Rescue a puppy from a pet store??? Need Advice please

i have a ouooy mill dog,he is the best dog,you are right,we need to make sure all dogs have a home,stop puppie mills at some other point.
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Rescue or pet store either way you would be recusing the puppy. If you get it from a store I hope you realize that it is your forever dog. Some animals have health issues from pet stores, I hope you would step up and get the care for the pup and not return it to the unhealthy inviroment.

Not condoning puppy mills by any means but we “rescued” the best dog we ever had from a pet store. He was a 4 mo old Newfie and he found us as much as we found him. Just couldn’t leave him in that pen. Best family/kid dog ever and he lived almost 12 years with us. A freak accident crushed his windipe or he would have probably been with us longer.

Yes, but every dollar spent at a pet store that sells dogs and cats goes back to the mill. Every dollar is an encouraging letter telling them to proceed. The stores know what ropes people in and they try their best to play on emotions. Your daughter can easily fall in love with a rescued puppy (and there are many; several rescues I follow have had pregnant females left with them lately). No, the dogs at the store don’t deserve to be punished and many will still end up in rescues, with the added benefit that their purchase doesn’t spurn more irresponsible breeding. Bear in mind it’s not just how the dogs were created that’s the issue but the health and well being of the puppies that are issues too. Not only are their mothers forced to breed each heat cycle from sexual maturity until about age 4-6 when many are destroyed (that’s the human equivalent of about ages 12 to 50 or first menses to menopause), but they are bred without regard to the parents’ temperament, health, or lineage (since dogs breed without discretion, some are inevitably related). Puppy mill dogs are often born with severe mental and physical issues (look up Petlands’ track record on puppy death) and kept in small cages without toys, little water and little social interactions. I do feel terrible for the puppies at pet stores, but we can only help them by making sure their irresponsible creators have no business in the future. It’s supply and demand, and so long as there’s a demand for their “products” (which is all these animals are to mill owners) they will continue to supply. Please really educate yourselves about mills before giving them your money.

no pet store the momma suffers and the puppys barely ever see their first birthday because of diseases and genetic disorders that are never prevented or tested for in the mill. also you get one from a store you kill one at a shelter. find out the breed of puppy that’s at the store and see if a rescue or shelter has that same breed and it be cheaper too.

Sadly, there isn’t any way to fix this problem without some of these dogs suffering. My best advice would be to support your local animal shelter, while also lobbying your representatives for stricter laws against puppy mills. I support pet stores being restricted to buying animals from licensed breeders.

3 of my dogs came from rescues. I have had them many years. And they have given me much love and happiness. Sure your daughter is in love with a pet store puppy. Most of those dogs came from puppy mills please think on the horrible conditions from which they came.They are very expensive to buy because everyone from the pet store to the puppy mill needs to make money. Rescues use the money to rescue more dogs. Go on Pet finder on the internet to find rescues and pictures of the dogs they currently have for adoption. I dare you to fall in love with just one.Most rescues have already had their dogs vetted with shots and a spay or neuter.Which will be a lot cheaper on your wallet. Many rescues foster out their dogs and puppies which means when some one applies for their dog the foster parent knows the temperament and personality of the dog you are applying for and how well they will fit into your family.Once the pet store has all your money they offer no support with any help you may require and although some offer health guarantees it is redistricted to the vet of their choice and of course the pet store vet makes a good living off the pet store and will not tell you if the puppy is sick. It is important that you have a choice in the vet service of your choice. A dog is a big event in your life and you want to make the right choices so that the puppy and your daughter can go out together just weigh all the pro’s and cons so that it doesn’t end in a horrible mistake.

Please go to your local shelter, she could very well fall in love again. Plus it would be an educational experience. Saves lives in both directions, no market, less puppy mills. This is also a great time as folks are dropping off their Christmas p”presents” smh

I never reply to posts…but in this case I had to. We have had all breeds, rescued and not rescued. I think one of our MOST loved was a ‘pet store rescue’. She was a beautiful, sad boxer.She was over 20 weeks old and cramped in her cage. I couldn’t bear it….we made an offer (they can down a little) and took her home. She loved us so much and she was the most loving, GRATEFUL dog I ever saw. She KNEW that she was rescued. Help that dog you love. A rescue is a rescue is a rescue. Never let a dog suffer and maybe die over opinions.
That an animal needs you is what counts. God bless you, you have a good heart for wanting to help that poor puppy.

I would go to the local animal shelter for a puppy needing a forever family. I found my cutie there. SShe was 5 weeks old, and goes on the training pads.

Please heed the advice of those saying “rescue”. I just rescued an 11 month old lab mix and she is aawesome. She was very forlorn in her cage. Now she shines with happiness, and she loves me without question. She came to us potty trained, with basic commands, and crate trained. You will have to do all that yourself with a puppy. Best of luck!

Please, go to a shelter, rescue, or a legitimate breeder, who will show you tthe bitch (mother) and sire, of the ppups,and where you can See the condition they are raised in!! I have Always done these things myself, and I have had people bring abused and rescued dogs, to me. Well, I’m now older, and my two lovelt Schnauzers died, and I was heart-broken, still am. But, I wanted to move on. So, I went on the FB site of Toy and Min Schnz. There was a site, with some pictures, of three adorable Schnzs. I asked all the right questions, to make sure she wasn’t a puppy mill owner or a broker, and then agreed to meet her half way, as we both lived far apart in Tx. THAT was my mistake!! Never do that!! My puppy is def. from a puppy mill!! He was 5 months when I got him! The signs of a puppymill dog/pup:fear of about everything, and everyone; gulping water like they can never get enough, or they have never drank from a bowl; they “inhale/swallow” whole, their food(this is because there are 5-6 dogs, at least, in a cage made for 1, and a bowl of food for 1. The dog who can fight and swallow it, gets it.); their coats are dull and substandard; their feet and paws, especially the fronts, usually turn out, as their cages are wire, they stand all 24 hrs., no exercise, rest, or good breeding; believe me, the list goes on and on and on! Anyway, I got “snookered.” He is so sweet! But!!, I feed him by hand, piece by piece…or he swallows it whole in about 3 seconds!! Even with all the tricks I know to slow him down. At 6 1/2 months, he is still scared of most everything…which is not like a Scnauz. at all. He literally shakes and quivers when it is feeding time!…makes me so angry!! And, this is a puppy that now gets fed the Best, and knows he will get his food, and knows he is loved, even with all his probems!

