"A Very Sick Puppy": Local Owner of a New Puppy Who Died from Parvovirus Holds Woodbridge Pet Store Accountable

Toms River's Doreen Longo bought a new German Shepherd as a present for her daughter. Just days later, the puppy's life ended from parvovirus.

Update: Sasha, the German Shepherd puppy, died from intestinal parasites and parvovirus shortly after this story was written. --------- When Doreen Longo of Toms River brought home an adorable German Shepherd puppy as a Christmas present for her daughter, Longo thought that the holidays would be filled with love and cheer. Instead, less than 36 hours after she brought little Sasha home, Longo devoted the last ten days and more than $1,000 at her veterinarian's, trying to keep the terribly sick puppy from death's door. "I feel so terrible. That poor puppy didn't ask for this," Longo said, close to tears.  Longo purchased the puppy at Fancy Pups, a pet store in the Avenel section of Woodbridge that specializes in purebred canines. "The puppy…

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