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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  My cousin has a married son with a child 5 years old...they were talking about getting a dog for this hyperactive child they have, giving him something in addition to the sports he is involved in, to diffuse some of that energy this child has! I had suggested to my cousin her son/wife look at a miniature Poodle, which is large enough for a child and non shedding and possibly would not have adverse effects on all the allergies and asthma everyone in that house has! My cousin Linda, started telling her son Joey, "Judy suggested a....." and Joey broke in a said, "let me guess....a Yorkie..." Well that pissed me off just a little and I spoke up immediately and told him "NO! I was not trying to sell you one of my dogs...I dont even sell my dogs to families with young kids. I suggested a poodle that perhaps wouldnt put all of you in the hospital with asthma attacks and allergic reactions!" Long story cut short, they went to a pet store and bought a 1/2 Aussie shepherd/ 1/2 Boston Terrier.......can you even believe this???????? OMG!!!! And now, 3 weeks later, the kid has a severe allergy to DOG DANDER.....so the dog goes.....not back to the pet store, no returns, no refunds.....but to the pound............people are slap dab crazy! I feel sooooooooo bad for the pup they bought....these are clearly fools that have no concept of what a dog actually is....this pup is nothing more than a disposible activity center for that kid.....and if the kid is allergic, well, out goes the activity center, and we try something else............... |
That one of the reasons I don't care for pet stores and byb's, they will sell to anyone with the cash, no returns ever, so a perfectly healthy dog is probably going to be put to death. Most people just don't bother enough to educate themselves on a pet, but the had you who told them about allergies, and they ignored your advice, so they are beyond ignorant, they don't listen to good advice when they get it.