Just want you to know, dogs in pet stores will just be replaced with another from a puppymill. You would be supporting puppymills. Go to a shelter. Adopt a puppy from a shelter or rescue. Both my dogs are rescues.

I found a Morkie at a pet store. After reading the material to purchase I felt the price suggested I was getting two dogs. The one I found and the replacement if it died! And, as others mentioned, you do not have the opportunity to see the parents. I do agree all puppies need a home. If you want a family pet, please check out animal control, SPCA, or other adoption venues. Puppyfinder or other source will also guide you to similar dogs to the one you like and rescue groups for certain breeds. Good luck and best wishes in getting your child a forever friend.

All the puppies need homes. I will never let anyone make me feel guilty for my choice. I had very specific needs to fill, as you might too. I could not fill those will any at local shelters and shelters in nearby areas turned me down as I was out of the 100 mile radius. I bought from a pet store. I could not have found a better friend and been happier. She has the most loving devoted home any dog could have and isn’t that what they all deserve?

ALL DOGS ARE RESCUES NO MATTER WHERE THEY COME FROM, ALL OF YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT!! STOP SHAMING SOMEONE WHO IS GOING TO STEP UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING, IN THE END THE DOGS THAT AREN’T BOUGHT NOR ADOPTED END UP DEAD!! DON’T LET OTHER PEOPLE SWAY YOU FROM THE DOG THAT CHOSE YOU!!!! GO FOR IT!!!!!

Thirteen years ago I was trying to find my first Yorkie puppy. I wanted a cute little purse puppy. I went into a Petland store while on vacation. I ended up buying a male Yorkie puppy that came with kennel cough and an internal parasite. It took medication from a vet to get him well. They told me he would be about five pounds. He weighs eleven pounds. Hardly a purse puppy! I love him with all my heart but he has really bad hips and knees. I have two other female Yorkies I bought from the same breeder. They weigh four pounds each and are both in excellent health at 9 years and four years old. If you purchase a puppy from a pet store you are helping to perpetuate what many people are trying very hard to put a stop to…puppy mills. Please either go to a shelter and rescue a puppy/dog or find a reputable breeder. You will know exactly what you are getting from a breeder and you are saving a life if you adopt!!

Hmmmmm… what to do, what to do? Your daughter has fallen in love with the “wrong puppy”. You know when you fall in love – how special it feels. How amazing is the object of your affections. And love offers no guarantees… So, knowing what you know, that this special puppy who has captured your daughter’s heart, just as your daughter has captured yours. You can choose to take the chance of rescuing a dog whose only sin is that he/she was born in the “wrong place”. Maybe this puppy will not be so lucky with genetics. Maybe you will need to be prepared for large vet bills, or possibly saying goodbye too soon. But, maybe this puppy will be healthy and live a long life. Someday, puppy mills will be a thing of the past, the way dog racing is becoming. Someday isn’t here yet, but love is. Go with your heart, go with your love for your daughter and remember, as the song says “You can’t choose who you love, Love Chooses You”. P.S. ALL of my dogs have been rescues. One I had to pay a LOT of money to get her away from an abusive owner, and we had 13 1/2 wonderful years together. I’ve rescued green iguanas from pet shops who were being mishandled and not fed properly, and have paid for those, too. We cannot always limit our rescues to shelters – a needy animal can be anywhere. They ALL deserve saving, rescuing and being loved. If it will make you feel better, adopt where you see the need, and make a donation to a place like Best Friends Animal Sanctuary or another rescue organization of your choice in your new fur baby’s name. There are SO MANY little spirits in need of a loving home, no matter where or how they were born. May you and your family be blessed with the special bond many of us are already lucky to have in our homes.

Love Chooses You by Laurie Lewis https://www.youtube.com/embed/xTQYzIKQ7-M
Dedicated to all of those fur babies with whom we’ve fallen in love. “and though you may trespass on the laws of the land, your heart has to follow when love takes your hand … you can’t choose who you love, love chooses you” To all the dogs born in puppy mills, to those born and bred to fight or race, to all those in need: may you know the warmth and safety of a loving home, a warm bed and a kind family to give you the dignity you deserve.

We wouldn’t buy a dog from the local pet store because we know they have puppy mill dogs. But about 2 years ago, we bought a 9 month old mini-Pomeranian from a private seller. When she brought the papers to us two days later, they showed that she WAS from this local pet store. If we’d known before hand, we wouldn’t have bought her. Yes, she does have a bit of a breathing problem sometimes, but now we wouldn’t trade her for the world. She has turned into a natural Service Dog. My wife & I are both disabled veterans from Vietnam. Brenda has PTSD and the panic attacks that go woth that. Little Kit will sense the panic attack coming and start doing things (jumping in Brenda’s lap, etc) to distract her. The panic attack still happens, but not near as bad as they were. Now Brenda will take an hour or two to recover where before her Kit, she’d be out of commission for a day or two. Sometimes even puppy mill ddogs need a good home.