whos dogs are from petstores?

[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.