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Originally Posted by caw  Hi Nancy!!...well..you have a point. If they take complete responsibility for any inherited genetic defects that show up in a dog and any and all subsequent treatments, tests and medications necessary...for the entire life of the dog.................I read on another thread where some guy bought a dog from a pet shop and it ended up with a shunt. So far, he's paid out $10,000.00 in vet bills for treatment to save the dogs life. That wasn't a typo....That's in addition to the hefty price I'm sure he paid for the dog. I'm sure anywhere between, what, 1,500 and 3,800? Anyway, he thought the dog would be healthy afterwards and is presently very dissapointed because the dog has to be on a special diet the rest of it's life and will still be under threat of getting sick again and dying for the rest of his life .....I'm sure he will have LOTS of subsequent visits to the vet as a result of the shunt. I feel really sorry for him. |
I use to believe that good dogs could be found a pet shops, and of course anything possible, but pet shop dogs usually come from puppy mills. The pet store has a huge mark up on dogs. Responsible breeders would never sell to a pet store because they have no control on who buys a dog. A responsible breeder wants to make sure the human is a good match for the dog, and can provide it the care it needs. Pet shops will sell to anyone with the money. A backyard breeder's puppies are probably no healthier than a millers dogs, but at least the breeding dogs are kept in humane conditions.