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Originally Posted by mscat

There is a Petstore in Lemoore California> The name, Animal House. The pups are behind glass doors. I do not go to this store . However, My brother stopped there recently to pick up a vaccine for his puppy . They sell them for $10 , a all in one. He was driving me to a Dr's appointment, and I ventured into the store, went straight to the puppies . Sure enough, there they were . A few of the cutiest little Chi's. All jumping up at me on the glass, just wanting to get out and play. They were very small, of course, being Chi's. And of course being overpriced. The next glass window had a couple mixed breed terrier puppies at a reduced priced, they were sleeping. ARGGG, I could not take it, all the puppies in the store , being sold like that. They always have pups . This store has been in business a long time. Any mention of where their pups come from they get in total denial , of any puppy mills . They are a mom and pop store. Not a huge corp. STill it makes my heart sick each and every time. At least nobdy is allowed to touch these puppies. So sad though. They are not given affection , but, someone is caring for them. Not the general public is handeling them, so that is a good thing, right?
Still, it is a terrible site. Poor little puppies in a pet store. Then there are the reduced babies, and because they are a mixed breed . Still the price is nearly $300 .

It's weird you just mentioned all of this because I've been sitting here thinking...okay, then where do you get pups from? The mill house people deceive you into thinking they're just hobby breeding for the betterment of the breed, only to find out that their puppy mill is in their cellar...Then you have the pet stores who purchase from the puppy mill people. And then there is a small portion of the breeders who are actually doing it to standard, health and temperament but they don't have available puppies when you're looking to purchase...let's say for your kids birthday....Okay, so in my mind, now I'm like why doesn't someone, open a Puppy store that is more like a puppy day care-spa type of pet store????????? My thinking is the dogs would be better off if handled? Better for the dogs and the dog's new owners....I'm not sure why they put them in those little cages....so people won't touch them? If it's because of germs, invest in some hand temperament or rubber gloves....So, now I'm thinking a new kind of pet store, one that does it's own breeding and has employees who take care of the dogs and puppies? It might be a dumb thing but if it were done properly it could work...Yeah/neah? A very transparent pet store who breeds their own pets??? Has a nursery with windows so you can see in just like a kids day care and you can go play with pups over 8 weeks old if your hands are sanitized....open stations for the pups to run in and people interested can actually see their pups growth from when they're babies....kind of like a dog zoo but you can buy one if you want...What do you think?