Hyrum Long, 75, of Forest Grove, Oregon before sentencing yesterday (Side note- I am a friend of Tina's who is writing this entry for her today because she is ill. These are her words, not mine, and she wanted to post this update on this case she had covered. Tina says she will be back very soon to … [Read more...]

Derbe "Skip" Eckhart, owner (?) of Almost Heaven Kennel near Emmaus, PA was denied a 2009 kennel license by the Department of Agriculture. Eckhart has 10 days from the time he receives his notice in the mail to appeal this decision. If Eckhart should appeal the decision, as most suspect he will, … [Read more...]

Last week, Stan Rosenblatt of Montgomery County, was prepared to take his his Akita mix, Bruce Willis, out for a walk at the condo complex where he and his wife, Joan,reside. When he approached the lobby door with Bruce on a retractable leash, another man who was walking his dog was on the … [Read more...]

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As I sat in the back row of courtroom 730 in the Lehigh County Courthouse today, I wondered if justice would prevail. As I looked around in the overly crowded room I finally saw Derbe "Skip" Eckhart, sitting with his back towards me just several yards away. The room was small and it was a … [Read more...]

Andy Lakatosh and Jessican Smallman (fiance) with their dog, Dunkin, an 8 month old Goldendoodle who was sold as a Labradoodle by Almost Heaven (Hell) Kennel. Photo courtesty of Harry Fisher of the Morning Call An article in today's Morning Call by Bill White clearly states that Almost Heaven … [Read more...]

Just when I think I've heard it all, I received an email this morning containing a graphic video. What this video contained haunts and angers me to where there are no words to describe what it is that I feel. Actually there are but I can't print them. This video (no sound) showed fisherman using … [Read more...]

Almost Heaven (Hell) Kennel is no longer owned by Derbe Skip Eckhart. He sold it to his adopted daughter and it now runs under the name T.A.S. Kennel. So what does this mean for the hundreds of dogs in this pathetic kennel? I don't know but what I do know is this entire system of running and … [Read more...]