whos dogs are from petstores?

[buttercup132]

just wondering thiunder is but that was WAY before i #1 could know about puppy mills and #2 i didnt have say...i would NEVER buy a dog from a pet store .

[tz1]

not me...I got zero from a breeder...my next dog will probably be adopted or rescued.

[animal_rescue]

My aunt got her IG from a Pet Store and Alex, my mini poodle, came directly from a puppy mill. Needless to say Alex has many issues.

edit: My aunt now fosters for an IG rescue and Alex was given to us because the puppy mill was closing down, we got him with 6 other poodles and found them all homes with the help of the humane society...

[Vette]

Kirby didnt come from one either.. as the lady we got him off of knew what his parents looked like.

and bridge girl Muffin was also a resuce.


but my first Poodle. Tasha.. came from a pet store.
but i was only 5 or something at the time..

[Jessika]

Charlie came from a breeder, and Jamie I'd adopted from an old co-worker of mine. But I believe Jamie's original owner purchased her from a breeder, since I have papers, but I didn't buy her.

[Allecto]

Nope... all of mine have come from very good breeders, or straight from the street as strays/abandoned animals. Right now, it is split exactly 50-50.

[slleipnir]

Josie was. I now HATE that store and would love to see it burn to the ground if it didn't have poor animals in it I don't regret buying Josie...but the place is a puppy mill. I didn't know it at the time though

I adopted Zeke from the HS. I don't think I will ever buy another dog/cat from a pet store unless I feel really badly for it. I wish they would stop selling them in stores. It's not right.

[CathyBogart]

All but one of the dogs I have had in my life are/were rescues. The first dog I had (I got him when I was 2) was from a friend whose "spayed" bitch had a litter. (It's rare, but it happens, though less often now than 20 years ago)

[Jessika]

All but one of the dogs I have had in my life are/were rescues. The first dog I had (I got him when I was 2) was from a friend whose "spayed" bitch had a litter. (It's rare, but it happens, though less often now than 20 years ago)

I thought that was impossible, because when they perform a spay they remove the ENTIRE uteris??

[.sarah]

Mandy is from the shelter and Luka is from the humane society. Nova is from a BYB because I didn't know better at the time. The next dog I'm getting is a Great Dane and I already have a breeder picked out. I would get a rescue, but puppies are much easier for Mandy to adjust to. Of course, this is probably over a year away (maybe even two years) and if Mandy has settled down by then I will *definetly* adopt. I'd always rescue before buying from a breeder so long as the situation permits.

[elizabethann]

Fenway is a rescue from PA. He was found in a box on the side of a road with his brothers when they were puppies. He & his brothers were brought to a rescue organization in NH and I was lucky enough to be picked as his "Mum".

[anna_66]

Most of you around here know that Roxey is from a pet store, Bon is from a breeder and Huney was dumped in the country and we brought her home.

[cloverfdx]

Our Theodore (Chihuahua) is a pet shop dog, never again though .


Little boy getting a feel for Agility, he is a smart little dog .

[luvofallhorses]

None of my dogs were bought from a pet store.

[LKPike]

we've never gotten doggies from pet stores, we DID get lots of smaller animals from pet stores up till 3-4 years ago. I got 2 bunnys from 2 different stores. very unfriendly, very unhealthy and kinda destructive. MUCH different from my bunny Butters now, whos from a good breeder.