[Pug Lover]

Please be in touch with me. I also have a pug puppy from Anne Wasserman. Would love to talk.

 

[golden_eclipse]

Hopefully discuss how it would be a bad idea to purchase from her, since she was charged with animal cruelty, on 34 counts.

 

[bella44s]

My wife and I bought a Pug from Meshugga Kennels Ann Wasserman and we also felt like we rescued the dog. The house and dogs were completely disgusting. We had to give our pugs 5 soapy baths before the smell washed off. She also handled the pugs inappropriately. She would pick them up by the skin above the neck which is not recommended and chokes the puppy. I do not believe she is a reputable breeder and hope animal cruelty stops her behavior.

 

[MikaTallulah]

My wife and I bought a Pug from Meshugga Kennels Ann Wasserman and we also felt like we rescued the dog. The house and dogs were completely disgusting. We had to give our pugs 5 soapy baths before the smell washed off. She also handled the pugs inappropriately. She would pick them up by the skin above the neck which is not recommended and chokes the puppy. I do not believe she is a reputable breeder and hope animal cruelty stops her behavior.

Unfortunately, by buying her you have supported her :uhoh: I would have had a heard time leaving a sweet little face in that environment, too. I hope you report her to the authorities.

I hope your pug ended up healthy

Welcome to the group

 

[colusmc]

I tend to agree - too many breeds to be able to focus properly on one specific breed.

 

[amumma]

WOW. This is eye opening for sure. My fiancee and I have been looking for a pug and actually had an appointment to go see Ms. Wasserman this coming Sunday with the intention of purchasing a puppy. Needless to say, I've cancelled the appointment. Thank God for you folks posting this on here. Otherwise, I may have made a terrible mistake.

 

[Newpugowner]

Purchased a pug

I too wish I knew to research this woman. I found her posting on the Internet. When My fiance and i arrived I was taken aback by the smell. We couldn't leave the dog there because we felt so bad. The pug we re named Lola was soaking wet when we went to the house. We were told that Lola was just bathed. Mind you it was 20 degrees out. Annie said Lola was shaking because she was nervous. Needless to say, we paid and took the dog and ran. We had to take her to the groomer because she smelled so terrible. There must be a way to shut this woman down permanently.

 

[CarolinaCasey]

Report her, that is the only way to stop this cycle-- and the only other way, no matter how difficult, is NOT to buy a dog from her, no matter the conditions, etc.

 

[jveres]

I got a labrador retriever pup from there almost 3 years ago. Strangely finding all this stuff out now makes me feel dumb however very glad I didn't see this before getting the dog because she is amazing. She does have some flaws though, skiddish around new people and aggressive to other dogs. Otherwise amazing, super good looking and athletic. Love her....

 

[KristinNYC]

Do not buy from this woman, Annie wasserman unless you want a broken heart

There is so much I want to say right now. My heart is broken and I cannot stop these tears from falling. My other two pugs (from REAL, loving breeders) are devastated and lost right now.

Now let me begin, here's my story:

I recently graduated nursing school and during my studies lost my 9 year old yellow lab. After a year losing my best friend, I wanted another dog (also to keep my 2 year old and 9 year old pugs active with a play mate). My parents decided to get me another dog right after graduation. I was set on wanting another yellow lab after seeing Annie Wasserman's ad for a dog named "Bebe." She was contacted and on the phone truly sounded like a reputable breeder as well as a caring breeder. She even mentioned how Bebe was going to be in a tv commercial. Once she found out that I had two pugs, she mentioned that she also has pugs for sale. Her pugs were in the Susan Sarandon and Robert Deniro movie (which is bs). She posted the pictures of "Lola" the pug. After seeing her picture, I fell in love. Now I was tossed between two dogs. At first this sounded great because this woman had my two favorite breeds! However, my father was against going to this woman's house because he made sense about saying what reputable breeder breeds more than one kind. Of course, my father gave in and an appointment was made to go see this woman. My parents went because i didn't want to have to decide between the two dogs so I preferred to be surprised.

My pug puppy arrived! She was a gorgeous puppy. After unwrapping her blanket from my mothers arms, I noticed what looked like cigg burn marks on her head and paws. My parents were unable to see this because this woman met my parents outside her house at 9pm in the rain! You would think she would invite them in to see the puppies ! However, after reading these forums now I can see why she didn't want my parents to see how these poor puppies lived. Not only did I get a pug puppy but it wasn't even Lola! She wouldn't sell Lola because she had an eye infection. Why didn't she say this from the beginning! She ended up bringing a 13 week old pug puppy out of her house. Meanwhile she never even mentioned she had another pug. Bebe the yellow lab was there. My parents loved her but she was huge compared to the old pictures that she posted. My mom was going to buy her and the pug but decided against it in fear of my 2 pugs getting trampled by this huge puppy. It would have been different if bebe was younger and smaller for my other two pugs to get accustomed to but this wasn't the case. Before letting my parents take my new pug puppy (we named Daisy), she gave her a bath while leaving my parents outside in the rain. What breeder comes out in the cold and rain with a wet puppy? Nevertheless, she handed Daisy over to my mother with inappropriate handling.

