gosh...

[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..

[dab_20]

yep i know what you mean, thats why i've never bought a dog at a shelter before.

[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.

[.sarah]

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.

Yeah, I agree. Any breed -- designer or not -- shouldn't be in a petstore.

[Pembroke_Corgi]

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.

Yeah, I agree. Any breed -- designer or not -- shouldn't be in a petstore.

I agree, too.

[Suki Wingy]

go to a shelter and you'll find the same dogs sold at the petstores 2 months ago that the owners got tired of. They are then $50 instead of $1000!

[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

[dab_20]

yep i agree puppies shoulden't be sold at pet stores at all. its so sad what they go through in life.

[bckrazy]

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 think you already said that...

No dogs should be bred except to better the breed, which nooo pet store puppies will ever do. Whether it's a Labradoodle or a pb Poodle, they're all horribly bred and sold off like material things . I think that mind-set in our society, that animals are just objects with a price like a piece of furniture, is why there is so much animal abuse and overpopulation in the US. It will never stop as long as there are impulsive buyers that want to "save" pet store puppies, and as long as there aren't laws against it.

[dab_20]

i've always wondered what's up with the puppies there? they don't act normal at all. like they don't seem to play and get grumpy. is that because of their sucky lives?

[IRescue452]

They don't play and act lethargic because they are sickly. A lot of puppies are sold at discount prices at pet stores to get them to homes before they die. Once a person buys it they can't get a refund because it had parvo.