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Responsible breeding or not?
Rescue dogs come from many sources, but have you ever wondered where they are purchased or who puts them in pet stores before they are turned over to rescue? Are they responsible when breeding and placing the dogs? Who sells to pet stores? We will let you decide for yourself. Some of the rescues we take do have paperwork and you can see it below. Also, see the dogs who have made it in to the California Rescue that have many of the same bloodlines or breeders.
Chloe (2009) - This girl was turned in to rescue after being purchased at the Pet Doctor in Lincoln, NE. Her previous owner told us they felt they had to rescue her from the store's conditions. She was surrendered because a large breed dog in the house was being overly rough with her and the owners felt it was best for her safety and happiness to find a new home.
Breeder: Big Red Kennels, NE
To see Chloe's APR registration click here and the pet store warranty here.
Samantha (2009) - Samantha came from a loving home and lost her home due to financial reasons. Twiggy (2009) - This 8 month old puppy was placed in a home with a child who had severe allergies to dogs. The owner contacted the breeder to take her back but was told that once a dog is sold then they are not willing to take a dog back, especially after they had it spayed. The owner was trying to do the best for her by finding a new home via the newspaper, but finally decided rescue was the best route after most people hung up the phone after they heard she was fixed, likely wanting to breed her. They didn't want to see thier little girl live to be bred for the rest of her life. Shadow & Palee (2009) - Shadow & Palee were turned in to rescue both at 9 years of age from different owners. The owners knew each other, and let us know these two boys were from the same litter. Shadow had an odd large tumor removed from his rear back, and both dogs had small tumors removed from various places on their bodies. Minnie (2008) - Minnie was purchased at a Petland pet store. Minnie came from a mass breeding operation based on the multiple USDA reports that shows they had 440 dogs at one point. Obie (2008) - Obie was purchased from a petstore in Council Bluffs, IA. He was able to stay at his first home for less than a month before being surrendered to rescue. Gypsy & Turbo (2008) - Gypsy and Turbo came to rescue with four of their puppies. They were surrendered to a local Boxer rescue in SD. Once local breeders found out the rescue had puppies many tried to buy them for more breeding. Duke #2 (2008) - Duke was surrendered to the Nebraska Humane Society from his owner who claimed he had bitten her multiple times. He has not shown any agression in rescue and is a very friendly dog. We have evidence that he was in an alcholic home, and was not happy in the situation he was placed in. Francis (2008) - Little Francis was surrendered to a shelter in York Nebraska because she was placed in a home with children who tormented her repeatedly and enough she was fearful of children. Scooby (2008) - Scooby was placed in a home where his owners felt he couldn't get enough attention, and due to this he was having housetraining issues for two years. When he arrived in rescue and was given the attention he needed his potty skills were perfect and he adjusted quickly to his new home. Amalfi and Emma (2007) - These two pups were turned in due to housetraining difficulties after six years in their home. Freddie (2007) - Freddie came from a good home but they couldn't give him the amount of attention he needed. Freddie was obtained from a petstore because his joints were loose and he has a malformed jaw. His pedigree contains breeders such as Packs Pups, Knine and Deirking kennels. Wyatt (2007) - Wyatt came in to rescue as a puppy under one year old from a family that was not ready for an IG. His pedigree contains dogs from Wood River, Packs Pups, Loves and Dierking. Nicola (2006) - At only 8 months of age she was turned over because of house training difficulty. She was purchased from Fairview Kennel in South Dakota and her pedigree mostly contains dogs from Marchwind and Dierking. Bailey (2006) - This girl was given up because of the arrival of a new baby. The pedigree for this girl contains many breeders that are familiar to rescues such as Pikop, Tapscott and Reality. Shasta (2006) - Shasta takes prescription thyroid and allergy medication daily. Owners decided that Italian Greyhounds were high maintenance after 8 years. Nestle (2006) - Owners decided that Italian Greyhounds were high maintenance after 7 years. Grayson (2006) - Purchased from Petland. Eventually turned in to IGCA Rescue due to house training. In 2006 two California IG owners contacted IG Rescue because they had purchased their IGs at a local Petland and Margaret was listed as the breeder. In December 2006, an O'Neill based phone number 402-336-4061 was selling 13 females and 5 males in the Omaha newspaper for a reasonable price because her puppy broker couldn't sell IGs anymore and she wanted to get in to another breed. Drifter (2005) - Sold at a dog auction. We made the difficult decision to put him to sleep because he remained so terrified of people after nearly a year of rehabilitation. Ramsey (2002) - Another rescue obtained this biggy iggy at a dog auction. He had no hair on the tip of his tail from being in a small kennel for so long and it took eight months to grow back. He weighed only 12.5 lbs and was so thin you could wrap your fingers around his ribs, and now he is healthy and weighs 22 lbs. Ramsey was terrified of people and would run to a corner and pee to avoid anyone. It took 3 years of rehab for him to trust all people. We realize that rescue dogs are not right for every situation, and hope that you will contact us before purchasing an Italian Greyhound from a petstore or kennel. If you are not interested in rescued dogs, we would be happy to give you advice on how to find a reputable breeder or provide information or advice about owning the breed.
