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Originally Posted by AshleyRhea  Yes I do know about puppy mills. I looked through Pet Finder and all of the local newspapers. There were no Yorkiepoos in this area (that I could afford anyway).
I agree that puppy mills are bad and do terrible things to dogs but I can't resist this dog. He is too cute. Yes, puppymills are bad but there are dogs from there. If I don't buy it someone else will. And if no one else does (which I HIGHLY doubt) then it will just sit there in the pet store. Either way it is a dog that deserves an amazing home. I don't know if that made any sense but I hope you understand what I meant. I'm sorry for buying a puppy mill dog because I have always been against it, but I can't let him sit there.
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When I saw this justification I couldn't help but think of this article I saw that seemed to fit here, ....it went that when we're confronted w/ an uncomfortable dilemma we tend to retreat into confusion & defensiveness....this comes from trying to reconcile what you know to be morally correct w/ what you want, while avoiding the messy & uncomfortable consequences of your behaviors. We do wrong for immediate self- interest.
Sometimes we do "wrong" simply because it is too taxing, challenging, threatening,or uncomfortable to "bother" to do right; & it's just plain wrong.
I wanted to use the excuse of, hey she's young... but it really doesn't matter how young you are. You wanted a dog, you saw the dog & now you will purchase the dog....that's quite a dilemma your in...you say,I know it's wrong but...it's always that "but" that gets in the way....what's done is done...I understand your wanting the dog, it's just so sad the circumstances of where the poor little thing came from, this seems to be a bittersweet purchase for you & that's sad...I really hope he turns out to be healthy & lives a long & happy life w/ you...Good luck....