FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS
Q. HOW BIG WILL THIS GERMAN SHEPHERD GET?
A. THIS IS THE QUESTION I AM ASKED MORE THAN ANY OTHER...PARTICULARLY WHEN THE PUPPY BUYER IS CONSIDERING A MALE PUPPY... I RETURN WITH THIS QUESTION.."DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR? OR DO YOU WANT ME TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH? THE TRUTH IS THAT MOST BREEDERS INCLUDING MYSELF CAN ONLY ESTIMATE THE GROWN SIZE OF ANY PUP ACCORDING TO THE SIZE OF THE PARENTS, AND THE SIZE OF THE PUPS IN ANY PREVIOUS LITTER OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR BREEDING. AS IT HAPPENS, I SPECIALIZE IN LARGER DOGS, AND CAN USUALLY TELL PEOPLE THAT IN GENERAL, MY MALES ARE 80 TO 90 LBS AT MATURITY, AND MY FEMALES 60 TO 70 LBS. ON OCCASION, THE MALES HAVE TOPPED OUT OVER 100 LBS, BUT THIS IS NOT COMMON.
Q. HOW LONG DO GERMAN SEPHERDS LIVE?
A. GENERALLY, A HEALTHY DOG WILL LIVE 10-14 YEARS.
Q. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MALES AND FEMALES?
A. SIZE, AND SIZE ONLY. I HAVE NEVER FOUND EITHER TO BE MORE PROTECTIVE, MORE LOYAL, MORE SMART...IT DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON THE INDIVIDUAL DOG.
Q. WHY ARE GERMAN SHEPHERDS SO LOW IN THE BACK? ISN'T THIS A SIGN OF BAD HIPS? WHY ARE THEY SO SLOPING AND WEAK LOOKING IN THE REAR?
A. ACCORDING TO THE ORTHOPEDIC FOUNDATION FOR ANIMALS (OFA), GERMAN SHEPHERDS ARE NUMBER 34 IN OCCURANCE OF HIP DYSPLASIA. THIS MEANS THAT THERE ARE 33 BREEDS WITH A WORSE INCIDENCE OF DYSPLASIA THAN SHEPHERDS. ALL OF THOSE BREEDS WITHOUT EXCEPTION ARE STRAIGHT-LEGGED , STRAIGHT ACROSS IN THE BACK, WITH LITTLE OR NO SLOPE. THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING OCCURANCE. GERMAN SHEPHERDS ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER DOGS. THEY ARE BUILT DIFFERENLY, AND THEY MOVE DIFFERENTLY. SHEPHERDS ARE REAR-DRIVE MOVERS....THEIR ANGULATED HIND LEGS ALLOW THEM TO REACH UNDER THEMSELVES EASILY AND PUSH OFF POWERFULLY, ENABLING THIS BIG HEAVY DOG TO HAVE ASTONISHING JUMPING ABILITY..THINK OF RABBITS, GRASSHOPPERS, TIGERS...THEIR CROUCHY ANGULATED REARS ALSO GIVE THEM THE POWER AND ABILITY TO JUMP EASILY.
