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Originally Posted by oc_spirit
I know what you mean. When I was in West Edmonton Mall this past summer we went into a pet store because my cousin-in-law had to pick up some dog food and wanted to get a couple toys for her pups as well. So meandered around looking at all the exotic animals being sold there but I finally get drawn to the puppies. Boy did I wish I hadn't!!! There were 2 Siberian Huskies, and Alaskan Malamute, and an Alaskan Husky. The fact that they were trying to sell an Alaskan Husky as a pet dog REALLY pissed me off (these guys don't make good pets at all, they need to be worked daily and allowed to pull for a long time to get adequate excercise). I have a real doft spot for all Nordic breeds. I took the Sibe puppies out to play but I just wanted to hug them all day. One had bad diarreah and her brother and very teary eyes. It was terrible. The blanket in the cage was covered in poop from the female. I asked why they wouldn't change it and their excuse was that they were trying to teach her not to poop on it by having her "live with it" for a bit to teach her the consequences of pooping on the blanket. She has diarreah!!! She couldn't have controled it even if her life depended on it!! Grrrrr
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That's awful! I often see breeds of dogs in the petshops around here that will be a nightmare for the sucker who buys them, primarily because of the breed. Lots of working dogs look soooo cute as pups, but your average person just can't look after them (and we all know where they end up when
that happens
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Cragarmom - Petstores rely on impulse buying, which is why they're still in business. People who don't like seeing puppies or kittens in petstores, but aren't well informed about them, think they're 'rescueing' the pup or kitten (or rabbit or cavy or bird or ferret etc...etc....). When they're actually doing exactly what the petshop owners and PM/BYB want them to.
Don't feel bad about wanting to buy the pup. I feel like that all the time when I visit those shops... of course I will NEVER actually buy one. It's just my heartstrings being given a giant tug, that's all. It's the same with you, it just means that you care. In my humble opinion... that means you're a good person.
Cass.