Kobe has a brother! Don't be mad!

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

The other alternative is this puppy could have been euthanized.

At $180.00 I don't think anybody made money from this sale. At least the pup won't be bred.

There are exceptions to every rule.

I can't stand PetHell but if I heard someone talking about a poor dog in that place for breeding and trying to make 'extra' money - especially kids - I don't know what I'd have done in her place - since it was pointed out that the cost was so low - no they didn't make money and she won't be bred - but it still stands to reason we just can't buy from petstores - but too many do and will until it's stopped

I heard San Fransisco is trying to put an end to selling live animals in Pet Stores - it was just on the news the other morning - that in itself is pretty amazing but the Puppy Millers will just find other avenues I think until the laws geared to THEM change.

all the best with this puppy.

[mypreciouspups]

Originally Posted by red98vett

I can't stand PetHell but if I heard someone talking about a poor dog in that place for breeding and trying to make 'extra' money - especially kids - I don't know what I'd have done in her place - since it was pointed out that the cost was so low - no they didn't make money and she won't be bred - but it still stands to reason we just can't buy from petstores - but too many do and will until it's stopped

I heard San Fransisco is trying to put an end to selling live animals in Pet Stores - it was just on the news the other morning - that in itself is pretty amazing but the Puppy Millers will just find other avenues I think until the laws geared to THEM change.

all the best with this puppy.

Villette your so right and I believe their is a how coming up on the animal station and they are actually naming petland.. so maybe this is a good start on shutting them down.. for if they are shut down then what do puppy mills have..
I am not sure what I would have done in the same situation neither.. I had puppy mills and we have one province in Canada that has no puppy mill laws.. and that is very sad tooo..
But I think if enough time and energy was spend just maybe pet land could be either shut down or no pets for sale allowed..

[christiers]

Originally Posted by Mom to Hot Rod

Congrats, I wish you well with Kobe's new little brother. Have you thought of any names yet? "Chance" comes to mind to me.

Love this suggestion!!

Originally Posted by Mardelin

The other alternative is this puppy could have been euthanized.

At $180.00 I don't think anybody made money from this sale. At least the pup won't be bred.

There are exceptions to every rule.

And as a few others have posted.....would love to see pics!!

[Mardelin]

Originally Posted by red98vett

I can't stand PetHell but if I heard someone talking about a poor dog in that place for breeding and trying to make 'extra' money - especially kids - I don't know what I'd have done in her place - since it was pointed out that the cost was so low - no they didn't make money and she won't be bred - but it still stands to reason we just can't buy from petstores - but too many do and will until it's stopped

I heard San Fransisco is trying to put an end to selling live animals in Pet Stores - it was just on the news the other morning - that in itself is pretty amazing but the Puppy Millers will just find other avenues I think until the laws geared to THEM change.

all the best with this puppy.

San Francisco is attempting to stop all selling of animals. Breeders, Pet Stores, etc. doesn't matter. They are a bit over the top and very leftist.....Now this is a city that has removed all Vending Machines from the city for health reasons. According to them because of obesity in children. Now does that make sense. If you want a Pepsi you have to leave the city....but they have Marajuana stores......go figure. It's kind of like you can't pray in school, but the first thing they hand prisoners in prison is a bible...

A good start in not supporting puppy mills/byb'ers is the law that passed in North Hollywood. Banning Pet Stores from selling pups/kittens any type animals.

[Roxiesmama]

Every time I read about Pet Land I get a knot in my stomach, since I know that is where my Roxie was purchased by her previous owner. I don't go into pet stores that sell puppies (and thankfully the one in our mall recently closed down) and do not want to support puppy mills. I wish these places could be closed down, or at least prohibited from selling these puppies.

As a previous poster said, I probably would have done the same thing in your position. I wish you the best of luck with your new addition! Please post pics soon!

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by Mardelin

San Francisco is attempting to stop all selling of animals. Breeders, Pet Stores, etc. doesn't matter. They are a bit over the top and very leftist.....Now this is a city that has removed all Vending Machines from the city for health reasons. According to them because of obesity in children. Now does that make sense. If you want a Pepsi you have to leave the city....but they have Marajuana stores......go figure. It's kind of like you can't pray in school, but the first thing they hand prisoners in prison is a bible...

A good start in not supporting puppy mills/byb'ers is the law that passed in North Hollywood. Banning Pet Stores from selling pups/kittens any type animals.

From what I heard on the news - San Fran is trying to go this way to force people to adopt and rescue because of all the animals being neglected and ending up in shelters and/or being euthanized -- at least that's what the news said - If anything - it is an eye opener for anyone who is unaware of the big problem we have and what pet stores are all about. I never heard they were trying to stop breeding though

[tjdmom]

I would never buy from a pet store. But saying that, I'm not sure if I was in the OP shoe's would I have walked away? And I agree with Mardelin that if they are letting puppies go for $180, they aren't making money and it means that we are getting the word out there and people are starting to staying away from pet stores. I don't hold it against the OP either, she did what she thought was right and who are we to say? It's not like she was looking to buy a pet store puppy, she just happened into the situation and got emotionally involved and felt the need to get this pup out of there. I guess I can understand. And finally, I think it's good that Rachel feels so strongly and I don't think she's a hypocrite either. We can all make mistakes and learn from them. It sounds like she's learned from her situation and would not repeat it. However, maybe she could remember how she felt in that situation and she posted on here and got strong harsh comments and maybe she could put herself in the OP's shoes just a little bit.

