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Originally Posted by red98vett Thank you again - one of my very best friends bought her Pepper from a pet store - if I EVER thought anything I say would ever hurt her feelings or anyone elses....I'd be guilt ridden -  I ONLY post about this because I'm thinking about the dogs out there that still need help - |
Thank you V! I am Pepper's mommy and I can tell you that in all of the years knowing Villette I have never recieved anything but love and support from her.
When I got my baby from a local petstore I didn't know any better...he pays for it with everyday of his life. He came from a puppymill via Hunte Corp. He came to California from Arkansas. He is very ill and he will die soon. He will be 3 years old in Feb. I will accept that some of you have dealt with petstores that DON'T buy from mills but that is a very very small percentage. The majority buy from mills and byb...that is a fact. There has only been a couple of people who have made feel really badly about buying Pepper from a petstore...their attitude was "it was my own fault" that I have a very sick puppy. But the truth is no one can make me feel worse than I already do! Yes saving a puppy is always worthwhile. YES everyone of these babies deserve loving homes. BUT for every puppy we buy from a petstore we are dooming at least 2 more! In Peppers case...2 came in because Yorkies were selling and 1 MORE came in to replace the "defective" puppy! Not to mention the hell that the moms live in! All of this is my opinion and my expirence! I would NEVER down anyone for buying a puppy from a petstore...but I DO want the information out there about where MOST of these puppies come from! Like Villette I don't want to offend or hurt anyone! I am happy for those of you who have healthy happy pups....where ever they came from! I just wish I had one of them. I wish I wasn't watching my Yorkie...who I adore...becoming crippled and unable to eat, pee, stand, sit, play without me to hold him up! It hurts to see him have seizures, to cough and vomit every single day! Believe me the mill, broker or petstore won't be holding my hand when I have to have him put to sleep...soon! But maybe, just maybe if he had come from a good breeder there would have been someone to stand by me when that time comes! As it is my husband and I will deal with it alone. We will pay the medical bills and we won't even sue the people who caused this. We chose to keep him, knowing that the day would come when we would have to make that choice to have him leave us. I know when that day comes Villette will be there crying with me...because she has been there and cried with me over the bad days with Pepper. For this all I can say is "Thank you"!
Sorry about this rant....Pepper is having a very, very bad day today and I can't seem to be reasonable on this subject at all! So, having stated that this ALL my opinion, I ask you to really think about it before buying from a petstore. Do not think that I am saying you are a bad person or should ever be ashamed you bought a pup from a petstore....if you love and take care of your baby that is enough for me!