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Originally Posted by JennaPenny  I've spoken to the poster a few times. She's very intelligent and open to anything that might make the puppy healthy. I think she's fighting an uphill battle, but trying to do the right thing. We think Malibu, and we see dogs dressed up as an accessory. I get that suddenly we're all up in arms, especially having a bond with our yorkie. It makes us even more upset. Heck, there is a new neighbor that has a yorkie even smaller than my four pounder, and being on here? I KNOW it's wrong, and, it just looks so horrible from my educated perspective. However, that's just it. WE have these guys, WE spend time reading and doing our best. New yorkie owners are new and learning. It was only by the grace of God I didn't go with the original breeder who promised me a puppy full grown- under 4 pounds. I read up, Husband read up, and we decided not to. Chewie was unexpected. Her brown eyes met mine.. and.. I was lost. I went there to see the morkie puppies and pick one out, and to look at the yorkie-poo. I had bonded with a little guy in the pet store that was scraggly and people just left him. Husband put his foot down and we fought. I had to leave him there.
When I saw Chewie, and my heart clenched in *that* way, nothing would dissuade me. I thank God I wasn't educated at that point, because I wouldn't have my baby. She was sad. SO sad. She was sick, and she was frightened. Her litter mates were gone- both snatched up the day prior. She had been shipped and this was her second home. She had been treated like a thing. Not a living, breathing, being.
Please look at this from another perspective. This woman is taking a baby who has been bred, I know, badly, and taking CARE of her/him. She and he will give this guy a good life. That has to count for something. |
I can understand what you're saying. It's kind of you to try to understand from the other perspective. But I will have to respectfully disagree with you.
Ultimately all poorly bred dogs and all puppy mill dogs needs 'saving'. It is my very strong belief that by using the 'saving them' mentality, one would essentially be indirectly be supporting puppy mills and irresponsible breeders, no matter what one's intentions are.
It's not easy to boycott puppy mills and irresponsible breeders. It's not easy to walk away from a sad puppy who needs helping. But the only way to stop them is to create awareness and to not support them in every way possible. The puppy mill trade is about supply and demand. We should be eliminating the demand for these puppies.
It's also very important to recognize how many "breeders" source their puppies from puppy mills and put up a clean-family-home facade to make a living. Things are not always as they seem.
That's why the only right thing to do is to do proper research and buy from a responsible reputable breeder, or adopt from a rescue organization, and to always spay and neuter all pet dogs.