the problem from buying from a petstore is not that the puppy is not worthy of a family, or that he could not become a great pet. Not at all, many of our members have had pet store pups and have loved them dearly.. The issue is that by buying a puppy from a petstore, we are unknowingly supporting inhumane and cruel business that abuse animals.. by bringing that puppy home we are putting money in the bank of people that don't care about the breed or the animals, they care about money. People that have puppy mills full of disease and uncleanliness, people that import sick puppies from other countries.. People that do not care about genetic conditions their dogs might have and is passed on to those puppies that are so cute behind the pet store window. We all love puppies and yes, they are cute, and it is so sad to leave them there.. but there are excellent breeders out there that care to breed only healthy dogs, that keep their kennels immaculate, that take their puppies to the vet, that are honest about the registration papers.. those are the breeders people need to be adopting their puppies from. Do you see what I mean.. I think every single one of us has walked down the pet store aisle and had a hard time not bringing those pups home.. but with what I know now, I could not ever bring another pet store baby home.. and my job now is to educate others about what is happening with those babies.. how sick they are, how they are sometimes mixed pups, how they have genetic conditions that were unknown, how the "breeders" take advantage of their parents and keep them crated for their entire lives. it is very sad.. It was a great question, thank you for asking it!
