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While the store and employees are positive, the animals, in at LEAST my situation, were definitely found out to be from a puppy mill, and at the asking price of 2,200.00 it should be healthy. I had an ER visit sunday nite after 11pm (naturally) upon further investigation i found the puppy mill operator, jonny dake, to be listed as 1 of the 100 worst mills, and that upper respiratory problems -kennel cough to be a chronic problem with his animals. Many reports of neglect ( USDA #43-A-4494 ) were found when the operators property was inspected : "admitted they had not been given water since the night before... excessively thirsty.. drinking for at least one minute continuously". "dead puppy found lying outside in the cold" "open wound" If the shop cant source animals properly perhaps another career is necessary. I took the animal directly from the shop to their vet. Their required vet missed the upper respiratory infection, in fact I didnt notice any sort of exam. just a charge for fecal exam - - - Johnny Dake, J & M Kennels, Stover, MO - Dead puppy found lying outside in the cold. In January 2014, a USDA inspector found a 4-week-old shih tzu puppy frozen solid in the outdoor portion of an enclosure at J & M Kennels. She noted that when the operator picked up the body, "imprints from the wire flooring were observed" across the puppy's body. The inspector noted that the puppy was found in the outdoor portion of the enclosure when overnight temperatures had recently been as low as 2 to -9 degrees Fahrenheit, and that there were no footprints in the snow that might indicate someone had walked around to check on the outside portion of the enclosures. Other sick or injured animals found at the facility included a Boston Terrier who could not put weight on her leg and had an open wound (April 2012), a female Shih Tzu with an oozing lesion on her paw (Jan. 2014) and a male shih tzu who was heavily matted with feces adhered to the fur and matts around his eyes that were "so large that the eyes were difficult to see" (Jan. 2014). In March 2014, USDA inspectors found 11 dogs who did not have any water and the licensee admitted they had not been given water since the evening before; when given water, the inspector noted that many of the dogs "were seen drinking water for at least one minute continuously" as if they had been excessively thirsty. USDA #43-A-4494.
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