Post by Gentle Giant News on Jan 16, 2007 22:17:23 GMT -5
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USER NAME: ASH
Original message posted on: January 14, 2006
After three days of paper work and doing everything that was needed. Myself and my husband went out to adopt a dog. We were exited.... I love big animals and my husband was raised with danes all of his life. when we got there it was fine. Tracy came out to talk with us a little before we went in the gate she informed us that we would have to leave or little chewawa in the car ( not relizing she would have to sit there for 6 ours). That was fine she told us what to expect and how things were going to happen. That was great we knew what we were getting into before going through the gates.
When we got into the gates she brought out her dogs first.. they were well token care of full bodies and the nicest dogs i have ever met. Then she brought out the ones that were to be adopted.
Oh lord i d**n near fell over. these dogs were so skinny you could see every bone in there bodies. I felt so bad for them. They were very nice dogs. Then our dog came out. I loved her to death she was skinny as well. An English mastiff. we could see her bones in her back and no wight to her. I felt bad. We were told she was 13 months old and she was given to Tracy because the owner could no longer take care of her. We fell in love with her the minute we saw here. I could not help myself and took her home. after paying 600 dollars for her signing forms and everything else. We were told we would get her rabies record in the mail because Tracy could not find it. Never got it.
We found out that she fed these dogs pedigree witch is the worst kind of dog food for these dogs. They would eat it and then poop it out an hour later that's why they were not gaining wait. Not to mention these dogs need certain types of vitamins for their bones she never told us that. we were told to feed our dog 6 times a day so she did not blot. That is not true. They had to be feed six times a day because the food they were eating did not fill them.
We got her on the right food and she started to fill out. She is now 170 and was doing great... Was key word... We moved to Washington and took her to the vet and found out she is 5 years old ( was told she was 13 months 5 months before) and she now has bad arthritis in her lower back to the point were if she is not on meds she cant walk well. She also has cysts all over her. I was told they were nothing when we bought her. We were also told she had a false pregnancy.. not true she had puppies. Oh and one more thing I could not understand why we could not have her chip in her neck changed to our address.. Then after reading this my guess is so she can get her back and sell her again.
My family and I are very upset at the fact of her age. that took 4 years away from us that we can't have with her. That was unfair. I truly recommend that they be checked out before they sell anymore animals. I was so upset when we found out her age and not getting her shot record from Tracy that we had to spend more money on that I was going to take her back. But i could not allow her to got back to that place. I truly feel for those dogs and the unsuspecting owners that buy them. It costs us an arm and leg to keep her comfortable. We thought we would not have to worry about it for at least 4 years but it was thrust upon us by her lying about how old she was. Big dogs don't live very long so now we only have a short amount of time with her because of all the health problems she does have.
I hope some day someone will help all those dogs that are there. I feel for them. I wish there was more that I could do but there is not. I am so upset over all this that I look at my dog every day and tell her how sorry i am that she has to indoor all the pain that she does. If she was token care of from the beginning then she would not be so bad off in the first place...
oh and by the way after feeding the dog food they so strongly recommended she ended up in the hospital from dehydration because she had nothing but water poop and blood in her stool. witch Tracy told me that was ok to because she said sometimes dogs do that when they are in a new surrounding.
If you are going to have a big dog like these the best food for them Purina one with glucose in it. And you only need to feed them once a day because that food fills them up with one big bowl and they get all the nutrients they need. Well besides all the little snakes like cooked hamburger. That is great for them and cheese.
So with that being said I hope someone reads this and sees what my family has to deal with because of lies and this stops them from adopting from them and tries to get these dogs some help. Instead of having her and having fun with her after a year we now are looking into where to barrie her when she passes in the next couple of years... UNFAIR TO MY KIDS!!!
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USER NAME: ASH
Original message posted on: January 14, 2006
After three days of paper work and doing everything that was needed. Myself and my husband went out to adopt a dog. We were exited.... I love big animals and my husband was raised with danes all of his life. when we got there it was fine. Tracy came out to talk with us a little before we went in the gate she informed us that we would have to leave or little chewawa in the car ( not relizing she would have to sit there for 6 ours). That was fine she told us what to expect and how things were going to happen. That was great we knew what we were getting into before going through the gates.
When we got into the gates she brought out her dogs first.. they were well token care of full bodies and the nicest dogs i have ever met. Then she brought out the ones that were to be adopted.
Oh lord i d**n near fell over. these dogs were so skinny you could see every bone in there bodies. I felt so bad for them. They were very nice dogs. Then our dog came out. I loved her to death she was skinny as well. An English mastiff. we could see her bones in her back and no wight to her. I felt bad. We were told she was 13 months old and she was given to Tracy because the owner could no longer take care of her. We fell in love with her the minute we saw here. I could not help myself and took her home. after paying 600 dollars for her signing forms and everything else. We were told we would get her rabies record in the mail because Tracy could not find it. Never got it.
We found out that she fed these dogs pedigree witch is the worst kind of dog food for these dogs. They would eat it and then poop it out an hour later that's why they were not gaining wait. Not to mention these dogs need certain types of vitamins for their bones she never told us that. we were told to feed our dog 6 times a day so she did not blot. That is not true. They had to be feed six times a day because the food they were eating did not fill them.
We got her on the right food and she started to fill out. She is now 170 and was doing great... Was key word... We moved to Washington and took her to the vet and found out she is 5 years old ( was told she was 13 months 5 months before) and she now has bad arthritis in her lower back to the point were if she is not on meds she cant walk well. She also has cysts all over her. I was told they were nothing when we bought her. We were also told she had a false pregnancy.. not true she had puppies. Oh and one more thing I could not understand why we could not have her chip in her neck changed to our address.. Then after reading this my guess is so she can get her back and sell her again.
My family and I are very upset at the fact of her age. that took 4 years away from us that we can't have with her. That was unfair. I truly recommend that they be checked out before they sell anymore animals. I was so upset when we found out her age and not getting her shot record from Tracy that we had to spend more money on that I was going to take her back. But i could not allow her to got back to that place. I truly feel for those dogs and the unsuspecting owners that buy them. It costs us an arm and leg to keep her comfortable. We thought we would not have to worry about it for at least 4 years but it was thrust upon us by her lying about how old she was. Big dogs don't live very long so now we only have a short amount of time with her because of all the health problems she does have.
I hope some day someone will help all those dogs that are there. I feel for them. I wish there was more that I could do but there is not. I am so upset over all this that I look at my dog every day and tell her how sorry i am that she has to indoor all the pain that she does. If she was token care of from the beginning then she would not be so bad off in the first place...
oh and by the way after feeding the dog food they so strongly recommended she ended up in the hospital from dehydration because she had nothing but water poop and blood in her stool. witch Tracy told me that was ok to because she said sometimes dogs do that when they are in a new surrounding.
If you are going to have a big dog like these the best food for them Purina one with glucose in it. And you only need to feed them once a day because that food fills them up with one big bowl and they get all the nutrients they need. Well besides all the little snakes like cooked hamburger. That is great for them and cheese.
So with that being said I hope someone reads this and sees what my family has to deal with because of lies and this stops them from adopting from them and tries to get these dogs some help. Instead of having her and having fun with her after a year we now are looking into where to barrie her when she passes in the next couple of years... UNFAIR TO MY KIDS!!!
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