NEWS - True Breeders owner says she is still open for non-puppy sales, training - Ridgefield Press, March 11

True Breeders owner says she is still open for non-puppy sales, training
Written by The Ridgefield Press

Christine DiCarlo, owner of True Breeders, issued a statement Wednesday, expressing sympathy to the family of the dog that died, and reporting that her store is still in business for non-puppy sales and for training. Her statement follows:

"I feel the need to express my heartfelt sympathy to the family who bought the teacup Yorkie from my store, True Breeders. It was a very unfortunate incident.

"I just want to clear up any rumors or half truth that is going around.

"As many of the Connecticut papers have published in recent months, there is an outbreak of parvovirus going around the state. This virus mostly affects puppies who are not yet fully vaccinated.

"This puppy came to our store vibrant, healthy and happy. Three days after the puppy went home, it started showing signs of being ill. I informed the family to bring it to our vet, Dr. Dann, immediately and I would cover all the medical expenses.

"The family chose to take it to their vet who in turn gave it fluids and sent it home. It was never tested for the parvovirus. If it had been detected and diagnosed in a timely manner, the puppy may have been able to be saved.

"As a standard precaution, the Department of Agriculture quarantined our dogs for 14 days from when the puppy left our store. All of our other puppies are healthy and showing no signs of parvo, but cannot be sold until Monday, the 15th, when the Department of Agriculture returns.

"We are still open for retail and dog obedience training, which is held in a separate part of our store.

"I just want to let our previous and any potential customers know that we are taking every precaution to ensure this doesn’t happen again and that the health and safety of our puppies is our #1 priority."