B & C Kennels Clare Illinois

                     CAPS Kansas Director investigated Pope's Little Angels in Haysville Kansas: 08/03/18 Gary Pope advertises his long hair dachshund puppies on puppyfind.com.   I made an appointment to visit him to see a puppy on 8/3/18 @ 1p. When I knocked on the door, several puppies/dogs were barking.   He met me at the front door and asked me to go around back to a large fenced in yard.   The 4 puppies were in good health, fur in good condition with no visible parasites.   Gary handed me one of the puppies to hold.   The rest of the puppies were very shy, didn’t approach me and went to the other side of the yard (in a shady area).   I asked to see the puppy’s parents and Gary went inside his home and brought out the male.   Then he went inside a small building and brought out the female.   Both dogs appeared clean and healthy. ...

    CAPS Kansas Director investigated Kerry's Puppy Barn in Wichita Kansas:   8/1/18   Kerry advertises her puppies on puppyfind.com.  The 2 shih Tzu puppies she had for sale were $550 cash only (14 weeks old).  I phoned Kerry and made arrangements to see her puppies on 8/1/18. When I talked to Kerry, she was on her way to her vet in Crawford County, KS (4 counties away).   I asked her why she was using a vet so far away and she indicated the vet was also a breeder.    Her KS state forms indicate her vet is Laura Moreland of Girard, KS.   Laura is the vet on the gov’s pet advisory committee.   I questioned her about any shih tzu specific health issues and she didn’t tell me about allergies that these dogs are prone to have.    Kerry said that she also bred poodles and shih tzu poodle mixes.   I told her that I was a novice dog owner and she said I should visit Petland to see the different kind of p...