Bullshit

You'll have all heard the buzz phrase for cross bred pure bred dogs, designer dogs. No need to tell you there is no such breed as Labradoodle. It's just another mutt!

Well it appears there is in fact a new designer breed, BULLSHIT.

Seems a good name for ALL 'designer dogs', haha haha haha! Or is that what comes from the mouths of those who breed them . . .

Oh sorry 'designer dogs', hehe hehe hehe!

Dog Auctions in Missouri

Once this stops, the natural balance will return and purebred dog breeders will stop getting the blame for this outrageous activity.

Once "Mr. Joe Public is" educated and stops buying puppies from these Puppy Millers, they will go out of business and our beloved canines will stop being exploited.

A great web site with videos can be found here.


Dog auctions in Missouri incite passions for and against
By STEVE ROCK
The Kansas City Star
Posted on Sat, Dec. 01, 2007 10:15 PM


JACKSONVILLE, Mo. | The wire fox terrier trembled as she stood at the front of the room.

A woman steadied the dog, stood the animal on her hind legs and awkwardly showed the dog's belly to the crowd. The dog was pregnant, due at any moment, and wore a collar that identified her as No. 145.

"This dog is going to have pups right away," the auctioneer said. "Ain't nothin' but money in the bank."

Thus began a recent dog auction about 50 miles north of Columbia.

More than 250 dogs were bought and sold to breeders from throughout Missouri. Some went for as little as $12.50, while others fetched hundreds of dollars. Still others went unsold despite the auctioneer pleading, "Anybody want that dog for a $10 bill?"

No state has more dog auctions than Missouri, according to the Humane Society of the United States. And those auctions, the society says, are cruel because dogs are housed in metal cages for hours and sometimes denied food and water.

"The animals are literally sold like cars in used auto auctions," said Stephanie Shain, the society's director of outreach for companion animals. "Cars are probably treated better than these dogs."

Supporters counter that the auctions, while perhaps jarring to the frightened animals, are not abusive and are closely regulated by state and federal inspectors.

"We try our very best to make it humane for the dogs," said Betty Dwiggins, who with her husband put on the Jacksonville auction.

Besides, Dwiggins said, the auctions serve reputable breeders from Missouri and elsewhere and are simply the byproduct of a market that Joe Public supports every time he buys a purebred dog.

"Without these auctions the dogs would all be mongrels," she said.

Not true, said Shain and others. They said that the auctions, while legal, are problematic because they serve not reputable breeders but puppy mills, or large commercial facilities where dogs are bred to produce as many puppies as possible in conditions ranging from unsanitary to inhumane.

Puppy mills then sell those puppies to pet stores, to brokers or directly to families.

"The public has no idea," Shain said.

A growing trend

The number of dog auctions in Missouri is exploding, according to the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation.

According to the organization's data, there were 10 auctions in 1995.

That jumped to 28 in 2000 and 67 in 2005. This year the number promises to grow, and the number of dogs changing hands is likely to exceed 18,000.

"Missouri is the dog auction capital of the world," said John Coffman, the alliance's legislative director.

Why? It's simple, Coffman and others say.

Missouri has more commercial breeders licensed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture than any other state, and many of them utilize dog auctions.

Shain said that reputable breeders avoid auctions, dealing instead with other reputable breeders to buy and sell dogs. She said that dogs purchased at auctions might not be true purebreds, typically don't have complete medical records and could have genetic diseases, skin conditions or other problems.

Linda Kalmar, a veterinarian at Parkway Animal Hospital in Lenexa, said that some dogs coming out of puppy mills and auctions aren't house-trained, socialized or used to people, and don't make for good pets. And the spread of disease or other problems, like fleas, can be an issue because the dogs are kept for hours close to one another.

Jerry Eber, the head of Missouri's kennel inspection program, said that auctions aren't abusive and are seldom a problem. His office, within the state Agriculture Department, licenses and inspects auctions. Inspectors look to see whether the dogs are handled properly, have enough space in their cages and are not subjected to extreme weather.

Eber pointed out that most auctions are open to the public, which serves as "surveillance."

"If something is wrong, the general public knows and tells us," he said.

Inspection reports reviewed by The Kansas City Star showed that many auctions had no violations. Others had minor problems, such as the one in Chillicothe where part of one building was "badly chewed" and needed to be replaced. At another auction, inspectors found kennels in which huskies could get their heads through fences.

State Rep. Beth Low, a Kansas City Democrat who is interested in animal-welfare issues, said that stringent regulation of dog auctions has not come up in the Missouri General Assembly - yet."Like many pieces of important legislation, it's going to take some time," Low said. "But it is important for us to look at it.