[EarthAngel]

Originally Posted by tjdmom

I would never buy from a pet store. But saying that, I'm not sure if I was in the OP shoe's would I have walked away? And I agree with Mardelin that if they are letting puppies go for $180, they aren't making money and it means that we are getting the word out there and people are starting to staying away from pet stores. I don't hold it against the OP either, she did what she thought was right and who are we to say? It's not like she was looking to buy a pet store puppy, she just happened into the situation and got emotionally involved and felt the need to get this pup out of there. I guess I can understand. And finally, I think it's good that Rachel feels so strongly and I don't think she's a hypocrite either. We can all make mistakes and learn from them. It sounds like she's learned from her situation and would not repeat it. However, maybe she could remember how she felt in that situation and she posted on here and got strong harsh comments and maybe she could put herself in the OP's shoes just a little bit.

I, too, don't know if I could've walked away knowing others were going to try to buy the pup for the sole purpose of breeding and making money. I feel she rescued this poor dog from an unspeakable kind of life...used for breeding and not feel the love Ericka will give him.

Ericka, I hope you will post pictures of your new little guy and tell us what you have named him. Please don't stay away and not let us know how he is doing.

Dyan

[misslissa]

Okay so i was out in town this morning and we have a petland so i stopped in to ask what happens to puppies that are too old to stay in the store. The woman told me that if a puppy dose not sell the "clear it out to make room for more stock" she would not go into details but im sure we can imagine what that means.

[Reese1]

I can honestly say that I would NOT have done the same thing and the reason is, I just plain do NOT step foot into any store that sells dogs.
I know if I did, then I would probably find myself wanting to do the same thing.

I just can't bring myself to go into stores, shelters, etc.. I just want to rescue them all and it breaks my heart.
Lucky for me I really don't shop at stores where I have to walk by pet stores and be tempted or to hear people talking about breeding the animals they just saw in the store!

[YorkieProud]

Originally Posted by EarthAngel

I, too, don't know if I could've walked away knowing others were going to try to buy the pup for the sole purpose of breeding and making money. I feel she rescued this poor dog from an unspeakable kind of life...used for breeding and not feel the love Ericka will give him.

Ericka, I hope you will post pictures of your new little guy and tell us what you have named him. Please don't stay away and not let us know how he is doing.

Dyan

I think it is wrong to support puppymills as well, but I do feel that she has prevented a repeat process with him. He was going to be purchased for the purpose of reproducing and making money. If we look at it this way, what she did was shut down a BYB before they had the chance to do further damage. Good luck with your new baby and I think "Clearance" would be a good name for your baby.

YorkieProud

IF YOU ARE HAVING A BAD DAY, JUST LOOK IN THE FACE OF YOUR YORKIE AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY!!

[yorkie_mama22]

Originally Posted by kalina82

I find this funny that it is coming from you of all people Rachel. You KNOWING bought Sadie even though many people here told you exactly what you were buying, where you were buying her from, and who you were buying her from. We gave you video's, links, information, facts, and the whole damn truth. I don't know how you can sit there and harshly give your new acquired strong opinion. You bought Sadie from that man even though you knew you shouldn't. You took her home way to early even though you knew you shouldn't. Now that "breeder" has replaced Sadie with not just one other puppy, but litters of puppies because people like you continue to buy from him because he's a "sweet old man".



That old man knows exactly what he is doing and he reeled you in, hook, line, and sinker. People who breed dogs for "fun" are BYB and mills. Sure its fun to breed puppies and its even more fun to make money off of them. what you did was the same exact thing that mom2kobe did no matter how you slice it.

To the OP - i am not going to say anything pertaining to what you did because you already know what you did was wrong. congrats on your "clearance puppy" and i hope you don't even up spending 20x the price of him on medical bills.

Sorry Rachel but I totally agree you shouldn't be talking because you were schooled for a while before you made the choice of bringing Sadie home. IMO that's worse then what this lady did. She bought a puppy in the heat of the moment which isn't right but it's not like we told her DONT DO IT for weeks and then she went and did it anyways.

[YorkieMother]

You did what you did with an open mind and and open heart.
A pup will have a great life.
What is done is done and go make the best of the newest member of your family.
I wish him long life and good health and a ton.
Enjoy.

JL

[Connie]

I think I would have done the same as you. If you hadn't bought him, someone else would have. Congrats on your new baby! Can't wait to see pictures!

[orlnurse]

I look at it this way....Kobe's Mom may have in the long run supported Petland and puppy mills but at the same time prevented another case of uneducated back yard breeders.

I think if faced with the same decision to make, I may have done the same. I would have felt really guilty if I left that pup knowing that those kids may have got to him with the intention of using him as a money making machine.