Breeder: Richard Jones. Osceola, IA
To see Samantha's APR registration click here.
Breeder: Leatrice McGuire. North English, IA
To see Twiggy's APR registration click here.
Breeder: Malori Kennels, Lori M. Clark. Spencer, IA
To see Shadow & Palee's AKC registration click here and a letter from his breeder here.
Breeder: Dean & Karen Grell. Vail, IA
To see Minnie's AKC registration click here. View the USDA Report on PetShopPuppies.com. Other inspections yielded the following comments:
Description: GRELL'S K-D KENNEL
Date: 7/26/2004
Inspection File: None Available
Notes: * The inside of the buildings need a general cleaning to remove excess bedding, feed and dirt from the common areas. All facilities must be kept clean and neat. (Affects approx 150 animas) To be corrected by: 08-14-04.
* The outside runs on the whelping buildings need to have the accumulation of feces on the elevated flooring removed and maintained. All enclosures must be spot cleaned daily and sanitized at least every 2 weeks. To be corrected by: 07-28-04.
This inspection conducted with Karen Grell, owner and John Lies, ACI.
End of report
Breeder: Mae E. Kinney. Burwell, NE
To see Obie's APR registration click here.
Breeders: Robert Heilman. Westport, SD & Helen Sauer
To see Gypsy's APR registration click here and Turbo's here.
Breeder: Van Lamb.
To see Duke's APR registration click here.
Breeder: Shellee Honcik & James Honcik.
To see Francis' AKC registration click here.
Breeder: Kathy Bierman & Jerry Bierman. - Columbus, NE
View Scooby's AKC registration here.
Breeder: Deb Dierking. The pedigree for these two contain the kennels Pikop, Tapscott, Dasa, Dierking, Salswift as well as many many others.- Liberty, NE
See Amalfi's pedigree here and his pet registry here. Emma's can be seen here.
Breeder: Linda Gates. - Tekamah, NE
See Freddies' pedigree here and his pet registry here.
Breeder: Linda Gates. - Teckamha, Nebraska
See Wyatts' pedigree and APR registration paperwork here.
Breeder: Darrel & Jeanne Mogck. - Yankton, South Dakota
See Nicola's pedigree here and here and her shot records here.
Breeder: Allen D. Erickson.
See Bailey's pedigree here.
Breeder: Marsha Schell/Deb Dierking - Marysville, Kansas/Liberty, Nebraska.
See Shasta's paperwork here.
Breeder: Jay Huskey - Lincoln, Nebraska.
See Nestle's paperwork here.
Breeder: Margaret Schultz - O'Neill, Nebraska.
See Grayson's paperwork here and here.
Breeder: Martha Reed - Marshall, Missouri.
See Drifter's paperwork here.
Breeder: Rebecca Mosshart - Nashville, Kansas.
See Ramsey's paperwork here. If you look closely you can see through the black markings the information that was hidden.
