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Originally Posted by mascot  Hi, it's Dot again... I am Mascot's mom. I have had Mascot for 8 weeks now. I bought him from a pet store, yes you read correctly, a pet store.... which as dumb as this may sound I didn't think that was a bad thing until reading on here. The only thing I knew was they had a sign that said we do not sell puppy mill pups. Our pups come from reputable breeders. (That should've been a red flag huh?) Well I thought oh good! So I buy the puppy, and I make sure to get all the breeders information so I can call them. (Why didn't I know that good breeders would never sell their babies to a pet store?) Well after I got Mascot home he has been sick. I did a post on that. He has Yeast, he has Giardia, and he had tape worms. We are going through our 2nd round of meds now with the Giardia.... (what a booger to get rid of.) I know you are reading this thinking what an idiot!!! Believe you me, I feel like one for sure! I love Mascot.... he has such spunk and attitude.... so cute. I would never give him back. I guess I just needed to get it of my chest. I live in a small NC town and I thought the "pet stores" with the "puppy mill dogs" would be in big cities in the mall or something. I am so dumb. I pray he doesn't have problems as he grows.... but I read all the stuff that can go wrong on here and I thik oh Lord what am I in for? Has anyone ever made this dumb mistake and purchased a puppy store pet and the puppy was fine in the end? Please somebody tell me he can be perfectly normal and not have genetic defects.... I will love him either way but I have been reading about Boy Bleu's situation and I'm thinking man, her dog was from a breeder.... ok, now I am babling, let me post this and see what comes of it. Thanks ahead of time.... Dot |
You weren't dumb, just uninformed, like most of the rest of us. I have two Bichons and one of them came from a puppy mill, I'm sure. The other one came from a small breeder that wasn't quite a puppy mill, but they raised about six different small breeds. I didn't know what I was doing back then and only got educated afterward. We all do the best we can and now I do my best to educate others before the fact. Both of my Bichons enjoy good health. One has hip dysplasia, but that's the only thing with either of them, and she gets along fine taking glucosamine every day. They are 9 and 10 years old and the loves of my life.