I have a friend who was given a pet store Yorkie pup. Within 24 hours she was coughing. A few days later, diagnosed with pneumonia. Guess what--the vet had treated 5 puppies in that week from same pet store with kennel cough. Three of those went into pneumonia. My friend contacted pet store and told them about her puppy's diagnosis and they should treat all puppies in contact with her. Well, not! Friend threatened to go public if bills not paid. Over $5000.00 later, puppy still not well. But, they kept that little one. Now, they have an 8 month old terror who is totally neurotic and has a lot of emotional problems. Bites, will not house break(common in pet store pups) has other med. problems now. Fights with other Yorkie constantly and on and on.
Should they have kept the puppy in the beginning. My OPINION is NO! Theirs is the same. Pet shops count on impulse buying and will offer to finance the new baby for up to 3 years.. There are so many more red flags and to top it off,, the paper work given could be for a puppy who died enroute and was thrown in a garbage can along the route. There is no way to tell the authenticity of the paper work..
In the end you have to do what you think is right but remember you are endorsing the worst of conditions that this puppy was bred and lived in..Your money supports them and their evil ways of treating companion animals.
If you are offended, then I owe you an apology but only for offending you. I do not apologize for getting on a tear about the origin of most pet store puppies. Check NO Puppy Mills and see what I am talking against.. |