BRAVO BRAVO !!!!!!
Such a simple" I should of thought of it" idea. Maybe, someday, the more difficult shelter dogs i.e. black coated, older, not so perfect one can get their chance. Peace
Posted
April 14, 2009, 6:42PM
by
lovrgirl
I bought a mixed breed "rescue puppy" from Woof Worx on April 2, 2009.
On April 9, 2009 my puppy was very sick and I took her to my vet who tested her for Parvo. She tested positive. My vet used two different tests to confirm the positive results. The incubation period for Parvo is 7-14 days.
Be very careful where you get your pet!
HOORAY I have got to visit this weekend to buy some treats, humane stores should be supported in Los Angeles.
Posted
March 23, 2009, 4:16PM
by
erice
Janejane, I understand your skepticism, but let's give Jamie the benefit of the doubt. Maybe she educated herself, you never know. This is literally a case of "putting your money where your mouth is", and I'd like to see it succeed.
Posted
March 03, 2009, 11:30PM
by
janejane
Sorry, but can't get too enthused just yet. This is the same Jamie Katz who was recorded on tape by the Humane Society instructing her employees how to sell puppy-mill puppies! How to downplay their illnesses! Basically, how to hoodwink the buyer into thinking they weren't getting a puppy-mill puppy. My memory is not that short...
this is great news! but I think that Orange Bone on Melrose, which switched from being a puppy mill store to an 100% rescue and shelter animal store on Jan 1 2009 was the first
Posted
March 01, 2009, 12:7AM
by
ahouck
LA_animal_lover, I believe they mean this is the first store that has opened as a result of the Best Friends campaign. It looks like the Orange Bone was done by the owners on their own (awesome). Either way, I pray this catches on and that people realize how awesome rescue dogs are and how puppy mill horrors aren't things that animal nuts make up or something. These stores renew my faith in humanity.
Posted
February 28, 2009, 9:56AM
by
ncstorace
What a great idea !!!! People are sometimes scared of going to shelters (either due to concern about the "mutts" or because they can't handle seeing dogs that might be put to sleep). This gives them a much nicer environment and the chance for the dogs to appear in a more normal, friendly environment.
ahouck - I believe Orange Bone going humane was the result of a Last Chance for Animals campaign. Regardless, great to have alternatives to pet stores.
Lovrgirl, I'm so sorry to hear that your puppy contracted Parvo. Unfortunately, all puppies are succeptible to Parvo, no matter where they come from, just as a child who goes to an expensive, private kindergarten is just as succeptible to catching a cold as the child who goes to public school, by virtue of the fact that they are exposed to a lot of other children.
I spoke with Jamie and she told me that the dog was healthy in her store for 3 weeks before going home with you and being vaccinated (which I believe she paid for). If you received a Parvo vaccination, which involves the Parvo virus being injected in the dog to create an immunity, perhaps that is the source of the contraction, which is quite common.
Regardless, I know that Jamie does not want to have any dissatisfied customers and is anxious to resolve this situation. She offered to pay for the treatment and even pick up and drive the dog to the vet herself, but has not heard back from you. If you contact her I'm sure you can come to a mutually agreeable resolution.