Comments on: Pet Stores and Puppy Mills http://www.petdogtrainer.com/blog/2009/08/pet-stores-and-puppy-mills/ Brought to you by Animal Attraction Unlimited Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jody http://www.petdogtrainer.com/blog/2009/08/pet-stores-and-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Jody Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:34:39 +0000 http://www.petdogtrainer.com/blog/?p=139#comment-580 thanks, thanks,

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.petdogtrainer.com/blog/2009/08/pet-stores-and-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-325 Anonymous Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:08:10 +0000 http://www.petdogtrainer.com/blog/?p=139#comment-325 So nice of you to share this with us. So nice of you to share this with us.

]]> By: Online Pet Supply Store http://www.petdogtrainer.com/blog/2009/08/pet-stores-and-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Online Pet Supply Store Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:27:30 +0000 http://www.petdogtrainer.com/blog/?p=139#comment-38 oh it is very great and very informative thanks for sharing with me oh it is very great and very informative thanks for sharing with me

]]> By: Kim http://www.petdogtrainer.com/blog/2009/08/pet-stores-and-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Kim Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:03:18 +0000 http://www.petdogtrainer.com/blog/?p=139#comment-32 Forgot to add: careful about buying a dog over the internet. Yes, there are reputable breeders with websites, but the web is also a great place for puppy mills to sell puppies. Watch out for people who 1) don't screen YOU for the quality of home that you can provide. 2) don't provide a health guarantee 3) don't have you sign a contract that requires you to contact them if the dog doesn't work out in your home 4) has a problem with you coming out to meet their dogs prior to purchase -- you might not actually want to do this, (although I would,) but you should find out what kind of attitude the person has when you suggest it. 5) and this ones a BIG RED FLAG...breeds more than one or two different breeds of dog. Forgot to add: careful about buying a dog over the internet. Yes, there are reputable breeders with websites, but the web is also a great place for puppy mills to sell puppies.
Watch out for people who 1) don’t screen YOU for the quality of home that you can provide. 2) don’t provide a health guarantee 3) don’t have you sign a contract that requires you to contact them if the dog doesn’t work out in your home 4) has a problem with you coming out to meet their dogs prior to purchase — you might not actually want to do this, (although I would,) but you should find out what kind of attitude the person has when you suggest it. 5) and this ones a BIG RED FLAG…breeds more than one or two different breeds of dog.

]]> By: Kim http://www.petdogtrainer.com/blog/2009/08/pet-stores-and-puppy-mills/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Kim Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:59:35 +0000 http://www.petdogtrainer.com/blog/?p=139#comment-30 YEAAAAAA...!! Strike one up for the dogs! I'm also shocked at how many people still purchase dogs from what I would consider shady sources. Pet stores, newspapers, even signs on the street advertising puppies at a house...about the only thing I don't see anymore is people outside of grocery stores (thank god!) It's really sickening. Even if it's not specifically from a puppy mill, you're right, reputable breeders are not just looking to "off load" their puppies to anybody with a bit of green stuff. And they certainly don't want to pack them off half way across the country to a store who will sell to anybody with the money to buy them. It used to be that people would say things like, "If somebody will pay that kind of money for a dog, then certainly they'll take care of it." I would hope there's nobody out there who would still be naive enough to believe that . I know that there are NO REPUTABLE breeders who would. And don't even get me started on "designer breeds!" I, like you, have absolutely nothing against mixed breed dogs, but the whole designer breed concept is such a scam! And, it's so COMPLETELY driven strictly by commerce. Certainly, they aren't breeding to try to produce quality dogs of mixed breed heritage to meet a standard or to show in a conformation ring. And as such, the ONLY reason that they can possibly be doing it is to turn a quick dollar. By it's very nature, this trend is "designed" to be a puppy mill owners dream. Please don't misunderstand me on this, I think that breeders of pure bred dogs can be equally guilty of this, and certainly puppy mills are filled with pure bred dogs, BUT at least there are some ligitimate breeders out there. I can't imagine that being the case in a so called "designer breed." Anyway, IT'S A MIXED BREED DOG FOLKS!! A perfectly wonderful, make a great pet, deserves to be loved, mixed breed dog....BUT, NOTHING DESIGNER THERE!!! Go to the pound or an adoption center and find an equally cute, lovable, wonderful dog to be your beloved pet. And then take the rediculous sum of money that you would have poured into purchasing a "designer (scam)" dog and spend it on cool toys and pet supplies and the best possible care for your new precious pooch! Thanks for bringing this to our attention Laura, and again, STRIKE ONE UP FOR THE DOGS!!! YEAAAAAA…!! Strike one up for the dogs!
I’m also shocked at how many people still purchase dogs from what I would consider shady sources. Pet stores, newspapers, even signs on the street advertising puppies at a house…about the only thing I don’t see anymore is people outside of grocery stores (thank god!) It’s really sickening. Even if it’s not specifically from a puppy mill, you’re right, reputable breeders are not just looking to “off load” their puppies to anybody with a bit of green stuff. And they certainly don’t want to pack them off half way across the country to a store who will sell to anybody with the money to buy them.
It used to be that people would say things like, “If somebody will pay that kind of money for a dog, then certainly they’ll take care of it.” I would hope there’s nobody out there who would still be naive enough to believe that . I know that there are NO REPUTABLE breeders who would.
And don’t even get me started on “designer breeds!” I, like you, have absolutely nothing against mixed breed dogs, but the whole designer breed concept is such a scam! And, it’s so COMPLETELY driven strictly by commerce. Certainly, they aren’t breeding to try to produce quality dogs of mixed breed heritage to meet a standard or to show in a conformation ring. And as such, the ONLY reason that they can possibly be doing it is to turn a quick dollar. By it’s very nature, this trend is “designed” to be a puppy mill owners dream.
Please don’t misunderstand me on this, I think that breeders of pure bred dogs can be equally guilty of this, and certainly puppy mills are filled with pure bred dogs, BUT at least there are some ligitimate breeders out there. I can’t imagine that being the case in a so called “designer breed.”
Anyway, IT’S A MIXED BREED DOG FOLKS!! A perfectly wonderful, make a great pet, deserves to be loved, mixed breed dog….BUT, NOTHING DESIGNER THERE!!!
Go to the pound or an adoption center and find an equally cute, lovable, wonderful dog to be your beloved pet. And then take the rediculous sum of money that you would have poured into purchasing a “designer (scam)” dog and spend it on cool toys and pet supplies and the best possible care for your new precious pooch!
Thanks for bringing this to our attention Laura,
and again, STRIKE ONE UP FOR THE DOGS!!!

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