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linsvs · 07-15-2008, 12:13 PM

I know what everybody thinks of pet store pups. but I have a question about this one. Theres a pet store that I drive by daily. Out front is a sign that says the puppies are here!!! Today out of curiousity I stopped to look around.. Thers was several small breeds. 2 Min Pins 1 pekeniese 2 pugs 1 cocker . the cages were fairly large and clean. No air conditioner in the dog room but there was an open window with a fan . The room was pretty comfortable. there was another room off this one with no windows and I could hear puppy sounds through the door.. I asked about other puppies Yorkies for one. I was told they had a litter of Yorkies in the other room that were not old enough yet. They would be ready in another week.. What does anyone think of this kind of set up ?

linz06 · 07-15-2008, 12:25 PM

Where are the puppies coming from? IMO no responsible breeder would sell their dogs to a pet store so that they can go to any random person willing to pay money for them. Good breeders have a responsibility to the dogs they breed, to make sure that each one of their babies is going to a safe home where they will be loved and taken care of and most breeders also state in their contracts that the dogs MUST go back to the breeder if the owners cannot keep them.
The conditions in the pet store may seem better than most, but if you think of what kind of "breeder" is letting a pet store give them money for their dogs to get them off their hands, they're probably not giving the best care and attention to breeding lines, genetic testing, and health guarantees. Most likely these puppies still come from puppy mills and could be very sickly.

jeanietoo · 07-15-2008, 12:26 PM

Gee, I wonder where these puppies suddenly appeared from?

yorkieusa · 07-15-2008, 12:27 PM

I don't think much of it! Ask them where their puppies come from. If the puppies aren't ready yet, I'll bet they aren't with their mom, either.

linsvs · 07-15-2008, 12:28 PM

Actually what I was really thinking of is that it sounds like they may be breeding them right there at the pet store?? It just seems strange to me..

daisy mae06 · 07-15-2008, 12:30 PM

hmmm can you post the name?

linsvs · 07-15-2008, 12:35 PM

Its just called STONES its in Lewiston Maine

spoiledgirls · 07-15-2008, 12:52 PM

I will type in stones.com and see if they have a website.

spoiledgirls · 07-15-2008, 01:00 PM

They are not breeders because there is also one in CA. I would't buy from there.

mscat · 07-15-2008, 01:07 PM

The puppies not being ready yet? That is not right. I think they are keeping them in the back untill the other puppies are sold . Then, they probably will charge a much larger fee for them.
I'd ask where the puppies are from? AND how old they are? I just do not like the sound of that... It makes you wonder what's really going on in there?

Yorkiekids · 07-15-2008, 01:11 PM

It really sounds fishy to me. I would never buy a pup from a pet store, and I think if your asking you have a gut feeling that something isn't right. Follow your gut instincts.

spoiledgirls · 07-15-2008, 01:16 PM

Something definately is not right.

linsvs · 07-15-2008, 02:34 PM

I actually am not even in the market to buy another baby . I really was just curious about the place and wanted to hear other opinions.

lulababy · 07-15-2008, 02:58 PM

its a pet store! do not buy from them. pet store puppies come from puppymills, period.

I do not think they are breeding those dogs "in the back"--they are running a store, they do not have time to breed several breeds of puppies at the same time

chachi · 07-15-2008, 03:35 PM

Wow that is really different for a Pet store to have a litter of pups

07-15-2008, 12:13 PM	#1
linsvs YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: maine Posts: 343	Pet store??? I know what everybody thinks of pet store pups. but I have a question about this one. Theres a pet store that I drive by daily. Out front is a sign that says the puppies are here!!! Today out of curiousity I stopped to look around.. Thers was several small breeds. 2 Min Pins 1 pekeniese 2 pugs 1 cocker . the cages were fairly large and clean. No air conditioner in the dog room but there was an open window with a fan . The room was pretty comfortable. there was another room off this one with no windows and I could hear puppy sounds through the door.. I asked about other puppies Yorkies for one. I was told they had a litter of Yorkies in the other room that were not old enough yet. They would be ready in another week.. What does anyone think of this kind of set up ?

