Question!! Is this true????

[tatertot15]

Ok so Yesterday me, DH and Bandit went to Petland to kill some time waiting on a prescription to be filled down the street....we went in and seen this teapot....male....well he is the same age as Bandit....actually born a day after Bandit and he has got to be every bit of 8 lbs....Bandit doesnt even weight 3 lbs yet.....he is only 13 weeks old. I felt so bad for this baby because I know he's been there in that little cage for a few weeks....its like nobody wants him....and I know how bad it is to buy from a pet store....I've heard all the stories....so it stears me away from them....and just to make it clear I got Bandit from a reputable breeder. I just feel so bad for him and wish I could help....someone told me that if they dont sell that they will go back to the Puppy mill and possibly die because nobody will buy him. Is this true?? I mean I really dont have the $1400 to buy him so I'm not going to but is it true they will send him back and might kill him?? My heart is breaking for him right now. I just cant stand to see these animals in these little cubes at the pet stores....I know I shouldnt even go in there but I cant help it....i'm drawn to every one of them. Sorry this is getting so long but I really want to know the answer to this!! Can anybody answer this question??

[yorkieusa]

I'll bump this up for you. I really don't know what happens to them. They probably do go back to the breeder, but they might sell them elsewhere. It's terribly sad to think about. I know.

[tatertot15]

It is horrible....I cant stay away from these places either. I just want to go get them all out of there but I know tomorrow it will be full again so its dumb to think that way...I just cant stand to see it!!

[mscat]

I do not know what they do if they do not go to a home. Poor little guy, I wish he did not have to be in there I do not understand why they can't ask a little bit less $ ?

[Tae1107]

I was told that Debbie's Petland puts their dogs to sleep that they do not sell. We actually "rescued" two dogs from them before they went in the "van" for the trip to the vets. This is only what I have been told. I have no proof of this. We were also told that they do not release them to rescues.....

[Mom to Hot Rod]

I don't know if that is true or not but a friend of mine (20 years ago) got her first yorkie from a pet store and he was reduced to half price because he was "left over" from Christmas. I know it's really sad, I don't even go to places that sell animals. It still hard for me to go to Petsmart with the cats because I want to rescue them all!

[tatertot15]

If he was affordable for me right now I would go get him...I know nobody is taking him because he is so big....I would love to have a "teapot"!! He is so cute too. I know how horible it is to get a dog from a pet store and all that....so please nobody say anything negative to me about wanting to get him....my heart is too big to just let it go or ignore the fact that he is in there and may never make it to a home.

[tatertot15]

Originally Posted by Mom to Hot Rod

I don't know if that is true or not but a friend of mine (20 years ago) got her first yorkie from a pet store and he was reduced to half price because he was "left over" from Christmas. I know it's really sad, I don't even go to places that sell animals. It still hard for me to go to Petsmart with the cats because I want to rescue them all!

I know exactly what you mean....This guy is 25% off right now and i'm sure he will be more soon if he doesnt sell....I hate to say it but I hope somebody does get him even though it supports the puppy mills...but the way I feel about it is this....there will always be people that will buy from the stores and we cant stop that...I talked to somebody outside Petland yesterday that wanted to pet Bandit and she said she wanted a puppy, well me and DH looked at her and said you may want to think twice because they are from puppy mills and she said well if I dont buy them somebody will and if not they still need homes. she wasnt being rude at all she sounded very compasionate about it and I couldnt argue with that....who could really?? I know about the health problems and everything but if somebody is willing to go through that for an animal then they have every right to do so....especially the people that know about it. I dont know i'm rambling sorry. I dont even know if this came out the way I meant it to lol.

[celstu1]

I dont blame you... I wish I could get them all too! No matter where they came from just so I can give them a loving home. There is a classified ad in my paper (I work for a newspaper) someone is selling a 3 yo male for $400. I want to buy him soooooooooo bad. I just cannot cannot afford the expense of another baby. I can't even buy him with the hopes of reselling him because id get attached the second I saw him and I would keep him. He is really weighing on my mind though. I wish I could get this little guy!

[tatertot15]

oh wow if this little guy at Petland was $400 I would have jumped all over it lol. It is so hard to resist the urge. I want to help them all!!

[tatertot15]

Bump!!

[cesar49]

Originally Posted by Tae1107

I was told that Debbie's Petland puts their dogs to sleep that they do not sell. We actually "rescued" two dogs from them before they went in the "van" for the trip to the vets. This is only what I have been told. I have no proof of this. We were also told that they do not release them to rescues.....

there should be a law against puppy stores with puppies

[Brookef18]

In our mall pet store, there was a yorkie that was on the bigger side and no one would buy it. After it was there for a while ( not sure how long) they put the puppy on sale and some one bought it. it makes no sense to ship the puppy back to the mill... the cost is too much. The puppy was greatly reduced and some one went home with it very happy with a yorkie for less money.

[cesar49]

Originally Posted by Brookef18

In our mall pet store, there was a yorkie that was on the bigger side and no one would buy it. After it was there for a while ( not sure how long) they put the puppy on sale and some one bought it. it makes no sense to ship the puppy back to the mill... the cost is too much. The puppy was greatly reduced and some one went home with it very happy with a yorkie for less money.

at least they didnt kill the poor thing.. there should be a law

[Breny]

Originally Posted by tatertot15

oh wow if this little guy at Petland was $400 I would have jumped all over it lol. It is so hard to resist the urge. I want to help them all!!

maybe offer him a lower price for him? I know I'm not much help, but I'm like you...it would kill me to see him there!