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Ziva: a puppy farm baby?

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Hello everyone. Whilst not me, or my pets, I think it is important this is shared.

We just got home from a trip out to find our friend and neighbour's puppy, Ziva, has been taken to the vet. She arrived home with them last week from Wales. She is a collie.

Unfortunately, she is in the vet after throwing up all over the place and pooping lots, common in puppy farm babies. The area Ziva came from is known to have puppy farms, especially for collies. We have not yet told our friend (Ziva's owner) about this as with her just going into the vet today, we don't want tomstress them out too much more than they are already. When we tell them, we will be advising that they contact the RSPCA to investigate. Another sign that this could have been a puppy farm baby is that the woman who sold her was very rushed about it, and would not allow them to visit.

This thread is not just to send thoughts to my friend as his dog, but also a reminder that you should always be careful when buying any animal and be on the lookout for any red flags. Most puppy farm dogs don't survive. Let's hope this one does.

There are still people like this out there. It isn't fair for animals to be treated in this way. It must be stopped.

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Yes, and please tell your friends not to buy from there again.:( I hate seeing this kinda thing happen over and over again.
 

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I can't believe that people are so greedy for money that they'll keep puppies in those kinds of conditions :(

I hope little Ziva pulls though.
 

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Parvovirus is very, very common in puppy farm pups, and is often fatal.

One of my parents' dogs is a former breeding lady from a Welsh puppy farm. She came to us having shortly had her last litter - her teats were still prominent. Her legs were like sticks with no muscle on them. Before being rescued, she'd never walked on grass or been inside a house or sat on a human to have a fuss. She walked at a snail's pace, her nose buried in every leaf and blade of grass, just inhaling the rich smells she'd never had the chance to sniff before. We almost cried the first time we saw her run across a field, stiff and awkward but full of joy. She is still a very scared, anxious dog and will flinch away from any sudden movements, but now she have a choice of several sofas to snooze on, someone standing guard to make sure another dog doesn't steal her dinner and daily walks to sniff things. We can't erase the trauma of her first five-ish years (we don't know how old she is) but I like to think that the six years she's had with us have been happy ones.

She is one of the hidden victims of puppy farms. As a breeding girl, she made the owners several thousand pounds from the sale of her puppies. When she got older - perhaps her litters were getting smaller - she was discarded. By happy chance she went to a rescue specialising in rehoming former breeding dogs from puppy farms. The alternative was that she would have been shot or hit on the head with a shovel.

It's a brutal practice and I cannot wait for the day that those running puppy farms are prosecuted.
 

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Sending positive thoughts to little Ziva! ❤
 

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Parvovirus is very, very common in puppy farm pups, and is often fatal.

One of my parents' dogs is a former breeding lady from a Welsh puppy farm. She came to us having shortly had her last litter - her teats were still prominent. Her legs were like sticks with no muscle on them. Before being rescued, she'd never walked on grass or been inside a house or sat on a human to have a fuss. She walked at a snail's pace, her nose buried in every leaf and blade of grass, just inhaling the rich smells she'd never had the chance to sniff before. We almost cried the first time we saw her run across a field, stiff and awkward but full of joy. She is still a very scared, anxious dog and will flinch away from any sudden movements, but now she have a choice of several sofas to snooze on, someone standing guard to make sure another dog doesn't steal her dinner and daily walks to sniff things. We can't erase the trauma of her first five-ish years (we don't know how old she is) but I like to think that the six years she's had with us have been happy ones.

She is one of the hidden victims of puppy farms. As a breeding girl, she made the owners several thousand pounds from the sale of her puppies. When she got older - perhaps her litters were getting smaller - she was discarded. By happy chance she went to a rescue specialising in rehoming former breeding dogs from puppy farms. The alternative was that she would have been shot or hit on the head with a shovel.

It's a brutal practice and I cannot wait for the day that those running puppy farms are prosecuted.
That is terrible. Glad your parents rescued her
 

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Keeping little Ziva in my thoughts! She'll pull through!
 

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I hope Ziva will be okay!
 

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Best wishes being sent to Ziva.
 
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Any update on Ziva? I hope she's okay
 
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I get so upset at some of the things people will do for "perfect condition" breed dogs. My brother got a Doberman pinscher pup last year, and he deliberately got one from another European country (Romania I think?) because there they still allow the cruel practice of ear cropping and tail docking. All because he wanted that typical guard dog look. I haven't said anything to him because we don't have a really close relationship, but I find it ridiculous, especially as there are so many lovely rescues dogs around.

Not that I think having a particular breed is wrong, but it does upset me when people prioritise getting specific features, regardless of the dog's health (pugs are a typical example).
 

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I get so upset at some of the things people will do for "perfect condition" breed dogs. My brother got a Doberman pinscher pup last year, and he deliberately got one from another European country (Romania I think?) because there they still allow the cruel practice of ear cropping and tail docking. All because he wanted that typical guard dog look. I haven't said anything to him because we don't have a really close relationship, but I find it ridiculous, especially as there are so many lovely rescues dogs around.

Not that I think having a particular breed is wrong, but it does upset me when people prioritise getting specific features, regardless of the dog's health (pugs are a typical example).
That's so sad! I also think that cross-breeds are getting ridiculous. We just saw a program with a dog which was like a 4 way mix! I know there are some even worse than that, but really? Why!
 

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That's so sad! I also think that cross-breeds are getting ridiculous. We just saw a program with a dog which was like a 4 way mix! I know there are some even worse than that, but really? Why!
I'm not super clued up, so maybe somebody can shine a light on this, but would there be an advantage of cross breeding, in that some of their health problems are bred out as a result of mixing? So breeding a pug with a dog with a longer muzzle might help some of the respiratory problems? Or am I just chatting nonsense?! Also that isn't usually what happens, people often go for cute features, like anything with poodle-like fur or corgi body shapes.
 

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I'm not super clued up, so maybe somebody can shine a light on this, but would there be an advantage of cross breeding, in that some of their health problems are bred out as a result of mixing? So breeding a pug with a dog with a longer muzzle might help some of the respiratory problems? Or am I just chatting nonsense?! Also that isn't usually what happens, people often go for cute features, like anything with poodle-like fur or corgi body shapes.
Interesting! But could it go the other way and the longer muzzle dog end up with a squished face?
 
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