Onalaska, WA 98570
This breeder sold my adult daughter a puppy which according to his records was underweight and failing to thrive.
The puppy died 6 days after getting home - after a horrible day of being at the Vet and my daughter spending $600 or more in vet bills.
At the end of the day Molly had to drive an hour and a half to the state vet lab in Corvalis, with her beloved dead puppy in the back seat, in order to get it tested for rabies.
This happened a week before Molly graduated from College.
But then it gets worse, this horrible breeder has now chased my daughter and her reviews off of the internet, even getting Yelp to 'filter' her review.
Here is her Yelp review, which Yelp chose to 'filter.'
Here is the Yelp page for the breeder.
This is a Labrador dog breeder who I would discourage anyone from buying a puppy from. The puppy we got there was only 5 lbs at 9 weeks of age, and died one week after I picked her up. The breeder, Jim Young, was hostile and unsympathetic of the situation even after it was apparent from talking to the vets that tried to save my puppy's life that the cause of her death was likely related to his breeding program. He did not even offer an apology, yet alone refund any of my money or offer me another puppy. Also, after posting on the forum that my puppy was sick, and that other new owners should watch out just in case, he deleted my comment, and blocked me from the forum. I received emails from other people who had gotten his puppies only to have to deal with incredibly sick dogs. The breeder is a nasty mean person to deal with, and should not be around animals yet alone breeding them. He is only one step removed from a puppy mill.
Thank you for posting this. Jim Young is a horrible, horrible man. He has been reported to various animal control agencies, PETA, the AKC, WA state attorney general's office and the Humane Society. The more info out there and the more people willing to voice his abusive and neglectful breeding practices, means the closer we are to putting him out of business and hopefully in jail.
ReplyDeleteI personally for experienced his actions and abuse with the dogs 7/13/-7/18 of 2014 he also asulted me while I was there this man Jim young use to produce porn films in2002/and is on probation for fraud I have filed reports with everybody what the hell is going on he needs to be put in jail he is a monster
DeleteI am really sorry to hear of your sad and terrifying experience. I am surprised that you took a puppy home that "was only 5lbs at 9 weeks of age" and that your daughter -unless she was already skilled in caring for a puppy that already had issues- would buy a puppy "This breeder sold my adult daughter a puppy which according to his records was underweight and failing to thrive".
ReplyDeleteSeems to me that she knew what she was buying before she bought it. A young animal that needed plenty of care, medical attention and still may not make it.
Others we have spoken with and ourselves have had only the best experience with Jim.
AKC nor the WA state attorney general's office nor the Humane Society have not taken any negative action toward Jim, so whatever issues there might have been are resolved.
The person I read about in your posting is not the same man that we have dealt with in the last two years.
Again, I am so sorry to hear of your terrible experience, it is so tragic.
Oh its the same young jim young. There are files on jim young at the humane society of OR. and WA. My six year old lab from jim young has had surgeries to correct luxating patellas, torn ccl's and now has been diagnosed with nasal cancer. I could go on about how sick his litters were and how so many of his puppies died but more importantly the heartache I have heard from so many families that bankrupted themselves financially and emotionally over their beloved dogs with dysplasia, auto immune diseases and heart condition. So many diedbefore the age of five....I guess I am lucky....my boy might make it to seven. I truly hate jim young, he is a despicable piece of crap.
ReplyDeleteJim young sexually abused me five days ago I have filled a police report and turned him into every Authority to close him down Denise he is a monster
DeleteThe only sexual abuse was me turning you down.
DeleteYou are such a pig.
DeleteHi my name is Lori and I bought one of jim young's "retired breeding dogs"... a chocolate lab in Sept of 2010. I drove out to his home and to a meet a very ill dog that I could not just leave. She was starved. Jim told me that she had "anxiety" and killed her puppies so he was "retiring" her. I gave him a $100 and later spent $1000's to save her life. She was infested with hook worms and weighed 57lbs. The vet said that she looked emaciated. She had bite marks all over her body. She had a broken tooth. She had fleas. She had ear infectations. Her fur was orange and dry. I could go on and on. Now, after years she is happy and somewhat healthy dog. Lori
ReplyDeleteI have tried to do what I can to get someone involved to permently shut him down and even with the change in laws, he is still up and running. People should never purchase a puppy from this man!!
