Southside Dogs |
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Consumer reviews about Southside Dogs |
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capistrano6
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Jan 20, 2012
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Frank Popolizio
Just got a Facebook posting stating that Otsego SPCA and state troopers have moved in to remove over 130 dogs from this place, some who were tied to outside barrels with no bedding. They were emaciated, dirty and eating their own feces. A call has gone out to anyone who can step forward and adopt these poor beasts when they become available. A true puppy mill. May the owner burn in hell.
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jrossi
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Jan 20, 2012
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Frank Popolizio
This breeder is a scumbag! Do not buy any puppies from him. hopefully he'll get shut down!
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tamaridge
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Jan 21, 2012
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Frank Popolizio
Extremely sad and thank goodness he's being shut down !! I was on his site just a few minutes ago .. I can see how people would consider this a safe facility by just checking out the site ..The only way this is going to stop is by informing the public what to look for and questions to ask ..Here is a site with great info http://www.thepuppymillproject.org/help_me_find_a_dog.html
also here is his web page !!! http://www.southsidedogs.com/
I spotted red flags being a reputable breeder of ridgebacks
1 ) three large breeds ??? I have a hard time keeping up with just my ridgebacks . All three breeds have different needs and the space you would have to provide for them ..
2) He's not active in any rescue groups of any of theses breeds and only belongs to AKC ..
3) puppy care !! my thoughts would be how is he able to socialize all these puppies properly ..and also finding the right homes ! When I have a litter, the time between my family life dog and puppies I'm so exhausted ...So I can't imagine having other breeds
4) Champion Bloodlines "how distend in the pedigree "
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meangreenplant
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Jan 21, 2012
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Frank Popolizio
1/20/12
CROSSPOSTING: Please share!!! We have a terrible, heartbreaking situation in Upstate New York with Frank Popolizio’s Southside Kennels located in South Worcester, NY. The Otsego County SPCA has been called in, as well as NY State Troopers, to remove over 130 dogs that are staked out w/barrels for shelter and no bedding in the barrels in subzero weather. The dogs are emaciated, eating their own feces, and in horrible physical condition and unable to fend for themselves. There are vizslas, GSP’s, Weimaraners, and Rhodesian Ridgebacks in peril that I know of. There may be other breeds at this puppy mill as well. Please help me get the word out to the neighboring rescue people. The Otsego County SPCA is overwhelmed with the number of dogs they are going to have to take in and they have asked for help. The director, and contact person for this SPCA is a lady by the name of Liz Mackey; her phone number is 607-547-8111 . This is a Cooperstown, NY number and the SPCA is located just south of Cooperstown
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Jumpover
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Jan 21, 2012
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Frank Popolizio
Once he opened his restaurant on Erie Blvd - The Pentagon ... perhaps he forgot he had a dog business... egads... this is just horrible to think of those poor helpless dogs...
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EMorisette
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Jan 21, 2012
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Frank Popolizio
We, too, are ashamed to report that we have a dog from Southside. He is a wonderful animal, well-socialized and sweet. But when we met his mother, supposedly named "Lady, " she didn't even know her name. She knew "come here" and "sit." How sad. But she was a sweet dog and we got to see her with her two-week-old puppies. They were in a heated barn stall with a thin blanket as bedding in a whelping box made of wood. We saw a pavilion in the distance from the heated barn filled with many, many dogs, but we were not allowed to go up there and see them. I wonder if that is where the dogs in poor health were.
I have contacted the Susquehanna (Otsego County) SPCA and asked to foster a dog to help make amends for buying from this terrible man. They are swamped with phone calls at the moment, but are accepting donations of food and money to help in this operation. At the moment, the court is still in the process of making a decision, as the dogs have been seized on only a temporary basis.
Attached is a photo of the mother of our dog, in her stall.
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GeneMaynard
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Jan 22, 2012
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Frank Popolizio
There's No Such Thing as a 'Responsible Breeder'
Many people know to avoid puppy mills and "backyard" breeders. But many kind individuals fall prey to the picket-fence appeal of so-called "responsible" breeders and fail to recognize that no matter how kindly a breeder treats his or her animals, as long as dogs and cats are dying in animal shelters and pounds because of a lack of homes, no breeding can be considered "responsible."
