Petstores damaging to breeders too

[Ayoka]

An interesting local story about a notweiller breeder who I would consider a COE breeder who does all health testing, shows/trains/trials many of her own dogs and is involved in the national breed club.

Said breeder walked into a local petstore which sells "purebred puppies" for ridiculous amounts and they were selling "her" breed so she asked the attendant "where did you get these puppies?"

The attendant went to get the Dogs in Canada Annual, goes to that breed scetion, pulls up HER kennnell name and says "oh they're really well bred by a local lady, here's her information." God love the this breeder, she pulls out her ID and says "that's me and I am here to take my puppies back"....the store called the RCMP to escort her out.

Needless to say, they WEREN'T her puppies BUT were being sold as such and I can only imagine that sometime in the future when these puppies develop health problems she's going to get some phone calls from a few people who were taken for a ride, so to speak.

Anyway, it's interesting that we think of petstores as being unethical because of how & when they get their puppies and how the pups are taken care of. There's more to it especially for local breeders who invest a lot of time and effort into producing quality, healthy dogs with good temperaments.

[poohbearsmom]

WOW. All I can say is that if that were my kennel name on those papers, there would be one helluva a lawsuit!

[Ayoka]

Originally Posted by poohbearsmom

WOW. All I can say is that if that were my kennel name on those papers, there would be one helluva a lawsuit!

I don't think the name was on papers - there weren't any - which is why staff could pass the dogs off as hers.

I'm not sure if she has taken any legal action...we're not very litigious up here.

[brunie's mom]

She should at least report it to the CKC. The Pedigree Act is strict..and I think the RCMP get's involved in that?

What an awful thing to happen. I know the breeder you are talking about...and she is a wonderful breeder...too bad her name is being soiled with puppy mill/BYB dogs.

Gina

[Ayoka]

Originally Posted by brunie's mom

She should at least report it to the CKC. The Pedigree Act is strict..and I think the RCMP get's involved in that?

What an awful thing to happen. I know the breeder you are talking about...and she is a wonderful breeder...too bad her name is being soiled with puppy mill/BYB dogs.

Gina

Not sure, I'm dying to get the full version of this story...and what a small world. We did a carting seminar hosted by her last year and I think she's really great - too bad I'm in love with rotties or I'd be all over her for a puppy.

[poohbearsmom]

Originally Posted by Ayoka

I don't think the name was on papers - there weren't any - which is why staff could pass the dogs off as hers.

I'm not sure if she has taken any legal action...we're not very litigious up here.

I'm not the litigious type either, or I'd be a millionaire from my dog bite 3 years ago, however, out and out lying on a piece of paper regarding the source of dogs being sold is just plain criminal.

[Calin]

So what ended up happening? Are they still selling the dogs as hers?

She should sue. It's fraud on the part of the pet store, plain and simple.

[Ayoka]

Originally Posted by poohbearsmom

I'm not the litigious type either, or I'd be a millionaire from my dog bite 3 years ago, however, out and out lying on a piece of paper regarding the source of dogs being sold is just plain criminal.

well there were no papers just the "purebred dogs" with the attendant's word on where the dogs came from.

[Cdn1050]

Originally Posted by Ayoka

well there were no papers just the "purebred dogs" with the attendant's word on where the dogs came from.

If I were the breeder, I would be suing also. It's her name and reputation that is being damaged. Per the Animal Pedrigree Act it's illegal to sell animals as purebreds without the papers. If there are no papers then that's considered fraud and the RCMP can step in. A local petstore in my area was recently shut down for doing that, that and selling puppies and dogs with parvo.

[Jaidann]

What's amazing to me is that she was escorted out. You can misrepresent what you are selling and possibly damage a persons kennel name but when you are busted on it, the person who caught you gets removed? (Unless there was more going on here no one else knows about yet.)

*shakes head*

This is awful. I don't know what I'd do if I was her. Well, yeah I do ... and it likely wouldn't go well for me.