I personally witness Jim Young's abuse with the dogs he has I have pictures and I also so him doctoring Akc papers I was out there July 10th to July 15 I watched him shoot at the dogs with a b b gun he owes me money and also sexually abused me and mistreated my dog I will have him shut down
DeleteIt is a waste of time to report him to HSUS or PETA. They have other agendas and really don't give a sh*t about this. The HSUS is a money profiting organization, only 1% of its budget goes to dogs. PETA is a radical organization, that in my opinion want to see dogs and cats extinct, that is why they kill almost everyone of them they can get their hands on. AKC is a registration service. If you really want to shut this guy down -- contact the media (all of them), check the local zoning laws (he could be in violation of having a kennel or breeding on his property), call animal control. Review your state's laws. Do they have regular vet care? Are all dogs 4 months and older property vaccinated for Rabies? If not, animal control might be able to do something.
ReplyDeleteIts a shame you believe this nonsense. you should seek the truth. Call AKC or the WA state attorney general's office or the Humane Society. none of this is anywhere near the truth. www.walabs.com
DeleteIt is a waste of time to report him to HSUS or PETA. They have other agendas and really don't give a sh*t about this. The HSUS is a money profiting organization, only 1% of its budget goes to dogs. PETA is a radical organization, that in my opinion want to see dogs and cats extinct, that is why they kill almost everyone of them they can get their hands on. AKC is a registration service. If you really want to shut this guy down -- contact the media (all of them), check the local zoning laws (he could be in violation of having a kennel or breeding on his property), call animal control. Review your state's laws. Do they have regular vet care? Are all dogs 4 months and older property vaccinated for Rabies? If not, animal control might be able to do something.
ReplyDeleteDept of Agriculture and AKC!!!
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ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU ALL!!
ReplyDeleteEVEN NOW IN 2016,THE TIME YOU TOOK TO POST ABOUT WALABS IS PAYING OFF!
We're about to get a dog, we're very interested in a mini lab and had been looking at Walabs initially (still in the early stages of looking).
Your comments helped us avoid him. I actually called and was talking to Jim on the phone as puppies were being born - I wonder now what lives they'll have.
Thanks again!
Its a shame you believe this nonsense. you should seek the truth. Call AKC or the WA state attorney general's office or the Humane Society. none of this is anywhere near the truth.
DeleteYou made the right choice not buying from walabs, he is a horable breeder, rip off. And animal abuser
DeleteTHANK YOU ALL!!
ReplyDeleteEVEN NOW IN 2016,THE TIME YOU TOOK TO POST ABOUT WALABS IS PAYING OFF!
We're about to get a dog, we're very interested in a mini lab and had been looking at Walabs initially (still in the early stages of looking).
Your comments helped us avoid him. I actually called and was talking to Jim on the phone as puppies were being born - I wonder now what lives they'll have.
Thanks again!
My teenage daughters decided to buy us a yellow lab puppy from walabs for my birthday 6 days ago, assuming we were all on board and ready since our other beloved yellow lab had passed away. Imagine our surprise when they spent the money they were saving for a car to buy us a puppy that we were not prepared for. After speaking to Jim the same day they brought her home, he was not willing to offer a refund and suggested our kids "learn a lesson". He was very rude and clearly was just in this to make money, without any regard to his puppy and his clients. Their website states they will gladly take a puppy back.. beware it does not state anything about a refund, nor are they willing to give you a dime. We were so put off by his irresponsible behaviour, that we decided there was NO way she was going back there and we would rehome her ourselves. The pup weighed 4.8lbs at 9 weeks old when we got her. Clearly WAY underweight for a lab at 9 weeks. Labs should weigh 13 to 20lbs by then. By day 3 we took her to our vet and she had gained a whole pound. The vet also said Jim gave her her first shots too young for her body to even absorb the effects, at 5 weeks. Thus our trip to the vet was considered her first round of shots at 9 1/2 weeks. The breeder also bathed her in Pantene Shampoo before sending her off. Thus irritating her sensitive skin to the point of constant scratching. The vet is concerned that she may have allergies. She is the sweetest dog and has been quick to kennel train and potty train, but we are rehoming her because we do not have the time that a new puppy deserves. Walabs is a puppy mill. Jim stated that he has 31 puppies currently too young for immunities. That's a lot of litters all at once! Obviously too many to care for well. The only paperwork they send home with you is their bogus guarantee, a microchip registry form, and AKC registration form. We received no information on their parents or their pedigree. On the phone Jim offered no information in regards to their blood lines and stated you have to get them registered to get that information. What reputable breeder doesn't offer that information? This man is a disgrace.
ReplyDeleteIts a shame you believe this nonsense. you should seek the truth. Call AKC or the WA state attorney general's office or the Humane Society. none of this is anywhere near the truth.
