I posted on a UK Labradoodle Forum a few years ago and asked if there was any breeder they knew who deserved a place on Farms of Shame. I got a lot of emails mostly from people too scared to post but naming Janice Griffiths, breeding as Jandaz Cockapoos and Toy Poodles in Wales.
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Mrs J Griffiths, Jandaz GSD’S, Fynnon Gynnen, Cross Inn, Llandysul, SA44 6NH
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Licensed for 30 bitches
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So the following is drawn together from several contributors with apologies for the delay.
The first story was from A Dog’s Life and told how Janice had pretended to be a good home in order to get free breeding stock from the vulnerable elderly . Here Janice claimed to have just ONE other poodle when in fact she has about 50 dogs on her premises being licensed for 30 bitches with many stud dogs present as well.
A sad story of just how unprincipled Puppy Farmers can be and led me to look into Janice’s background. Jandaz has been licensed since 1st November 2007 as Jandaz GSD’s having bred German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Cockers, Cavapoodles, Cockapoos and Poodles etc as an unlicensed puppy farm for about 20 years previously. Her main income up to 2004 was from GSD’s, 
the greatest problem for her buyers was the lack of health testing with only 10 dogs hip scored in 10 years of breeding and even those had poor results, some displaying severe HD with scores of about 50. From 2004 onwards the biggest income was from toy poodles and I received a document with the proof of the level of poodle breeding.
51 poodle bitches had litters for her in a period of 4 years, 457 puppies were registered with the UK Kennel Club. Not one of these bitches had an eye certificate. They were bred back to back on every season which is against UK breeding law but since Jandaz was not licensed at the time, that wasn’t the only law she was breaking.
Since 2008 Jandaz has mostly bred Cockapoos, using her poodle bitches as dams for yet more litters but these are not registered or easy to keep track of the large numbers. Buyers are experiencing the usual problems of buying from a puppy farm with unsocialised, sick puppies for which they pay cash. When complaints are made, Janice doesn’t want to know and can be very aggressive to anyone who dares post their problems on a forum. Janice and her daughter Sarah (together with sock puppets) batter the poor poster into submission and if that fails there are the usual empty threats of legal action. Truth cannot be Libel Janice!
Here she posted as Pinkpoodle on a UK forum Jandaz AKA Pinkpoodle (Download) Some of her posting is scarcely credible and appears as if under the influence. Maybe the beer glasses used by her after washing the puppies have other use as well. I found several pictures on her website with a horrible display of her helpless puppies and I am sorry if they give my readers the same offence they gave me.
So whats it like living near a Puppy Farmer? You assume they would keep a low profile but not Jandaz. Janice Griffiths attacked her neighbour baring her breasts and acting with no dignity at all, this landed her in court and fined with the story in the local press.
So here you have it, don’t live near a Puppy Farm and above all don’t buy from one. If your puppy is sick you will get no help or sympathy, just solicitor’s letters, threats and abuse.
It’s about time someone found out what is really happening at Jandaz!
I have a Jandaz cockapoo,and know lots of other people who have,my puppy is perfect in every way,laid back,very well adjusted,and very happy,i wouldnt be without her. When we picked her up,we saw many of janices other dogs,i saw no evidence of mistreatment,im sure every breeder has some has some background history,and not every puppy is going to be perfect,and some will be poorly.
This woman is not going to let anyone see anything overtly bad if they turn up to collect their puppy! You will see what she wants you to see and not a thing more.
Even more convenient if she never has to let them on her property at all, she will just stick the puppy in a van and send it to you, easy.
Goodness me when will people wake up and smell the coffee????
K Pearce, I’m sorry to tell you this but all you saw was staged, the breeding sheds can even be seen if you google the post code and zoom in! Just how many of her 50 dogs did you see? Usually its just Romeo and a couple of the more presentable dogs and an extra puppy so she can try to sell you more than one. The poor little scraps churning out puppies in those sheds are well hidden from view. The promised socialising and rearing in the home are just as much an illusion as the pedigree you will be given, in welfare we know what Jandaz stands for
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Come on people do the sums. Even if she ‘only’ has the 30 bitches she is licensed for it is impossible to rear all those pups in the house! Anyone that has experience of bitches kept in a kennel environment will know that many will have their season at around the same time. Even if only 10 bitches do this ( in reality it’s likely to be more) that’s 10 litters in the house at once!!! It is complete BS!! I can’t believe so many people fall for her fantasy dog breeding, it’s all a lie!
“k.pearce” if you have a lovely dog and everything is great and laid back and well adjusted then perhaps you would not have a problem sharing with us the name of the Mum of your puppy ???
