Pet Stores (I just dont understand)

[capt_noonie]

Places like that make me sick to my stomach.

[Lovetodream88]

Remember buying anything from those pet stores help keep them in business and buying from puppy mills.

[yorkietalkjilly]

I stay out of those stores and they never see me or my money.

[hollie91999]

I don't understand why anyone would pay so much money for "designer" dogs. They are literally mutts. Nothing against mutts, I have two myself, but if that's what you want, rescue or adopt from a shelter. My neighbor paid $1200 for her Pomeranian/yorkie mix. She was a cute dog but sheesh....$1200. I didn't pay that much for my purebred yorkie.

[Alora]

Just awful, there are plenty of mix breeds in shelters that need love! Instead of giving money to those awful puppymills and byb, give it to the shelter and adopt a dog there if you want a mix, there are plenty!

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

That one of the reasons I don't care for pet stores and byb's, they will sell to anyone with the cash, no returns ever, so a perfectly healthy dog is probably going to be put to death. Most people just don't bother enough to educate themselves on a pet, but the had you who told them about allergies, and they ignored your advice, so they are beyond ignorant, they don't listen to good advice when they get it.

It makes me absolutely sick...I told my cousin they should give the kid away...we know the kid wouldnt be euthanized....the poor puppy wont be so lucky............

[Verbena]

Wow it is crazy what people would spend just for a designer name

[wemple2]

This really saddens me, poor pup.

[Gillykat]

Originally Posted by Verbena

Wow it is crazy what people would spend just for a designer name

Exactly! You know that saying...a fool and his money are easily parted

These 'designer breeds' have really taken off in the UK and it REALLY angers me as so many idiots believe all the hype that buying a cross will automatically mean a healthy dog with no health problems. Errr no!!!! They are, in 99% of cases, bred by folk who just want to make extra cash They either use their own pets or use a dog belonging to a friend. I feel sorry for poodle & Chihuahua breeders as they seem to be the main breeds that the backyard breeders mess about with because any puppies from these mixes won't moult so will be perfect for folks with allergies and, in the case of the chi mix, will stay small....won't they! Obviously genetics doesn't come into it LOL And if you speak to one of these gullible idiots in the street they are SO PROUD of their posh new designer breed, aren't they! I usually pop their bubble by saying ''Oooh nice crossbreed/mongrel'' Neil tends to steer me away now as he knows I will say what I think The older I get the less cr*p I'll take from idiots....especially when it involves animal welfare


Even one of the monthly dog magazines seemed to buy that 'crossbreed good, pedigree bad' hype and stopped doing breeders adverts and now only does page after page of rescue dogs needing homes. Well, yes, this IS all well and good but I've seen me trawl through page after page of these dogs and NONE are ok with cats!!!! I never buy that magazine...just flick through it in the newsagents to look at the ads just in case a suitable dog turned up (it never has!). Even some dog forums are like that too.....buying from a breeder and *shock horror* buying a PEDIGREE puppy Well, that's tantamount to injecting a lethal dose into another dog because, obviously, a shelter dog is going to be murdered because of my selfishness in wanting a dog that is ok with cats

This forum is the only one I've actually found who don't accuse you of being evil because you want a pup! I would LOVE to get a rescue Yorkie but I need to find one who is 100% with cats as we cannot have George stressed out as it may spark off his FeLV (he's ok with dogs but constantly being chased by an older dog may stress him out) and Neil....he doesn't want a rescue dog because his friend took one on and had all manner of behavioural issues which took a lot of work to sort out (but even now the dog cannot be left on it's own without barking constantly or trashing the house!). So, for the time being, it looks like a puppy ~ a nice blank canvas ~ is what we will get. Hopefully in the future, once Neil gets addicted to the breed, I can 'sneak in' a rescue dog or two

[The 4 M]

Originally Posted by Harrysmum

Goodness me.....!!!

Do you know, I can't think of a single pet shop that I've been in over the past 10 years in the UK, that I've seen pups for sale? And I've been in many, many of them! Sally + Harry x

I know what you mean, I have never seen dogs for sale in shops... when I read these posts think it must be strange to see dogs kept and sold this way...the most you can buy is rabbits and hamsters x

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

It makes me absolutely sick...I told my cousin they should give the kid away...we know the kid wouldnt be euthanized....the poor puppy wont be so lucky............

OMG, you are so funny. I wish there was something that could make these people understand.