The month from Hell

I am so sorry you have had to deal with this, and that your children have had to deal with this as well. They don't understand like we do.

Thank you for sharing your story. You have opened your home in a loving way to this pup. You are the winners if there are any in this story and providing for him the way you are bring tears to the eyes.
 
I just read the post about your having children at home to witness this. I know that it is hard for them to see, it would be hard for me and I am nearly 60, but they are learning a valuable lesson. A responsibility to a life is for life. My kids had to witness me buy a puppy back and then have to euthanize it, lots of animals live their lives and then decisons having to be made for the ending of them, stillborn puppies, a dog seizure etc, etc. This is what it produced:
Oldest son - doesn't want pets because of the added responsibilty. He is a single father that lived in a dump for years and spent most of his considerable salary fighting to get his son back from an abusive ex wife. Now that he has his son with him he would make a candidate for Father of the Year. Even his ex mother-in-law told him that he was a terrific dad.

Younger son - soon to be married to a woman with 2 children. They have 2 cats and took on 2 cats that a woman his fiance worked with was going to put down because her new boyfriend "was allergic". One of the cats ended up with a serious abscess because of being bit by one of the resident cats and no expense was spared to get it the best veterinary care. Interviewed many people about this kitty until the perfect home was found with a clause in a contract, yes he used my adoption contract, that the cat would be returned to him if they decided not to keep it.

Daughter is owned by 2 shelties and 2 cats. Had a horse that ended up with a foot problem that ended it's show career. Daughter was 14, horse was 8 when it's foot went. Daughter paid that horse's bills, including board and vet, by first working at a chip wagon and then a store etc. etc. until the horse was put down at the age of 21 with cancer. She never went to dances or shopping at the mall but she lived up to her responsiblity.

I guess what I am trying to tell you is that although the situation is awful, your children can come out of it with lessons learned by watching you continue to love and support this puppy. Anyone else that has a problem with you spending your time and money on Leo is missing the compassion you are teaching your children.

You will always have our support.

Joanne
 
Tagg said:
I guess what I am trying to tell you is that although the situation is awful, your children can come out of it with lessons learned by watching you continue to love and support this puppy. Anyone else that has a problem with you spending your time and money on Leo is missing the compassion you are teaching your children.

You will always have our support.

Joanne
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Amen to that.
 
This is definitely not normal.

I don't know what breeder you purchased your pups from but I would be researching now as to whether this is true breeder, a backyard breeder or true breeder.

I'm having a hard time imagining that the reputable breeder would have these kinds of health issues.

Frankly, it doesn't really change anything. These are now your pups, but now you just need to know why they are so sick and how to get them better.
 
I am so sorry we meet you under such awful circumstances here at the Sheltie Nation

Indeed, the puppies are lucky they have you and your family in their life.

Joanne, aka Tagg as usual has some great insights and I completely second her so eloquently stated words.
 
Barb V: Sadly I have to say that I have met many "breeders" that don't live up to the designation of good. They might win every weekend but fail to back up the dogs they produce. I do know other breeders that I am happy and proud to be friends with. They are people of integrity. It's one of the reasons that there were only 2 people in Canada that I would allow to use my stud dogs or would sell a bitch to.
I have seen health guarantees that look great to the unknowing pet person but when push comes to shove are not worth the paper they are printed on.
I think it is part of the reason that the public is going with "designer" breeds. They are tired of being sold a "bill of goods". What they don't realize is that the designer dog has it's own "bill of goods" attached.
If it were me I would be contacting the parent club of the Sheltie Club of America. Most clubs do have a Code of Ethics that members sign when joining. I don't know if the AKC has one that might help in this situation but it is worth looking into. Unfortunately this "breeder" did what she stated in her agreement. She replaced the dog.
I want to state, for the record, that I don't expect my clients to spend thousands of dollars to keep a dog going. Most of them would but I don't expect them to go broke trying. In turn, I would do everything I could for any animal of mine but there is a limit to my finances too. It's another lesson I tried to teach the kids.
 
Words just don't seem enough for what you, your family and the pups have gone through. I am so so sorry for your pain, and how lucky your puppy is to have gotten you for parents. We are all here to help each other, so never feel bad about venting.
 
How awful for you and your family...your kids will learn at a young age about integrity and the lack of it amd compassion for those who may SEEM "less" than perfect. Praying for peace for you all. In my state it is against the law to dispense an rx without a DEA #...don't know how far you are looking to go with reimburesment...maybe you can come to some sort of reasonable agreement with this person-certainly their reputation must be of SOME importance...enjoy your "special needs pup " b/c he was given to for a reason. Pics would be great when you are up to it.:hugs
 
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