So Sad
 

My daughter and I went to the mall today and i had no clue but there was a pet store there so we stolled on in to have a peek. They had 3 yorkies and i asked to see one just for grins and giggles(no intention of buying) When they brought her out to me she is shaking i felt terrible, as soon as he hand her to me she was so calm and happy i got so many kisses as did my daughter. My daughter and the pup played on the floor while i pounded the guy with ? after ? I asked about her parents and he pulls out a 5 gen pedigree and says all puppies have a 3yr warrenty against anything genetic. Any way when i was done he gave me her id number and breeder info and what not and then says she is $2295 and we can do financing so she can go home with you today. I said not today, and handed her back the moment i did she started shaking again. I we were leaving i saw a choclate lab that someone just got done looking at that they were trying to pick up but he kept cowering away I about started to cry. I could not believe how many people were acctualy there to look at or buy pets. I just wanted to tell everyone of them about puppymills and what not.

Yes it is very sad. There is so many people that just dont know.They seem to think Its a nice clean place and if they are selling puppies for that much money that they are just the best. My brother got his puppy from pet land and Thank god it had no health problems. and I try to tell everyone about pet stores and puppy mills but let me tell you People that dont have internet and cant see and read whats going on . well its just hard for them to believe any thing different.I to have went in to petland and sit and played with the puppies. I feel so sorry for them.

Oh, that is so sad. Another reason why we all need to get the word out about puppy mills. I tell as many people as I can never to get puppies at petstores unless they are from rescue programs.

It was a petland....there were also 2 pups in one cage one loook like a matlese and the other looked like a pom and they were fighting the maltesse would jusst sit in the corner and yelp like get me outta here. I felt so bad i could stay there all day just so they get some love while they are there.

Wow Kari, i had the same experience last week Sunday. We took a drive to Belgium and on our way we saw a "puppy kennel" i should NEVER have asked my husband to park the car, i was curious and wanted to go in and have a look "STUPID ME" i couldnt believe how busy that place was and how many puppies were sitting there behind glas windows :(

The last window we looked into there were 2 yorkies, while we were standing there looking the owner of the shop took 1 out " it was sold " they were both sleeping snuggeld up against each other so the sister woke up looked around, she looked us up and down mannnnnnnnnnnnnn did that hurt i was in tears :( i cant stop thinking about her she is SO beautiful. Even my husband gave me that > :( :confused: < look. I had to run out of that shop i just couldnt stand what i was seeing/feeling, im still sad for her and mad at myself for leaving her there :( its heartbreaking to go to those places!!

I can't even go in those stores.....the last time I was in a Petland was years ago and I ranted about it for weeks ..I know I drove my husband insane but after crying then getting mad...I was so frustrated at how our precious dogs are treated.....That Pet Store owner showing all the papers probably had them faked or made up - I just cannot see any pedigrees in a Pet Store.

The sad thing is ....The ones in the Pet Stores are the lucky ones - they're sad in there - but it's a step up from the horrible mill where they were born....

the Mill puppies are suffering everyday to provide those cute Pet Store Puppies. It's evil.

That's terrible! That was one of the reasons I got my pup. He was so happy! I was very unsure when I first walked thru the door. There was a large room with crates and like 20 yorkies. The guy is an independant distributor and deals with breaders all over. Not knowing how safe that was I took my chances. I liked the fact he gave up expected weight and price before we even said we liked one. They were all excited jumping like "pick me pick me" and none seemed scared of us when we went to pet them. The minute my boyfriend picked him up he curled right up and went to sleep. That was it we fell in love. I am not sure if he had all the shots that they claimed he had but I took him to a great vet and he made sure he had everythign he needed to stay healthy...

I do want another one close to the summertime so that Diezel can have a playmate but I am thinking this time I might go to a breeder.

What I can't believe is that people will pay those prices. I mean all they have to do it look in the classifieds of the newpapers and see, what a breeder wants for the same breed.

It is sad. So many people are uneducated about where these poor babies come from. We have one in our mall here that luckily our community fought and fought and supposedly this June when their lease is up they are being kicked out. I can't even go in there b/c the babies make me so sad. And what is even worse, that most people have no clue about, there are typically anywhere between 5-15 pups kept in the back that are too sick to be put up front. :(

I go into our local pet store fairly often to visit all the sad little puppies in there. I can't help but stop when I drive by. I NEVER ever buy anything from the store though, and I'm sure it really annoys them. It breaks my heart to see all the little furbabies behind glass walls looking sickly.
A few months ago I was walking around WalMart holding Macey (muahahaha) and a lady approached me and asked a few questions about her. She then told me she used to work at the pet store in town, and that she had "about three or four of these little babies die because of hypoglycemia." :( Well DUH it tends to happen when you only feed your 10 week old dogs twice a day! :thumbdown

That is so sad. I feel so bad for those poor pups on the Pet store. I didnt know about puppy mills before YT, so im grateful I know now I can tell others about it.

