We used to see puppies for sale at just about every flea market in Florida and I hated it. Those poor little things were barely weaned for the most part...it was hot...some had no water and the cages were usually crowded and dirty. They had absolutely no regard for who bought their pups...just who had the money to buy them. I watched a young girl purchase a super tiny Chi puppy one day...it made me sick...the lady kept saying it would be a pocket puppy, barely 1 pound and it was 12 weeks old. Well...you could look at the poor thing and tell it wasn't anywhere near 12 weeks!