We purchased a puppy from Ron Pinyan/Pinyan Labs earlier this year... We purchased her after (believing) we did our homework checking out the OFA ratings and lineage of the breeding pair and by the glorified hunting background of these dogs. When dealing with Ron on the phone he had answers for everything and "I'll tell you what" (his favorite line) snowballed us into believing he was a reputable breeder.
I constantly asked for pictures of the puppy week after week, which he complied, but the pictures looked of a sickly/scared pup. (I will attach to this report) Days before she shipped to us, I again contacted him and asked her weight at her last vet visit before her flight (as health certificate has to be dated 10 days prior to transport) I was told he didn't remember specifically, but the litter as a whole were between 10-12 lbs.
When I picked her up at the airport, she was in a 12x18 pet carrier. She had fur on the crown of her head missing/thinning (myvet suspected a skin condition), her nails had never been trimmed, she had a gash on her side (that has since healed to a thick 2 inch scar) and was all of 5 lbs! She weighed in @ 5lbs 7 ozs at the vet 7 days later... Ron listed the total weight of pup and carrier on the airline paperwork as a total of 6 lbs! Her dew claw removal was a "butcher job"- obviously done by himself to save $. This is @ 8 weeks remember!
Fast forward... The pup is now 7 1/2 mos old and moves like shes 12. She has a hard time getting up, can't run/play with the other dogs like a pup should and is in constant pain. Yesterday we had our worst fears confirmed. She has dysplasia in both back hips and in her front left shoulder. Bone spurs are already visible on the x rays. Not a life that ANY dog should live. She is a big part of our hearts and will be spayed and made comfortable here in our home for the rest of her days on earth!
Ron breeds his females heat after heat. Resulting in unhealthy/low weight pups. If you follow his blogs carefully you will notice he looses many pups in their first weeks (almost) every litter. The blog also conveniently only goes back 5-6 mos... Again, unless you follow his history, you would not see the same dogs being bred 6 mos after her last litter. I started following after noticing the parents of MY pup having yet another litter as of late Nov (my pup was born end of May).
If he is not overbreeding and in it only for the $- how can one man solely take care of multiple litters (4-5 litters in Nov-Dec) in the capacity that will produce quality/healthy pups? Answer, he can't.
He lives in a modest neighborhood, not a lot of land, but a large building out back... Obviously to house all these animals. Following his web site he has had 10 different females give birth since August. Only 6 are listed on his website.
Pictures of the worst pups, being advertised at a low price for quick sale because they are beyond 8 weeks, have been removed from the blog. One picture still sticks in my mind of a very sickly 10 week old pup that looked like it was 4 weeks old! Another of a group of pups, with very small/sick looking pups in the mix of healthy puppies - those pictures too have been removed!
Please get the word out NOT TO PURCHASE A PUP FROM PINYAN LABS OR RON PINYAN!"Breeders" like this have got to be shut down and I will do my part!
No dog/puppy or family willing to give their love. Should have to be put through that heartache just to put a few extra $ in HIS pocket! Shut him down!
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