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Has anyone had any experience of puppy farms or bought a puppy from one brcause they found it hard to walk away?

My daughter bought a Bishon Frise from a puppy farm because she felt sorry for it, they had bred the mother within her first year so they are not allowed to KC reg dogs, Tia has the brown nose and eyes where that breed should have black nose and eyes, she is also blind in one eye bless her but she is very happy living with me and our other two Shelties, yes you guessed Mum ends up with dog. I reported breeder at ime not sure of outcome but it felt good at time.


Helen.

'Morning Shazzlou, Personally speaking, and not wishing to sound snobby, I would not go within a million miles of such a place. During my married life I have owned many dogs, and of various breeds, and many were also present in may parents home when I was growing up. But not one of them came from a Puppy Farm.
From you previous thread, I sense that you are wanting to replace a much loved departed friend, but a Puppy Farn is not your answer. Look in you local paper, or get a copy of My Dog, or some other doggie magazine, ask at your local vets, even look on their notice board. Also look on pet shop notice boards, and at grooming parlours. Please remember that vet's bills are crippling these days, so you cannot afford to take on just anything
I wish you every success in finding what you want, but please take abit of advice from a veteran, proceed with caution, but love and enjoy with what you finally choose.
Best of Luck
Julia in Derbyshire

Please ,please ,please...do NOT buy from a puppy farm, to do so is to perpetuate a deploreable 'industry' where dogs are commodoties and little or no care is given either to the health and well being of the pups or mother.

Ask at the local vet, look for reputable breeder (if you want that kind of dog) and always see the pups with their mother before they are weaned. Alternatively please look at the Dogs trust or other rehoming centres if you can.

Rose xx

I make no apologies for getting on my horse about this one!

for images google puppy farms...two which are at top of menu...CAUTION !!! Graphic images

http://www.germanshepherdrescue.co.uk/puppies-for-sale.html

http://www.purdysprotest.com/puppy_farms.htm

Rambling Rose, no need for an apology or for the high horse. I entirely and wholeheartedly agree and support you in everything you have said about this sad sick industry.
Julia in Derbyshire

Thanks Julia :)) ,

formerly living in Wales, where because of the rural nature there are a lot of puppy farms, it was something almost constantly on the news...and because of the huge area covered by a very few RSPCA inspectors , very hard to monitor let alone keep to any acceptable standards.

There has also been a huge increase in dogs handed in to dogs homes because of the recession ... and don't forget...'mongrels' often live longer and have fewer health problems than pedigrees...and I like a 'mixture' lol

xxx

Surely the government should do something about this! Why are they not stopped or made to be checked out by the RSPCA?

As always down to lack of numbers of RSPCA inspectors, poor decisions by judges when cruelty cases do come to court ( the sentences are too soft IMO) ...and greed...where money is involved people get 'clever' and hide the sordidness behind the production of that 'cute little puppy'...supply and demand, the more people that are aware of the realities the better.

Rose xx

When we were able to give a dog a good home with plenty of exersise we always had rescue dogs, some of them even reckoned to be difficult, but have been repaid a thousand fold. Pedigrees are for the person who can really afford the special food and the vets bills, not that they arent lovely, you cant beat a well bred german Shepherd!

Go to a shelter.
By buying a puppy from one of these horrendous places you are only keeping them going.
what will you achieve by getting one because you feel sorry for the poor creature,all you are doing is feeding the evil people behind this racket!