California Members...any info on shelties rescued from fire in Riverside??

I totally agree. I understand breeders on co-owned are stepping up as is a lady who has a senior Sheltie rescue. Heart-breaking for sure.
 
What I found to be very interesting is that there was no information about her or her kennel on the web. I have been looking for a sheltie for the last 9 months. I was interested in a bi blue or blue merle girl. I live in Riverside and would have loved to work with a local breeder.
I have been waiting for a puppy from a breeder in Central Ca. and finally will get my little girl next month, but had I known about this breeder I certainly would have contacted her.
 
This has been my issue too Judy -- I had SO much trouble finding a breeder in CA -- it's like they are hiding. I could go south or north and I knew many major breeders with huge waiting lists and few advertised litters, but no one with a regularly updated website except for a couple out of Bakersfield. I literally stumbled onto Cubby and jumped at the chance for a local dog. Your little beauty, Judy, is SO worth waiting for though, and she has got amazing lines behind her. But yes, it might have been nice to not have to FLY to get a pup. I was offered dogs from several places out of state but I don't fly!

My only comment about this situation is that I feel so sorry for the breeder having lost her home, her animals, and her breeding program all at once. While the dogs were unharmed and will go to homes and while her family survived, the emotional pain she is suffering makes me ache for her. She wasn't a hoarder with animals unkempt and starvingg or a puppy mill with deplorable conditions making tons of unhealthy pups for profit. It's not for me to judge. I can only pray she is able to move forward and rebuild her life.
 
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Preliminary reports suggested the dogs were in good condition - but go take a look at the pictures on the shelter website.
They do not appear in good condition to me; they are filthy and matted.
No one in a residential area should have that many dogs unless they are a fully operational kennel with enough people to properly care for that number of dogs.

Most important thing is the dogs are now safe; all adoptions are on hold last report I saw.
Prayers for them all.
 
While I also feel sorry for the breeder, I'm also concerned about how she managed to have that many dogs without many complaints. We think the property was a little over an acre and it has a huge trailer park on two sides.

I'm glad the dogs are considered to be in good condition and I do hope they go to good homes. In looking at them on Animal Controls web site, there are quite a few that are older 7 years+. If they have only been kennel dogs and never inside a home it's going to be hard for some new owners to work with and house train them. I really worry about the long term lives for those precious dogs.

Cara, I did find Ca. breeders, but very few in So. Ca. I don't know why. The only thing I can make of it is property is very expensive down here and it's hard to have much land.
 
I think it is the insane amount of regulations in CA. People just go underground. The ones who don't are doing a lot of "guardianships" to help out with numbers or moving to Kern County where there are no dog number limits.

It breaks my heart to look at those dogs. Such a scary experience for them. California is going to have to step up in a major way and take care of these little ones.
 
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Thanks for posting the link. I agree that these dogs do not look like they are in good condition at all They are filthy and many of them look very matted. I would not be surprised if some of them will need to be shaved to really clean them. That is such a shame.
 
Judyg951 said:
Thanks for posting the link. I agree that these dogs do not look like they are in good condition at all They are filthy and many of them look very matted. I would not be surprised if some of them will need to be shaved to really clean them. That is such a shame.
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I thought they did look rather disheveled, but you have to keep in mind that they were just rescued from a FIRE. We don't know where they were during the fire but it's possible they're just covered in dirt and soot from the fire and not from being neglected.
 
Jess041 said:
I thought they did look rather disheveled, but you have to keep in mind that they were just rescued from a FIRE. We don't know where they were during the fire but it's possible they're just covered in dirt and soot from the fire and not from being neglected.
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That was my first thought too. They do look like they're not in good shape, but then I wondered how much of that might be due to the water and soot from the fire. I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt unless it can be proven that the animals had been neglected for a period of time, and that their appearance isn't due to the fire. After having a major fire at a former employer, and seeing what it did to the surrounding outside area, I don't find it hard to imagine that their current appearance is fire related. When water is being poured onto a burning building, that ash goes everywhere -- and it's sticky, and dirty.

What I am having trouble understanding is how anyone could have 61 Shelties without having some kind of license, and not have their neighbors complaining constantly. Can you imagine the noise 61 Shelties could make?
 
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