Responsible Breeder ??

This photo was provided by the woman in the US and at this time she states she is undecided about pairing them. She also clearly states she has not experienced any difficulties when dealing with Sterling.

The black and tan marked TRD (standing beside the bench) came from one of Sterlings litters; he sold this un acceptable colored TRD to a woman in the US (dogs name is Nikita) he then just recently (this past summer) sent her a male dog, Samson, so that she could (if she so decided) breed the two together!

Here are some more photo's of Nikita.

How is that supposed to fit with Sterlings claims that he is a responsible breeder and careful about the breed.

Oh... nearly forgot, the woman in the US asked me to represent fairly by showing both sides of the story.

Well lets see, how many dogs has Sterling bred? 100.. 200.. 300.. 400.. + 500.. ??

Shall we start a poll?

How many of those had their chance to air their views, emotions & experiences?? Papa didn't represent them did he!

Revelations in the post

Interesting details and photographs too, from far and wide, are coming to this blog via email.

Who would think that a man of 60 with no support from friends, family or community could scare so many into fearing their safety?

If you have either spoken with him or heard him attempt to communicate outside a "selling deal" you will know how he comes across. Try for yourself, give his number a call and you will certainly start to appreciate the other / real side of this character.

Do feel free to email in order to add to this growing community of people who love dogs & despise Sterlings breeding activities.

Anonymity assured... For the dogs!

Sterling offends Thailand

The story in the papers: Kom Chad luek newspaper

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Sterling Thai Ridgeback Breeder Sites

From a few simple searches on the web it is clear this man is zealous about selling his trade and broadcasting his character and point of view to any possible reader.

He has a forum which sadly is rather devoid of interaction & conversation, unless you think that posting numerous items from & about yourself... to yourself, equates to effective communication. It's titled "American Thai Ridgeback Association" or ATRA for short and although it's colorful and vivid, anyone reading the forum will quickly get a flavor of his difficult and troubled character, as anyone who has called the phone number will testify that he is a difficult individual to discuss or converse with.

So this is the "Mr Nice Guy" side of Sterling.

But talk to any shop / service provider that he has a need to do business with in Chiang Mai and quite a different side will be revealed. The true Jack Sterling. Don't mess with this guy unless you need constant bombardment of phone calls or email delivering rantings of what can be interpreted as coming from a troubled mind.

Some store keepers actually shudder when his name is mentioned and quickly lower their voices for fear he might be able to hear them. Some are openly frank about his attitude. They will speak about his loud, aggressive and threatening language and about how their staff feel insulted and afraid of him. Some business people will add that he has been banned from trading with them and that he not only has a bad mouth but bad credit too!

Jack Sterling - Thai Ridgeback Dogs

Now if you check out his site, you will see an endless drivel about how much he loves and cares for dogs. Daddy loves his children type stuff.

But did you ever hear about a parent keeping their children in cramped & confined conditions? Did you ever hear about a parent only feeding there children every other day? Worse still... did you every hear about a parent putting their children in the freezer to die?

It happens and there are many people & organizations fighting the cause and courts around the world see cases come to trial regarding such events. Most of the perpetrators are locked up we hope but the character and the memory of the child are affected for their life and indeed they serve a life sentence themselves.

This blog is not raising awareness of children in danger. This blog is all about the poor creatures who are suffering at the hands of Jack Sterling, a breeder of Thai Ridgeback Dogs living in Thailand, after running away from America (and who knows where else?).

He has a number of pages on the web that seem to run on & on & on (a common theme but more of that later) about the dogs, the process of buying and the apparent satisfaction customers have scribed to him.

If you visit this link... you will be able to read, apart from a whole load of rubbish about what he thinks prospective buyers want to know, about types of breeder;

[6] The Puppy Mill:

This a poor excuse of a breeder who produces puppies hand over fist with no breeding program, little attention to puppy placement, and poor health and socialization practices. A puppy mill may or may not be dirty but it is usually overcrowded and the dogs may be neglected or abused because the breeder can't properly handle as many dogs as he has. Puppy mill operators often denigrate hobby breeders and their dogs in attempts to make a sale.

Maybe he forgot to update the site and include himself in that category or give the reader some first hand quotes about how to mistreat animals professionally!

Not only is Sterling breeding in very poor conditions (cramped cages, no exercise, no water or food regularly available etc) but he is continually breeding at an excessive rate, so much so that many puppies fail to reach the standard of the breed. These he says he will give away for free but the effect of the growing numbers is a drain on his limited resources (manpower & finance).

Currently he has in excess of 40 puppies and possibly over 80 adults at his factory near Night Safari, in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Now anyone with a little common sense will recognize a resource issue here. If you are breeding dogs to sell, then puppies represent the product item & the adults are the overhead.

This situation is clearly out of control and the demand on Sterling's time and money is draining his resources to the detriment of the poor creatures he says he loves.

Police are on the case


Thankfully some people are taking complaints about Sterling seriously. At last the Police and Immigration authorities are investigating him and he faces charges of operating without a business license in Thailand & cruelty to animals amongst other possible charges.

Thai National news papers reported the investigation, as have Television.

The main detail in this piece of news print is that a Thai Animal Rights group have reported the matter to police in Chiang Mai and they are liaising with Immigration who now know Sterling is operating illegally and demand that he become legal or get out of Thailand!

Now this is rather interesting, as the same scenario occurred in the USA a while back, when he needed to run away from Washington DC & New Jersey where he faced charges of cruelty & neglect to animals there too!!

This menace to humanity & the helpless creatures in captivity within his puppy factory, is likely to just run away again and start a new operation somewhere else, as he is greedy for the possibility of money the trade of dealing in puppies generates.

Thai Ridgeback Dogs need help

But do they need Jack Sterling (or what ever his real name is) to breed so many in such poor conditions and then sell un-neutered dogs, to allow other people around the world to do just the same.

Essentially the problem is greed and ignorance.

In Thailand & especially Chiang Mai, where Sterling is currently breeding, there are so many dogs on the streets, homeless and in need of care and love but due to basic human emotions of people world wide, there is a demand for puppies as they are cute and cuddly. Some say it's like a baby substitute and there is therefore a puppy mill / factory / farm industry business opportunity available for willing people to make money from other peoples desires.

Sterling has set up his operation behind a high front gate & fence on a rented plot of land with a house that masks the truth behind it. Literally.

The cages are stacked one on top of another in prison cell style, row after row. The poor dogs are institutionalized from their captivity within these cages and their life is a misery day in, day out.

There are separate areas set aside for puppies but these are just as appalling.

Currently there are in excess of 100 dogs held in this condition and due to either financial status or workload, the dogs seem to only get fed every 2 days. Therefore the general conditions of the dogs are underweight and weak.

The purpose of this blog is to demonstrate the truth behind what Sterling presents to the world... A bright & healthy picture of what in reality is a shady and squalid sad story.