07-15-2008, 12:25 PM	#2
linz06 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 3,154	Where are the puppies coming from? IMO no responsible breeder would sell their dogs to a pet store so that they can go to any random person willing to pay money for them. Good breeders have a responsibility to the dogs they breed, to make sure that each one of their babies is going to a safe home where they will be loved and taken care of and most breeders also state in their contracts that the dogs MUST go back to the breeder if the owners cannot keep them. The conditions in the pet store may seem better than most, but if you think of what kind of "breeder" is letting a pet store give them money for their dogs to get them off their hands, they're probably not giving the best care and attention to breeding lines, genetic testing, and health guarantees. Most likely these puppies still come from puppy mills and could be very sickly. __________________ Lindsey and Layla, Lucy, and Kash

07-15-2008, 12:27 PM	#4
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	I don't think much of it! Ask them where their puppies come from. If the puppies aren't ready yet, I'll bet they aren't with their mom, either. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

07-15-2008, 12:30 PM	#6
daisy mae06 Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA Posts: 14,766	hmmm can you post the name? __________________ OK Yorkie Rescue - http://okyorkierescue.org LorisCritterSitter.com

07-15-2008, 12:52 PM	#8
spoiledgirls Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 724	I will type in stones.com and see if they have a website. __________________ Yorkies are like potato chips, you can never have just one! Amy , Breanna and Gracie , Sasha , Jasmine , Gretchen, and Izzy Proud member of Petite Pups Unite, and the YAP club Join YAP Here!

07-15-2008, 12:26 PM	#3
jeanietoo YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: pennsylvania Posts: 783	Gee, I wonder where these puppies suddenly appeared from?

07-15-2008, 12:28 PM	#5
linsvs YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: maine Posts: 343	Actually what I was really thinking of is that it sounds like they may be breeding them right there at the pet store?? It just seems strange to me..

07-15-2008, 12:35 PM	#7
linsvs YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: maine Posts: 343	Its just called STONES its in Lewiston Maine

07-15-2008, 01:00 PM	#9
spoiledgirls Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 724	They are not breeders because there is also one in CA. I would't buy from there. __________________ Yorkies are like potato chips, you can never have just one! Amy , Breanna and Gracie , Sasha , Jasmine , Gretchen, and Izzy Proud member of Petite Pups Unite, and the YAP club Join YAP Here!

07-15-2008, 01:07 PM	#10
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	The puppies not being ready yet? That is not right. I think they are keeping them in the back untill the other puppies are sold . Then, they probably will charge a much larger fee for them. I'd ask where the puppies are from? AND how old they are? I just do not like the sound of that... It makes you wonder what's really going on in there? __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

07-15-2008, 01:11 PM	#11
Yorkiekids Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida Posts: 14,495	It really sounds fishy to me. I would never buy a pup from a pet store, and I think if your asking you have a gut feeling that something isn't right. Follow your gut instincts. __________________ Susan, Piper ,Harley & Suiki

07-15-2008, 01:16 PM	#12
spoiledgirls Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 724	Something definately is not right. __________________ Yorkies are like potato chips, you can never have just one! Amy , Breanna and Gracie , Sasha , Jasmine , Gretchen, and Izzy Proud member of Petite Pups Unite, and the YAP club Join YAP Here!

07-15-2008, 02:34 PM	#13
linsvs YT Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: maine Posts: 343	I actually am not even in the market to buy another baby . I really was just curious about the place and wanted to hear other opinions.

07-15-2008, 02:58 PM	#14
lulababy bam and pebbles mommy Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 1,706	its a pet store! do not buy from them. pet store puppies come from puppymills, period. I do not think they are breeding those dogs "in the back"--they are running a store, they do not have time to breed several breeds of puppies at the same time __________________ P E B B L E S Member of PPU, The PiNk Club, The Crazy Club, & SRC Add my puppy on Myspace & Dogster! BAM BAM Soon to be member of PPU, Little Gentlemans Club, Crazy Club & SRC

07-15-2008, 03:35 PM	#15
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Wow that is really different for a Pet store to have a litter of pups __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427