I believe the mum is a red bitch named Sadie. Although Janice supposedly had two red bitches with the same name as they had litters in a time span which would have meant if there was only one red named Sadie then she would have had back to back litters, and that can’t possibly be the case can it?!?!?!?
ok… so the point here would be that yes there are puppies sold by these scum that are OK and some that are not and have serious health issues. Yes! not every puppy is perfect but these breeders turn their backs on sick animals and their owners when illness is reported. They also keep breeding from the parents knowing that puppies are health compromised. What a surprise many breeders are “lovely” when there are no reported health issues and less than accountable when there are problems.
It makes me laugh how all you people judge her. Have any of you been up there and seen anything bad? Do you have proof? Apart from documents created in paint? Have you googled the definition of a puppy farm. Puppy farms breed on a large scale. Yes meaning more then one dog will be pregnant at a time.
But dog abuser i think your going too far with all this hate toward this woman. I have seen the dogs and play with them every day. Sometimes i will even take a few of the babies home for the night and give them one on one attention. Not only are you offending a friend you are offending me! I love every single one of them dogs there and they are loved and fed play games spoken to GROOMED!!! It makes me sick how all of you are jumping to conclusions. Your sick sick people. If you care so much about what goes on behind closed door why are you too busy hiding behind a keyboard instead of getting off you arse and talking like adults. Great example of adult behavior slagging eachother off over the internet
Wont let me post a comment!! Sad ignorant people
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What a pitiful shame that cowardly people have to resort to cyber bullying to wage a poisonous personal vendetta against someone who has brought great happiness to a large number of families by producing beautiful dogs that are both healthy and well socialised. Jandaz cockapoos are bred for their excellent temperament and my personal experience is that they are absolutely delightful dogs. I know I speak for many other very satisfied owners of Jandaz dogs.
Janice has always been very caring and willing to help with follow up advice both to ourselves and others. She is professional and experienced and has a wealth of information and the wellbeing and welfare of her dogs, and those of others, is clearly paramount to anyone who knows her and this has also been expressed to us many times by third parties .
It is no surprise that many people go back to Janice for a second puppy as we ourselves have done along with friends and family members based on recommendation. What can be a better testament than that. Res ipsa loquitur. (the facts speak for themselves)
You only have to read the testimonials on her website to realise that the comment on this blog is not representative of the majority opinion and is just a cowardly and vindictive campaign to cause pain and misery by unprincipled people who have their own agenda and who need something better to do. What goes around comes around!
Indeed the facts do speak for themselves. Janice’s kennel club record regarding health testing speaks volumes. It’s all there in black and white. Continuing to breed from German shepherds producing awful hip scores ( that’s if she bothered to test them at all)
There are many stories regarding differing breeds from Janice. Yes you and many others do have great dogs from her but there are also many that bought a puppy and did not get as they expected and no help with sick puppies! I wouldn’t call you a liar for saying you have had a good experience regarding jandaz so please do not call the people that have suffered the opposite liars either!
hip scoring is not compulsary in gsds and i purchased from well known breeders such as lornaville marvid salvest and many others , show people WHO DID NOT HIPSCORE !!! carol G provide me with names of people who had sick puppies ??? because they never came back and told me , and surely i can help if im not told ? carol have you met me ? have you been to my kennels ? the answer is NO DONT BE SO JUDGEMENTAL
Wrong Carol Janice, no “e” but hey, have your say anyway.
Hi Janice (or “JANICE GRIFFITHS” as you have posted) from that I understand you are the Janice Lesley Griffiths of Jandaz Cockapoos ?
Please refer to several posts made on the “I Love My Cockapoo” forum for references to poorly puppies from Jandaz and even a cry for help made to Jandaz (ref: Bella’s Story – subsequently removed from ILMC following a threat of legal action !). There is a specific thread started by “Celiaco” on ILMC on the 8th August 2012 (at 7:12pm) entitled “Breeders of Red (ish) Cockapoos” that cumulates in a number of people posting about their own poorly puppy bought from Jandaz or delivered on behalf of Jandaz. I’m sure you would have heard / known about that post and if so I would have thought that you then contacted these people offering empathic help / advise and support ?
Perhaps you even offered to pay for or even contribute to any Vet’s costs associated with poorly puppies ?
There have been various Facebook comments posted about such issues and they have included a number of these so-named “sock-puppets” as well as your close Family.
As for you asking anyone if they have actually seen your kennels then I would suspect that no-one actually has (or would be allowed to) as it would contradict what you post on the “Jandaz” website that because of Parvovirus (that you yourself have experienced in your own words) no one is allowed near your kennels nor near any new born puppy !
