I am going to a pet store tonight, I will let you know the price of puppies there to prove my point.

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You obviously know nothing about pet stores if you think puppy mill dogs are more expensive than ones from a breeder.

I am going to a pet store tonight, I will let you know the price of puppies there to prove my point.

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And you obviously know nothing, thinking that the pet store can afford not to charge that much. They have to split their profits with the millers and the brokers. They cannot afford to charge less for a puppy. And there are enough ignorant individuals such as yourself who are more than willing to pay $1200+ for a puppy that will most likely grow up with horrible health problems.

And, to top it off, you know where these puppies come from, and you still condone the pet stores. Learn a few things about responsible breeding before writing a post that condones breeding facilities that kill animals.

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I would never spend that much on dogs simply because I am not a dog person. But I would say my parents got more than their money's worth from these dogs. Especially if you compare it to the puppy we got at a pet store when I was a kid. The one we were forced to put down because the humane society said it was a dangerous dog and was full of worms when we got it.

You never get your money worth from a pet store when it comes to livestock. I use pet stores for food, supplies and then fish (and only because I personally know the woman who owns that store and know where the fish come from).

I in no way condone pet stores. Saying they are good for fish or hamsters though, is completely acceptable.

But if you want a mut, with no traceable history, higher chance of illness, highly stressed from being in a store, go for it.

Perhaps you should learn to read before you continue to say I condone pet stores, darling.

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You mean my dogs with champions for parents, family histories we can trace back very far, perfect or little illness, and basic training included is not worth the money? Please. We even pretty much knew exactly what these dogs would look like before they were even born.

I would never spend that much on dogs simply because I am not a dog person. But I would say my parents got more than their money's worth from these dogs. Especially if you compare it to the puppy we got at a pet store when I was a kid. The one we were forced to put down because the humane society said it was a dangerous dog and was full of worms when we got it.

You never get your money worth from a pet store when it comes to livestock. I use pet stores for food, supplies and then fish (and only because I personally know the woman who owns that store and know where the fish come from).

I in no way condone pet stores. Saying they are good for fish or hamsters though, is completely acceptable.

But if you want a mut, with no traceable history, higher chance of illness, highly stressed from being in a store, go for it.

Perhaps you should learn to read before you continue to say I condone pet stores, darling.

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If you want a mutt, go to the shelter.
There is absolutely no reason at all for condoning a pet store, knowing the dogs are not coming from anywhere good.

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Learn to read before saying I condone pet stores

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Once again,

Learn to read before saying I condone pet stores

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I read. You said they were a good place to buy from, your pros outweighed your cons. You condone it.

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Fish, non-exotic birds and small animals (hamsters, etc) are usually bought at pet stores with no problems. Cats and dogs (and reptiles if your pet store carries them) should be given a closer look.

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I clearly state that most small animals (such as a budgie or whatever, as a first pet to own), are usually ok to buy from a good pet store. And that larger pets, such as cats and dogs, should be closely examined and thought about before buying. I cannot say every single dog at a pet store is bad, because I am sure there is at least one pet store out there who treats their animals very well and get them from a good source.

As I have said many times, pet stores have their time and place. Private breeders also have their time and place.

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Wow, you lack reading comprehension.

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Fish, non-exotic birds and small animals (hamsters, etc) are usually bought at pet stores with no problems. Cats and dogs (and reptiles if your pet store carries them) should be given a closer look.

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I clearly state that most small animals (such as a budgie or whatever, as a first pet to own), are usually ok to buy from a good pet store. And that larger pets, such as cats and dogs, should be closely examined and thought about before buying. I cannot say every single dog at a pet store is bad, because I am sure there is at least one pet store out there who treats their animals very well and get them from a good source.

As I have said many times, pet stores have their time and place. Private breeders also have their time and place.

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A good breeder would never allow their puppies to go into a pet store. So no, they do not get them from good 'sources'.

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You do not know every case in the world, so don't pretend to.

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That is your opinion, Kid.

You do not know every case in the world, so don't pretend to.

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It's not an opinion. It is fact.
You don't know much about breeders, or what makes a breeder responsible. That's very obvious.
And, no, I'm not a 'kid', so refrain.

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I know plently about breeders. Especially considering 4 out of the 5 dogs I have had in my life have come from one.

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You obviously are a kid if you think all pet stores are bad and can't realize that your fact is merely opinion distorted to look like fact.

I know plently about breeders. Especially considering 4 out of the 5 dogs I have had in my life have come from one.

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Right. Keep living in your little fantasy world.

You could do well from actually doing research.

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You could do well from searching for non-bias research.

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Like I said, you could do well from actual research. It is a well-known fact what pet stores do. They hide it themselves now because more people are finding out what puppy mills are. They will never give you the name of a breeder, because they know better than that.

Just keep flying.
I'm sure someday you will be as smart as you try to act.


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On Pet Stores:
http://www.petstorecruelty.org/index.html
http://www.pupcentral.com/petstore.htm
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/petstor.html
http://www.huskycolors.com/petstore.html
http://dogs.about.com/cs/generalcare/a/pet_stores.htm
http://www.minpin.org/akc_articles/petstore.htm

http://www.dogpatch.org/doginfo/petstore.html
http://members.aol.com/KARENKATO/petstore.html
http://www.dachsie.org/petstore.html
http://www.arescuemom.org/PetStorePuppies.htm

On puppy mills:
http://www.nopuppymills.com/
http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cruelty_puppymills
http://stoppuppymills.org/
http://www.puppymills.com/
http://www.canismajor.com/dog/puppymil.html
http://www.prisonersofgreed.org/ (Excellent, give it a read, if not any of the others, please)
http://www.geocities.com/hollyswilo/puppymills.html
http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/puppy/puppymills.html

And, on Backyard Breeders:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backyard_breeder

http://www.jlhweb.net/Boxermap/reputablebreeder.html (comparison)
http://www.almosthomerescue.org/whatisbyb/whatisbyb.htm
http://www.boxerworld.com/rescue/byb/
http://www.adoptarescuepet.org/byb.htm
http://www.cat-world.com.au/BackyardBreeder.htm

If you chose to just completely look away from these sites because you think they are 'bias', then that is your own problem. There are no websites on the internet, and no truthful articles anywhere that will tell you that these are good places...so yes, this information is non-bias and is widely distributed in the dog world to people who don't seem to know any better.


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