Q. WHY DO YOU REQUIRE THAT I SPAY OR NEUTER MY DOG?
A. THIS IS THE UNITED STATES, AND EVERYONE DOES, AND SHOULD HAVE, THE RIGHT TO BREED THEIR DOG IF THEY WANT TO, RIGHT? YES, THIS IS THE UNITED STATES, AND WE DO AS CITIZENS HAVE RIGHTS. THESE RIGHTS HAVE RESULTED IN LITERALLY MILLIONS OF DOGS AND CATS BEING KILLED IN THIS COUNTRY, BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BRED THEIR PETS AND WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RESULTING LIVES. THESE "RIGHTS" HAVE LED TO THE ANIMAL RIGHTS PEOPLE DEDICATING THEMSELVES TO THE TOTAL BANISHMENT OF ALL BREEDING, AND ALL DOMESTIC ANIMALS. THESE FANATICS HAVE A POINT..THEY ARE TIRED OF THE THOUSANDS OF ANIMALS DYING FROM LACK OF PROPER, EDUCATED HOMES. BREEDING IS BEST LEFT TO PROFESSIONALS WHO UNDERSTAND THE GENETICS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THESE PRECIOUS LIVES. IF YOU BECOME A "BACKYARD BREEDER", HOW ARE YOU GOING TO COMMIT TO THESE PUPS FOR THEIR WHOLE LIVES, AS A DEDICATED BREEDER WOULD? HOW WILL YOU REPLACE ONE IF IT BECOMES UNSOUND? HOW WILL YOU KNOW HOW TO TAPE EARS IF THEY DON'T COME UP? HOW WILL YOU BE ABLE TO ADVISE PUPPY BUYERS ABOUT THE ANCESTORS OF THESE DOGS, ABOUT THE POSSIBLE HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE LINE, ABOUT BEHAVIOUR, HEALTH, TRAINING, VETTING...THE LIST GOES ON AND ON. IT HAS TAKEN ME AND OTHER DEDICATED BREEDERS MANY MANY YEARS TO COME TO THE POINT WHERE WE ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE BREEDERS, WITH MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, AND ETHICAL PRACTICES LEARNED THE HARD WAY. TEARS. LOSS. TRAGEDY. FROM THESE THINGS WE LEARN HOW TO AVOID THE PITFALLS OF BREEDING. LEAVE IT TO THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE LONG RANGE VISION OF THE BREED IN THEIR PLANS..NOT JUST A LITTER TO MAKE A QUICK BUCK...THERE IS NO MONEY TO BE MADE IN DOGS.
Q. WHY DO I HAVE TO HAVE A FENCED YARD? I THINK DOGS NEED LOTS OF ROOM TO ROAM!
A. A DOG HAS AN IQ SIMILAR TO A TODDLER. IF YOU ARE NOT FENCED, AND ALLOW YOUR DOG TO ROAM THE STREETS, YOU ARE AS IRRESPONSIBLE AS IF YOU ALLOWED YOUR BABY TO WANDER THE SAME STREETS. YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW LONG EITHER BABY WOULD SURVIVE THESE MEAN STREETS. ALMOST WORSE THAN ALLOWING YOUR DOG TO RUN THE STREETS IS TYING HIM UP. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST HORRIFIC THINGS YOU CAN DO TO ANY ANIMAL, PARTICULARLY A GERMAN SHEPHERD. THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO MAKE A BITER, A VICIOUS FRUSTRATED ANIMAL WHO IS DANGEROUS TO EVERYONE WHO CROSSES HIS PATH. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE FRUSTRATION OF BEING ON A CHAIN YOUR WHOLE LIFE? WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WANT "OUTDOOR" DOGS? WHY ON EARTH DO THEY WANT A DOG? WHAT IS THE POINT OF HAVING A DOG, IF YOU CANNOT GIVE IT A LOVING HOME, AND ALSO WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO MISS OUT ON ALL THE BENEFITS OF A COMPANION DOG, A PART OF THE FAMILY, WHO WILL PROTECT YOU, AND GIVE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE? DOGS REQUIRE TRAINING AND CARE...DO NOT GET A DOG IF YOU CANNOT COMMIT. THERE IS HARDLY A WEEK THAT GOES BY THAT I DO NOT GET A PHONE CALL FROM SOME IDIOT WHO IS LOOKING TO PLACE HIS DOG....HIS DOG THAT LOVES HIM, WHO NEEDS HIM, AND WHO CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY HE IS ALONE MOST OF HIS LIFE. THE CALLER ALMOST WITHOUT EXCEPTION "DOES NOT HAVE ANY TIME FOR THE DOG"... THE DOG LIVES OUTDOORS, THE OWNERS SIMPLY WILL NOT COMMIT TO THE CARE AND TRAINING AND SOCIALIZATION OF THE DOG, AND JUST WANTS TO DUMP HIM. HE BOUGHT THAT DOG, HE NEVER BOTHERED TO REALIZE THAT THIS IS AN ACTUAL LIFE, A BEING THAT NEEDS EVERYTHING WE ALL NEED, INCLUDING ATTENTION. PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT GET A DOG IF YOU CANNOT TAKE THE TIME, THE MONEY, THE LOVE, TO MAKE A GOOD H0ME FOR THAT TRUSTING, HELPLESS DOG..HIS FATE IS IN YOUR HANDS..HE HAS NO SAY AS TO HIS FUTURE, HIS CARE, OR HIS VERY LIFE. IT IS UP TO YOU. THIS IS A VERY SACRED TRUST. DO NOT LET YOUR DOG DOWN. TO BE CONTINUED.
