I want your opinion on this...
 

How to you feel about people that sell dogs on the side of the road or like in front of Walmart? What do you really think about them?

My opinion is...I really don't see much wrong with it as long as it isn't during the heat of the day...like early morning is okay with me. The reason why is:

1) There are many crazy people out there. I personally don't want people to know where I live.

2) I've heard of stories of breeders having people come to their house. The potential puppy buyers don't want the puppies at the time but will come back and steal the pups out of your yard.

3) I've heard that some have come back to the people's house "wanting to see the pups again" and then pulling out a gun and taking the pups.

I know that these are isolated incidences but with all of the crazies out there and with the prices yorkies are going for, why take that chance?

hmm..well i have never seen this but i am not sure I would like it. I want to see where my pup is coming from, their home and their environment. I think that makes a huge difference.

Plus, you have no idea the kind of home your puppy is going to. You've just met this person. I think the people who do this are the ones who have had accidents and are trying to get rid of the pups.

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There are crazy people out there. I dont know what I would do. I hate to see they little puppys out in the heat on the side of the road though for sale. :( But if you remember about the Bobbie Jo Stinnett that was like 8 months pregnant who breed and sold rat terrier. Well the lady who was pretending that she was wanting a dog came and killed Bobbie Jo Stinnett and cut her unborn baby out of her stomach and pasted it off as her own.. I cant believe what this world has come too... its a shame. :mad: I cried my eyes out when i heard this on the news it was a wake up call. (can you really trust a stranger when it comes to your family. :cry: i sorry i didnt want to post that but its a same like you said. do you really want a stranger to know were you live...??????

I don't agree with it at all. I think that the buys should be screening the breeder and the breeder should be screening the buyers. As a breeder I would think that you would run the risk of sending your baby home with someone that sees a cute puppy and its an impulse buy rather than an adoption for a forever home. JMO....

What everyone has said makes a lot of sense. I don't know about you and your home, but I live in a pretty nice neighborhood. I have a lot of valuables that I collect. I completely understanding with people that are buyers needing to know what type of environment the pups grew up in.

In our neighborhood on trash days, people come over from all sides of town just to dig through your trash. They figure since it's a nice neighborhood they might find some good junk. I dunno.

My husband works shift work and it wouldn't take someone very long to figure out our routine. Yes, we have guns in our home and I know how to use them and aren't afraid to do so.

They're so many maybes that just go running through my head. :confused:

Wow, this one is hard to answer. First I will like to see where the pups were raise and it what environment ,and see the pups parents if available.
Buying a pup from a car's truck screams to me puppymill or someone that donot care for the pups. In the other hand is scary having strange people coming to your home. I think that breeders and possible buyers need to be screen. I guess is a risk Like LvMyYorki said. :)

Opinion
 

Personally, I would not buy without going to the home of the breeder and seeing for myself how well the pups are cared for and how clean the environment.

I see people selling puppies on the side of the road all the time where I live.

When I see them, I wonder how healthy are they, and are they going home with a real dog lover, or someone that only wants to harm them ? ....sellers on the side of the road to me really don't care - they want that 50 or 100 bucks....at least that's how it LOOKS to me...I could be wrong

On the Breeder's side and being scared of people coming to your home - I would think screening all your calls VERY Carefully - Getting call back numbers and maybe their vets number ...so you can really trust who's actually in your home..but that still isn't going to cover a breeder if someone comes back later - it IS a scary world for sure - what a shame....

Meeting a potential buyer in a close by place could work - you can show them the puppy and they don't know where you live...Tough choices...and I know this isn't much help...

One way to potentially solve the problem is to meet the people in a neutral place the first time to get a feel for them before you invite them to your home. Since choosing a home for your babies can be a process, that gives you a chance to meet multiple times and in multiple different scenarios to get to know them. If they give you the creeps in say the parking lot of the mall, you wouldn't want them in your home or with your babies. If you get a good feel for them, then invite them over to see your home. And explain to them what you are doing so that they know it's just a precautionary measure. That is what my breeder did with us...

My friends laugh at me but, I kjeep a ballbat by the door of the office a gun in the drawer and a mase sprayer on my key chain. I also have a security cam in my kennel. Smile your on Camera. i have my if's about people selling dogs at side of road.

What is the deal with puppymills and the Amish??? I thought they were supposed to be a loving people. I had never hear about this until coming here.

If you are talking about buying from someone - according to a news report here in Houston, a great number of the people selling dogs on the side of the road, parking lots, etc., are animals that have been brought over from puppy mills in Mexico.

They suggested to be very careful because so many of these animals are sick and many of them have died.

Ever since I saw that report, I wonder when I see people selling on the side of the road.

imo i understand both sides...why? because i was robbed last year when i was stationed in fort lewis,wa yes it was an enclosed post with 24 hr security! the people who robbed me figured out my routine of going to my mom's every weekend they even knew that my hubby was in the field at the time cia says that they think they were watching me for quite some time wich freaked me out :eek: . they stole 10,000 dollars worth of stuff it was very scary for me and my girls luckily they flew my husband back in from the field right away and we were able to get our money back from our insurance company. but i must say after that experience i am very picky as to whom i let in my house i won't even let a cable man or housing maintenence in without showing me some id. but even with id i worry because they come in and see what we have and i know it's tempting. but on the other hand i would like to see where my puppy has been if their home is clean and pet oriented. so it's a tuff question for me to answer :rolleyes:

I have stopped in front of Lowes...that's where I've seen them sell...once, they had Cockers and another time, cow dogs. I heard from a friend of mine that someone was once selling Maltese AKC for $600. To me, it all depends on what kind of dog it is and the asking price. The norm might tell you that they are mill pups but you might just get honest people out there. Could be people that live in the country and is too much of a hassle to explain how to get to their house. Others may just be precautious about strangers.

