Puppies on Christmas
By mimico
@mimico (3617)
Philippines
January 2, 2009 2:00am CST
I went to a place near my house where dogs are legally sold. I like visiting the stores to see if there are cute dogs on sale. I don't buy any of course because I'm allergic to dogs. But today, Jan 2, I went by and saw so many adorable puppies! I think the breeders make sure they have a lot of puppies to sell around Christmas time... It's funny but sad at the same time. I saw a really cute english bulldog and a lot of shitzus...
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4 responses
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
2 Jan 09
It is sad to hear that breeders sell their puppies to stores. For me it is unethical to seell your puppies for christmas time. Most of them would end up as unwanted gifts and thus would increas ehte problems of stray dogs.
@breepeace (3014)
• Canada
2 Jan 09
I don't think it's 'breeders' that really sell their puppies to a pet store. To think about how much time and energy and money a GOOD BREEDER puts into their dogs, there's no way they'd sell them at a rock bottom price to a pet store to be resold to people they'd never get to meet. It would be too heartbreaking.
No, quite likely they were churned out from commercial dog breeding facilities like a puppy mill or possibly from a backyard breeder with dollar signs in their eyes.
Never let a pet store tell you those puppies came from a good breeder. No good breeder would want their babies under that kind of stress, or wouldn't mind never seeing them again.
@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
2 Jan 09
Aww.^_^ I do that too sometimes when I pass by a pet shop or something. I just look at the dogs and other pets for sale but I also feel sad to see them caged up and being displayed like that. We did have a new puppy last Christmas. We didnt buy him. Mom's officemate gave it to her as a Christmas gift cause they already have so many dogs. To my surprise Mom accepted cause Ive been pestering her to get a cat or a small dog for the past few years. The puppy has gotten bigger than he first came in but still a puppy. Hehehe
@SomeCowgirl (32191)
• United States
2 Jan 09
Puppies are very cute and so are kittens. I agree that that is probably one of the reasons why their are so many around Christmas. I don't think I've ever gotten a pet from a shop though, they've been strays or were from breeders...
@singlemommy (2955)
• United States
4 Jan 09
Yes, they probably do try to have a lot of cute puppies around Christmas time. My daughter's dad got her a puppy for Christmas. Thank God it is at his house. I love animals but they carry so much responsibility and I just don't have time for it right now.
