My Dog Breeders

It has come to our attention that there is a less then reputable breeder in your midst. We have no monetary interest in helping bring this out in the light of day. It is DJ Kennels by Donna Jackson in Sardinia Ohio. Our interest is purely from the heartache it brought to see these poor animals being advertised for sale. The differences between a reputable breeder and disreputable breeder are easy to see on her web site or advertisements if one knows what to look for:
On her site we could not find any health testing, pedigrees of the dogs she claims are purebred or anything that relates to the standards of each breed. She breeds Corgis, Aussies & Cavaliers as well as brags about Cava-Corgis.
She claims on her site that she has over 45 acres where the dogs have plenty of room to roam, play and swim. Yet in an ad she claims the adult dogs are let out at least twice a day. Which is it? The pictures of each breed are very limited, giving no feeling what so ever of how the animals are treated and cared for. There is one picture of a young dog who looks ill formed as though it can’t stand…. it is unknown just how many dogs she may be harboring and breeding under what conditions! And she appears to be mixing breeds and claiming they can be registered as purebred dogs. There is no such breed as a Cava-Corgi this is a “Designer” dog, she alludes to the fact that they can be registered with AKC & ACHC but forgets to mention that this does not mean they are purebred only companion registration, if meeting certain guidelines, allows them to compete in certain events. Also what is not mentioned is that 80% of “Designer” dogs end up in shelters or abandoned. To say nothing for the concern of pedigree, health or temperament of such dogs.
We don’t know how many dogs of how many breeds in what kind of condition or under what inspection? The dogs she is advertising for sale are OBVIOUSLY underweight and ill looking with evidence of improper care i.e. filthy with overgrown nails, were born December 29 & she claims will be ready for their homes middle of February at around 6 weeks of age still too young to be taken away from litter mates & mom…etc…. The Corgi puppy known as Freedom on PuppyFind.com she states is very small, when in fact the entire litter is very small not to mention sickly looking. But by her own admission Freedom has been struggling to survive but is up for sale. States that there is a health guarantee, Veterinarian examination but once on her site no way to inspect these claims. In fact you have to go to a private email as you cannot contact her through her own site. This is why so many organizations are proposing so many bills to crack down on breeders such as this. But the ones that are reputable, follow the rules are the ones that these bills hurt the most. While those of questionable character continue on in just the manner described.
As opposed to the many reputable breeders who give information at the ready, references from previous buyers, name of veterinarian or at least a phone number, their contracts for buyers, pedigrees listed and of course pictures of all dogs. Before any of this though the reputable breeder has gone to not only great expense but also invested their time and energy into extensively researching genetic predispositions of a breed, food, testing for any health problems, personalities, breed standards. They also don’t sell to the first person with the money, they will educate a potential buyer, get to know them, their life style and personality to ensure a good match of person to pup.
This is just a small part of what reputable breeders go through and offer to those of us who want healthy, happy, properly matched dogs to become a part of our families.

This is shameful that this goes on behind the scenes and under the radar… we hope to bring public awareness of this atrocious animal handling and bring into play whatever authorities may regulate such abuse of animals…. by bringing to your attention in hopes of letting the public beware….take notice and bring this to light.
In closing there is a very fine line between puppy mill and backyard breeder but the one thing they have in common is the bottom line, just how many puppies can I make and most important how much money can I get.