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Pet Shop Puppies
By Julie Hume
I am currently going through the heartache of seeing my beloved dog suffer the pain of her hip joint slowly crumbling and the onset of crippling arthritis. Though manageable for now, the time will come very soon where I have to take my best friend to the vet so he can ease her out of this world and into the next. Had I known then what I know now, I would have sought out a reputable breeder. One who had the paperwork in hand for all the necessary genetic tests that could not have guaranteed that my dog would not suffer from these diseases but that the likelihood of her contracting them was far diminished. I bought my dog in a pet shop nearly eight years ago. If only I had read up on the misery of puppy mills beforehand, I would have known that when I was bringing that bouncy bundle home with me, I was also bringing home the legacy of an over-bred and poorly fed mother, cramped and most likely filthy conditions and bad nutrition for who knows how many inter-bred generations. You will not pay much less for a puppy at a pet shop than you will at a reputable breeder - unless you are after top quality show or breeding stock. If you simply want a family pet and are set on a specific breed, you can check the facilities of a breeder, ask for recommendations and health records and investigate the parentage of your prospective puppy. A breeder will also carefully match the family to the puppy, making sure that the dog's character is one that will be suitable for the families needs. On the other hand if you have no burning desire to own a particular breed then your local dog rescue organisations can do much the same. They do not want their waifs and strays being returned so many have checked the dogs suitability for life with other small pets, children, level of or lack of aggression, etc. Given the overcrowding of the animal shelters nowadays, in taking that dog or puppy home you are quite likely saving its life. So think twice the next time you are tempted by soulful puppy eyes in a pet shop or even over the internet. SO many puppy mills are setting up on-line nowadays and with a bit of slick jiggery-pokery make it look as if their pups were born into a doggie paradise where quite likely the opposite is true.
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Contributor's Note
This is the dog that inspired the article. She has also had skin cancer since the article was written. This is another condition which is predisposed by hereditary factors.
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http://factoidz.com/bite-prevention-understanding-distress-signals/
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