Vice-President Joe Biden with German Shephard puppy,Champ, he bought from breeder Linda Brown
Linda Brown, the breeder who sold Vice-President Joe Biden a puppy named Champ, back in December 2008, claims she has been harrassed and received death threats since the sale of the German Shephard puppy.
Linda Brown is the owner of Wolf Den and JoLindy Kennels located in Chester County, PA. She claims she has been the object of repeated visits by dog wardens and has been cited for a piece of Kibble food on the floor and five strands of dog hair since Champ was sold to Biden.
Brown say she has found not guilty on all citations but has had to pay $4,000.00 for lawyer fees.
Brown said it was an honor to have been picked by Biden out of millions of breeders across the US to provide a puppy for the VP.
But that honor has turned into remorse after animal activists caused such a backlash for Biden picking her. She says that Biden has also received death threats about his choice of breeder.
She is publicly telling any breeder of President Obama’s new puppy- Don’t do it”.
This comes on the heels of Obama’s new puppy arriving this Tuesday. According to reports which I haven’t confirmed, Obama’s new puppy will come from a breeder in Texas. This alleged puppy is a six-month old puppy named Charlie who was returned to the breeder. Other unconfirmed reports suggest this breeder is a puppymill.
If Obama does buy a puppy from a breeder, it will be a disappointment since he and his wife, Michelle, promised the media they would adopt from a shelter. I worked in a shelter and Portuguese Water Dogs do enter animal shelters and surely the Obama’s would not have a difficult time finding a shelter that housed one. In fact, most (not all) breeds and many purebred dogs enter shelters. But I won’t make a judgement call until we hear the actual truth.
That brings up a very good point about our friend, Linda Brown. She feels she has done nothing wrong. Brown is the owner of two kennels- Wolf Den and JoLindy. She feels she has been wrongly accused of running a puppymill. Wolf Den Kennel is a commercial kennel with a K-5 license.
What does a K-5 license mean? It means there are more than 251 dogs on the premises each year and it must be inspected by the Department of Agriculture. In other words, Linda, my dear friend, you run a puppymill! Don’t try to fool the public. Of course there was a backlash. Shame on you for trying to pass yourself off as a reputable breeder.
Shame on Biden for choosing her and promoting puppymills.
However, I do not condone any death threats against Brown or Biden. The extreme activists are known to do that which includes the group P.E.T.A. I am not making the claim that they did this in this case. To threaten these two people with their very lives makes you no better than the puppymiller.
I hope Obama will keep his promise and adopt a dog from a shelter. He could definitely set a good example for people since many people are enamored by him.
If he and Michelle opt to buy a puppy from a non-reputable breeder, I’m afraid of the consequences of those actions….meaning, many people may go out and purchase Portuguese Water Dogs because the Obamas did so.
This will only contribute to the proliferation of these dogs being turned into shelters once the novelty wears off.
Let’s wait and see what transpires this week.
Do you think the Obama’s should adopt from a shelter or doesn’t it matter to you? Do you feel a Portuguese Water Dog is a dog for anyone?