Q. SHOULD I GET MY DOG PROTECTION TRAINED?
A. THE SHORT, SIMPLE ANSWERN TO THIS VERY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION IS A VERY RESOUNDING "NO"! ARE YOU AWARE OF THE LIABILITY OF OWNING A DOG THAT HAS BEEN TRAINED TO BITE? YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY WILL DROP YOU INSTANTLY AT THE SLIGHTEST HINT THAT YOU HAVE TRAINED ANY DOG TO "PROTECT". YOUR GERMAN SHEPHERD IS A DETERRENT TO ANY CRIME, JUST BY BEING VISIBLE, AND BARKING. THERE IS NO NEED TO TEACH A DOG TO BITE, UNLESS YOU ARE AN EXPERT AT DOG HANDLING, AND WELL SCHOOLED IN THE RAMIFICATIONS OF OWNING SUCH A DOG. THERE IS JUST TOO MUCH AT STAKE, AND ACCIDENTS HAPPEN..IF ANY DOG BITES, THE DOG AND THE OWNER HAVE A BETTER CHANCE LEGALLY, IF THE DOG HAS NEVER BEEN TRAINED TO BITE, AND IS NOT KNOWN TO BE A BITER.
Q.WHY DOES MY DOG HAVE TO BE SOCIALIZED?
A. A DOG IS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER LIVING CREATURE. IT IS AFRAID OF THE UNKNOWN. IF YOU KEPT YOUR CHILD AT HOME ITS WHOLE LIFE, AND NEVER TOOK IT ANYWHERE, CHANCES ARE SHE WOULD BE AFRAID OF EVERYTHING OUTSIDE IN THE "REAL" WORLD. A DOG IS JUST LIKE A CHILD..IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE FEARLESS, IT MUST BE EXPOSED TO EVERYTHING...CHILDREN, THE HANDICAPPED, STORES, PEOPLE, OTHER DOGS, NOISE, TRAFFIC, (ON LEASH, OF COURSE), ALL SORTS OF COMMOTION..BUT ESPECIALLY PEOPLE. A SOCIALIZED DOG IS UNAFRAID, AND WILL BE A SAFER, HAPPIER COMPANION. AN UNSOCIALIZED DOG CAN BE AFRAID OF EVERYTHING, WHICH CAN LEAD TO FEAR BITING, AND OTHER UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIORS. WE LOVE OUR BEAUTIFUL, NOBLE BREED, AND EXPECT A LOT FROM THEM..BUT WE HAVE TO TAKE THE TIME TO SHOW THEM THE WORLD, TEACH THEM THE ROPES, AND MAKE THEM UNAFRAID TO STAND UP TO ALMOST ANYTHING. THIS CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY EXPOSING THEM TO THE WORLD.
