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FFS! Why give money to these people! If the pup was truly as bad as described, call the local authority or the RSPCA!

Or you could hand over the dosh, kid yourself that you're a hero, and make sure you never let yourself think about the next litter that these scumbags will breed, or the one after that, or the one after that.
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ARGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
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Is the article writer honestly condoning / congratulating herself for buying from a puppy farm / terrible breeder in order to 'save' the pups? That is such amazingly short sighted behaviour I don't know whether to laugh or cry!
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It's the comments that get me... all these people saying how wonderful and kind she is, thank goodness for people like her.... of course none of them will have to pick up the pieces from all the other poor pups that will be bred in horrific conditions because idiots with more money than sense are willing to stump up the cash
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Oh, and then there's the fact that I just bet these puppy farmers deliberately let their pups get ill so they look awful and people will feel sorry for them and pay to 'save' them! After all it happens in the horse world
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Why pay to keep a pup healthy when you'll get less than you would for a worm ridden little skinny mite - and you won't have to bother paying out for vets bills as well so maximum profits!

Arrrghhhhh am now in full rant mode
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ARGH!

And after reading the first ten comments, I don't need a rolling pin...
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(A few examples) 'although it obviously galls to pay money to conmen and women, the reward of saving her and giving her a loving and proper home is worth any price!'

'thankful that you recused that poor little puppy from such awful people. If only all neglected dogs could have such a fortunate second chance.'

'I think as you have done,the next time Im going to buy 2 puppies so they can be friends.'

'So many of these wicked people out there, wonderful that Kiri was saved and now has a wonderful home with you and your family. '

'poor kiri how can anyone be so cruel he looks sooooo sad its heartbreaking but with yr love and care it will not be long before running around happy, she deff pulls a yr heart stings.'

'Hi pipa, thank you so much for saving kiri. Having always had "rescue" dogs I am sure you will be blessed with a faithful and loving companion.'

'I am so pleased you have rescued Kiri and given her a loving home, she could not have found a better one. Other prospective buyers when they became suspicious would probably walked away but you didn't. I hate to think what may have happened to her.'

'it brings you to tears to think of how some of these poor puppies and adult dogs suffer, there is so much of it going on all this puppy farming, the Kennel Club never seem to do anything about it. '

'Thank goodness there are dog lovers out there like you. I was placed in a similar situation when I went to see a Jack Russell who had been purely used for breeding, was filthy, lived in a shed in a field and had an obvious fear of men (I can only assume through beatings). I couldn't leave her and brought her home and had her bathed and when she was all clean she looked beautiful. The vet treated her and we slowly taught her to trust humans again.'


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The Kennel Club and the Kennel Club, puppy farming would stop tomorrow, if they stopped earning money on it!
Somebody please buy these people a mirror, because they are the very reason why puppy farming is continuing. They are responsible for making the puppy farmers laugh all the way to the bank.
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And all they do is give each other pats in the back, nobody mentioning the fact that their money is what keeps the puppy farmers going or that by "saving/rescuing" one, your money is condemning other dogs to the same fate.

Why one of them, after reading about someone owning two dogs with about 2 years age difference, finds a reason for saying that "I think as you have done,the next time Im going to buy 2 puppies so they can be friends", is simply beyond my capability to figure out.
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Poor dogs of this world, what a pity there is not less dog lovers like this out there, because that would actually lead to less dogs suffering. As for Pipa, she says herself that she knew all the signs was screaming puppy farming and yet, she bought the puppy... *sigh*

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Oh, and then there's the fact that I just bet these puppy farmers deliberately let their pups get ill so they look awful and people will feel sorry for them and pay to 'save' them! After all it happens in the horse world
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Why pay to keep a pup healthy when you'll get less than you would for a worm ridden little skinny mite - and you won't have to bother paying out for vets bills as well so maximum profits!

Arrrghhhhh am now in full rant mode
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I agree, why make the puppies look good when more hearts "bleed" if they look neglected and in need of lots of better care and affection.




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(from the blog or whatever it is) So, imagine my delight when I found an ad on a dog website at Christmas saying, '11-week-old black female cocker spaniel'. Usually they would be around the 8-week age when leaving home so I assumed that the original purchasers had pulled out. I rang and arranged to visit and meet with the pup, but immediately on speaking with the girl the other end of the phone, for reasons that I couldn’t even pinpoint, I was suspicious.

On Dec 27th, we drove in HORRIFIC traffic to meet Kiri. The one-hour journey took nearly 3 as everyone was heading out for January sales and the M25 was like a car park!!Anyway, we eventually reached the address and were greeted by a young girl in her twenties who said her dad had been taken ill and so she was selling the puppies

Again, suspicion arose - anyone who knows anything about buying dogs knows there are various rules to adhere to and signs to look out for to ensure you are buying from an authentic breeder and not a puppy farm!

1. Always ask to see at least one of the puppy’s parents
2. Be able to see where they have been reared
3. Make sure the dog is healthy
4. Be aware of the breeder’s desire to check you out as prospective owners, it should be a two-way interview!
5. Be given a receipt

... the list goes on!!