"Any Missourian who is civilized and has a reasonable grasp of the responsibilities to provide decent care to companion animals is going to be horrified by the auctions and the puppy mill industry that spurs these auctions."

Eber and others, though, said that most complaints about dog auctions were philosophical.

"Whether you like it or not, dogs are essentially a consumer product," Eber said.

Think of it this way: Should dogs be considered working animals, no different than breeding stock, and traded like cattle? Or should they be considered members of the family, trusted and loved companions who
deserve a spot next to us on the couch?

A day at the auction

Spend some time at a dog auction and one thing becomes clear: The target audience is not Mom and Dad looking for a new family pet.

At these auctions, the sales pitch is about one thing: producing puppies.

"She's in heat," the auctioneer said of a dachshund shivering on a nearby table. "And she's young. She's an '07 model. She's ready to go to work."

About another dog, he said: "He's an aggressive breeder." And another: "She'll do nothing but make you money."

The sellers are trying to feed America's fascination with dogs, to tap into a culture in which there are about 75 million dogs as pets and 39 percent of U.S. households own at least one dog.

The buyers are looking for cash crops. Presale catalogs include such descriptions as "proven stud" and "due in heat anytime."

The auction in Jacksonville hummed along like a well-oiled machine. Officials sold a dog about every 58 seconds, at an average price of $155, and they replaced the sold dog with a new one almost immediately.

Meanwhile, behind the auction area and a sign that read "No video cameras or cameras," the dogs were in cages stacked two and three high. Some dogs sat in their own feces. In one cage, a bull terrier cowered in the corner. In another, an Italian greyhound shook almost uncontrollably.

None of the dogs was being abused, said Marilyn Bodine, a breeder from Madison, Mo., who attended the auction.

"Are you going to abuse a dog you can sell for $200?" Bodine asked. "You don't abuse stuff you can make money out of."

Puppy Mills/Puppy Farmers

Sadly the lay person just has no clue how to distinguish between a genuine, caring breeder and a Puppy Mill/Puppy Farmer [PM/PF].

A [PM/PF] has become a highly efficient marketing agent for the entire sad industry of exploiting purebred dogs and, what the PM/PF calls, designer dogs [they are mutts NOT designer dogs, but that is another subject altogether].

The PM/PF uses the very same approach in promoting as does a genuine breeder. Of course the PM/PF has a bottomless pit of just the sort of information needed on the WWW by visiting genuine breeder’s web sites.

Take a look below at this extensive advertisement from a PM/PF. On the surface it sounds wonderful but re-reading and thinking about the whole advertisement will show that “Trade or Bulk Orders” does not go hand in hand with “I would want them to end up in a loving home where they will be shown great love”. The two statements are like the proverbial chalk and cheese!

Here is the advertisement. See how many more examples you can find which would send warning bells ringing inside of you:

Hello,

I am Tharah Parson by name, I live in NY, I am putting my dog’s puppies up for sale, and we specialize in the breeding of rare investment quality dogs species. Please I would want you to tell me more on your personality and how you intend taking care of my dogs because I would want them to end up in a loving home where they will be shown great love and also if you end up adopting them I would want you to always update and send me pictures of them from time to time so that I will be able to know how they are doing with you.

For more inquiry please contact me immediately at t_parsonthara@yahoo.com.

We based here in New York (USA) and we ship worldwide.

AVAILABLE PUPPIES FOR SALE PRICES

Yorkie puppies $440

English bulldog Puppies $550

Chihuahua puppies $340

Maltese puppies $520

French Bulldogs puppies $600

German Shepherd puppies $320

Pug Puppies $450

Basset Hound puppies $520

Guarantee

All puppies will be healthy and they are AKC registered, feeding and correctly sexed unless otherwise agreed. If, for any reason, you are unhappy with your puppies, you must contact us immediately within 24 hours of taking delivery and we will either replace them, or refund your money if stock is unavailable. Otherwise, we will assume that you are happy with your puppy and therefore I have no further responsibility for them.

Trade or Bulk Orders

Discounts are available on certain species to trade customers or for large orders. Please contact me to discuss your requirements.

Shipping

We ship worldwide.

Contact

t_parsonthara@yahoo.com - This is our email address. It is also your best bet for making your initial inquiry. We generally have access to our email throughout the day and night. We receive a lot of email and therefore prioritize our responses. Obviously first priority is given to those that appear to be the most earnest inquiries.

Thanks and God Bless.

Tharah Parson.

The message from me to you is to be very very careful you purchase your puppy with your eyes, mind, heart and sole wide open and aware. If in doubt Google the breed you are seeking as an additional member of your family, visit the web sites of genuine breeders and, AND ask lots of questions. You must approach the prospect of purchasing a puppy with a clear mind and not a warm and fuzzy heart . . . All puppies will steal your heart away!

smile-wailful