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Rick Johnstone's Declaration
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Having
already adopted an Old English Mastiff through Mastiff Resuce, we were
thrilled to locate the "Wards" facility in Norco, California,
approximately 5 miles from our house. The thrill ended there. We were
utterly shocked at the condition of the animals, the condition of the
facility, the secrecy in which the Wards handled the adoption. We
adopted "Samson" approx. 5 months ago albeit it was more of a rescue
than anything else. The first dog we attempted to "rescue" from this
flithy place, collapsed right in front of us, that being a small Great
Dane. We then rescued "Samson", allegedly an English Mastiff. Samson is
no more an English Mastiff than the man on the moon. The Wards talked
about being dog "trainers", which was also obviously not true, having
had several large breeds and having them professionally trained, this
was not the case there. All the dogs were either greatly undeweight, in
all cases filthy and smelling like they had never been bathed. The
Wards talked about they "pack" training where all of the dogs were bark
trained and pack trained, baloney. Samson had definite Alpha male
problems with extreme aggression towards other dogs. We have worked
with him at great length and he has has some success. The pricing was
also quite a joke, with a sliding scale from $400 to $1000, depending
on the dog and the alleged amount of care the dog had recieved.
However, each dog we selected was at the higher end of the "adoption"
fee. They also allegedly have their own brand of dog food, which by the
appearance of the dogs there, was not the best to be feeding them. We
felt it was more of a rescue than an adoption, the dog simply needed to
be elsewhere in our opinion. If I had the space I would adopt them all.
Also, strangely, you are never allowed to see where the dogs are kept,
housed. It in itself is a big mystery. We actually left the facility on
one occasion prior to seeing any dogs because of the strange way in
which we were kept outside the gate until they could retrieve and put
all of the dogs away. It was at that time we blocked in the driveway by
Burt, because we were unable to deal with Tracy. A very cloak and
dagger situation to say the least. Lastly, shot records and or neuter
records, along with any medical history, is still not available. We
have since taken care of that ourselves. Needless to say, we are happy
to have given "Samson" a home, but the difference between the Mastiff
Rescue Organization and the Wards "dog factory", was the difference
between night and day, as well as the "pricing" for an "adoption".
Sincerely Rick Johnstone November 21, 2005 The foregoeing is true and honest to the best of my ability upon penalty of perjury. |
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