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COLUMBIA — “Puppies for sale.”
The homemade sign made from a piece of wood and duct tape letters is advertising the 10 German shepherds that Mike Criner has been trying to sell at 9371 S Smith Hatchery Road.
Criner, who has been unemployed for two years, is trying to get $100 apiece for the 8-week-old puppies.
The nameless puppies, which eat, Criner estimates, $20 worth of solid dog food each week, scamper about in their pen.
“Any bit of money I’ve got coming in I’ve got to spend for dog food,” Criner said. “The financial toll is monstrous.”
Describing the demeanor of the playful puppies, Criner recalls what his dad once told him about how pets take on characteristics of their owners.
“All mine come out really tame,” Criner said. “They ain’t got a mean bone in their body. As long as they go to a good home I’m going to be happy. I sure don’t want to see them being abused and mistreated or malnourished or anything like that.”
- The 10 German shepherd puppies being sold play in their pen on Nov. 13. Mike Criner's German shepherd, Lady, gave birth to the litter eight weeks ago.
- Mike Criner pets his German shepherd, Lady, while Rusty looks on. Criner said he tried to keep Rusty and Lady separate while she was in heat, but the two dogs had a litter of puppies about eight weeks ago.
- A homemade sign advertises puppies for sale. Mike Criner is trying to sell 10 German shepherd puppies for $100 each.
- Ten 8-week-old German shepherds scamper about in their pen. Mike Criner is trying to sell the puppies for $100 each.
- Mike Criner plays with Lady, the mother of the 10 puppies he is trying to sell.
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