Report: #323636

Report: The Puppy Patch , Brianna's Beautiful Bostons

Category: Animal Services

The Puppy Patch ,Brianna's Beautiful Bostons Brianna Merriman sold us sick dog twice, gave us a fraudulent check ,bounced check, won't respond to our request to give us promised AKC certified papers. Onalaska Washington

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The Puppy Patch , Brianna's Beautiful Bostons

Phone: 360-269-4276
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728 Burchett Rd.
Onalaska, Washington 98570
U.S.A.

Submitted: Friday, April 04, 2008

Last posting: Monday, November 10, 2008

Tacoma, Washington

My wife and I bought a boston terrier from Brianna on December 20th of 2007. The dog was supposedly in good health according Brianna. We agreed to buy the dog for her $600.00 asking price. When we bought the dog it appeared healthy. However, that same night we got it we noticed it was extremely sick. It projectile vomited 6-7 times that night as well as had about 4 cases of bad diarrhea with large amounts of blood in it.

We called Brianna the next day about it. She told us she was baffled by the news and thought that it was probably just the dog's nerves. She told us to keep in touch and let her know what develops. Meanwhile, we took the dog to our Vet. Our Vet prescribed medication and modified the dog's diet. The process of trying new meds and diet modifications lasted for over 1.5 months. During the 1.5 months the dog had horrendous diarrhea daily, lost over 3 lbs, refused to drink water and had a severe case of Mites.

We were in touch with Brianna weekly to let her know about the dog's health. (Sidenote: average call back time from Brianna was usually 3-7 days later). Brianna agreed that she would reimburse our vet bills up to the amount we paid for the dog ($600). Brianna also guaranteed us that if the dog wasn't able to get healthy she would give us a different Boston Terrier as well as the $600 refund.

So, after 1.5 months of trying numerous treatments prescribed by our Vet, the dog was unfortunately still sick. The Vet thought it would be sick for the rest of it's life due to the dog's weak immune system and was certain the dog was sick when Brianna sold it to us. Our vet bills totaled $850.00 in our efforts to try to get it healthy. Since there was nothing else we could do to heal the dog we coordinated with Brianna to give the dog back in exchange for a new Boston and our $600 for most of our vet bills. She gave us a new Boston along with a check for $600 as promised.

The new dog we got for the most part was and as is still healthy, luckily. It does, however, have a case of Coxcidia which fortunately is treatable. The unfortunate news is Brianna's check for $600 bounced. This occured on March 8th 2008.

Since then we have been constantly trying to reach Brianna but she won't call us back. We have tried calling both her phone #'s as well as email and even sent a certified letter. We have tried re-cashing the check 5 times now with no luck. As a side note, we still have not received the new dogs AKC paper work and it's been over a month! At this point, we have already turned her into the BBB and sent out a complaint to the AKC through the mail on 4/4/08. All we want at this point is our $600 refund as promised as well as the new dog's AKC paperwork.

Josh
Tacoma, Washington
U.S.A.

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Brianna's Bostons C B [11/10/2008]
Neighbor of said breeder! Judy [11/10/2008]

Submitted: Monday, November 10, 2008

Posted: Monday, November 10, 2008

C B

Auburn
U.S.A.

Brianna's Bostons

Your story caught my eye, I took home a beautiful Boston female on the same day, December 20, 2007. I got my pup in Onalaska as well, but from a VERY different breeder.

I am so sorry you went through such heartbreak. I want to help get the word out that Brianna does not have quality pups, she breeds the females too quickly and they are not healthy when they give birth.

Brianna is not just a back yard breeder, she is a puppy mill in my opinion.

Submitted: Monday, November 10, 2008

Posted: Monday, November 10, 2008

Judy

Onalaska
U.S.A.

Neighbor of said breeder!

I Live in Onalaska and I breed Boston Terriers, I am tired of the confusion people have thinking this is me. My website is: www.brooksburntridgebostonterriers.com
I love my dogs and they live in my home and are raised on good food and are vet checked, as my adults are. I provide my families with a lot of information to help raise their puppies and even have a group for my families to keep in contact with each other and me.

First I would like to ask if any of you actually went and picked his puppy up at her place? Did he get to witness the conditions these dogs live in!
I am a neighbor and also a breeder of Boston Terriers, I have been forced to drive by her house regularly and see these dogs living in horrid conditions, Sealand containers and makeshift outside kennels. I have reported her to the Lewis County Sheriff on quiet a few occasions.

Just recently my son was driving by there and had to stop and get 3 adults and 6 puppies out of the road, they had just about got hit by a passing car, he went to get someone from the house to help put them back where they belong and no one was around, he pinned a note on her door and told her next time, I will take them, she has them in Exercise pens throughout the yard in the pouring down rain, and this in Lewis County is not a crime.

Due to my efforts of reporting her at this time you should contact Deputy Brad P Taylor at the Lewis County Sheriffs office, he is investigating this breeder as we speak, I reported the conditions my son seen a couple weeks ago, to the Lewis County Sheriff and Sgt. Fred Weitzel, contacted me back. I figure due to many complaints they thought an investigation was necessary and passed it onto Deputy Brad Taylor of the Lewis County Sheriffs Office.

Here is a copy of Deputy Taylor's e-mail to me:

My name is Deputy Brady Taylor, I was contacted by my Sergeant to look into the possible animal abuse you have brought to our attention. I will be contacting Merriman and checking on the dogs. I will look into whether or not the dogs are AKC registered, and see if the AKC has been out to check on the animals as they do unannounced visits. Please know I take these type of reports very serious and will make sure the dogs are safe.

Thank you for contacting us;

Deputy Brady Taylor
Lewis County Sheriff's Office

If you can provide them with any helpful information contact them!

Now with the Giardia 50% of all dogs have giardia, this is a common thing, especially with such horrid living conditions.
Parvo you can catch any where, but with the conditions these guys are in anything is possible.
Most breeders have this in the contract!

Now the round worms and lungworms are seriously from lack of knowledge on proper wormings. It is also Neglect and abuse on the breeders part in making sure the parents are not wormed reguarly also.
These kind of living conditions are horrid for the Boston Terrier this breed are not outside dogs.

Judy
Onalaska, Washington
www.brooksburntridgebostonterriers.com

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