Daisy took a long time to be trained compared to any dog that I had. She would urinate and defecate all over the house! On the beds, couches, dog beds, etc. we weren't used to this at all since my last puppy that we got two years ago was trained at 10 weeks by the breeder! Eventually she became trained after about 6 months but still have accidents here and there. We didn't mind because she is the most loving, affectionate dog ever! However, she had this thing of biting my 2 yr old pugs ankles and didn't understand the word "stop or no." Now thinking back I wish I seen her doing this still just to see her walk again!

Daisy is 10 months old now and battling for her life. She was fine one day and the next refused to jump like her usual crazy self and began shivering. We thought it was pain from possible injury. She was brought to the vet and an X-ray confirmed she had inflamed cervical discs. She was placed on pain medication. A few days later she started having seizures, trembling, and foaming from the mouth. She was rushed to the vet again and admitted for observation. The vet dx her with epilepsy and placed on an anti epileptic medication. Unfortunately, this didn't work and she kept seizing. She was rushed to a neurologist at blue pearl in NYC and in critical condition. She underwent a MRI and spinal tap which confirmed that she had PDE. PDE is pug dog encephalitis and is rare well mainly because little is understood about this horrifying disease and goes undiagnosed a lot. It is usually caused from interbreeding! And one thing about this woman is that you don't receive a lot of paperwork about the dog you are buying. The paper looks as if it was bullshitted and nevertheless she came from Tennessee. Who knows what Daisy's parents look like since she never provided pictures and who knows if she even got vaccinations out there. PDE is fatal! Her MRI has shown extensive inflammation throughout her entire brain. She lost her eyesight and ability to walk. No medications are working and the last resort is praying that chemotherapy works. But is it worth my baby dealing with all the side effects from chemo and the devastating effects of PDE or should she be put to rest to stop the suffering. All I know is I miss my baby so much. I am heart broken and feel like my heart was ripped from my chest. She is only a baby and was the most unique, affectionate, and loving puppy. She is the most beautiful pug I ever seen and everyone would always comment on that and even mentioned placing her in modeling. That's one thing I must admit that Annie wasserman sells beautiful dogs. By the way she sells not breeds! That's why on her ads she has a million diff breeds now and even the same breed has different birthdays! I wish i seen this forum sooner but I wouldn't of had the chance to experience these short lived months with my Daisy. I pray that she makes it but know its most likely she only has a few more days.

Sorry this is so long but wanted to bring awareness to this phony, piece of garbage breeder. Don't buy from this SELLER unless you want to have your heart broken by buying an interbred or sick puppy that you fall in love with then lose shortly after. PDE is devastating and awareness should be made to hopefully one day find a cure!

Please pray for my Daisy that she makes it.

 

[Baker]

I'm so sorry about your Daisy.

 

[KristinNYC]

Thank you!

 

[ValerieM]

Meshugga Kennels

I will also pray for you and Daisy.

 

[mbrosius]

Hello,
I am new to the pug world and the world of identifying "responsible breeders." I am a bit embarrassed to say that I think I may have made a mistake in judgement and purchased a puppy from a questionable breeder today and I am considering trying to take the puppy back and wondering what my recourse might be.

The name of the breeder is Annie Wasserman, Meshuga Kennels, Ringwood, NJ. The circumstances are that against my better judgement, I got caught up in my 15-year old's impatience to purchase a pug. The internet is a difficult place to navigate for an inexperienced person interested in buying a pug for their impatient teen. To make a long story short, I did what I thought was a significant amount of research. Finally, I came across Anne Wasserman from the AKC breeders list (I know, that doesn't mean anything-- another learning point). Anyway, I asked all the right questions, but she was rather intimidating in a very friendly sort of way, said things like "I've been doing this for 35 years and have never had any health problems, my vet is an AKC judge, I have plenty of people lined up if you don't want this pup, I provide stud service all over the U.S., I guarantee the pups for 5 years against health defects etc. etc." I can only say that a gut feeling over the phone made me feel like her dogs were a decent compromise between an expensive show dog and a puppymill pup-- that her evasiveness was not from shady practices, but rather an informal way of doing business-- putting me to rest that she knows what she is doing. Now I'm wondering if she is just a good con artist.

Well, I drove for 5 hours with my daughter to find her with the pup in the front of a small rural car dealership with two other pugs that were not the parents. I started feeling uncomfortable and asking questions and I am again embarrassed to say that I felt intimidated as she acted offended by my questions-- and my daughter and I were so excited about getting this pup-- and I walked away purchasing the pup.

