Ok… So my “friend” has been wanting one of my Yorkie puppies, but she waited to long to tell me she wanted one and by the time she decided she wanted one, they were all spoken for. So after searching for a day for a Yorkie, she decided to drive 4 hours to get a 10 week pug puppy she had never even seen pictures of, knows nothing about the breeder she was purchasing from, but she didn’t care, she wanted a puppy and she wanted one yesterday! Apparently all my preaching about finding a responsible breeder, asking a ton of questions (that I even gave her) and the puppy that’s right for her didn’t matter.
So, the next day at work she emails me to tell me she is going to bring her over so I can see her. (Keep in mind, for those who don’t know, I have five eight week old puppies at my house) She also said how bad she felt for her little pug puppy because she was so dirty and had to give her a bath right when they got home. I emailed her back and said, “Not to be mean, just thinking about what’s best for my puppies, I don’t think it would be a good idea for you to bring her over because she hasn’t been seen by a vet yet and my puppies aren’t vaccinated yet.” (They aren’t vaccinated because I felt they were too small to start their shots at 6 weeks, so we are going this weekend) She emailed back and said, “She has had her shot already”
I couldn’t help but laugh. She learned nothing from me and believed everything this woman told her. The lady told her puppies only needed one shot and she already got it. She wasn’t given any vaccination records, no health guarantee, she wasn’t even told what kind of food the puppy was on! Nothing, just the puppy! To top it all off, she has no intensions of taking the puppy to a vet anytime soon.
So, needless to say, I emailed her back and she didn’t like what I had to say. I told her I thought she was impulse buying because she had the itch for a puppy. She wasn’t thinking about the puppy growing up to be a dog, and the fact that she is responsible for this dog for 10-15 years. She should have done research about the breed and the breeder. She should have asked a lot of questions and she should have found a vet before she purchased the puppy. She hasn’t emailed me back and we haven’t talked or text since, it’s been 4 days and that’s not normal for us………..
So, do you think I was being too harsh? Or would you have done the same thing?
P.S. She has never had a dog before and I’m sure after the first week of picking up accidents, she will be over the excitement of a puppy. I’m afraid this is a prime example of how dogs end up in shelters and abandon on the side of the road.
Moral of the story: A PUPPY IS A LIFE TIME COMMITMENT AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY!!!!!!!!