Q. WHY WON'T YOU SELL ME A DOG?
A. LOTS OF REASONS...IF YOU DON'T HAVE A FENCE...IF YOU LEAVE YOUR DOG OUTSIDE IN ALL THE WEATHER ,...IF YOU JUST WANT A WATCHDOG, AND NOT A LOVING COMPANION, IF YOU ACT JUST THE LITTLEST AFRAID OF GERMAN SHEPHERDS, IF YOU ARE IMPATIENT WITH MY PUPPIES WHEN YOU COME TO LOOK AT THEM, IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN VETERINARIANS, (THIS IS A RELIGIOUS THING WITH SOME BUYERS, IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THAN ONCE. I TOLD THEM, "THIS IS A JEWISH DOG, HE BELIEVES IN DOCTORS"). IF YOU WON'T LET YOUR DOG LIVE IN THE HOUSE, IF I THINK FOR ONE MINUTE YOU ARE EVEN A LITTLE BIT KINKY OR WACKY, IF YOU TELL ME ALL ABOUT HOW YOUR LAST DOG GOT RUN OVER BY A CAR, (AND STILL DON'T HAVE A FENCE), IF YOU TELL ME YOU WILL CHAIN IT UP EVEN TEMPORARILY, IF YOU TELL ME HOW YOU DON'T NEED ANY PAPERS, YOU WILL BREED ANYWAY...IF YOU TELL ME YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT GERMAN SHEPHERDS AND IMPLY I AM AN IDIOT, AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, IF I SIMPLY DO NOT LIKE YOU.
Q. WILL YOU SELL ME A DOG IF I LIVE OUT OF THE AREA?
A. ONLY IF YOU ARE REFERENCED BY A MUTUAL FRIEND, A VETERINARIAN, OR SOMEONE WHOSE OPINION I TOTALLY TRUST.
Q. WHY SHOULD I TRUST YOU?
A. GOOD QUESTION.... BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN BREEDING FOR 30 YEARS, BECAUSE I AM NATIONALLY KNOWN TO PRODUCE GOOD SOUND BEAUTIFUL DOGS, BECAUSE I HAVE A WELL-EARNED REPUTATION FOR INTEGRITY AND ETHICS, BECAUSE I AM HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY EVERY VET WHO HAS DONE BUSINESS WITH MY PUPPY BUYERS, BECAUSE I STAND BEHIND EVERY DOG I PLACE, BECAUSE I PRACTICE WHAT I PREACH, BECAUSE I AM A MEMBER OF THE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG CLUB OF AMERICA AND WASHINGTON STATE, BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER IN 30 YEARS HAD A COMPLAINT, BECAUSE I LOVE DOGS, RESPECT THEM, AND TREAT DOGS AND PEOPLE WITH RESPECT, ADMIRATION, AND FAIRNESS. BECAUSE I PUT MY MONEY WHERE MY MOUTH IS, SHOWING AND CO-OWNING MY DOGS IN CONFORMATION, HERDING, AGILITY, TRACKING,AND OBEDIENCE.
Q. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMERICAN DOGS AND GERMAN DOGS?
A. ANOTHER GOOD QUESTION, ONE I HEAR ALL THE TIME-. TO START WITH, BOTH ARE GERMAN SHEPHERDS. ALL THE AMERICAN LINE SHEPHERDS ARE USUALLY 5-8 GENERATIONS AWAY FROM GERMANY.
IN GERMANY, GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS ARE BRED MAINLY FOR ONE REASON....TO WORK. THESE WORKING DOGS WERE NOT BRED TO LIE ON THE COUCH AND SNUGGLE. 'THEY WERE BRED TO BE SCHUTZHUND (PROTECTION, OBEDIENCE, TRACKING) DOGS PRIMARILY, AND CANNOT BE BRED UNTIL THEY ARE TITLED IN MANY AREAS;. THE GERMANS BELIEVE IN PROVING THEIR DOGS' WORKING ABILITIES ABOVE ALL. THEY HAVE THEREFORE BRED DOGS THAT ARE HARDER, MORE HIGH DRIVE, AND MORE STRUCTURALLY SUITABLE TO THE WORK. MOST OF THE DOGS IN GERMANY, AND IN MANY GERMAN STYLE KENNELS IN THIS COUNTRY DO NOT LIVE WITH FAMILIES, THEY ARE KENNEL DOGS, AND HAVE A TEMPERAMENT THAT DOES NOT SUIT ITSELF TO FAMILY LIFE, UNLESS YOUR FAMILY WILL DEVOTE ITSELF TO TRAINING, CONDITIONING, AND WORKING. THEY CAN BE VERY "HARD", AND IN SPITE OF THEIR ADVERTISING, ,MAY NOT BE GOOD FAMILY DOGS. THEY LOOK DIFFERENT. MANY HAVE GORGEOUS HEADS AND FEET, BUT LOOK MISSHAPEN TO AMERICAN BREEDERS, DUE TO THEIR ROACHY, SHORT BACKS, AND SHORT NECKS. THEY DO NOT HAVE THE MOVEMENT, ELEGANCE, OR SIZE WE LOOK FOR IN AMERICAN DOGS.
