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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  There is no more germs in a pet store then if you take your dog for a walk. It's not fair for a dog to be just locked up in the house 100% of the time unless they like that but mine is extremely sociable and loves going places. |
Many a pet has gotten parvo and other illnesses from a pet store Taylor. I do socialize my pets with other pets that I know well. My family all have dogs and my two love getting together with them. Our son has another beautiful boxer now and Angel is great with mine but even with Angel I made sure of her tendencies toward other small dogs before I allowed mine down around her. I take mine to the pet store all the time I just do not allow them down on the floor. Many a time walking through the store larger dogs have charged loose around the corner toward us. If mine had been on the floor and if by chance they had been aggressive dogs I would never of had the time to get mine out of harms way. Mine also have a full acre fenced in yard that they run and play in several times a day so they are by no means locked up in a house all the time.