I KNEW all these factors - and yet I found myself in a situation where NONE of them were happening! I KNEW heart of hearts that I had dragged my family half way around the M25 to be duped! 'Sorry, the Mum is at my parent’s house', 'Oh her eye is fine', 'Sorry she’s a bit mucky, I haven’t had a chance to bath her as I have a new born baby' (no sign of a baby, nor any baby things anywhere!!)...

This poor little puppy had a terrible skin condition, was desperately underweight, incredibly timid, had one eye seeping badly, a hacking cough and smelt dreadful. It was clear she had been completely neglected.

What was I going to do? Walk away?

I think not! <font color="red">We gave this girl her money</font> and got out of there with pup in arms who was half dead by the time we got home. I stayed with her all night having fed her puppy food and scrambled eggs which she devoured (so much for being told she isn’t a very hungry pup!), washed her and cleaned away all the crusted dirt, then wrapped her up in a warm towel and held her close.

I was furious as I knew I'd been lied to but delighted to be able to give our little pup who we called Kiri exactly what she needed... and she is FABULOUS!!!!!

Tynor adored her straight away (well, almost... there was one growl and that was it!) and within three days, Kiri was sleeping in his arms, sharing his bed and lo and behold, we had found Tynor’s buddy.

A lovely ending to be sure, but a reminder, a tragic reminder that 900,000 out of the 7million dogs in the UK, as reported on BBC News24 this week, are puppy farmed. They are neglected and malnourished, and the parents are cooped up and treated like battery hens.

You will be thrilled to know that after plenty of TLC, a course of antibiotics and a place to call home, Kiri is thriving! You’ll see the picture by the welly boot (top right) was taken the morning after we brought her home. Still a little down in the mouth but already getting better. The others as you can see, she is happy and nearly fully healthy. She is a delight to have and to love... although the cat is yet to agree on that!!

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And yet again, there is the explanation, bad breeding yes, but I had driven so and so far and the puppy was cute/in need so better buy it rather than going home empty handed...
"I KNEW heart of hearts that I had dragged my family half way around the M25 to be duped!"

So? The distance you have needed to drive should never have anything to do with whether or not you should buy or not, once you're there!



And what does it matter if you know all the puppy farm signs to watch out for, if you know that the parents are treated like battery hens, when it still ends up with you giving them your money! It might be a lovely ending for your dog but what about all the other dogs, left on the puppy farm or going to be produced on the puppy farm in the future, with the help of your money!


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Oh and I forgot, IT IS NOT REALLY RESCUING WHEN YOU BUY THEM!

If you pay money to become the new owner of an animal, you have bought it!

By buying your poor/neglected puppy, you have chosen to support the puppy farming with your money, just as I have chosen to support responsible breeders, when buying my well cared for/very much NOT neglected purebred puppies.



In a matter of fact, all my not rescued purebred puppies, have even managed to make me feel "blessed with a faithful and loving companion"! I hope that was just a phrase and that the person making that comment, doesn't honestly believe only rescued dogs could do that.


And last but not least, considering that this person have just read a text, where they have clearly been told that e.g. the parents of puppy farmed puppies are kept like battery hens on the puppy farms, I do wonder what it really means, when they end their comment with "the reward of saving her and giving her a loving and proper home <font color="purple">is worth any price</font>!"
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Is it just a case of of not realising how their words could be interpreted or do they really think it is worth buying one and giving it a better life, while knowing that your money helps condemn the parents and future puppies to a continued/future neglect?

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People say this to me all the time: we "saved" the puppy from the pet store, as it was getting older and wasn't selling. Well, congratulations, you just made room for another.

The two dogs I knew from pet stores are both dead now: one at the age of three to a massive seizure, and one at the age of four months to hydrocephalus. Prince is a puppy farm dog, and I dread to think what condition his poor mother is living in right now
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Let me guess, they had to pay to "save" their puppy from the pet store? Otherwise they wouldn't have been allowed to "save" it?


What a great business idea, make the customers beg to be allowed to buy...

Sad to think about Prince's parents and sad to hear about the other dogs too.
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Just read the blog and playing devils advocate here but I do have SOME sympathy! The woman did know all about puppy farms and tried really hard to avoid them but confronted with the puppy in person I'd find it really hard to walk away too, even knowing that by buying it I make more profit for the puppy farmers. It's like people who buy lurchers off gypsies at horse fairs....you know you shouldn't as they're probably stolen but your heart takes over.

I'm not speaking for myself as I'd never buy a puppy from anyone let alone a puppy farmer, but I can see both sides. However I do think it's daft to say she 'saved' it. She should point out to her readers that what she did is not to be recommended and perpetuates something that should be outlawed.
 
I have sympathy for it being difficult for an individual in such an situation but I have even more sympathy for all the other dogs, whose fate their money will have impact on.


People only see this poor puppy, litter or dog and feels that they can/must at least "save" this one, so they buy them from the puppy farmers and that is exactly why it continues. Those puppy farmers, backyard breeders and gypsies etc. who sells such puppies and dogs, knows fully well that misery tugs on the heart strings like nothing else and when even those who <u>does</u> know better, still gives them money so that they can continue mistreating dogs...


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As you say, she should have made it very clear to her readers that what she did, is exactly what causes it to continue.

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