DeleteMy teenage daughters decided to buy us a yellow lab puppy from walabs for my birthday 6 days ago, assuming we were all on board and ready since our other beloved yellow lab had passed away. Imagine our surprise when they spent the money they were saving for a car to buy us a puppy that we were not prepared for. After speaking to Jim the same day they brought her home, he was not willing to offer a refund and suggested our kids "learn a lesson". He was very rude and clearly was just in this to make money, without any regard to his puppy and his clients. Their website states they will gladly take a puppy back.. beware it does not state anything about a refund, nor are they willing to give you a dime. We were so put off by his irresponsible behaviour, that we decided there was NO way she was going back there and we would rehome her ourselves. The pup weighed 4.8lbs at 9 weeks old when we got her. Clearly WAY underweight for a lab at 9 weeks. Labs should weigh 13 to 20lbs by then. By day 3 we took her to our vet and she had gained a whole pound. The vet also said Jim gave her her first shots too young for her body to even absorb the effects, at 5 weeks. Thus our trip to the vet was considered her first round of shots at 9 1/2 weeks. The breeder also bathed her in Pantene Shampoo before sending her off. Thus irritating her sensitive skin to the point of constant scratching. The vet is concerned that she may have allergies. She is the sweetest dog and has been quick to kennel train and potty train, but we are rehoming her because we do not have the time that a new puppy deserves. Walabs is a puppy mill. Jim stated that he has 31 puppies currently too young for immunities. That's a lot of litters all at once! Obviously too many to care for well. The only paperwork they send home with you is their bogus guarantee, a microchip registry form, and AKC registration form. We received no information on their parents or their pedigree. On the phone Jim offered no information in regards to their blood lines and stated you have to get them registered to get that information. What reputable breeder doesn't offer that information? This man is a disgrace.
ReplyDeleteI just rescued a 2 year old lab that was bred by Walabs. The girl that bought him from them left him kenneled for the better part of his life. My friend, a relative of the girl that bought him, begged me to take him. I live on 40 acres and do not kennel my dogs. They are part of the family. Since she had payed $800.00 for him as a pup, I expected so see a very nice example of a yellow lab. He is an example of puppy mill quality. Although a very sweet boy, even after spending the first two years of his life in jail, he looks to be more of a lab/retriever mix. His dew claws were not even removed! His eyes are pale brown and his head and muzzle to narrow for a lab. A white spot on his chest makes me more suspicious of the breeding. Doesn't matter to me other than the breeders are charging ridiculous prices for below mediocre dogs. Irresponsible breeders make me sick.
ReplyDeleteI toured his breeding facility before they moved to Onalaska from Ridgefield, WA. He had one of the cleanest and nicest set ups I have ever seen. All dogs on his property were healthy, well cared for and happy. Even though I wasn't involved with this scenario in any way, I have to agree with a previous comment above. If a person was not aware or chose to buy a very small puppy at 9 weeks old, maybe they should have done their homework before picking out a puppy. Failure to thrive is fairly common with a high mortality rate. Sounds like the signs were there but the puppy was chosen anyway.
ReplyDeleteI toured his breeding facility before they moved to Onalaska from Ridgefield, WA. He had one of the cleanest and nicest set ups I have ever seen. All dogs on his property were healthy, well cared for and happy. Even though I wasn't involved with this scenario in any way, I have to agree with a previous comment above. If a person was not aware or chose to buy a very small puppy at 9 weeks old, maybe they should have done their homework before picking out a puppy. Failure to thrive is fairly common with a high mortality rate. Sounds like the signs were there but the puppy was chosen anyway.
ReplyDeleteI wish we had researched this guy before giving him a deposit. He separates the puppies from the mothers at 3 weeks and every other breeder and veteranarian I've spoke to about this says a minimum of 4 weeks preferably 6. This guy wouldn't refund us our $250 and says the dog we picked isn't up for adoption for us now and the local authorities can't do anything because it's a civil suit. He knows we won't take him to court because the cost is far more than what he's stolen from us. This guy is a thief, liar, and a con. He needs to be shut down. After reading all the complaints on line supports the 4-6 week separation from the mother. This guy is selling people labs with health problems. I hope someone in authority sees our messages and does something about these crooks.
