Puppy Farms and Dishonest Dog Breeders

I never really knew anything about puppy farming until about a month ago when a lady at work was asking me about Bruce and when I said that the breeder had met us on a pub car park (because his “yard was difficult to get to”) her reaction was “Oh, you didnt get him from a puppy farm, did you?"

As you can imagine, I looked at her quizzically but also felt somewhat guilty and embarrassed so denied it, even though I didn’t know what she was talking about. It just sounded awful!

Since then, we have found out that our poor little Brucie Bonus had not been micro-chipped, as stated in the ad listing for him, which probably meant that he also hadn’t been flead or given his injections. The vet was very good and non-judgmental, stating that this sort of thing happens often and that we did the right thing taking him to her. So, we have started from scratch and Bruce has now been micro-chipped, flead, wormed and given his injections for a mere £60. She also stated that he was healthy and looked very happy! :)

As for the breeder, who we really do hope is not a puppy farmer (due to the horror stories we have since heard and feel so lucky that Bruce has not been unwell), we tried to contact him but his phone had been disconnected. Hmm!

What’s most frustrating with all this is that we really would not have minded if he had said that he hadn’t had anything done, rather than lying and avoiding sending the (non-existent) documents, because we would have just taken Bruce to the vet’s sooner.

Our issue was that we value human decency and expect people to be trustworthy.

So, was this dog breeder from Banbury a puppy farmer? We will never know. But what we do know is that puppy farming exists and, not only is it illegal, it can be fatal for puppies if they are not given the right treatment. It is also illegal for puppies not to be micro-chipped.

My advice to anyone getting a puppy in the future is to insist on seeing where the puppies are from and report any dodgy behaviour if you suspect someone may be a puppy farmer.

Luckily, Bruce is very much loved by myself and Lee, and we are so happy to have him in our lives, whether he is from a puppy farm or not!

Loulabella xxx

Welcome, welcome!

Hi all,

I thought I should post an obligatory welcome post so that you know what to expect from me on this blog and you get a bit of an idea about who I am.

I should warn you… I’m probably not going to have just one focus at all. I am a whirlwind of interests and passions so one day you may see something related to fashion and beauty but the next day you may see a post related to the latest PS4 game or what’s going on with my new Beagle puppy.

Yes, I have a Beagle puppy who is 3 months old. His name is Bruce.

In addition to my interests, I am a Primary School Teacher. And yes, it’s as tough as teachers make out. And yes, I am on half term this week which I know frustrates many people with regards to how much time we have off during the year but, seriously, we need the break!

So, welcome, and thank you for entering my world!

Loulabella xxx