Originally posted by lute
my parents said i could have her!!!.....i called the store and said i could have her and the said that another employee took her home. she went to a wonderful home with another boxer and a lab mix. she will be spoiled trust me!

i'm sooo glad she got out of the store that fast! she was really upset and confused! i'll have to wait for another perfect dog to come along.

bckrazy- i will mention the screening idea to my manager tomarrow. he may be open to it. he is a real great guy.

^_^ thats so cool that the Boxer got a great home!! that poor girl, I can only imagine what she has been through in her young life .. but I wish you could've gotten her too! the perfect dog for you guys will definitely show up!

about the screening, that would totally save you all a lot of this trouble. It sounds like quite an occuring thing... I especially hated that story about poor Leroy! No dog should ever have to go thru that. you guys can probably get a lot of ideas/help on screening from rescues around you, they are really knowledgable about what to look for and what questions to ask

Giselle, sadly, Lute's work place isn't the only place that this is happening. Its like, almost impossible to stop this. Of course, it could all be made MUCH better if pet stores agreed to do what is best for the dogs and spay/neuter, screen, and only buy from reputable private breeders. But we are a long way from that. These people are in this for the money, and that matters a lot more to them than animals lives. I have seen FAR worse places than where Lute works, where they have 50-100 puppies who live in tiny cages with glass walls, living in filth, and dying of disease. Lute's boss seems ok, but I'm sure it isnt up to him whether or not they sell puppies and kittens at the shop, it's probably the owners or businesses responsibility..