AMERICAN LINE DOGS ARE BRED TO HAVE MIDDLE-OF -THE- ROAD TEMPERAMENTS, AND ARE ALSO BRED FOR BRAINS AND BEAUTY, (NOT NECESSARILY FOR THE TYPE OF WORK THE GERMANS MUST TRAIN FOR TO TITLE THEIR DOGS, AND GET PERMANENT REGISTRATION PAPERS.)
OUR DOGS WORK ALSO, BUT USUALLY IN DIFFERENT VENUES. WE EXCEL IN AGILITY, HERDING, OBEDIENCE, TRACKING, SEARCH AND RESCUE, DRUG SNIFFING, AND CONFORMATION SHOWING. THE AMERICAN LINE DOGS ARE VERY BEAUTIFUL, FOR THE MOST PART EXHIBITING BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENT, (VERY IMPORTANT IN A HERDING DOG), LONGER BEAUTIFUL NECKS, PRETTY TOPLINES, LARGER SIZE, AND MORE ADAPTABILITY TO VARIOUS OWNERS AND TRAINERS;. THE AMERICAN DOGS CAN AND DO THE SAME THINGS AS THE GERMAN DOGS DO, (PROTECTION WORK),IN MY OPINION, BUT GENERALLY NOT AS WELL.. HOWEVER, THEY MAKE BETTER PETS AND COMPANIONS., MORE SUITABLE TO THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE, AND MORE ACCEPTABLE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES. OH, AND YES...THEY WILL PROTECT YOU..WITHOUT ANY TRAINING.
HOW DO YOU RAISE YOUR PUPPIES?
KINGSWOOD PUPPIES ARE BORN IN THE HOUSE, AND ARE RAISED IN THE HOUSE UNTIL 5 WEEKS OLD, (OR I CANNOT STAND THEM ANY LONGER, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST). THEY ARE WORMED AT TWO WEEKS OLD, AND EVERY WEEK THEREAFTER UNTIL 3 MONTHS OLD, AT WHICH TIME THEY ARE WORMED AS NEEDED. WE START OUR PUPS ON "SOLID" FOOD AT 3 WEEKS OLD, USUALLY PABLUM, EVAPORATED MILK, AND QUALITY CANNED DOG FOOD. AT FOUR WEEKS OLD, THEY ARE STARTED ON SOAKED KIBBLE, IN ADDITION TO THE WEANING FORMULA.
THEY ARE VACCINATED AT 6, 9, AND (IF STILL HERE) AT 12 WEEKS.
AT 5 WEEKS THEY ARE MOVED INTO THE PUPPY BARN, WHICH IS HEATED AND LIGHTED, AND HAS LOTS OF TOYS AND ROOM TO PLAY. THEY HAVE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PLAY AREAS, AND ARE LOCKED UP AT NIGHT IN THE 12' X 20' FACILITY. DURING THEIR ENTIRE PUPPYHOOD HERE, THEY ARE LOVED, PLAYED WITH, SOCIALIZED, AND GENERALLY SPOILED. MOST OF OUR PUPPY SALES ARE THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH, AND REFERRALS. THE PUPS COME INTO THE HOUSE EVERY DAY, AND LEARN ABOUT VACUUMS (OK, NOT TOO MUCH VACUUMING HERE), TELEVISION, VISITORS, OLDER DOGS, AND THE GENERAL COMMOTION OF A BUSY HOUSEHOLD. ADDITIONALLY, MY ART STUDENTS HELP WITH SOCIALIZING, PLAYING, AND LOVING THE PUPPIES. OUR GOALS ARE TO RAISE SOUND, HEALTHY, BEAUTIFUL DOGS THAT WILL LIVE A LONG TIME AND BRING HAPPINESS AND JOY TO THEIR NEW FAMILIES. WE ARE VERY PARTICULAR WHERE THE PUPS GO, WHICH IS AS IT SHOULD BE.
