You are so right! Pet stores get their puppies from puppy mills... The larger puppy mills don't want to waste their time waiting for buyers... they simply have contracts with pet stores. Do not purchase a puppy or anything for that matter from a pet store that sells puppies. There is nothing kind, compassionate, or ethical about having a puppy in a box. On top of the puppy mills, the never seeing the puppies parents, the living in a cage for who knows how long... pet store puppies are exposed to sooo much. Some stats show percentages as high as 90% of pet store puppies becoming ill with a disease that could be fatal. Parvo is one of the most common diseases at petstores and is very fatal. Some puppies who survive parvo (after thousands of dollars in vet bills) will remain weak for their entire lives. I know it's hard to see a puppy looking so sad behing a glass window... I've thought about holding up the petstore and freeing them all
... but pass it up... Good luck finding a good breeder. Do lots of research on the breed standard, what is acceptable and what is not. Research the potential problems that yorkies may face... Buy a book about yorkies and read it from cover to cover. If you buy from a reputable breeder, they will want you to be informed. Good luck to you! I hope you find the puppy of your dreams
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Originally Posted by Lorraine  Never buy from a pet store, they do not come from caring breeders, your guarantee if there is one won't be worth much as you are dealing with a third party-the store.
Think about it, what caring breeder would sell puppies to a pet store for them to sell where the breeder has no say where they go, no idea who will get one what kind of home or care it will get. Many puppy mills sell to pet stores, many buy from them to take them home and keep them in terrible conditions just to breed and sell puppies. |