EXCEPT -- remember - many people have gotten great little pet dogs from pet stores. We have several wonderful pets in my family that different people have gotten from pet stores over the years.

I visit my local pet store and see happy, friendly, frisky, healthy-looking, little pups. I am sure if any one purchased one of these little guys, took him home, and gave him routine vet care, and a lot of love -- things would go pretty well.

And - I can't tell you how many little pups I have seen in puppy stores that I wanted to take home - and, I'm sure they would have been fine - These little guys were happy, healthy, little pups and I would have taken care of any problems they had -- but doubt they had any serious problems.

I had two cats for 14 and 17 years that my daughter bought for me from a pet store. One had weepy eyes when we brought it home - which we treated - and it never had any health problems after that.

I hate puppymills too. And, don't like mistreating little pups in stores or anywhere else. But - sometimes, I think we go a little overboard thinking some situations are 100% bad...when this isn't always the case.

I purchased my little Yorkie from a family-owned pet store, and from day one, it has been an exceptionally healthy, happy, friendly, playful little guy.


Carol Jean

Im sure occasionally its not always a bad situation with pet store puppies, but since we do know that these bad bad puppymills exist-- I will not support any kind of business that does it. And I dont think that is going overboard.

Good point, Villette!

It's sad how these animals and dogs that we love are treated and sold in these stores. It's just sickening.

I found out yesterday that our local feed store had 3 yorkies in there and they were TINY!!! Come to find out, they were barely 6 weeks old. :(

I am so sorry you experienced this sadness today. The vast majority of pet stores that sell puppies and kittens are the pits. I guess the birds and bunnies and rats don't fare much better.

The only way that these pet shops will stop selling puppies and kittens is if people stop buying from them. At $2,295 (make payments, we finance) the profit margin must be incredible when they are buying from puppy millers and rock bottom dollar prices. UUUGGGGHHHHH :mad: :thumbdown

"I do want another one close to the summertime so that Diezel can have a playmate but I am thinking this time I might go to a breeder."

I am disappointed to see the word "might" in your posting. I am hoping it was a mistake and that you have decided that you absolutely have to deal with reputable, responsible breeders where you can get correct info, see the parents, living conditions, interactions with others and so on and so on..
JMO!

I guess is what made it a bit harer was having my dughter with me. After we left she asked me why we couldn't get one there. I tried my best to explain but i dont think she could fully grasp the concept of a puppymill. Later that night she was sitting there crying and i asked why she said she felt so bad for that puppy and just want to bring her home. I felt terrible and told her not to worry that ours will be home soon and it is cuter and happier. She seemed to perk up but is still worried about that lil girl we saw in the store

Oh come on -- I got my wonderful little Sun Conure (a bird) from a pet store almost a year ago. He is just great and very friendly, healthy, playful, and affectionate. He couldn't be healthier. I love him to pieces.

I can't help but get tired of the constant trashing that a lot of pet stores get for selling pets. And - again - I can't count the many many pets that people have gotten from pet stores that have turned out to be great success stories. I have had two cats, three dogs, and one bird that have come from pet stores (over my lifetime) and they were all happy and healthy, and I wouldn't have traded one of them for a million dollars.

My daughter bought me my most wonderful cat from a pet store. And, they told her, "We are going to let you have this little guy for free - he has an eye problem and needs to see a vet." She brought him home. He did have one weepy eye. We took him to the vet, got it treated, and he never had a problem after that! I had him for 14 years.

I got my Yorkie from a Pet/grooming shop - (family owned for more than 20 years where I live). I got papers, was able to contact the breeder, and have
enjoyed corresponding with her for more than two months now. She lives in a remote area in Montana and was having a difficult time selling the last two of her pups. She drove more than 300 miles to bring them to her friend, the pet store owner, here in Spokane, and both pups have found wonderful homes. She was thrilled to hear from me and is delighted that I am happy with and love her little pup to death.

I always hate it when things ends up being a "puppymill issue." We all agree totally that we hate puppymills. They are bad bad bad!!!!! I know none of us want to support puppymills in any way, but often people buying these little puppies just want to give them a loving home.

We talk a lot about getting puppies from the pound, etc., and don't think for a minute that there aren't horror stories behind some of these little guys. Puppy mills are closed down or one way or another many of these little pup end up in a dog pound in the hope that someone will adopt them and care for them. And - we think that people who get a dog from the pound has done a wonderful thing!!!

I know exactly the types of arguments you will come back with. Believe me, don't waste your time. I am just trying to present another side to this complicated issue.

Nothing is totally black and white - especially where little children and little animals are concerned.

My hope for the puppy mills is that they will all be exposed - shut down - the people fined - and spend time in jail for what they are doing. I can't take my feelings out on the products (the little puppies) of these operations. These little guys still deserve going to a loving home where they will be well taken care of and loved.

AND - I know for a fact that all the little pets for sale in pet stores do not come from puppymills. Certainly some do - this is sad, indeed!

Carol Jean