stacer126 Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 We were walking in our local mall and they had a sign on the petstore door that said "puppy sale". How can you have a puppy sale?! I saw a beautiful Weimeraner in there for $2999 can and also a Bernese for $3000 can. Why do people pay these prices? A good breeder will sell you a better, healtier puppy for less. People are fools. There was a couple there looking for a dog so I gave her the website [url]www.petfinder.org[/url] to look at, they are rescue dogs from some shelters in Canada. They also have a advertised section for the US, if anyone is interested. Quote
pei obssessed Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 yep, i've seen that too :o "Puppy sale"!!!!!! Since people want anything they buy to be "on sale" (magical words), why can't puppies be? "We wanted a weimeraner, but it wasn't on sale today, so we bought a St. Bernard instead..." Quote
Sanvean Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 It's appalling what pet stores charge for those poor, sickly, badly bred puppies. You know, on Wizard of Claws' abominable site, I saw a Maltese pup for $4K!!! And her ears stuck up! (Maltese ears should never, ever do that!) You could buy a show-quality Maltese pup in Michigan for $3K! Quote
Rosebud Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 :evil: Hmmm! Capitalism at it's finest! Reputable breeders charge high prices for good-quality dogs so let's charge the same, the consumer will never know the difference and we can get rich. The mentality and insensitivity of mankind is absolutely embarrasing to say the least. People have become so dependent on being told what is acceptable they don't take the time to find out the truth for themselves, must less ask someone. :angel: Quote
stacer126 Posted June 27, 2003 Author Posted June 27, 2003 I guess when people see the word "sale" they go crazy. The Weim there had white on her too so she's not show quality. Mine is show quality (the breeder wants to show her) and I paid half the price. Always looking for bargins I guess. Quote
Lucky Chaos Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 Wow thats a lot even for a pet store. The one we got lucky from ( :oops: ) only charges up to $1000 and Lucky was on sale for $200 cause he was getting big. Quote
stacer126 Posted June 27, 2003 Author Posted June 27, 2003 my family had a impulse buy once from a pet store and we ended up giving her away to a another family. What do they do with the ones they don't sell? You could have saved her from the pound (if thats what they dog). Quote
iceyshiver21 Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 Sad....some people are sad. Who ...why...dont they know anything. Therefore the only thing Ive ever purchased from a pet store is supplys and fish(couldn't find them anywhere else near here, and walmart fish always have ick. :roll: Quote
Lucky Chaos Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 [quote name='stacer126']my family had a impulse buy once from a pet store and we ended up giving her away to a another family. What do they do with the ones they don't sell? You could have saved her from the pound (if thats what they dog).[/quote] Lucky was an impulse buy, but I was 8 years old at the time and my parents had never heard of puppymills. And they lied to us and said he was from a breeder who had kept two of the other puppies to be showdogs (He's a mutt!) Luckily he turned to be healthy. Just the other day we met his brother (same pet store, same breeds, maybe not a brother but from the same puppy mill) who was only a year old and had to have both hips replaced at only 9 months. I will NEVER but from a pet store again. My other dog Chaos was rescued. (from a shelter) Quote
stacer126 Posted June 27, 2003 Author Posted June 27, 2003 we only buy from breeders now. I would like to rescue a dog some day when we get a bigger house and more land. I am in school now for Animal Science and would like to work with dogs, so maybe i'll be a foster mom in the future. Quote
Rosebud Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 [quote name='stacer126']my family had a impulse buy once from a pet store and we ended up giving her away to a another family. What do they do with the ones they don't sell? You could have saved her from the pound (if thats what they dog).[/quote] Probably send back to the mill, to replace mom who died of dehydration because she was already whelping another litter. :angel: Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted June 27, 2003 Posted June 27, 2003 :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: [size=6][color=blue]SPECIAL OFFER AT THE MILL[/color][/size] :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: Quote
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