Is there a pet store in your TN town?? (Bristol: house, train)

[Tennesseestorm]

MBMOUSE, you may have already got a new friend, but I was going to recommend some places like Pet Smart in Johnson City... also I think there will be a new one in Bristol, at the exit 7 I-81 area in Bristol, VA.

My folks adopted a older beagle when our beloved 9 year old Beagle passed away in July of 06'. I think they found him on Petfinders.com and he was at a kennel in Greeneville, TN I think.

Its unreal the # of pets out there in shelters in need of homes. We also got a female beagle- a couple of months later.. she is now a little over a year old.

[cde]

HELP!!!!

I came across this thread by doing a google search.
I need help can someone point me in the direction of saving
a cocker spaniel.

We have a very very sad story. We bought our 6 yr old daughter
a chocolate cocker spaniel for birthday [nov] and the puppy
had heart problems. She died of heart failure and we are all so so so
broken hearted. my daughter is crying her self to sleep and
my son has been having bad dreams. I am beside myself with
grief. I am so scared about getting another puppy from a breeder

Any advice would be wonderful.

Thank you so much in advance

[2mares]

She is a cutie mbmouse. Glad you could find what you were looking for at a shelter.

[maraplus]

Originally Posted by cde

HELP!!!!

I came across this thread by doing a google search.
I need help can someone point me in the direction of saving
a cocker spaniel.

We have a very very sad story. We bought our 6 yr old daughter
a chocolate cocker spaniel for birthday [nov] and the puppy
had heart problems. She died of heart failure and we are all so so so
broken hearted. my daughter is crying her self to sleep and
my son has been having bad dreams. I am beside myself with
grief. I am so scared about getting another puppy from a breeder

Any advice would be wonderful.

Thank you so much in advance

My advice would be 'then don't get another puppy from a breeder'. I'm sorry for your loss...and can understand your grief. It's better to "adopt" then to "buy"-see the many posts in this thread. Good Luck.

[SmokyMtnGal]

Originally Posted by cde

HELP!!!!

I came across this thread by doing a google search.
I need help can someone point me in the direction of saving
a cocker spaniel.

We have a very very sad story. We bought our 6 yr old daughter
a chocolate cocker spaniel for birthday [nov] and the puppy
had heart problems. She died of heart failure and we are all so so so
broken hearted. my daughter is crying her self to sleep and
my son has been having bad dreams. I am beside myself with
grief. I am so scared about getting another puppy from a breeder

Any advice would be wonderful.

Thank you so much in advance

I am sorry for your loss. I am having trouble figuring out the Tennessee connection from your post. Was the breeder from here in TN or are you located in TN? Are you asking for information on TN breeders?

[AlisonL]

Originally Posted by cde

HELP!!!!

I came across this thread by doing a google search.
I need help can someone point me in the direction of saving
a cocker spaniel.

We have a very very sad story. We bought our 6 yr old daughter
a chocolate cocker spaniel for birthday [nov] and the puppy
had heart problems. She died of heart failure and we are all so so so
broken hearted. my daughter is crying her self to sleep and
my son has been having bad dreams. I am beside myself with
grief. I am so scared about getting another puppy from a breeder

Any advice would be wonderful.

Thank you so much in advance

Did you buy this puppy from a breeder? If so, have you contacted the breeder? Did you know that the puppy had heart problems when you bought it?
A reputable breeder will usually stand behind their pups. If you bought from a pet store, you are just plain "up the creek" so to speak.
Go to your closest animal shelter and adopt a puppy or older dog. There are many waiting for good, loving homes.

[mrs1885]

Originally Posted by cde

HELP!!!!

I came across this thread by doing a google search.
I need help can someone point me in the direction of saving
a cocker spaniel.

We have a very very sad story. We bought our 6 yr old daughter
a chocolate cocker spaniel for birthday [nov] and the puppy
had heart problems. She died of heart failure and we are all so so so
broken hearted. my daughter is crying her self to sleep and
my son has been having bad dreams. I am beside myself with
grief. I am so scared about getting another puppy from a breeder

Any advice would be wonderful.

Thank you so much in advance

Sorry for your loss. You need to contact the breeder immediately when things like this happen. Cardiac issues are genetic and if they are having them in their lines they need to know ASAP so they can track down owners of the other puppies from that and any related litters. My guess however is you are dealing with a very unreputable breeder. So many people go buy the adorable little puppy from the neighbor 'breeder' and this is the result. Don't get me started there!!

I have two suggestions. If you are looking for a specific dog for the purposes of showing, you need to find your local breed club and ask for recommendations on a breeder. Then contact all of them. Ask them for all the information from their vets and vet hospitals that have done genetic testing on their breeding stock, as well as the results of all the tests. A good breeder will very willingly hand that over, in many cases even giving you copies of the genetic testing on puppies from previous litters. Then check AKC breed books for showing titles. A sign of a well bred dog is not only good genetic testing, but correct conformation to ensure the dog is sound structurally, therefor drastically reducing any chance of bringing home a puppy that will develop luxating patellas or such.

If you aren't willing to spend that kind of money on a healthy properly bred puppy, look for rescues. There are plenty of them in TN thanks to all those back yard breeders. I have a black male cocker now that I'd taken in as a foster dog. I was told he was 3.5 years old and had been chained to a tree with his brother since he was 6 weeks old. The owner was sent to prison for a good long while and the neighbor stepped in to try to find homes / rescues for the two of them.

I took him in as a rescue and intended to have his vetting all complete and teach him some house manners and then find his forever home. Turns out he's more like 7 or 8 years old, has luxating patellas in both back legs, tore both ACLs at some point and the previous owner had never had surgery done to correct it, has cataracts in both eyes and early stage glaucoma in the right eye. He's totally blind and lives on pain medications for his back legs. Needless to say, he's not going to be adopted and he's now my little buddy. However, I see tons of gorgeous healthy cockers in rescue all the time. Petfinder.com is a great way to find local rescues of whatever breed you are looking for.

Whichever route you go, good luck in your search!!


*** ETA - CDE - where are you? I noticed that you also posted in a thread on puppies for adoption in Texas that you're looking for a small puppy. Not sure if you realized what state the thread was for or maybe what state this thread is in? If you PM me I'll be happy to help you out.

[Chero]

I noticed no one mentioned the Humane Society or Animal Control. Check with your local Humane Society and I bet you will find alot of dogs and cats in need of adoption. Its nice to hear of people adopting there pet.

In most cases, dogs and cats that aren't adopted within certain time frames end up being euthanized never having a chance to have a family love them and care for them. Good luck..

[ThatsLife]

Please do not buy pets in pet stores. The puppies come from puppy mills and are very often ill. Please e-mail me privately and I can tell you my story, my name and you can Google me and see what is now happening to me because of this. I bought in a pet store and if you do the parents of that pup will surely be condemned to a life in a cage and being used for breeding until they die. Don't do it. E-mail me. I would like to help you make an informed decision. My pup died by the way....

[alleycat]

In case someone hasn't already mentioned it (this thread is now three pages long), the Nashville Humane Association is a great place to find a pet. They have one of the nicest animal shelter I've seen. Both of the cats I've had have come from the NHA.