Oxford, Conn; USA - 4 Newfies attack & maul a Lab; Lab dies within 12-hrs

leashedForLife · #1 (**permalink**) 30-07-2011, 05:06 PM

Owner of Dogs That Killed Smaller Black Lab Arrested in Oxford - Oxford, CT Patch

the owner[s?] of the Newfies bred them & sold the pups; there are 2 litters on the ground now,
& the 2 dams are in Animal Control custody, quarantined.
Owner of Mauled Black Lab Talks to News 8 - Oxford, CT Patch

this attack on the Lab was only the latest in a long string of complaints; the dogs ran at large,
menaced people & other dogs, etc. Read the comments for more insight.

Jackson's Cove Park Closed Following Dog Mauling - Oxford, CT Patch
the park closed for 2-days, then re-opened; the 20-YO owner of the Lab was bitten & must take rabies
post-exposure shots, as the Newf-OWNER[s] refuse to admit whether the dogs in custody are theirs?!,
nor will they give the dog's current rabies-status re their rabies-vaccination.

Jackson's Cove Park Opened Today Following Dog Incident - Oxford, CT Patch
forcing someone to go thru at least 3 painful intramuscular shots, which in the USA co$t over $300 each,
& which are not needed if the dog is current, is truly vicious behavior, even beyond the dogs' aggro.
shame on this breeder.

here's the breeder's advertising website:
Lakeside Newfoundlands, OXFORD CT 64781

note the address - evidently because they LIVE on the road to the park, they use it as if it's their property,
letting their dogs run off-leash & ignoring police complaints. 3 puppy-buyers had complaints:

Quote:

Run the other way -
We have a wonderful Newf. we love her. The breeder is horrible.

We sent the spay paperwork to her so that we could get her limited registration papers & have been ignored.
She had problems with yeast in her ears, a UTI, rashes and a horrible overbite. When the breeder
was contacted, just to inform her of the issues, she was very rude and we were made to feel like we didn't
deserve her. We randomly ran into her sibling at a festival and they also had the same problems. They looked
nothing alike.
Ours has the typical Newf. coat and large head, theirs was much smaller and had shorter hair.

Whomever posted the first Problems post, are you from Mass.? It may have been you I ran in to.
If it was, I would definitely like to talk more. It sounds like they have lied to many people.
July 07, 2011 by Amanda in Hudson, MA

Problems -
I LOVE our Newf - of course, how couldn't you?
But... when we got him, he had a UTI, Yeast infection in his ears and when we tried to get him fixed
(after the vet put him down and shaved him) we found that he has a rash. We gave him antibotics for 4 weeks
and it never went away. We ended up getting him fixed anyways- but the process of vet visits and $$$
after just spending over a grand on the dog was very overwhelming.

We called the breeder and they made us feel that we didn't love him and told us to return him if we were unhappy.
We only wanted to call to let her know that we are having these issues and they guaranteed a bill of health
for one year, but clearly they do not honor that.

We ended up running into his sister randomly and they had the same problems with the infections
and the breeder as we did. We also noticed that the hair is MUCH shorter than other Newfs,
everything thinks he is a Lab mix. LOVE OUR DOG, but dont love the breeder!
March 08, 2011 by Anonymous

would go elsewhere for next Newfie -
The website said AKC Newfoundlands. After paying the balance for my puppy in cash,
I get a certificate from a Pet Registry instead of AKC papers and no lineage!
I also get a piece of paper saying that I cannot breed my dog. I expected more for a $1500 purebred Newfie.
And as another review stated, I do wonder why my dog doesn't have the longer coat that I see on Newfies
on line. I will l get another Newfie, but not here, and I will ask more questions next time.
February 16, 2011 by Lori

Write a review for Lakeside Newfoundlands

fionaanderson · #2 (**permalink**) 22-03-2012, 12:01 AM

I bought a newfie from Lakeside 3 years ago & he just dropped dead of a heart attack 2 days ago. I was assured he was completely guaranteed against health issues, and i paid top dollar for him. My whole family is devastated. I just spoke to a reputable breeder (always check with the association) and she knew of this woman & was not surprised at our Chewy's death. We have just lost the sweetest member of our family as a baby, and my childrens' pain is on this woman's head.

kenrichatkins · #3 (**permalink**) 17-04-2012, 11:08 PM

That was so sad..

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