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Originally Posted by Sabrina My husband bought my puppy at a pet store. My sister an I went to the store and I just fell in love with the puppy. My husband said he did not want to spend $1900 on a dog so I did not get it. A week later my husband came home with the dog. I have not had a single problem with my dog and i have had her since November. Not all dogs purchased at a pet store on a whim are a bad idea!!!!!!!!!! |
Yes, purchasing a dog at a petstore is a very bad idea! And dogs should never be purchased 'on a whim'. Aside from the fact that shelters are full of dogs that need homes, dogs from pet stores are virtually quaranteed to come from puppymills. And Petland gets a lot of their dogs from the Hunte Corp. The Hunte Corp is a puppy broker that ships dog out of Oklahoma to whoever will buy them. If a pet store dog is healthy so far than that is pure luck. Because puppy millers pay no attention to genetic defects, socialization or vet care. There will most likey be problems later. Maybe not, but most likely. Good luck with that.