My family was scammed by Ms. Dee Gerrish of Lake Ridge Kennels,
Cleveland, NC. My family purchased a dog from her as a gift
and it was the worse thing to have done and been a nightmare ever since.
She asked me to do some work on her property and I saw her kennel. I
can assure you that she is lying when she says she does not live in a
trailer or a trailer park. SHE DOES!!! Her kennel is nothing more
than a large metal rectangular shed behind her mobile home. It houses
puppies, dogs, and at least one cat in a cage; a tiny cage at that. The
appearance of the inside of this shed is: floors have not been cleaned
properly. The corners are caked with animal hair, food debris, dust,
and God only knows what else. There are leaks in the roof and they're
old and still not fixed. Why? Because she says her dog sales are so
bad that she can't afford to fix up the kennel. I know for a fact that
her kennel has been infected by the Parvo disease at least twice. She
refuses to shut down her kennel in order to sanitize the grounds. She
refuses to take proper measures to clean up her kennel. Her husband
personally explained to me how she made him surrender 10 grown dogs to
the local animal shelter and yet, she continues to breed dogs and try to
sell them for profit. The day I was working for her one of her dogs
that she keeps in a pen of other grown dogs got out and attacked a small
dog. The dog's stomach was ripped open.instead of taking this poor
dog to a vet for proper treatment, she forced me to hold this dog down
while she sewed it up without anesthesia. I was horrified to say the
least. Her reason for not administering anesthesia she said was because
the dog was already in shock.By the way, as a footnote here, she is a
screamer! No one is allowed to confront her in any way, shape, or form.
Her son was on the property the same day I was there and he privately
told me that his mom, Dee, needs to get rid of alot of dogs and clean up
this place because it is out of control and so is his mom, Dee. Her
husband told me privately that Dee has way too many dogs and that she is
obsessed with them. The property has a foul odor to it from the moment
you arrive in Dee's driveway. I can only describe as this: piles of
animal fecies. It took my breath away and not in a good way. Also,
upon entry to Dee's property, it's littered with a travel trailer, a
boat, a 3 sided open metal shed which is cluttered and over-flowing onto
their walkway and unsafe. For some unknown reason, Dee has several if
not many guinea hens roaming around her property. Now this property is
not large as you might imagine. It's less than an acre. But remember I
told you, on this parcel is a mobile home, a travel trailer, a large
speed boat, 2 sheds, a car, a truck, another shed on the right side of
her mobile home, and the so-called kennel behind the trailer. No where
is there a place for these confined dogs to exercise. I tell ya, it's a
mess and it's a shame that nice folks like us and others are being
mislead, mistreated, scammed, deceived, bullied, bashed, harrassed,
taken advantage of, SLANDERED, and THREATENED. Please, please, do not
and I say LOUD AND CLEARLY, if you want to prevent Dee Gerrish from
future sales, STAY AWAY FROM HER. She will only bring you nothing but
trouble and you will have to hear about it for years and she'll drag you
and your reputation through the mud like she has done to me and my
family. I only wish that I could post my identity and my phone number
and my home address so you can contact me personally and verify what I
say is the truth so help me God! I have already contacted the SPCA, the
Health Dept., the Humane Society, PETA, Animal Control, and the local
authorities in her area. I was informed that they are aware of her
fraudulent business practices and customer complaints and Dee Gerrish is
on their radar screen.
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