It does however strike me as a rather convenient argument to restrict access and visitors from an area that is both key to a puppy’s early stages and ultimately it’s future ???
you have not got a clue about what you are talking about …………..
may i politely ask who is MILLS ???? and who is LARKHILL you make up fictitious names !! that every body is expected to believe?(cowards)you post anonymously under pseudo names ,you no if you put your true names you are liable for slander …I post as JANICE GRIFFITHS , my kennels and home are visited regularly by my vet and she is more than happy as is the proper authorities.
Any body can post a blog under false names and get away with it you COWARDS ……
Polite is what other people tell you you are, not how you describe yourself.
I decline to give you my name, The other posters can do as they wish.
why do you decline to give your name ???? what have you to fear if you are in the right ??? but mr larkhill (i doubt thats your proper name) as i stated before you are all cowards .visa versa would you like me to open an anonymous blog about you saying malicious lies about you ???i dont think that would be very nice would it ? but you are doing it to me and you have never met me or my family ??
sad you wont publish the truth
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Janice if you open your eyes you will see this site is an all encompassing site! All puppy farmers are spoken about on here, it has not been opened JUST for you! So your silly whining about being victimised just really isn’t true.
You want people’s names so that you can track them down, threaten them with legal action and bully them into retracting their stories, simple. The way you operate is plain to see.
Why on earth do you deliver tiny puppies by van to their new homes? Well I know it saves people wanting to come and see your kennels but what a stressful way to start their new lives, poor things!
Why, when people do actually come to collect their puppy, which by the way can be a completely different dog to what they were actually sold over the phone, do you conveniently have another to try try and sell them, so for a slightly cheaper price they can take two babies home instead of just one? No decent breeder should sell sibling puppies to the same owner at the same time but you know that.
I am not saying that sometimes things go well and there are some nice puppies out there bred by Jandaz but there is far too much wrong with the set up, the sell and awful behaviour towards anyone that dares to raise a problem or to complain about a sick puppy.
Oh and please, please, please, stop stuffing puppies into cups, pots and beer glasses it’s just plain sickening!
I would also get someone professional to proof read your website, the grammar is AWFUL and makes no sense.
Janice I was once told some advice by a very clever man he said. Rob you must be pretty damn ‘important’ to ‘them’ to be front page news so often!” – this is true – if people have you in their minds so often as to make up stories and lies, then you must be pretty ‘important’ to them – very sad and sorry folk indeed that they cannot find entertainment in their own affairs and have to hijack and fantasize other peoples! Always brave sat in their bedroom late at night after a few drinks maybe 2 too many and vent their twisted minds to convince others that their rantings are the truth ! Brave behind a commuter screen ! And that is why the kc have rulings against it ! Which they seem to forget! and of course the truth is never half as exciting as the good story! Hope to see you at crufts m8 & don’t forget sarah lol drinks on me, ps my last litter one went to Japan to a show home. Farms of shame put me on m8 lol xxx
The little puppies stuffed in the glasses turn my stomach, I remember Janice telling the UKLA they werent even real puppies but beanie babies, what a ridiculous lie. Its excuse after excuse, parvo to prevent anyone seeing the kennels, delivery to prevent you going there anyway and no help if the puppy is unwell. Why would anyone buy from such a woman?
Hello mrs tree! phone me and make a date to see my kennels ? delivery is what people choose i dont force them?people do have there own minds unless ive got some super natural powers!!!!! i dont know about ?, the puppies were put in glasses just to show how small they were , they didnt live there !! who are you /use your real name another coward !
http://www.labradoodle.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10476&start=59
Here is where you lied and you have just confirmed your obvious sickening lie. I will not be visiting your “kennels” Janice as that does not feel like a safe thing to do. Remember please that you did attack your neighbour http://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/i/4628/ You keep threatening people with legal action, knowing that our libel law is a complete lottery and only a fool would gamble.
Regarding your “kennels”, Janice you also claimed on the UKLA that all your dogs lived in your cosy kitchen and not in kennels, we counted them all up to well over 30 and thank you for now confirming that there are kennels.
mrs tree i have always had kennels never said otherwise get your facts straight …i have NOTHING TO HIDE
If people fear legal action, then they must have good cause to believe that the law would protect the other party. If what they say is an unjustified attack of that person, then, yes they should fear legal action, since the law will not find in their favour. Since people have preferred to withdraw their comments on Jandaz, then the only logical conclusion is that they were unfounded. And since the comments on this site seem to be deteoriating faster than the speed of light – unless someone is a journalist or an author or an academic, etc, do we really criticize them for their grammar? Would good grammar have any bearing on dog breeding ability? And as for the van – it’s DEFRA approved – which you omit to mention, or are you calling the Ministry’s judgment into question? For the rest of what I think, see my comments on Bella’s story. It’s too easy to hide behind a cloak of anonymity and take potshots at someone. I agree with Lucky and Poppy’s Dad – this is cyber bullying.