Q. What does that shiny black line down my puppy's back mean? He is 12 weeks old.
A. That shiny line is the adult coat starting to come in. German shepherds have a "double coat", which means a fuzzy undercoat, and longer "guard hairs" on top. When they are born, there are no guard hairs.. They get a patch of these hairs on their tail around a third of the way down, and then the new hairs start
on the middle of their backs.
Q. When does my puppy start teething?
A. Puppies lose their incisors (the six little teeth top and bottom between the ("fangs, canines, eye teeth, etc") at 3 month and 3 weeks of age. Generally the large canines start loosening between 4 and 5 months, and molars loosen, and brand new ones come in at 5 to 7 months.
Q. Why does my puppy have to have so many shots?
A. Good question! When a correctly bred puppy is born (meaning his mamma has had all her shots, and the very best care), the very first milk he gets is called colostrum, and contains everything he needs to protect him against all the diseases his mamma is protected against. This is called "Passive", or "maternal" Immunity. As the pup gets older, the passive immunity starts to wear off, and the pup starts to get vulnerable to those diseases. Eventually, the passive immunity cannot protect the pup at all, and he is totally unprotected. This all takes time, and during this time, we start the puppy shots. Often, during this "window" of disease opportunity, the passive immunity he received from mamma cannot protect him from disease, but unfortunately maternal immunity thinks the shot is the disease, and it is strong enough to overcome and neutralize the shot. Eventually the maternal immunity (passive) gets sufficiently weakened to the point where the shot will "take", giving the puppy protection from the diseases he was vaccinated for. This is called "Active" immunity. Unfortunately, there is no way of knowing when the passive immunity is worn off enough to let the shots be effective, and that is why we have to give so many shots. Here at Kingswood, we use only Progard vaccine by Intervet, which has been proven TO OVERCOME MATERNAL IMMUNITY usually with the first or second shot. We recommend the pups continue with Progard after they leave this kennel. With the Progard protocol, the pup only receives 3 vaccinations, the last being at 12 weeks. Regardless of the type of vaccine used, it is important to follow through with shots when the pup leaves here, and follow your vet's protocol.
Q. Why are you so adamant about certain veterinarians?
A. Veterinarians are like people in general…there are good ones, mediocre ones, and awful ones. Unfortunately, the good ones are very outnumbered. As breeder of your puppy, I prefer that you avail yourself of the good ones. Breeders know the good ones. Many veterinarians do not understand puppies, let alone a very different dog like the German shepherd dog. Many veterinarians do not like breeders, they think we are “know- it -alls”…Well, we do know all about our pups, and we do know more about breeding and raising dogs than most veterinarians.
Shepherds are built differently, act differently, and have different needs. This fact is one of the things that make the German shepherd dog unique, and the premiere working dog in the world. A quality shepherd will have more rear angulation than other dogs, (the “low in the back” look). This is a breed characteristic, and is one of the factors that enable the shepherd to be the most beautiful, athletic mover in the entire dog world. It has nothing whatsoever to do with hip dyslasia. Many vets do not realize this, and decide without benefit of x-ray or experience that the dog must be dysplastic. Many vets do not understand the correct structure or temperament of this breed. Occasionally a German shepherd has a growth syndrome affecting the long bones, and frequently an unknowledgeable vet will misdiagnose this condition, assuming it is a permanent serious problem. This condition is called panosteitis, (”pano”) and is caused by rapid growth, and is always outgrown. These are similar to “growing pains” in teenagers. If you have the misfortune to meet up with these sub- standard veterinarians, and the vet decides without benefit of tests or x-rays that your dog has a serious problem of any nature, we reserve the right to have a second and perhaps third opinion from a veterinarian of our choice. All vet bills are to be borne by the buyer.
We recommend Snohomish Veterinary hospital, Purdy Veterinary hospital, Norton’s Ark, and Eastlake Veterinary hospital. With these vets, we can all be assured the very best care will be provided, combined with fair billing and services.