ReplyDeleteI promised my boy we'd get a lab in the spring and with the very limited litters born from highly reputable breeders I was over the moon walabs had litters avaible. Caught up in the excitement of getting a puppy I quickly made a deposit for a silver that was able to come home in May When you fill out your online registration you state which puppy you want (they're #'d). We needed a few weeks to be prepared. On April 10th we made the 6 hour drive to meet our puppy and check out the facility. When we approached the home it had us a bit concerned. Not one dogs was out of their kennel, many of them sharing 8x8 kennels, even a few had 3 to a kennel. He had a lot of full grown dogs but I assured the kids it wasn't a puppy mill. His website made me believe he loved his dogs and was a responsible breeder. Jim was standoffish but I attributed it to his being more of a dog person than a people person. He was shifty and aloof. He quickly had Lori bring out "our puppy" and the rest of the litter from inside the house. For puppies, their energy level seemed low, perhaps groggy from the nap but they never really displayed any activity in the 45 minutes we were there. He introduced us to "our puppy". Ours was the biggest of the litter which excited us but was likely intentionally pinpointed as ours. Jim then said they were ready in 2 weeks (April 24th). I was confused, we had put a deposit on a dog ready May 10th. The puppies were definately on the small side, I thought maybe Jim was confused and indeed they wouldn't be ready till May. He had a lot going on with buyers coming to see the puppies and apparently he was selling some of his furniture that day so he could have misspoke. As my son sat in the grass surrounded by sleepy puppies several of them pooped. Jim was quick and attentive to their movements, spraying them away with a garden hose. I thought he was trying to be clean and considerate of company. What was strange was that each of the puppies stools were watery runny and one even had bloody stool (I now know that's a sign of sickness or worms). He then offered to show us the father of our litter. He went into the gated large run where the kennels were and let out the father. We weren't allowed to go in, we weren't allowed to see him closely and instead Jim kept him about 20 feet away for all of 5 minutes before re-kenneling him. He simply pointed in the direction of the mother who was also kenneled. Again, I'm not familiar with breeders so this may be normal but it all left me scratching my head. Jim told us how just a week prior to our visit there was a wind storm that had blown over one of the kennels. We could see it on the side of the house. We were sympathetic. What was unusual was the go-fund-me the Youngs had started to try and get help with replacing it. There they stated the damage was far worse and that multiple kennels had been destroyed.
ReplyDeleteWe went home trying to dispute in our minds the unusual activities. 1 week later i received my invoice from walabs for the remainder of the balance. Assuming the $100 difference in what we owed was a mistake on Jim's part I inquired. He stated it was for WA state tax. Well that didn't add up for the tax rate on $1300? I delayed my payment just a few days, thankfully. I'd become FB friends of walabs and one morning as I flipped through feeds I found the Youngs had reviewed their own business, positively of course. That prompted me to begin digging for more reviews. What I found was multiple ficticous profiles created and friends of the Youngs who'd likely never purchased a dog giving them gold star approval. I found they'd tried to remove and slander those that spoke honestly of their painful experiences in purchasing a walabs pup. I found enough evidence in their activities and business to make me sick to my stomach.
We've also found friends locally who purchased walabs pup and who'd spent hundreds and even thousands of dollars trying to get their dog healthy,some who have even lost their pups. I spoke to other breeders in the area who have all heard similar stories and refuse to do business with them. Don't get wrapped up in the excitement of getting a new puppy and get taken by this dishonest, conniving breeder who is only about the money and not about setting up his dogs for a long healthy life.
DeleteComplete baloney. Walabs is not a “puppy mill”! Do they breed Labrador and sell the pups? Yes, but that’s not a puppy mill. If you want a Lab, and are interested in Walabs, friend them on Facebook, and friend them individually. James Young, or Sheri Young. Talk to them. Go see there place. They’ll invite you to see it. They’re not hiding. Both are very open, and talkable. It’s funny, but Jim’s been doing this for many many years, and IF it was a “Puppy Mill” A) I highly doubt he would still be in business, B) I would expect a whole lot more bitching then the few nittys here, C) and you should find some kind of negative reports on him thru some agency, and there is none.
ReplyDeleteYou don't tell us your name because you are either Jim, Sheri or a friend.
DeleteWe bought our Male lab here in 2012. At the time, it struck us as a bit "puppy millish" but we chalked it up to being their livelihood and went through with the purchase. I give 2 stars instead of 1 because for the last 6 years he has been a wonderful dog, healthy overall, and a good hunting dog and excellent family dog. But now at just 6 years old, he has been diagnosed with mast cell cancer and has had 2 surgeries thus far. We have spent a lot on treatment and who knows how much more we will spend on a battle we will probably lose. Recent science suggests a genetic basis for Mast Cell cancer, so we have to trace it back to lineage. Perhaps if this breeder were more concerned with producing healthy dogs than breeding novelty pets (minis, silvers. Etc) we wouldn't be having this issue. Of course that is speculation but I recommend researching before purchasing, as there seem to be many reviews of health issues in dogs from this breeder.
ReplyDeleteIt is very unfortunate, as I gave the breeder the benefit of the doubt and we love our furbaby so much. I hope he can hunt at least 1 more season with me. My kids will be devastated when we lose him.
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