[cajungal]

I never intentionally bought from a petstore. My parents bought my yorkie Lacey. I was at school when they bought her and I was only 15. My parents did not know anything about puppymills. They know now. That is why we knew we would not get our next yorkie for a pet store. And we didn't. We got Chloe from a very nice breeder. She only owns 2 yorkies and they were raised in her home along with the puppies. One is Chloe's mom and the other is a male. But, just her pet and not Chloe's daddy. (Her daddy lives about 40 minutes away) And we were impressed on how well they were kept. Along with plenty of love and attention. I understand that if anybody buys from a petstore, they are supporting the mill. But, I still feel so sorry for these puppies and know they need a home; too. The next dog I get will probably be from a rescue. I can't stand for any animal to be abused or not have a home. I could not even watch that documentary on TV the other day about puppymills. I could not stop crying. And I was outraged when I saw someone actually hit and slap a poor innocent dog on that show. I had to turn it off. I was sick to my stomach.