whos dogs are from petstores?

[Kfamr]

Not mine. All three came from the shelter.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

None of my dogs came from pet stores. My first rabbit came from a pet store. My mom and I went in to get some supplies for my cockatiel and we found a rabbit with a bum leg being sold. We knew he needed vet care and a special home so we took him. The owner of the pet store was trying to tell us there was nothing wrong with him, but it was obvious there was.

Someday (years down the road, I want to have kids first) I hope to open a pet store of my own. I want the pet store to also be a small animal rescue & adoption center, for birds, rabbits, rodents, and small reptiles. I also want to get cats from high-kill shelters and adopt them out. I wouldn't have them in cages, I'll have a large room with cat trees and beds for the cats to stay in until the become adopted. I'd also invite dog rescue organizations to come and adopt dogs out. I would never sell pets, just adopt rescued pets to good homes. I'll probably lose more money than I'll make, but it's my dream.

[pitc9]

I adopted Sierra from a GSD rescue after finding her on PetFinder.
Buddy I saved from a Kill shelter after he was dumped in the woods.
Who in their right mind could dump this face off in the woods!??!?

[Ginger's Mom]

Both of my girls were rescues. My first girl was an owner surrender (I knew someone who knew someone who was moving and couldn't take the dog-how lucky for me!), and Ginger was from Animal Relief Fund Rescue in Maryland.

[ramanth]

Kia came from the Humane Society.
My grandma's dog, Bambi, came from a Pet Store. (much to my parents dis-approval)
My sister, Linn's dog, Seamus, came from a Walmart parking lot.
My sister, Jenn's dog, Sasha, came from the pound.

[My Peanuts]

Sylvia is from a pet store. W got her before we knew about puppy mills. I learned quickly after that and we adopted Harley a month and a half later because Sylvia was lonely and I felt guilty about getting her from a pet store. It makes me sick to think where her parents probably are right now.

Harley was adopted from a shelter, Morty was adopted from a foster home, and Jimmy was an abused stray I rescued on a trip to Tennessee to visit my ex's Grandpa. (Pa had been feeding him for 2 years and the neighbors were abusing Jimmy horribly but that’s a story for another thread)

[buttercup132]

aww i remember the story of jimmy

{{{{{My sister, Linn's dog, Seamus, came from a Walmart parking lot.}}}}}
aww can you tell me the story of that?

[finn's mom]

I've never gotten a dog from a pet store, but, my ex and I did get our Bengal cat, Lock, from a pet store. Finn came from a breeder, not a mill. I'd say they were probably just a step up from backyard breeders, though.

[k9krazee]

None of my dogs were pet store puppies...

Shadow I got from my Aunt...not sure where she got her from, most likely BYB though

Micki and Mini - BYB...I really didn't know much about backyard breeders at the time, and we suffer from it. Micki has problems up the wazoo

Kyra - Mini's puppy Couldn't convice the rents not to do it...my dad grew up thinking it was beneficial for female dogs to have one litter...they are "better dogs"

Jack - Rescue, he was on his way to the shelter but an old man took him in and handed him over to a rescue instead and then we picked him up a month later.

[pnance]

- Hunter came from a rescue group
- Savannah was a friend of friend who found her as a stray but couldn't keep her.
Bear and Nikka came from our ex next door neighbor, Nikka first followed by Bear.
My RB terrier X Sandy my mom got at the swap meet when I was in high school, I'm guessing he came from a backyard breeder.

[ramanth]

{{{{{My sister, Linn's dog, Seamus, came from a Walmart parking lot.}}}}}
aww can you tell me the story of that?

She went to do some shopping and a woman was in the parking lot with a box full of puppies just giving them away for free. She wasn't too happy... from what Linn said, it was a litter from her sister's dog and after this little incident, she planned on having the dog fixed herself.

So Linn called her then fiance and asked about the puppy. Fiance drove out and they picked one out. He's a beagle, ACD, collie mix.

He's Kia's buddy:

[finn's mom]

My sister, Linn's dog, Seamus, came from a Walmart parking lot.

I think I remember you mentioning that, lucky Seamus. My niece got her kitten, Trout, the same way. From a box in front of Walmart. Her friend went in to shop and there were five or six...came out about an hour later, and Trout was the only one. So he called Robyn and then brought Trout to her. He's a great kitten, too!

[ramanth]

Our family cat Chance came from a box in front of the small town grocery store I worked at. We had just lost Nike that same day and well...the news spread like wildfire. I saw the box of kittens on my way into work but the grief was too recent to really appreciate them. Just before my lunch break, a co-worker dropped a kitten in my hands (the last one in the box she said). He was obviously the runt of the litter. I loved Chance so much.

Onneka came from the same store parking lot too. I had just gotten off my shift and a kid rides up to me on his bike with this gray and white kitten saying his parents won't let him keep it and he didn't want it to die. Boy did he ever see a sucker. I took it home and lied to my parents about where he came from. He's been a member of the family ever since.

[lizbud]

All my dogs are either from a Shelter or Humane Society. I don't even
buy pet food from a pet store that sells dogs & cats.

[Suki Wingy]

Nope! My parents were both well educated on that stuff, they had gone through it growing up themselves. My mom's beloved golden was from a BYBer and had to be jacked up on a drug to keep her from having sesures and had to have reocurring tumors on her head removed all the time. Other than that they had gotten farm dogs mostly good and my grandma and grandpa;s first dog was a 1/2 Akita names Lucy they rescued when they lived in Japan all the way back in the 60s. Her picture belongs in a book, she was the typical japenese mix, beautiful and smart as a whip.
My stepdad went through multiple horrible neurotic pet store/farm dogs growing up and just wanted a mutt, preferably one that natural selection would have made smart and healthy.
Clark was from a rescue, Layla and Niño from the same shelter, a VERY good one www.anticruelty.org over 100 years old.
Oslo was from a very reputable breeder in Minnesota.
Tigger was from a nasty litte pet store but it is REALLY hard to find healthy Schneider's skinks around here, there wasn't ONE at the giant herp converntion/show this year. There have been like 2 in petsmart ever and I only know of one breeder in this country, they are very agressive and hard to breed, most of the rest (probably including Tigger) are wildcaught.