AlphaTex Kennels in TX-300 dogs seized in deplorable conditions

[lar07]

Here is the link to the news article with the video of the owner being confronted for what she is doing to these poor animals (a large majority of the dogs are GSDs)..
300 Dogs Rescued from Squalid Texas Kennel | NBC Dallas-Fort Worth

And this is just a warning to all people who are looking for their next GSD puppy, or thinking about going to a breeder: Just because the breeder/puppy mill has a decent looking website and seems to be taking care of their dogs, DOES NOT mean this is true. Go see the kennel first before making any decisions. I browsed this woman's website and people like veterinarians (who you think would know better) have purchased dogs from her!

What really gets me upset is that on their website, they are asking for help from people to get their "babies" back. She also has the nerve to talk about the horrible things that are puppy mills when she is operating one. http://www.alphatexkennels.com

If you would like to help, a local GSD rescue is accepting applications for foster homes and also taking donations: ChipIn: Puppies and Dogs from the Puppy Mill

[ChristenHolden]

OMG they have a add in one of our local FREE papers. I have even been to the site!!! Glad the dogs are in a better place!! Poor things

[LaRen616]

Those poor dogs and horses!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How disgusting!

[Lucy Dog]

Disgusting. These people are either in complete denial or just completely nuts. Probably a little bit of both.

[selzer]

300 dogs would be a lot to manage, especially if one of the people taking care of them got sick. The water looked kind of like Bear's after she goes leg-dipping -- ok, maybe hers isn't that bad. The flies on the food, disgusting. And the horse -- horrendous. The collie dog looked pretty matted. I am glad no one used the worn out line that it is the worst they have ever seen. But, even if you're other half is having surgeries the dogs need to be taken care of properly.

I am sure that the judge will see the photos and make a call. I wouldn't get past that horse -- they would have to show me evidence that it was surrendered to them this week, or that the vet has been there already, or I would be seriously thinking they shouldn't own any critter.

[JakodaCD OA]

I watched the video, and saw where they found a dead dog in one of the barns, the woman had no answer for that one( so sad for all those dogs who will now hopefully have a better life

[selzer]

Some of us with one dog, or with a handful of dogs come home and find that one of them has died. A dog can bloat, have an aneurism, or hemangiosarcoma and be dead. That in and of itself would not indicate to me that they were a hideous place.

If there were dog-skeletons in the pen with other dogs -- yeah, draw and quarter the owners.

A few dogs with skin conditions wouldn't send me into hysterics either. The breed has sensitive skin. And anyone with a number of dogs is going to struggle with some issues.

The place looked like it was going down fast. She was over-run with dogs and not able to keep after it. And the horse -- that will give me nightmares.

People breeding are on a slippery slope though. Some might let an aging dog linger a while and take their time making the decision to euthanize because it is a pet, and we are not quite ready to let the dog go, but imagine how that looks to people with in the audience. They see an older dog, maybe blind, maybe having a hard time getting up, maybe not having the best body condition and the angry mob forms with the torches and pitch forks. I can see how breeders might hasten the decision to euthanize a dog simply because they cannot have such an animal on the property. I know when I was going through that bad food issue, I had a ready stack of vet bills handy to be able to prove that I was working with a vet on the problem -- because that dog looked like I was starving her for a while.

With kennel help and fewer dogs, younger with health and energy, they may have been a respectable place at one time.

[JakodaCD OA]

well I heard the guy say the dog had been dead for some time

looks like they were way over their heads, and in complete denial about the disgusting conditions of most of the animals

I'll bet we'll be seeing this one on Animal Cops..

[Stevenzachsmom]

Wow! So this started when her husband had surgeries in April. Seriously? That was almost six months ago. That's a pretty darned long time.

[onyx'girl]

The breeder is in denial. Over her head or not, she obviously can't admit the poor animals are neglected. Then to beg on her website for help to get them back? She should have asked for help in April.

And quit breeding during that time to reduce the already overload of her kennel....17 litters of GSD's alone thru the Summer. How many Collie and Golden litters on top of that???