gosh...

[Pembroke_Corgi]

Last night I went into a pet store that sells puppies because my nephew really likes to see all the animals. I saw a "borgi" so I asked what in the heck it was, it was a corgi/basset hound mix they wanted $800 for!! I have seen the same thing on petfinder.com but those animals really need the homes.

I made a joke to the worker that it would nip and howl, and she acted like neither of those were true of either breed, like dogs never have any less-than-desirable qualities, they are just little bundles of love!! It made me really angry- they probably have to act like dogs are all fun and no work to get people who are uneducated about dog ownership to run in and buy a cute puppy. Ok, I know I am ranting, but I think just so wrong and irresponsible.

[dab_20]

oh, i didn't know there was alot of threads on this. i agree with you pembroke_corgi, that's rediculous. puppies and dogs are alot of work, and it's not all fun and games. and when people that think that get dogs and puppies, the animals are the ones who suffer for it.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

puppies and dogs are alot of work, and it's not all fun and games. and when people that think that get dogs and puppies, the animals are the ones who suffer for it.

Exactly!! They most likely end up at the shelter.

[dab_20]

yeah, i wish everyone could just realize what is right in front of them.

[BC_MoM]

Is there nothing we can do to stop this insanity?

[Roxyluvsme13]

Is there nothing we can do to stop this insanity?

PROTEST!

[poofy]

Its not always easy to get a dog at the shelter..I was not able to and after a year i gave up and bought yollie, I dont regret it one bit..they told me at the shelterssssssss many of them i applied at that I dont quilify .....I got tired of tyring to prove i was good enough to own a dog..so I bought a baby and she is healthy and well and to adorable for words and I glad i did..

[IRescue452]

You know, its just as bad the pet stores sell purebreds. If the puppy mills stopped selling designer breeds they'd just produce more purebreds to fill the gap.

[Bigyummydog]

A lady came to me for some work. I was making a joke about not "charging" for the fur.....MAXIMUS just has fur EVERYWHERE. The woman continues to tell me she just bought a golden "doodle??" She said they are not supposed to shed. I wanted to stick her with a pin. But you know, a job. Shoulda stuck her anyway. Make her bleed. Never in my sewing career, have I ever stuck a person before....ever. I shoulda though.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

This stuff makes me soooooooooooo mad!!
There is a little pet store by my house, (a really dirty, cobwebbish store) it also reeks in there. And yep, you guessed it! They sell puppies. They sell sooo many designer dog breeds there, I don't even go in there to look at the puppies anymore, it makes me so darn upset. Luckily, they are going out of business! I'm soo happy! Hopfully another pet store goes there, and they keep it a lot cleaner, and know better then to sell puppies.

[buttercup132]

Maybe you should make a sign saying how theres the exact same puppies that are in this pet store , in shelters.And they deserve a home more then these puppies(not that they don't either but you get my drift)


EDIT:Not to mention a few hundred dollars cheaper!!!

[caseysmom]

I rescued casey from a shelter a little over 2 years ago. I am all for rescue but when it was time to get bubba I could not find a small dog at the shelter so I bought him. I was on waiting lists for small dogs, I showed up right when they opened I drove for 2 hours to the out of town shelters.

[Suki Wingy]

I don't think there is anything wrong with buying dogs as long as they are from proven responsible breeders.

[caseysmom]

Well bubba is a mix from a whoops litter. I actually prefer mixes.

[Alysser]

Yes, I really don't understand this. A petstore in our mall had a sign thagt says all about designer dogs and why they are bad to buy. Then they go and sell them! I just am disgusted by it