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Given simple mathematics and statistics it is glaringly obvious that there will come a time when any specific Breeder is not able to silence ALL those who dare voice their concern about their own dog !
You all seem to be forgetting how Janice has over bred her female dogs time and again, obviously to make as much money as she can from them. Its there in black and white in the KC breed supplements. What kind of breeder doesn’t give dogs chance to recover from one litter before getting them in pup again, answer me that? Take the blinkers off and read the truth for gods sake.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppy_mill
In the UK we refer to the term “Puppy Farm” in the USA they are known as a “Puppy Mill”
“Although no standardized legal definition for “puppy mill” exists, a definition was established in Avenson v. Zegart in 1984 as “a dog breeding operation in which the health of the dogs is disregarded in order to maintain a low overhead and maximize profits.”
“In puppy mills, females are sometimes bred every time they are in heat to increase profits,…..”
I say that breeding one bitch 4 times in 2 years (and then even registering her litters with the Kennel Club !) could well be covered by this ! ………….and Janice’s response is …”The kennel club bought the ruling in about back to back breeding only a few years ago, so i was not breaking the law.”
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Can you supply the dates of the litters please and the registered name of the bitch(es) if given.
I can only tell you that the first puppy was born towards the end of January 2012 and the second was the beginning of June 2012, so only a 4.5 month gap between them.
!!!!! I do know of puppy farm litters that close together but it is horrifying. It clearly isn’t believable that a breeder could have two bitches with the same name. .
The ages of the two puppies can easily be worked out from posts on the ILMC forum so the information is there for anyone who knows who the puppies are to go on there and see for themselves. Both owners were told that the parents were called Sadie and Pablo. When the second owner mentioned that her puppy’s parents were from Sadie and Pablo too, a number of us noticed this straight away as being suspicious. We notice these things because we have also been deceived by Jandaz, although at this current point in time, I’m not willing to give my own personal details but I can only say that they are shocking.
Well I am not sure on exact timing of litters , i just know they were pretty close and when questioned about the same parentage Janice came out with the two dog,same name theory but then operations at Jandaz seem to be deliberately cloudy! Whether covering back to back breeding or so called parentage/ pedigree lines, it’s still covering something up. The paperwork that goes to new owners of these cross breeds isn’t worth the material it’s written on.
K.Pearce (who posted above…second post in fact) owns a Jandaz puppy. If I’m not mistaken then that puppy (from the “I Love My Cockapoo” forum) has a Dad called Pablo and a Mum called Sadie………perhaps K.Pearce would be happy to share the names they have on Janice’s “Sit Stay” paperwork ?…………….Simple question ?
This is a link to the Cariad Campaign – The campaign to end puppy farming in Wales:
http://cariadcampaign.wordpress.com/dont-get-caught/
It clearly states: “…If you have a specific breed of puppy in mind, go to a trusted and respected breeder who will insist that you see your new puppy with his or her mother at their home.
Please, never let a puppy be delivered to you, or agree to meet anyone to take delivery.
Remember, a puppy is only a puppy for a very short time. He or she will be a dog for life. ”
Go and meet the breeder, see all their dogs where the dogs actually live, see the kennels and where dogs exercise and leave them and their premises to discuss how you feel, a reputable breeder would happily let you sleep on it without having to force you into handing over any money and please never have a puppy delivered ! without even having been to see the breeder first !
With Cockapoo the most important things is to have at least one parent DNA Tested Clear for PRA (avoid websites that say “PRA Tested Clear” or “Tested Clear for PRA” or “PRA Clear Certificate” as these may well not be DNA tests……it must be a DNA Clear result).
The next most important thing to do is…Meet The MUM….if she is a bright, happy, healthy, confident, waggy-tailled and well mannered bitch then those are all good signs. If she is quiet, shy, nervous, underweight or yappy, snappy and offish then WALK AWAY as those traits could well be passed onto her offspring !
Ask to see all the paperwork and ask for copies, ask for a receipt for whatever monies you hand over. Take a photo of Mum (and Dad if he if there) and keep them on file just in case. It’s becoming advisable to also take the time to check any “Pedigree” you may be given as you should be able to trace ancestors via the KC to verify them.
It is a genuine case of “Buyer Beware” with any puppy buying search.