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Newahaus Rottwiellers Virginia - http://www.geocities.com/newahaus/
In 2001 I decided it was time to get my hubby
the dog he's been wanting forever a rottie. Both of us had never
owned one but where raised around people who did. And after 3
months of research of the breed and looking at breeders, we
found one we thought we liked. Newahaus Rottwiellers, so we
called the lady and found out that she was expecting a litter
within the next month. So she told me to call her every week for
a update. So every week I made the call and we discussed the
puppies and parents. Well a month passed and she called us one
day and told us if we wanted a puppy that we needed to put a
deposit down on one because they were to be born any time, so we
sent off the $200 deposit.
I called her the next week and she said that
the puppies had not been born and to call again next week. When
I called the next week the puppies still had not been born and
again I had to call again the next week and still no puppies. I
asked her is it normal for dogs to be 3 weeks late in birthing
she said no that she'd got the breeding date wrong but when we
first talked to her she insisted that they were almost due and
telling me what the mother looked like. All of witch at the time
sounded like a very pregnant bitch to me. Then when I called the
next week I got no answer and I left a message with no response
since then.
Never once has she responded to an email, and
she had her phone number changed. I just thought people should
know so they don't get lead on and waste there money on one of
her dogs. I turned around and bought a male rottie from a local
breeder and he is the best dog ever. He is 2 now and 130 pounds
of sheer delight.
Thanks Sean and Dustina Pickering
Kimbertal Kennels Manager (PA); Interview/Story:
In an interview, Yarnell,
Kimbertal's manager, said the inbreeding was ``an accident.''
He said much of it occurred at Kimbertal before he became
manager in 1984. “Inbreeding used to be encouraged, he said,
though it isn't considered good practice now”.
“This came about when a Rottweiler that was purchased had a
temperament problem.”
John LePere said he didn't know the reason for his Rottweiler'
s wild behavior until he got a copy of Buster's family
background. The papers showed what LePere and his vet had
suspected: Buster was the product of close inbreeding. His
parents were brother and sister; his two grandparents produced
both his father and mother; his great-grandparents included a
female bred to her father and a male bred to his half sister.
LePere bought the dog for $350 from Kimbertal Kennels, which
assured him that the puppy was well bred. ``I could tell all
along that he wasn't right,'' said LePere, who bought Buster
on Feb. 17, 1990, and named him for James ``Buster'' Douglas,
the heavyweight conqueror of Mike Tyson. The dog was skittish,
LePere said, and would flare up with no provocation. LePere
said he gave up on Buster at six months of age when the
110-pound Rottweiler bit his father-in-law in the hand. ``The
dog knew my father-in-law,'' LePere said. ``He was leaving,
and all of a sudden Buster growls at him and bites him on the
hand. He just freaked out.'' LePere's vet, Mark F. Magazu, had
suggested that inbreeding might have caused Buster's erratic
behavior. For months, LePere pressed Kimbertal Kennels to send
him the pedigree. LePere got it six months after he gave
Buster to a shelter. Kimbertal at first offered to exchange
the dog for another. LePere refused because he believed Buster
would be put to death. He said he also didn't want to have a
similar experience with another Kimbertal dog.
The Pennsylvania SPCA lists Kimbertal as one of the state's
top three sources of dog complaints. The agency compiles its
data by asking vets statewide to identify their clients' most
serious complaints. Those customers fill out and return
complaint forms. Sharon Schiele, president of Delaware Valley
Doberman-Pinscher Assistance, said at least 25 percent of dogs
reaching the rescue group have been Kimbertal dogs or had
Kimbertal bloodlines. Barnes, of the Chester County SPCA, said
of Kimbertal: ``I see a lot of their animals with hip
dysphasia, especially Rottweilers.'' Kimbertal raises its dogs
by placing pregnant females with families; they get to keep
the dog after giving the kennel two litters. Kimbertal starts
to breed females at 18 months -- too young to detect genetic
problems such as hip dysphasia, experts say.
Another email to Mr. Yarnell of Kimbertal
Kennels that a kind viewer has sent to us, Thank You!
Mr. Bob Yarnell,
I purchased a male Rottweiler from your kennel in May of 99.
He was "above standard" as your kennel states. You
were away for the weekend I visited and I was treated
unscrupulously by an overweight man with black hair. He
negotiated prices with me first starting at $1200 and dropping
down to $900. I just thought you should know that he has OCD
of the right elbow, which I just spent $1200.00 to correct and
the vets at the University of Penn knew who you were (not for
positive reasons). Schultz also has mild/severe hip dysplasia
and is only 2 years old. Your excuse would probably be to
bring him in for a replacement or that you can not guarantee
the dogs health. Imagine taking in your kid for a replacement,
because he was born with congenital defect.
Please consider not selling puppies whether Filas, Dobes or
Rotts to Joe public or any customer, when he/she walks in the
door. Your "factory" is creating undue pain for
poorly bred dogs and financial strain for new owners to the
breed. Anti-Kimbertal sentiment seemed to be a common theme
when people asked me where I got my Rottweiler from. Now when
I go to PetSmart, I make sure I tell curious passerby's about
your kennel and the plights of many other Kimbertal customers.
I love my dog and would never trade him in for " a puppy
replacement" as you my think may squash the concern of
genetic or health problems. But I and many Kimbertal customers
will only make the same mistake once from buying from your
kennel. I put my thoughts into words as nicely as I could,
please consider ending breeding at your facilities since the
fire did not stop you.
Thank you,
Ray Chew
