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is our dog Garfunkel, the Tulsa SPCA introduced us to
him with a resume. Garfunkel is a ball-chasing
expert and has become a valued member of our pack.
I'm glad we chose Garfunkel and I'm glad we chose a shelter dog.
Puppy mills are a secret shame across all of Oklahoma.
Sadly, the number of licensed high volume puppy breeders
in Oklahoma has increased drastically and the number of
unlicensed breeders is estimated to be in the thousands.
Garfunkel is a Schipperke breed of dog. The
Schipperke
is related to the Spitz line of dogs like
Chows and Akitas. It is unlikely that my wife or I
would have chosen his particular breed. However,
getting a rescue dog often means not picking the breed.
We simply asked for a dog with some skills. Now, we are
fans of this delightfully intelligent breed of dogs.
Despite the shameful choices of some, other Oklahoma dog
owners are working toward a humane future for Man's Best
Friend in the Sooner State. You can do your part by
adopting a shelter dog rather than buying pets at pet
stores.
In
fact, if you are interested in adopting a new best
friend, we are currently fostering a Red Heeler and her
eight Lab/Heeler mix puppies. We don't sell puppies. We
hope to give these puppies away to some local folks
looking for a small framed dog to raise up right.
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There are seven states that are
known as puppymill states because they have the majority of
the puppymills in the country. They are: Missouri, Nebraska,
Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. If 'We
the People' of the United States of America refused to buy a
puppies in pet-stores, the misery of puppy mills would end. 
