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I'm writing this for two reasons: I failed to educate my own daughter properly about puppymills, brokers and bad breeders. I had urged her to go to the shelters to find a dog for the family but after a few visits she decided maybe her son was still too young for them to get a puppy and the time was just not right for them to give a puppy the attention and care it needs. So I kinda dropped my seminar on puppymills, etc.
Then, bang! I get a call last weekend that they went to some flea market or some such thing and this broker was selling 12, 24 and 26 week old Cocker puppies and she fell in love and brought the 12 week old home. I was just sick. Tuesday she took him to the vet and he has kennel cough and an ear infection but her vet said that otherwise he had been well cared for. Up to date on vaccines and no worms (the broker had had a fecal done the day before selling him). She said she got a list of his ancestry from pretty far back and was evidently impressed by all his BS.(Excuse me but con artists are con artists because they impress and inspire confidence) But, the deed is done, she is a good pet mom so he did get a good home, etc. etc. etc.
The second reason I am writing this is I have been googling for a Cocker website like SM and it is not to be found. It just brings to the forefront how fortunate we are that Joe has set this up for us and just how precious we all are to each other by the fact that we have developed this online community to share our experiences and expertise and ignorance with.
So I say it again and echo what others have said...."Thank you and way to go, Joe!"
Then, bang! I get a call last weekend that they went to some flea market or some such thing and this broker was selling 12, 24 and 26 week old Cocker puppies and she fell in love and brought the 12 week old home. I was just sick. Tuesday she took him to the vet and he has kennel cough and an ear infection but her vet said that otherwise he had been well cared for. Up to date on vaccines and no worms (the broker had had a fecal done the day before selling him). She said she got a list of his ancestry from pretty far back and was evidently impressed by all his BS.(Excuse me but con artists are con artists because they impress and inspire confidence) But, the deed is done, she is a good pet mom so he did get a good home, etc. etc. etc.
The second reason I am writing this is I have been googling for a Cocker website like SM and it is not to be found. It just brings to the forefront how fortunate we are that Joe has set this up for us and just how precious we all are to each other by the fact that we have developed this online community to share our experiences and expertise and ignorance with.
So I say it again and echo what others have said...."Thank you and way to go, Joe!"



