that I was a former beautician I get strange looks, I always say it was my former life! Considering I don't "do" my hair nor do I wear make-up on a reg. basis. I can't imagine having to do that again. What a sad story. The lady is so excited that she's getting a "free" puppy. There is nothing free about a sick puppy. Only the breeder "freeing" herself of future problems with this puppy. Hope the woman gets some sence knocked into her or that she has very deep pockets. And I'm sure that bc4ever was looked at as the party pooper that was raining on the free puppy parade! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amelia Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/...y-mill-faq.html bc4ever, here's information just published by the ASPCA. Maybe, when people won't listen to us, they'll consider what North America's oldest humane organization has to say. Emphasis on the maybe. It's based on an undercover investigation made by them since the 1980s and is a scathing indictment of the puppy mill trade, as well as AKC complicity. Cheers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaderBug Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Oh my god!! That big paragraph made me want to pull my hair out and choke this woman!! Ignorance is one thing but this has got to be completely different... I would think that even the dumbest of idiots would see at least ONE of the bajillion red flags there... It's so frustrating... I honestly don't know how people can't know better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc4ever Posted July 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 http://www.aspca.org/fight-animal-cruelty/...y-mill-faq.html bc4ever, here's information just published by the ASPCA. Maybe, when people won't listen to us, they'll consider what North America's oldest humane organization has to say. Emphasis on the maybe. It's based on an undercover investigation made by them since the 1980s and is a scathing indictment of the puppy mill trade, as well as AKC complicity. Cheers all I'm e-mailing this to her! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyer Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 This is too sad for words. A puppy broker. I copied this ad from Kijiji. "Looking for a new family member? We might be able to help. We currently have goldendoodles, labradoodles, lab x golden retrievers, border collie x border/lab pups. ALL THESE PUPS HAVE BEEN FAMILY RAISED AND THEN ENTRUSTED TO ME TO FIND GREAT HOMES! We spend all the time necessary to find the right puppy for the right home and the right home for every special puppy. All our pups are raised in private homes but many people do not want to sell their own pups for a variety of reasons : some are reluctant to have strangers coming to their homes, some are too far from higher populated areas to try to sell their own pups, some don't have the time to spend with prospective buyers, or, the hardest? some have children so attached to the pups that they cry every time someone tries to take one. I have many different litters of pups at any given time and invite you to come and visit. All of my pups are obviously raised in home with lots and lots of love. I DO NOT DEAL WITH PUPPY MILLS. I have been carefully placing puppies in new approved homes for over 10 years. We also do a certain amount of rehabilitation and re-homing dogs that for whatever reason need new homes. Prices range from $350.00 to $1100.00 If you are looking for a guard dog to be tied to a tree then please don't call me - I insist that all our pups become full family members. We do not have any guard dog types available." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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