LizT Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 A "friend" of mine bought a husky pup from a local pet shop with not much change out of $2,000. He then came to me asking how to enter dog shows. When I told him he couldn't suddenly he couldn't keep the puppy anymore and rehomed it. I've known a few people who thought the purebred they were buying from the pet shop could breed registered purebred puppies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kezzzza Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I work at a pet supply shop - not a pet shop, over the christmas break I had a woman come in and ask if we had either a puppy or kitten for sale. When I told her we dont sell pets she said "Damn we are camping and the kids are restless and I tought a puppy or kitten would settle them down'. To this I said that is no reason to get a pet. She cave me a dirty look and walked out the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
❤LovesPoodles❤ Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Our refugee always has huskies and malamutes in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
❤LovesPoodles❤ Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I work at a pet supply shop - not a pet shop, over the christmas break I had a woman come in and ask if we had either a puppy or kitten for sale. When I told her we dont sell pets she said "Damn we are camping and the kids are restless and I tought a puppy or kitten would settle them down'. To this I said that is no reason to get a pet. She cave me a dirty look and walked out the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) I work at a pet supply shop - not a pet shop, over the christmas break I had a woman come in and ask if we had either a puppy or kitten for sale. When I told her we dont sell pets she said "Damn we are camping and the kids are restless and I tought a puppy or kitten would settle them down'. To this I said that is no reason to get a pet. She cave me a dirty look and walked out the door. O M doG! Just get them a Nitendo 3D each. Edited January 30, 2012 by LizT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben and Jerry Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I work at a pet supply shop - not a pet shop, over the christmas break I had a woman come in and ask if we had either a puppy or kitten for sale. When I told her we dont sell pets she said "Damn we are camping and the kids are restless and I tought a puppy or kitten would settle them down'. To this I said that is no reason to get a pet. She cave me a dirty look and walked out the door. We generally hear that atleast once around the start of holidays where I work too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elise+Hudson Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I occasionaly have people who are interested in breeding because they now own a 'purebred'. Only to then find out they are a X bred with some paperwork given by the breeder that apparently are it's 'papers'. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr_inoz Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I like to hang around a certain Pet Shop chain's shops wearing my "Poodle, the only REAL Oodle" T shirt :laugh: you'd not be please to hear that the local pet store here had "miniature poodles" in it the other day. They were just 8 weeks old and already bigger than a sheltie puppy would be at 4 months old. I couldn't help myself and went in and asked them how old they were. When they told me 8 weeks, I said "There's no way they are miniature poodles - they are too big". They said yes, they knew that, but the " 'breeder' had told them they were miniature poodles, so by law they had to advertise them as that". When I said I hoped that they were letting possible purchasers know that they will be much bigger than a miniature poodle, they said that they were, when they came to actually buy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 I like to hang around a certain Pet Shop chain's shops wearing my "Poodle, the only REAL Oodle" T shirt :laugh: you'd not be please to hear that the local pet store here had "miniature poodles" in it the other day. They were just 8 weeks old and already bigger than a sheltie puppy would be at 4 months old. I couldn't help myself and went in and asked them how old they were. When they told me 8 weeks, I said "There's no way they are miniature poodles - they are too big". They said yes, they knew that, but the " 'breeder' had told them they were miniature poodles, so by law they had to advertise them as that". When I said I hoped that they were letting possible purchasers know that they will be much bigger than a miniature poodle, they said that they were, when they came to actually buy them. One that had me scratching my head was the little black fluffy puppy I saw in Petshop Window labelled as a "Bichon X Maltese"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espinay2 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 A rare black maltese perhaps? :laugh: Maremma used to turn up here fairly frequently. I heard one girl telling a prospective buyer they were just like a fluffy white labrador! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlowerProwler Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I work at a pet supply shop - not a pet shop, over the christmas break I had a woman come in and ask if we had either a puppy or kitten for sale. When I told her we dont sell pets she said "Damn we are camping and the kids are restless and I tought a puppy or kitten would settle them down'. To this I said that is no reason to get a pet. She cave me a dirty look and walked out the door. Wow. I just cant fathom that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minxy Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I work at a pet supply shop - not a pet shop, over the christmas break I had a woman come in and ask if we had either a puppy or kitten for sale. When I told her we dont sell pets she said "Damn we are camping and the kids are restless and I tought a puppy or kitten would settle them down'. To this I said that is no reason to get a pet. She cave me a dirty look and walked out the door. Wow. I just cant fathom that. I cannot understand that logic in the slightest. The mind boggles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCheekyMonster Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 You know i've asked pet shop owners where they get their dogs from, their answers to me are that is confidential....can you really not get an answer from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticpaw Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 They are in Sydney pet shops as well. Eight Below was on the other night. Puppy Farmers dream come true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teekay Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 They are in Sydney pet shops as well. Eight Below was on the other night. Puppy Farmers dream come true. I watched Eight Below the other day. Beautiful film and stunning dogs but I did think about how many people went out and bought a husky after watching it expecting them to be just like in the film . My Husky was rescued from the pound, after being a stray for what appears to be quite a while, given her poor condition. She is called Mya, does make me wonder if she was bought after someone watched the film, as the pack leader was called Mya. Sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 They are in Sydney pet shops as well. Eight Below was on the other night. Puppy Farmers dream come true. I watched Eight Below the other day. Beautiful film and stunning dogs but I did think about how many people went out and bought a husky after watching it expecting them to be just like in the film . My Husky was rescued from the pound, after being a stray for what appears to be quite a while, given her poor condition. She is called Mya, does make me wonder if she was bought after someone watched the film, as the pack leader was called Mya. Sad If she was a stray how did you know her name was Mya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teekay Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 They are in Sydney pet shops as well. Eight Below was on the other night. Puppy Farmers dream come true. I watched Eight Below the other day. Beautiful film and stunning dogs but I did think about how many people went out and bought a husky after watching it expecting them to be just like in the film . My Husky was rescued from the pound, after being a stray for what appears to be quite a while, given her poor condition. She is called Mya, does make me wonder if she was bought after someone watched the film, as the pack leader was called Mya. Sad If she was a stray how did you know her name was Mya? Her microchip info said she was called Mya but the contact details were out of date or something. No luck tracing the owners anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 They are in Sydney pet shops as well. Eight Below was on the other night. Puppy Farmers dream come true. I watched Eight Below the other day. Beautiful film and stunning dogs but I did think about how many people went out and bought a husky after watching it expecting them to be just like in the film . My Husky was rescued from the pound, after being a stray for what appears to be quite a while, given her poor condition. She is called Mya, does make me wonder if she was bought after someone watched the film, as the pack leader was called Mya. Sad If she was a stray how did you know her name was Mya? Her microchip info said she was called Mya but the contact details were out of date or something. No luck tracing the owners anyway. Oh..poor girl. Now she has you. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*Shell*~ Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Sibes aren't the easiest dogs to live with. I love mine to death but they're a breed I very very rarely recommend to anyone. Zero is gorgeous but he certainly knows how to flip me the bird when he wants to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Sibes aren't the easiest dogs to live with. I love mine to death but they're a breed I very very rarely recommend to anyone. Zero is gorgeous but he certainly knows how to flip me the bird when he wants to! Ah but from what I've read and heard of Zero he is "speshul"...he was probably born "flipping the bird". :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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