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Danielle Marshall
From:Justin Kerr <justin@puppylandwa.com>
Sent:Wednesday, August 25, 2021 3:03 PM
To:Danielle Marshall
Subject:Puppyland response
Danielle,
If you’d be so kind as to pass on my response to Commissioner Alberson’s questions to him and the
rest of the planning commission it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Commissioner Alberson,
I wanted to follow up with your regarding the questions you asked me during the planning commission
meeting on 8/18. I apologize if I seemed evasive or off topic- I've never been asked questions in a
meeting before, so I was caught off guard. I was driving and was looking for somewhere to pull over
to better answer your questions.
Do we use a broker/JAKS?
Yes, we do use JAKS, a broker. They are essentially a holding facility that holds our puppies for 4-5
days. During this time our puppies are vet checked, microchipped, and their medical records and
pedigrees are put into a digital system so that we have a digital file when our puppies arrive at our
store.
I feel it's important to note that JAKS does not determine our breeders, and just because JAKS uses
a breeder doesn't mean that we use them. My wife and I personally visit our breeders, JAKS holding
facility, and inspect our transport.
Is 4-5 days long enough to know if a puppy is going to have Parvo?
You asked if JAKS holding our puppies for 4-5 days was long enough to know if a puppy has Parvo or
not.
Yes, and no. A typical "break" period for a puppy to show symptoms of Parvo is 3-5 days. However,
in some cases it can take up to 14 days. The most important part in this is that JAKS and Puppyland
require our breeders to follow a strict vaccine protocol created by NeoTech, a vaccine creator.
Neotech's vaccines start early on in the puppy's life and protect the puppy if it does come in contact
with the virus. Because of this NeoTech has essentially eradicated Parvo in the breeding programs
they are utilized in.
JAKS holds the puppies for around 5 days, the puppies are in transit for a day, and when we receive
our puppies we do not allow them to leave our store for an additional 3 days. In total, the puppies are
observed for approx 9-10 days before being sent home with their new family.
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Puppyland does not receive puppies with Parvo, but if for some reason we did we would treat them
and find them homes. If a puppy went home and presented as having parvo we would pay all of the
vet bills for the customer.
I appreciate your concern and in depth questions. I would love for you to come to our Renton store to
meet my wife and I so we can give you a personal tour and show you all of our paperwork,
documents, and how we operate. Thank you, again, for your time.
Best regards,
Justin Kerr
Puppyland
913-963-9125