Hello Everyone,
You may remember me posting about a 4 month old bullmastiff puppy that had swelling on and off in both of her hind legs. (Yes the issue is still ongoing and no we unfortunately still do not have an answer).
I discovered this week that the woman I purchased my bullmastiff puppy from this June of 2014 (puppies were born April 2014) is breeding the same female AGAIN. The female is pregnant and she is advertising that puppies will be ready for rehoming by Christmas. I also should mention that this same female dog just had a C-section in April 2014.
I have conversations with her stating that she only breeds her dogs once per year. She also advertises this on her Facebook business page. With all the health issues my Rogue has been experiencing from early on I was really not pleased to find this out. I am no dog breeder but as far as I am concerned if you truly care about the health of the dogs you are breeding and the puppies that you are selling I thought they should only be bred every 12 to 18 months and no more than 3 times.
Another odd coincidence is that she also breeds Parisian kittens, one of which my co-workers so happened to purchase from her. It ended up getting a severe eye infection in the first month of being rehomed and died. I understand they are two separate animals, but I can't help but feel put off by this entire situation. It is just odd that we both coincidentally purchased from the same breeder and we both had health issues with our new furry friends.
I really don't know what I can do about this or IF there is anything that can be done. I live in Ontario, Canada and so does the breeder. So far I have contacted the CKC to see if they can help guide me and I am still waiting on a response.
Does anyone else have any other suggestions of what I can do??
I feel sad for the dogs she is breeding and for anyone else that may be lead on to believe they are purchasing a healthy puppy. She really knows how to say exactly what you want to hear.
Thanks,
Michelle
You may remember me posting about a 4 month old bullmastiff puppy that had swelling on and off in both of her hind legs. (Yes the issue is still ongoing and no we unfortunately still do not have an answer).
I discovered this week that the woman I purchased my bullmastiff puppy from this June of 2014 (puppies were born April 2014) is breeding the same female AGAIN. The female is pregnant and she is advertising that puppies will be ready for rehoming by Christmas. I also should mention that this same female dog just had a C-section in April 2014.
I have conversations with her stating that she only breeds her dogs once per year. She also advertises this on her Facebook business page. With all the health issues my Rogue has been experiencing from early on I was really not pleased to find this out. I am no dog breeder but as far as I am concerned if you truly care about the health of the dogs you are breeding and the puppies that you are selling I thought they should only be bred every 12 to 18 months and no more than 3 times.
Another odd coincidence is that she also breeds Parisian kittens, one of which my co-workers so happened to purchase from her. It ended up getting a severe eye infection in the first month of being rehomed and died. I understand they are two separate animals, but I can't help but feel put off by this entire situation. It is just odd that we both coincidentally purchased from the same breeder and we both had health issues with our new furry friends.
I really don't know what I can do about this or IF there is anything that can be done. I live in Ontario, Canada and so does the breeder. So far I have contacted the CKC to see if they can help guide me and I am still waiting on a response.
Does anyone else have any other suggestions of what I can do??
I feel sad for the dogs she is breeding and for anyone else that may be lead on to believe they are purchasing a healthy puppy. She really knows how to say exactly what you want to hear.
Thanks,
Michelle