Posted by Sherry Perkins on July 18, 1998 at 17:50:05:

In Reply to: The DREADED petstores posted by Nicole on March 25, 1998 at 18:34:26:

> I just wanted to reply to some of the answers i got to my query "Money Matters", where i had considered buying a peke puppy from a petstore. The major concern was that by buying from a petstore I was "supporting" puppy mills and such. Well let me say that i did end up purchasing my dog from a petstore, but not before the manager insited on giving me the breeders name, as well as the name of a reputable vet that would give me a free first health exam to ensure my dogs health and general soundness. The vet who i went to for this exam was very nice and commented on the great puppies that have come into his office through that same petstore. This just prooves to me that not EVERY petstore is receiving their puppies from a mill, and not all petstores are simply out to make money off of peoples ignorance(though i will admit that this puppy was over priced, but shes worth every dime) I dont want to for a moment de- emphasize the fact that puppy milling is a horrible, disgusting practice, but i dont think its fair to lump every one in a particular feild of business into one category- thier is no profession where every one in it is evil, except perhaps politics!:) My actual question, considering that this is a Q and A board,and not my soap box, is pretty practical. My pupppy, Meili, is a bit finicky, how do i get her to eat her food without spoiling her? Thanks,
> -Nicole

Thank God Nicole your out there. I have a retail store which does sell puppies. My puppies are well taken care of and I could go on and on in regards to all the services and knowledge we provede. These people continue to generalize on ALL stores. I have talked to a couple attorneys that are very interested in pursueing that they bite there tongues a little. I've only just begun. We shouldn't kid ourselves all these up standing breeders believe me do like there 1000.00 for there animals. Thank you again Sherry.