Former DDB Rep
United States of America#2Author of original report
Mon, June 25, 2012
"Apparently she had her favorites... I was with DDB as a Rep for three years. I started considering leaving after I had so much trouble with her paying for vet bills she promised they would pay and reimbursing me for vet bills that I had paid for out of my pocket that I had gotten "pre approval" for. Also the extreme unprofessionalism from so many of the area "Reps" was too much to handle any more. The thing that forced me to resign was when she wanted me to sign a new and updated form of the liability waiver. I can understand the need to protect the rescue, but I can't understand not protecting those that go to bat for the rescue and the dogs every single day. I told her no I wouldn't sign and if that meant resigning, so be it. She laughed at me and told me how ignorant I was. That DDB couldn't carry insurance for the rescue because they were technically an educational organization, or some whooha mumbo jumbo. I told her that DDB never sticks it's neck out for me and I wasn't willing to do so for DDB any longer. I told her I would take liability for all the remaining foster dogs in my care and just walk away. I already knew I couldn't count on DDB to help with any of the foster dogs I had in my care anyway. Only one rep ever bothered to help me. I saw what happened to other DDB reps that left with still having foster dogs in their homes. Nothing happened to help those dogs. DDB doesn't care about the dogs. I'm not going to say who, but at the end when I left, things were getting pretty desperate in my state. Reps were even doing adoptions without home checks. They were just taking the adopters word for it and letting the dogs go. I was told, the higher DDB adoption numbers are the better their chances for bigger and better grants. WHEW! And that is that! I'm sure there is so much more I could get into.... It's almost theraputic to vent that a little bit!"
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Litchfield,#3UPDATE EX-employee responds
Mon, June 25, 2012
I enjoyed my time as a DDB Rep, employee and volunteer. I found it very helpful to have this organization backing me when rescuing. I purposely tried to raise my own funding so that the organization would not suffer. I knew it was a small organization trying to grow. Still, DDB stepped in and paid for vetting any and every time I couldn't, even though I would have preferred to do this myself.
I have not had the same experience as those I have read about here. I am proud of my work for DDB. I am ecstatic about the acquisition of Vick's property and am more than willing to help see this dream become a reality.
I am grateful to Tamira Ci Thayne and DDB, as I am sure all the hundreds of dogs rescued during the time I was with them are also grateful to be living in happy, loving, inside, adoptive homes. Thank you.