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Customers of Tullys Kennel (Omaha, NE)
Dear Customers of Tully's Kennel,
Where do I start of? First and foremost, I used to work for the owners Tom and Julie Tully. If you simply type in "Tully's Kennel" you'll find "Puppy Mill" in bold captions all over. When clicking on the Tully's Kennel site, it states that they are NOT a puppy mill and they don't condone puppy mills by any means... Well, THAT IS ALL LIES. Working for this company was a horrible mistake that I truly regret.
Tully's Kennel is a complete puppy mill.
The puppies that get brought into tully's kennel are received from puppy mills. They are NOT in compliance with the USDA, Humane Societies, Cruelty Prevention Societies, and applicable Kennel Clubs. SOME are. and by some, I mean 20% percent of them are. When the puppies first come into the facility, the workers are told to wash the puppies to get rid of the odor and the stools that are attached to the puppies skin at times from being in the puppy mill. It was heartbreaking for me to work there and see how sick of the puppies came in. It was all about the profit for Tully's Kennel. Anyhow, after the puppies would be washed, they'd be sprayed with perfume and sent to the puppy room in the kennels. It takes some puppies weeks, if not months for them to be adopted. Those that don't get adopted get put into the boarding facility and get used as breeding dogs in the kennel area. The puppies you see in those tiny kennels have never seen grass. Never. Most of the puppies that are also in those cages have severe health problems. When I worked there, I was told to not write down information for the owner who will purchase about the dogs health problems. Some of the cages have latches on the top of the cages. Those latches signify that the dog has health problems; which you, as the customer, won't ever know.
Why are the prices so high? Well, like I said, "It is all about the profit". Julie the owner who also does grooming told me to always tell the customers that they are from high quality breeders; which is complete BS. When you purchase your puppy, you will notice it has a tattoo on the inside of its stomach. That is supposed to 'signify' that it is your puppy. That is a lie. That tattoo is meant for the breeder. Your puppy get's held down to receive that tattoo. I had to do this and I remember trying to hold back tears from hearing the puppies squeal from pain. When purchasing a puppy, they will tell you that it doesn't harm them in any way-shape-or form. That is a lie as well. It is the same as a human getting tattooed. It is quite painful.
Now, about their boarding facility.
You may want to pay close attention to your dogs health if you are boarding your dog there. The odor that you smell, are the mice that are living in the kennels. It is infested with mice. If you ask one of the workers if you could see the kennel in which your pet is boarding in, they will simply tell you "hold on." and clean up the mice traps that are back there and the feces that are laying in the back. They will then show you to the back. Which, you won't be allowed to see fully... You'll only walk a foot inside the kennel and then they tell you they can't show you any further than that for 'insurance policies', which is untrue. We weren't allowed to show because of the odor being horrendous and the mice that would be scattered around. There would be dead mice in your dogs water bowls, which won't get cleaned up until whoever works in the kennel feels like it. Not to mention, your dog will be yelled at for barking or kicked at. During the winter time if your dog were to bark (even just once) it'll be sprayed with a hose. Some of the dogs aren't up to date with their shots, which YOUR DOG CAN CATCH.
Some of the puppies that are in the "Puppy Room" have their parent's in the kennel for breeding purposes. Those breeding dogs for tully's kennel are meant for breeding over and over again (in which, they have health problems and don't get checked out). Some of the breeding dogs that are in the boarding facility with your dogs have to be put down or left to die because they are either too old, can't produce puppies, and/or are too aggressive. The Nebraska Humane Society stops by at Tully's Kennel often. Not for yearly inspection, but due to the complaints.
If you purchase from Tully's Kennel, be prepared to deal with multiple health problems, frustration and many costs in order to get your dog back to health.
Working there, I have vouched to finally tell my story with what really goes on. This is not a place you want to purchase a puppy from.
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