Trainer in OH advise please - Page 2

wow this blows me away l have been in trials with cory and also trained with him several times.he goes to the police dog school that I work for in ohio and I think this should be easy to get straightend out as he has always seemed to be a good stand up guy keep in tou h and I will try to help get your dog home. Talk latter kip

I've never met Dewberry in person, but I know first hand from other breeders and trainers that Dewberry will stoop to lying about other trainers and breeders in order to get more business for himself.   Every once in awhile he goes on an ad campaign here in central Ohio. 

well  , i can now say Cory did call me tonite, i cant believe he finally did after so long well he said that  my dog did run away , he ran after a female in heat.  so now he is lost and has not come back. i guess all i can do  is if you know where i can go  to put the word out to watch for my dog he is a black/red german showline, 85 # average size, he said he would send me updated pics i have not seen him in awhile, so not much i can do till he is found has been lost since wednesday nite, he is micro chip.  any help would be great-
i will post pics, when i get some new ones.

WTF?   Damn it, trixx, that seems awfully frickin' convenient...you hear nothing in ages, you send the cops there to check and he denies having the dog, and SUDDENLY, when you post your concerns on a rather 'noisy' international dog forum, he calls you and says the dog ran away oh,  just this past Wednesday, as a matter of fact.  That makes no sense at all.

You need to bring your dog home as soon as he turns up. Contact the veterinary offices in the area around where he was last seen, likewise the animal control depts. and privately-run shelters--the trainer ought to have done this immediately, but I wouldn't take the chance that it hasn't been done.  See if they'll allow you to email them flyers with your dog's photo and pertinent info; ditto for groomers in the area, too.

Where abouts in Ohio?

I'm so sorry...this is one of the reasons why people fear putting their dog into board/train/title situations; the trainer should never have placed the dog in a position that gave him an opportunity TO 'run away' in the first place.

Wow,  irresponsible and unprofessional. First he allows your dog to run away not making sure he is secure and he doesn't even call you. I would definitely get his name out there so others are aware how he operates. After reading what he did to you I wouldn't trust him with any living animal. I would be starting a lawsuit. Dewberry Family K9 website has been disabled by the owner?   

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Cory W. Dewberry DOB Jan 7th 1974 Palmleaf address is from 2009 not sure about the others.

I found this while browsing the web  

Dewberry Family K-9
2234 S Hamilton Rd
Columbus, OH 43232
(740) 862-0172
 
 
Dewberry Family K-9
2279 Palmleaf ct
Columbus, oh 43235
(614) 707-9676
Contact: Dewberry, Cory
 
Dewberry Family K-9 (614) 799-8695 7272 W 3rd St, Dayton, OH 45417

Maybe Berrys Academy heard something about your dog



 Pickerington Ohio 614-360-7738
Berry's K9 Academy, German Shepherds, Training, Columbus, OH. ... At Berry's K9 Academy we train to compete in Schutzhund competitions with our own ... Ben working the 'Hold and Bark' behavior with Cory's Aiden of Dewberry Family K9.

You can still view pages of the dewberry family k9 website on web.archive.org (wayback machine)  On the archived pages, it lists Ben Berry as a partner of Cory Dewberry and it shows the same photo of the 15 acre property.  They have also used the name Correct to Protect K9 for their business.  

Have Cory or Ben ever even titled a dog in schutzhund/IPO?  I understand at least one dog owned by Cory has some titles, but not schutzhund/IPO and I don't know if they did the training/titling themselves.  

Since Cory's site has been taken offline and Ben has a relatively new website for himself  (looks like he registered the domain name in the summer of 2011)  and there is no mention of Cory or Cory's dogs or business on Ben's site....I wonder if these two have had a falling out.  These two have relied heavily on each other for their training business.   If their partnership is over and Cory is not training now...I wonder if that has anything to do with the cause of your dog's dissapearance.  

Save and gather all your information/documentation of business and communications with Cory and/or Ben.  Sounds like a lawsuit in the making.  

I sure hope your dog can be found safe and sound.  

What is it with Ohio????  There seem to be as many scum bags as good clubs!  Timmy, Cory, Lorenzo ???  Did your dog have a tatoo # or microchip? This wasnt one of those "My name has to be on the paper work for me to title" things i hope?   

That as I remember was a big Timmy con.Did you have a contract with this guy? something in  writting?  I really hope this works out well.

Time to start doing some research and investigating.  So the dog ran away huh?  Did Mr Dewberry sell any black/red male dogs in the past year?  That's something to find out.  Anything could have happened to your dog.  The only thing you know is he doesn't have your dog anymore.  He could have "run away" months ago.  He could have died in the kennel.  He could have been sold.  He could have run out and been hit by a car.  It's time now to be proactive - stop trusting him to "find your dog" - start calling around.  Search classified sites for dogs for sale in that area.  Talk to vets, and other trainers in that area.  Other GSD breeders.  Someone might know about this guy and if he lost or sold a dog in the past year that sounds like your dog.  Talk to an attorney and start legal proceedings against him, for the worth of your dog, the worth of what your dog would have earned with stud fees etc, and what you paid this guy for training/boarding.   It's time to go to work to find out what happened to your dog!  Don't let this guy get away with losing, selling or being negligent with your dog and dishonest to you.

an honest trainer would have been on the phone the moment the dog "ran away".  He would have been asking you the microchip number and he would have been calling the vets and shelters and police in his area.  He would have given you the opportunity to come there yourself or get people on board to help find the dog.  Since he didn't, I highly doubt the dog "ran away".  I am sure he doesn't have the dog, but I suspect foul play, or a thicker wallet on the part of this "trainer". 

molly

Wow.

The business of dogs can be so distasteful at times. Yeah, good luck getting your dog back. But Trixx.... you hadn't seen or heard of your dog in a YEAR?

Is this standard procedure for lots of you breeders? Sending them away up to a year? Never getting feedback that whole time? I mean, really as a pet owner this is mind boggling to me!  I wonder in a line-up... would you even be able to pick out your dog.... ?  

Your concern for your dog up to this point has been ... well, I think under whelming.  Now, don't think I don't wish you to get your dog back, I certainly do. As I think there is lots to be concerned about, as per Molly's post illustrates.

I am just astounded that it has taken you, Trixx a full year to wonder WTF about your dog.  

She didn't take a full year to wonder about her dog.  There had been communication between them before and excuses were made why the dog hadn't been titled and sent back yet.  She had contacted a friend of mine more local to her to carry on his training and this wasn't some dog she just sent off and forgot about.  From what he told me, she expressed concern and worry a while ago and was always told his training was progressing and they'd be trialing for his title.  From what I understand there were some training videos sent as well, but I could be wrong on that.  So the assumption she just sent the dog off and forgot about him isn't very factual.

I have no idea about this trainer.  Sounds like a really shady character.  I'd be filing a claim asap for the value of the dog, breeding losses, boarding, money already spent for training etc.