All breeders fuel the animal overpopulation crisis, and every time someone purchases a puppy or a kitten instead of adopting from an animal shelter, homeless animals lose their chance of finding a home—and will be euthanized. Many breeders don't require every puppy or kitten to be spayed or neutered prior to purchase, so the animals they sell can soon have litters of their own, creating even more animals to fill homes that could have gone to animals from shelters—or who will end up in animal shelters or so-called "no-kill" animal warehouses themselves.
Simply put, for every puppy or kitten who is deliberately produced by any breeder, an animal in an animal shelter dies. Producing animals for sale is a greedy and callous business in a world in which there is a critical and chronic shortage of good homes for dogs, cats, and other animals, and the only "responsible breeders" are those who, upon learning about how they contribute to the overpopulation crisis, spay or neuter their animals and get out of the business altogether.
Breeding Trouble:
Producing more animals—either to make money or to obtain a certain "look" or characteristic—is also harmful to the animals who are produced by breeding. Dogs and cats don't care whether their physical appearance conforms to a judge's standards, yet they are the ones who suffer the consequences of humans' manipulation. Inbreeding causes painful and life-threatening genetic defects in "purebred" dogs and cats, including crippling hip dysplasia, blindness, deafness, heart defects, skin problems, and epilepsy. Distorting animals for specific physical features also causes severe health problems. The short, pushed-up noses of bulldogs and pugs, for example, can make exercise and even normal breathing difficult for these animals. Dachshunds' long spinal columns often cause back problems, including disc disease.
Adoption: The Only Compassionate Option
There is no excuse for breeding animals or for supporting breeders. If you love animals and are ready to care for a cat or a dog for the rest of the animal's life, please adopt from your local animal shelter, where there are dogs and cats galore—tails wagging and hearts filled with hope, looking out through the cage bars, just waiting to find someone to love. Shelters receive new animals every day, so if you don't find the perfect companion to match your lifestyle on your first visit, keep checking back. When you find your new animal companion, you'll be glad that you chose to save a life—and made a new best friend as well.
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BSimpson1231
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Jan 22, 2012
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Frank Popolizio
After calling the shelter who never called me back, the state police who said they have no knowledge or press release with something like that. and the news station who first posted the story who said they ran it after a anonymous, then had to retract it when they couldn't confirm it. I called the kennel and spoke with Frank. There has been no SPCA or Police at his kennel. He hasn't even had word of the Facebook story but he will look into it now.
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dog lover in schdy
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Jan 22, 2012
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Frank Popolizio
Hey all, this Frank Popolizio is a big absentee landlord in Schdy. He's got properties in my neighborhood, they are terrible, need ot call code enforcement all the time. He is a tax delinquent. His properties are riddledd with code violations. There was a fire at one of his apartment buildings last year and someone died, he claimed he didn't know where the tenant was. He must have paid someone off in the city because we've heard nothing about it since the fire department suggested it was a homicide. And the guy doesn't carry insurance either, so when the building had the fire, the cost of knocking it down had to be paid by the city. For shame.
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Kimbagirl
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Jan 24, 2012
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Frank Popolizio
Frank needs to be shut down, he is a liar, he will tell you your pup is healthy and give you forged papers from a "vet" stating your pup is whole & sound when they are not. I took my pup to my vet only to be informed that she was not a sellable dog & had a severe heart murmur which she inherited for either her sire or dam. Frank is selling unhealthy dogs to innocent people, Don't let his website fool you, he has a history of complaints from other innocent puppy buyers that have experienced a bait & switch with their puppy purchase.
Once he has your deposit, you can wait up to 9 months for a puppy. It is very sad to hear that he is still in the business, hopefully enough people will step forward to shut him down.
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weimaraner owner
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Feb 24, 2012
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Frank Popolizio
I have had a similar experience with Frank. My dealings were very impersonal and the day I went to pick up my dog, they had no idea that I was going to be there that day. I love my dog, he is probably one of the best pure blood dogs I have ever owned. My only regret was getting him neutered because of the breeder agreement; that way when Frank gets shut down I could sell puppies from my dog. If anyone knows the location of his dogs that have been taken and up for adoption please let me know! What he lacked in respect for animals he definitely made up for in an expensive bloodline in many breeds. Beautiful, well mannered animals that deserve a better life than some crappy puppy farm.
My friend also purchased a Weimaraner from Frank. When he took her home she was underweight and had tons of worms. The attributed it to the well water. So what if it was well water? You are in the business of making healthy dogs, purify the water before you give it to them.
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