Ginny
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This is an excerpt from a recent posted on Newf-l and it's something we all should be aware of:
..."I’ve had newfs for 20 years and been breeding on a small scale for about 9 years. The reason I’m posting is to issue a warning out there to anyone who uses or recommends using the dividers that come with the wire crates. I recently had a litter of newf pups, and sent them to their new homes this past weekend. I got a call Wed morning that no breeder ever wants to get. The phone rang at 6:30 a.m. which is never good as I don’t get calls that early unless there is a problem. It was a sobbing hysterical puppy buyer who got up to let her puppy out to potty, only to find him dead....with his head hung between the divider and the crate. She said the divider fit in very tight and was hard to insert. He had somehow gotten loose one of the hooks that secures the divider and got his head hung. She said she never heard a sound from him, she guesses he was unable to make a noise by having his airway cut off. She called the company who makes the crates, but wanted me to warn everyone I could of the danger. I’m just sick over this and want to warn as many people as possible."
..."I’ve had newfs for 20 years and been breeding on a small scale for about 9 years. The reason I’m posting is to issue a warning out there to anyone who uses or recommends using the dividers that come with the wire crates. I recently had a litter of newf pups, and sent them to their new homes this past weekend. I got a call Wed morning that no breeder ever wants to get. The phone rang at 6:30 a.m. which is never good as I don’t get calls that early unless there is a problem. It was a sobbing hysterical puppy buyer who got up to let her puppy out to potty, only to find him dead....with his head hung between the divider and the crate. She said the divider fit in very tight and was hard to insert. He had somehow gotten loose one of the hooks that secures the divider and got his head hung. She said she never heard a sound from him, she guesses he was unable to make a noise by having his airway cut off. She called the company who makes the crates, but wanted me to warn everyone I could of the danger. I’m just sick over this and want to warn as many people as possible."
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