The Truth About Bauer & Chocolate is Bad for Dogs and Americans

I just got off the phone with Melissa who just had a conversation with one of her co-workers about their puppy. They (her co-worker and her husband) had recently gotten a Golden Retriever puppy from the same breeder that we got Bauer from. The couple had been trying for months now to get their dog's papers from the breeder. When Mel and I got Bauer I got a really weird vibe from the breeder. He was kinda creepy and all of his puppies smelled like pee. He wouldn't let us go in to his house or see the puppy's parents. Not to mention the fact that Bauer had worms and fleas, a lovely piece of information that we found out at his first vet appointment. Anyway, Mel's friends kept going to the guys house to get the papers and he kept saying they were in the mail. They even threatened to return the puppy to the breeder. That's when the breeder told the truth. He was in fact a puppy broker. Meaning, he gets puppies from a breeder (in this case, a lovely dog-hatchery in Oregon) and sells them on their behalf. This explains a lot about Bauer. As a young pup, born and bred in Oregon, he was taken from his parents, placed on and airplane, and sent to the flea-infested, worm-laden, pee-hole, that the dog broker called home. So sketchy. Anyway, we are returning Bauer for a full refund. I wish!

For Charlie: In other news, they are shutting down the Hershey factory in Oakdale and moving it to Monterey, Mexico. By 2010 the company will save $190 million but will lose over 10,000 American jobs. Pretty lame. Plus, as a pudgy child, I rather enjoyed touring the Hershey Factory, mainly due to the fact that I got free candy at the end.