Just saw this on Facebook

[Stacy]

Sorry, I just copied and pasted the text below from the facebook post I saw. This sort of thing makes me so sad. Just the idea of supporting a breeder who would do something like this makes me feel ill. I wish there was something I could do for these sweet pups. But my hands are full with my two. I wish them all wonderful homes. 

Blessed Day Doodles 30 mins · Do your homework when purchasing...this breeder turns dogs over to a "rescue" on a monthly basis. In speaking with the rescue I learned that the breeder has turned over 125 dogs in 12 mos. When she can't sell them she won't drop prices she turns them over to the rescue at 5-6 mos. When you look at her website and see how many litters she has it's pretty obvious. She's in Ohio. She's been turned in but bc the rescue doesn't take photos of her turning them over no charges can be pressed due to neglect. https://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/38459621 I found 17 Mini Labradoodles on Petfinder Meet 17 Mini Labradoodles, an adoptable Labrador Retriever looking for a forever home. If you’re looking for a new pet to adopt or want information on how to get involved with adoptable pets, Petfinder.com is a great resource. PETFINDER.COM

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I've been dealing with this listing on Facebook all day. This is a "bogus" rescue; actually, a sales outlet for a local doodle "breeder" (read Amish puppy mill). (Some of our volunteers have had direct contact with the "rescue director", who will offer to get you any size or color of doodle, fresh from the mill.) This rescue does not use foster homes; the dogs are kept in pens and barns on their farm, no training, no grooming, no nothing. DRC has dealt with them before; several people who adopted doodles from them have reached out to DRC to rehome the dogs because the adopters had no idea what they were getting and were unequipped to deal with the dogs. The "rescue"  will adopt to anyone, without an application, no questions asked, no experience required, no reference checks, no home visits, etc) for a very low "adoption" fee. I see they have raised it to $150 from $100 in the past. They do not follow up on spay/neuter agreements and that puts these pups at risk of ending up in one of the many OH puppy mills. Adopters are offered no support with any health or behavioral issues. Very bad situation.
Anyone considering one of these pups needs to understand the issues involved with a puppy mill survivor who has never lived in a home, never been groomed or even handled,  and is completely unsocialized. These dogs will require VERY experienced owners.

They MUST not go to homes with children, and they will not be able to tolerate living in a city or urban setting, or in an apartment. Just living indoors is challenging to most of them. 

DRC is expecting that we will be contacted in about 3-4 weeks by some of the unsuspecting adopters of these poor doodles. :( 

[Stacy]

Oh, Karen - I'm so sorry that this exists for you to deal with. It seems that there are no lengths that people won't go to to "make a buck." And these poor animals are the ones who have to suffer the consequences. This is the sort of situation that makes me want to put on my superman cape and go get them all. But then reality sets in and I have no idea what I would do with 17 needy dogs. I'm sure that it's a logistical nightmare even for the DRC - finding foster homes equipped to deal with dogs who are so broken. 

I like to think that I could help one of them. I mean, Ava has turned into pretty much a perfect dog - though I'm not sure how much of that I did. She's just an amazing girl. But if there's anything I can do to help - if one of them needs a soft place to land for a while to learn about the good things in the world let me know, okay? I would love to be able to make a difference. 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

IF DRC gets any of them, it won't be until after they have been adopted into the wrong homes. :)
I will definitely let you know if any of them needs a "soft place to land". I think Ava would make an execllent foster sister for one of these guys. 

[Stacy]

I know you can't "purchase" them from the rescue. It just makes a greater demand for these people to keep doing this. But I wish you could just seize them all. They need us! 

Ava would make a great foster sister! And Katie would love to teach them how to be naughty naughty dogs but so cute that they can't get in trouble. 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

This "breeder" has been turning dogs over to this "rescue" for years. The $150 adoption fee is puzzling, but considering that they invest little to nothing on them (notice how they tell the potential adopters that the dogs will need to be shaved down. A decent rescue does that before they are adopted out!) I guess it's pure profit for little expenditure. 

[Stacy]

This whole thing is so strange to me. There has to be more to the story, but I just can't figure it out. I feel like the "rescue" is somehow affiliated with the breeder. It just doesn't make sense. But people do a lot of things that don't make sense to me. And I think one of the things that well meaning people going into something like this see is a bargain dog. And they have no idea that the vet bills to sort these guys out can be hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars. I joke about Ava being my free dog. And then I try really hard not to add up her vet bills so far. I wouldn't trade her for the world, but she was not a bargain dog (she was never intended to be, that's not my point.) 

It really just scrambles my brain. I know not everyone thinks that their dog is their child. But they are living beings. They have feelings. They love us. And they deserve so much better.

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

This kind of dog often is terrified just to walk into the house. Seriously. Doorways are major threats to them. And once you get them in, they are afraid to go out again. I've heard countless stories from fosters who were trying to keep the bugs out of the house for hours while sitting in the house with the back door wide open and a hunk of chicken just past the door frame, hoping that the dog will eventually come in. And let's not even talk about stairs. Or cars, lol. 

[Stacy]

I am familiar with the stair thing! I never could convince Olivia that the stairs weren't going to kill her. She was almost 15 years old and she never willingly went up or down the stairs in her life. Luckily for me she was the right size to tuck under my arm and carry. 

I hope for these guys sake that their age is a benefit to them. But you're right about no dog park for a very long time. 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Many of us who are familiar with this rescue are convinced that there is some relationship between her and the breeder. 

[Rosie's Family]

I am torn, trying to decide if this is an honest rescue or not. Looking at some of the non-doodle ads, a lot of them our already spayed/neutered. They also have dogs of various ages. But really seems fishy. Even if they are not a direct partnership with the breeder they seem complicit in the treatment of these dogs.

Is there really nothing that can be done about the puppy mills? Is it just a fact of life? 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Yes, and while I'm not trying to get political here, under the current government, they are going to get worse, due to deregulation and removals of laws that protect animals in every type of business, including dog breeders. Any law that impedes someone's ability to make more $ is on the chopping block, and that includes puppy mills. The current government has even closed the records on the puppy mills violation reports so people can't find out if a commercial breeder has committed violations or acts of animal cruelty any more. 

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

All I know is, DRC typically gets more than 200 applications for an labradoodle puppy, especially a parti ALD puppy, and that's with a $600 adoption fee. So something is definitely fishy.