Comments on: About puppy mills http://carolbradley.com Author of "Saving Gracie" Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:26:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Carol http://carolbradley.com/about-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-1046 Carol Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:49:33 +0000 http://carolbradley.com/?page_id=187#comment-1046 Hi Barb, Thanks for writing. You can email me at carol@carolbradley.com. Hi Barb,
Thanks for writing. You can email me at carol@carolbradley.com.

]]> By: Barb http://carolbradley.com/about-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 Barb Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:48:09 +0000 http://carolbradley.com/?page_id=187#comment-1008 Is there a way to contact you as I have some questions? Your book is great by the way. Is there a way to contact you as I have some questions? Your book is great by the way.

]]> By: Clova Abrahamson http://carolbradley.com/about-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-990 Clova Abrahamson Wed, 02 Jun 2010 04:58:07 +0000 http://carolbradley.com/?page_id=187#comment-990 Front Page Article in Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise (Oklahoma) __________________________________________________________ Puppy Mill Found Nowata, B'ville authorities seize 65 dogs in raid http://www.examiner-enterprise.com/articles/2010/05/18/news/news687.txt Front Page Article in Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise (Oklahoma)
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Puppy Mill Found

Nowata, B’ville authorities seize 65 dogs in raid

http://www.examiner-enterprise.com/articles/2010/05/18/news/news687.txt

]]> By: Carol http://carolbradley.com/about-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Carol Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:41:35 +0000 http://carolbradley.com/?page_id=187#comment-447 Wow, Pat, you went all out to save Casey. Glad you stuck with it. And no, it's not too late to write your story. Give it a go; people love stories about dogs who changed us. Wow, Pat, you went all out to save Casey. Glad you stuck with it. And no, it’s not too late to write your story. Give it a go; people love stories about dogs who changed us.

]]> By: Patrick Murphy http://carolbradley.com/about-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-442 Patrick Murphy Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:11:19 +0000 http://carolbradley.com/?page_id=187#comment-442 My thre legged Wonder Dog Casey was in a Missouri puppy mill more than two years before the Bearded Collie Club bought him at a puppy mill auction. He spent a month in a kennel in Kansas City being shaved, neutered, cleaned up, treated by a Vet, and being socialized a little before I could get him. You know about his emotional state when I picked him up and drove the 250 miles to get him home. Casey spent the next 3 1/2 months doing whatever he could to escape from me, and he finally made it, ran across a highway, and was hit by a car. Then he spent 16 days hiding in the woods, and even with three dog catchers trying to help, along with hundreds of others, no one could even get close enough for a tranqualizer gun. With the help of an animal communicator in California I could always find his tracks in the snow, but if I saw him it was from 1/8 mile away with him running away at high speed on three legs. After he was caught in a live trap, and then had his leg and shoulder amputated, he never tried to escape again, and was tightly bonded to me. Since that time he has done so many unbelieveable things to make this world a better place, (Therapy dog, Face of the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation for 2008, poster boy for the rock band "3 Legged Dog", and many, many other things. So many people have been insisting that I write a book about his life that I have started to think, well, maybe. Then tonight a friend gave me your book to read, and I was very happy to see what it is about, but hoping it will not kill my chance of getting out a book about Casey. I spend most of my time when I'm not with my two Beardies, working to get puppy mills in Missouri, (Where Casey came from), and Illinois (Where we live), shut down. That is the reason for me being so totally grateful to you for what you are doing to help end this horrific situation. I may not be a friend of yours, but you sure are a friend of mine, Pat My thre legged Wonder Dog Casey was in a Missouri puppy mill more than two years before the Bearded Collie Club bought him at a puppy mill auction. He spent a month in a kennel in Kansas City being shaved, neutered, cleaned up, treated by a Vet, and being socialized a little before I could get him. You know about his emotional state when I picked him up and drove the 250 miles to get him home.

Casey spent the next 3 1/2 months doing whatever he could to escape from me, and he finally made it, ran across a highway, and was hit by a car. Then he spent 16 days hiding in the woods, and even with three dog catchers trying to help, along with hundreds of others, no one could even get close enough for a tranqualizer gun. With the help of an animal communicator in California I could always find his tracks in the snow, but if I saw him it was from 1/8 mile away with him running away at high speed on three legs. After he was caught in a live trap, and then had his leg and shoulder amputated, he never tried to escape again, and was tightly bonded to me. Since that time he has done so many unbelieveable things to make this world a better place, (Therapy dog, Face of the Missouri Alliance for Animal Legislation for 2008, poster boy for the rock band “3 Legged Dog”, and many, many other things. So many people have been insisting that I write a book about his life that I have started to think, well, maybe. Then tonight a friend gave me your book to read, and I was very happy to see what it is about, but hoping it will not kill my chance of getting out a book about Casey.

I spend most of my time when I’m not with my two Beardies, working to get puppy mills in Missouri, (Where Casey came from), and Illinois (Where we live), shut down. That is the reason for me being so totally grateful to you for what you are doing to help end this horrific situation.

I may not be a friend of yours, but you sure are a friend of mine,

Pat

]]> By: Carol http://carolbradley.com/about-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Carol Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:33:32 +0000 http://carolbradley.com/?page_id=187#comment-287 I couldn't have said it better. Thanks. I couldn’t have said it better. Thanks.

]]> By: Tracey http://carolbradley.com/about-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Tracey Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:10:48 +0000 http://carolbradley.com/?page_id=187#comment-286 Through my work with the Kerry Blue Terrier foundation, we have helped over 100 mill survivors find homes. It's such a common sad story for these mill dogs -- they all are afraid of humans, they have decrepid teeth, they have no muscle tone when first rescued, they are noise sensitive to any normal sounds, etc etc etc. When they first step on grass and realize they can move freely first time, they run around like mad, so happy to be free. I've witnessed this for myself umpteen times. It's the same story over and over. Anybody who thinks puppy factory farming is humane has never been involved with mill rescues. It doesn't matter if it's a "blue ribbon" USDA inpsected, AKC inspected kennel from Missouri or some back woods miller in Minnessota. The dogs all suffer horribly both mentally and physically. And in most cases they do recover, but for those who've been institutionalized for years, it takes a lot of patience and the right owner to bring them around. Thank you for shedding light on this tragedy. I look forward to reading your book. P.S. My own mill rescue is the sweetest dog imaginable and after 4 years outside the mill, she continues to make progress with building her confidence. We do a lot of positive reinforcement training with a clicker , which has really helped her grow into a more normal, happy, confident dog. Through my work with the Kerry Blue Terrier foundation, we have helped over 100 mill survivors find homes. It’s such a common sad story for these mill dogs — they all are afraid of humans, they have decrepid teeth, they have no muscle tone when first rescued, they are noise sensitive to any normal sounds, etc etc etc. When they first step on grass and realize they can move freely first time, they run around like mad, so happy to be free. I’ve witnessed this for myself umpteen times. It’s the same story over and over. Anybody who thinks puppy factory farming is humane has never been involved with mill rescues. It doesn’t matter if it’s a “blue ribbon” USDA inpsected, AKC inspected kennel from Missouri or some back woods miller in Minnessota. The dogs all suffer horribly both mentally and physically.
And in most cases they do recover, but for those who’ve been institutionalized for years, it takes a lot of patience and the right owner to bring them around. Thank you for shedding light on this tragedy. I look forward to reading your book.
P.S. My own mill rescue is the sweetest dog imaginable and after 4 years outside the mill, she continues to make progress with building her confidence. We do a lot of positive reinforcement training with a clicker , which has really helped her grow into a more normal, happy, confident dog.

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