Everyone pretty much knows my uncle by now (not Valentines breeder) He is the guy who let his 9 month old bitch get bred and whelp a litter at 12 months. Now she got pregnant again (approx5 months after) and she is on her second litter at roughly 20 months.
This time she had 8 puppies and all are alive and well. This time he FORCED his oldest son to care for them everyday....*eyeroll*
But now my concern is for poor lil Shadow. She is in such a sorry state right now.
She is almost emaciated and her teats touch the ground....poor girl *crying* I saw what they feed her, they feed her Purina Puppy Chow. They SAY they feed her 7 cups a day of it...and they could, being a low quality food with moslty grains and fillers, this COULD be the reason she is in such a poor state. She was in better condition last litter....but then most of her pups died and she only ended up nursing one puppy by 5 weeks. Now shes nursing/weaning 8 (I only counted 7 last time I was there, but they said 8...*ponders*) and they are 5 weeks old.
They said they checked her for worms...her poop wasn't wormy apparently....sheesh It seems I am more concerned for these dogs than the "pimp" is..BTW I call them pimps now because breeders breed for the betterment of the breed...pimps make their dogs have sex to make money...
Since they refuse to take her to a vet and they live outside in the cold....what can I tell him? Is it the food? Could it be worms?
BTW I am trying to help this poor girl, and I have to put the BYB thing aside no matter how hard it is. This girl has been through alot!!!
I am ready to make him an offer after he sells the puppies...would this be right? To prevent her from being sold to yet ano0ther pimp, to pump out puppies for the rest of her life!!!
Is it the right thing to do? Or should I just give up and turn a blind eye? Or should I report him for another inspection? Would it be worth it?