Anyway, when we got home, 5 hours later with an adorable 8-week old that my daughter is now in love with, we discovered fleas (not a lot, but fleas, non the less). This and the whole experience drove me to look deeper and I found this ink and the one below, citing some other questionable experiences.

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-71469938.html

So, a couple of questions.
1. Do you and/or other members of you club know this breeder and if so, what can you tell me?
2. Do I have any recourse to force her to take back pug and return our money?
3. Am I over -reacting
3. Is there any way for me to determine at this point in time-- without talking to the breeder---if this pug is a mistake as far a future health problems?
4. Should I make threats about reporting her, etc, in order to get back my money (aka $1,200.00 cash!!!)

My daughter will be heartbroken if we return the pup-- I'm not sure what to do.

Thank you
Myra Brosius
410 245 5114

 

[lablover]

The lab I got from meshugga kennels is now 5 years old. He still chews everything. He ate my kitchen cabinets and floor and my rug. He has had seizures for the past 2 years. About 4 a year. The vet says he is definitely not a full bred lab , that he is a mix of something else.
Stay away from this breeder!

 

[ValerieM]

Myra,

I am sorry to hear that she is still in business. I purchased a lab puppy 4 1/2 years ago from Anne Wasserman. My daughter and I went to see the puppies and were overwhelmed by the smell. We purchased her for $800 and felt we "rescued" her! She is very healthy and a wonderful dog. I did not know that she was still in business. I had read that she was shut down by the health dept. I guess not!! Good luck with your puppy.

Valerie M.
(973) 713-9072

 

[sampsmom]

My Black "Lab" from Anne Wasserman

We too purchased a black lab from Anne Wasserman.

I found her information on the internet and admit that I was overwhelmed by the amount of money breeders were getting for labs, so when I saw her ad I contacted her as her "lab" pups were $800.

I contacted her in the morning and she told me she had black lab puppies but I would have to wait until night time to come and see them as she had business to attend to in Pa. She asked me to call her late afternoon to set up a time. When I called her she told me she was running late from her business in Pennsylvania but would meet us at her house at 8o p.m.

I took my two children (8 and 11) with me to see the "puppies".

When we arrived she was not home, I called her and she said she was about /2 hour away and asked that I wait. about 45 minutes later she arrived and asked me to give her a minute as she rushed into the house. My initial thought was to just leave as I was starting to feel something was not quite right. My kids asked me to please wait so they could see the lab puppies.

She then invited us in, there were about 4 pugs running all over the house and 1 black lab puppy in her kitchen behind a gate. The smell of the house was overwhelming, my kids rushed to the black lab immediately falling in love with him. I asked where the other labs were and she stated that unfortunately she only had this one left. I must admit he looked like the "Orvis black lab puppy" and my heart melted. We too had to give him numerous baths to get rid of the smell, she obviously sprayed some kind of perfume on him before we saw him.

Long story short we crated him the first night and he cried all night and banged himself against his crate. No sleep for the family but had had other puppies and thought he would eventually settle in. The unsettleness never stopped.

He had managed to break the welds on 4 wire crates that we purchased so we had to purchase a steel bar crate to keep him contained when we were not home because he would eat furniture, urinate in the house and get into constant trouble. He has bent all of the steel bars on his crate with his nose and now has bumps and scars as a result of it. After reading the story about her practices I now understand why he hates his crate so much and I feel guilty each time I need to place him in it. We are fortunate that he manages to behave himself at night when he sleeps with our youngest son. I believe he has separation anxiety and cannot help himself when he is alone and unattended.

We hired a personal trainer who asked "where did you get this dog" and "if I were you I would bring him back". How do you do that when he is considered part of the family.

Unfortunately, he has had major seizures (at least 1 every two months) and still despises his crate, but we cannot trust him out when we are not home. I do believe also that he is not a full lab as he has brown fur when the sun hits him and also has some traits I would describe as from a rotweiller.

Otherwise he is very affectionate and a big mush. When we get home he is so excited and affectionately snuggles in on the couch with us (what better feeling is there to be so loved)

In closing I believe that she went to Pennsylvania that day to get a black lab pup from somewhere so that she would have one there for us to check out, probably from some puppy mill.

to all those who have fell in love with their purchase from her only to be heartbroken with health and behavioral issues. Hopefully she is not still in business and using innocent pups for her own purpose.

 

[sampsmom]

:no:do not support ann wasserman

 

[lablover]

Do not buy a dog from meshugga kennels!! My vet said the dog is not purebred but a mix. My lab is now 6 years old and started having grand mal seizures and focal seizures at age 3. He needs medication daily to control them. Anne will show you a pic of his dad but never the mom. Run!

 

[Rachelle R]

Hi Kristin,
I also have a pug from Annie wasserman and am In the exact situation right now! I'm desperate for help. If you can please call me (973) 303-2428 I would be so grateful!!!