tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post5451584341828033396..comments2023-04-06T06:21:36.241-07:00Comments on Knotty Pine Ranch: Richard Swafford is at it again ...Jodihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14875582605900525955noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-42550251645585038832012-08-22T20:13:36.743-07:002012-08-22T20:13:36.743-07:00Stephen, how much did you pay for your pup?
Stephen, how much did you pay for your pup?<br />Knotty Dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-18616292150172580952012-08-22T20:12:05.553-07:002012-08-22T20:12:05.553-07:00I was at Swafford's place one month before he ...I was at Swafford's place one month before he was busted, and I got a dog from him. The place was a concentration camp. All dogs malnourished, tick and worm infested, living in shit filled pens. Swafford was just as nice as any concentration camp commandant.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05307744601488684191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-55763470540547463472012-08-22T20:11:26.923-07:002012-08-22T20:11:26.923-07:00I got a dog from Swafford one month before he was ...I got a dog from Swafford one month before he was shut down. The dogswere all malnourished, tick and worm infected, living in shit filled pens. Swafford was as nnice as any concentraation camp commandant.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05307744601488684191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-27901158878779444762012-08-22T20:07:03.866-07:002012-08-22T20:07:03.866-07:00I was at Swafford's place one month before he ...I was at Swafford's place one month before he was busted, and I got a dog from him. The place was a concentration camp. All dogs malnourished, tick and worm infested, living in shit filled pens. Swafford was just as nice as any concentration camp commandant.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05307744601488684191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-40893596066588272672010-11-09T17:13:04.879-08:002010-11-09T17:13:04.879-08:00Here's some photos from after the first rescue...Here's some photos from after the first rescue. Do you need more?<br /><br />http://www.bordercollie.org/boards/index.php?showtopic=25864&mode=linearKnotty Dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-36470109840169467032010-11-09T17:10:03.365-08:002010-11-09T17:10:03.365-08:00I will entertain this for a while, but I assure yo...I will entertain this for a while, but I assure you, I will grow bored with it pretty quickly. No one said he's not a good man when he's not dealing with dogs, and no one said he didn't love his dogs. I would appreciate it if you would stop putting words in my mouth. I am not ashamed of anything I said, and I'm sorry you feel I should be. I know some of the people who rescued those dogs, and know the condition they were in when rescue pulled them. I'm sorry you don't feel more for the poor, innocent dogs who were stuck in the middle of this. But you don't lay in your own feces, do you?<br /><br />Fact: Swafford was expelled from the American Border Collie Association. http://www.americanbordercollie.org/news.htm#Dicipline<br /><br />Fact: Swafford faced animal cruelty charges because he had too many dogs and they were kept in deplorable conditions. http://www.wkrn.com/global/story.asp?s=11200984 Swafford himself said, "...it got out of control."<br /><br />Fact: He was busted again after being prohibited from owning breeding dogs.<br /><br /><br />http://www.tennessean.com<br />Portland puppy mill breeder busted again<br />20 dogs seized<br /><br />BY ERIC MILLER<br />Gallatin News Examiner<br />August 27, 2010<br /><br />A Portland man who pleaded guilty to running a puppy mill in October 2009 faces new charges of animal cruelty related to possessing nearly 20 dogs.<br /><br />On Thursday, Aug. 26, Richard T. Swafford, 67, was arrested after Sumner County Sheriff’s deputies seized 20 border collies — 15 puppies and five adults — from a barn at Swafford’s residence on North Center Point Road.<br /><br />Swafford claims the border collies seized Thursday belonged to another person who was renting barn space from him, according to the affidavit filed in Sumner County General Sessions Court.<br /><br />He is charged with animal cruelty by violation of the court’s restrictions. Swafford is currently free from Sumner County Jail on $2,500 bond. He is scheduled to appear in General Sessions Court on Sept. 10.<br /><br />Previous charges<br /><br />Swafford pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a Sept. 25, 2009 raid at the Border Collie Rescue of Middle Tennessee in Portland. Officials with the Sumner County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Humane Society seized more than 100 dogs living in substandard conditions.<br /><br />As part of the plea bargain, Swafford, who owned the rescue and breeding operation, was sentenced to two years of probation. As part of his probation, he was prohibited from having any involvement with animals other than a maximum of four house pets.Knotty Dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-73165130176429615632010-11-09T16:25:05.198-08:002010-11-09T16:25:05.198-08:00Really, so i guess you read one thing and decided ...Really, so i guess you read one thing and decided to pass it on. Did you ever learn what you read isnt always the entire truth. What a great person you are for believing hearsay. You should be ashamed for posting about things you dont know anything about. He is a good man and loved those dogs.cpendergrasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104602309506171104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-2364298630788192552010-11-09T15:39:54.795-08:002010-11-09T15:39:54.795-08:00No one said anything about him beating or fighting...No one said anything about him beating or fighting his dogs. The news reports talk about deplorable conditions, too many dog, and even after his sentence where he was not supposed to be involved with dogs, he goes under the alias of "Alice Anderson" ... I think it speaks for itself.Knotty Dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439432166825776440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-76040101776630400612010-11-09T15:31:31.477-08:002010-11-09T15:31:31.477-08:00Dont judge someone until you know all the circumst...Dont judge someone until you know all the circumstances and not what you read!cpendergrasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104602309506171104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-58404374733595272232010-11-09T15:28:40.992-08:002010-11-09T15:28:40.992-08:00Until you know someone and understand the situatio...Until you know someone and understand the situation, you shouldnt judge or talk bad about them on a post. Richard loved and took care of all his dogs but became overwelmed. He wasnt out beating them or fighting them.cpendergrasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104602309506171104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536147569473542580.post-5105259749954596792010-08-24T23:35:05.755-07:002010-08-24T23:35:05.755-07:00Are Freckles M3, M4 and M5 supposed to be differen...Are Freckles M3, M4 and M5 supposed to be different dogs, cause there not. And Bossie M2 and Bossie F1..they're the same pup. Do they sell them two and three times over too?CAThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001833637269883438noreply@blogger.com