Whimseys Mom, I had not heard that story. I live in Victoria, so Howdy!

Jesscruz, that is horrible!!! This is exactly what I'm talking about!

I think that they must be from irrisponsiable pet owners. who probably didn't know that their dogs were bred. I would never buy from one of them becuasce they could at least sell them in their own home.

Well I think it is a really bad idea, both for the pups and the owner.
Also if someone sees you selling expensive dogs in front of the Walmart all they have to do is follow you home and rob you there.
My belief is you and the pups are safer at home. Just set an appt for when you are not alone when they come to see the pups.

it was so scary my mom was really freaking out and my husband was so worried and mad at the same time! and imagine this was on post!and fort lewis is suppose to be one of the safest and most guarded posts i guess you just never know huh?

Go to NoPuppymills or Amish Puppy Mills and you will see what I have seen. Makesure you have a good stomach..it is the saddest thing you can imagine. There is a rescue SmallPawsRescue also that buys dogs and puppies from the auctions in MO. Yorkie rescue ites have some of the cases on them too..
OF COURSE, NOT ALL PUPPY MILLS ARE RUN BY THE AMISH AND NOT ALL AMISH RUN PUPPY MILLS!

A friend of my was in a similar position. A woman put down a deposit on a pup. She called her when the pup was ready. Her son told my friend his mother lost her job and he and his wife were going to take the pup. Well, the wife showed up with a new born baby. My friend was asking her question about how she was going to care for a small pup and a baby at the same time ..the girl said I’ll just carry one in each arm. She said they had a big dog in the house and she then asked where the pup would be sleeping. The woman said they would find it a spot. While the woman was there she almost dropped the pup. My friend told her she was sorry but she just could not sell her the pup and gave her the deposit back. The woman started to cry ..she left and her husband called later, cussing my friend out. They had someone else to call to see it the she still had pup ..she told them it was sold. Then the mother called and cussed her too. I told her I would have done the same thing .If I didn’t feel my babies were not going to a good and safe home.. then I would not sell them either. She was afraid , of the people trying to get a hold of one of her pups. Now, she is alittle afraid of people coming to her house now. Anyway, the pup went to a good home… she came to live with me.

I heard a story on the news that happend here in the Dallas Texas area where a couple was giving away kittens out of their car at a walmart store. They gave all the kittens away except for one. Tons of people petted and cuddled the kittens. Next thing you know the remaining kitten has rabies and they had to broadcast on the news for anyone whom came in contact with the kittens or took one of them to get in touch with health department. Happened about a year or so ago. Never heard the outcome but just want to caution people about it.

It bothers me to see people selling dogs in parking lots. I feel good breeders who care about there puppies should know something about there future owners and as a buyer I would want to see where my puppy lived.

so sad...http://www.prisonersofgreed.org/

This is horrific and Hope's story made me cry...such a sad life.... :(

txshopper73-

I totally understand your position. I think this is part of the reason that some hobby breeders use small town pet stores (not to start that debate again).

A breeder I talked to had a relationship with a doggy clothing store in her town and met people there for the first visit. She never sold the puppy at that visit but assessed the situation and decided whether she wanted to sell to them first and then arranged the second visit to her home after getting all the necessary information and checking their references, etc.

You may try something like this. I don't think selling in front of walmart is good at all or along side the road. It smacks or impropriety.

That is a great idea! Might have to try that one. I have sold one of my pups and we've communicated on the phone and via e-mail. Now, people like that I feel good about and wouldn't care either way if they came to my home. But, I guess that gut instinct is always best.

I personaly would not buy from someone selling at a store or side of the road or a puppy mill . I got my baby a few weeks ago and I never saw in person were she lived but I got lots of picts and weekly updates of her and her litter mates and parents also how she lived, were she lived. I guess you just have to really be careful. I also think that you should set up a web page and just go by that until you really feel good about who you are buying from or selling to.. my breeder and I meet half way when I pick up my baby( just because it was a far drive and i didnt want to have my baby flown to me if she was in state.) We talked for 2 months right before she was born, she is healthy and very clean and well kept. I may have just gotten lucky put I would really screen the people that I would sell my pups to. Defently meet them first before inviting them in my home. My family means the world to me and that includes my furbabies I would just die if I something horrible happened and it could have been prevented with a little extra time and effort. I guess I have a few things to say about that sorry. I guess in these days and times you just have to be so careful in everything you do.. its so scary. :eek:

Living in a retirement community, small town I guess I don't see alot of the things folks in bigger cities see. It may be illegal here or just not something that happens, I have never seen anyone selling or giving out pets in store parking lots or roadsides. If I did I would probably call the police because there is a reason they dont have elsewhere to meet people or other avenues of advertising/selling. I would assume the animals were sickly probably dehydrated at the very least.

There are places to meet people if you are afraid to have folks come to your home. The veterinarian of your dogs is a good place. Where is better and who better to help assess new owners then your trusted vet? With any luck the new puppy parents would use your vet and you could get updates or possibly run into them there=).

When I first got Joker my vet suggested I go to his office every saturday (busiest day) to socialize him with people and all kinds of other animals to begin his socialization for Therapy Dog.Maybe I am lucky to have a great vet but I know if I asked hey can I meet people in your office he would probably have coffee and a room available to me.