Had an interesting conversation (actually unnerving) today in a store and thought I'd share. Husband and I were in a clothing store w Gidget in her bag. We were at the counter paying the bill, when the clerk asked if she could see our pup in the bag. We showed her Gidget. She started talking about how her daughter wants a yorkie but she doesn't know if she should get one. We told her a little about the breed. She said she thinks she will wait a while.
Then she told us about another customer who brought in a maltese. She asked her how much she paid and where she got her. The woman told her she paid $4000 at a local pet store. She asked us if we paid that. We told her to buy from a breeder if she eventually buys and avoid ped stores. She said why pay the $ for these little dogs when she can just steal one off the street and noone would ever know it wasn't hers.
Husband and I just about fell over!!!
We were speechless! We said we wouldn't really recommend that and hurried up and got out of there. No wonder the # of dognappings has gone up 50% if this is ppl's attitudes! She didn't seem phased at all or embarrased that she had just said that - unbelievable!