Warning: Pet Flipping on the Rise  Friday, July 19, 2013 -
2:00pm Blue leash on the ground        Add new comment    david
Reeves  so you buy your dogs from puppy mills,,and as far as
adopting a shelter dog your full of it,,, shelter dogs are great
dogs,,i have one and getting ready to get another,,, I am sure
some of the dogs you sell in your store have problems,,, a lot
of puppy mill dogs are inbreed with lots of problems,,
Bridgette, your experiences were unfortunate but NOT indicative
of shelter adoptions overall. "Pet Store" pets are statistically
both less healthy and with far more genetic problems. I say
"statistically" because even though they are sold as
"purebreds," they really are not, and some turn out to be
wonderful pets. But most have more issues than a shelter pet.
Remember that all shelters have staff that are minimum wage at
best, sometimes only volunteers, and working in a shelter does
NOT make them an animal expert any more than the genius selling
you a pet in a pet store, and they will