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Originally Posted by Rush
Genetic health is a good point. I guess I never thought about it cause in the case of my dog (I got her when she was 8 weeks old), she's never had a single health problem. Well, except for the time when my mom left her alone with a bag of caramel lollipops and she ate the whole damn thing -- she couldn't **** straight for a week afterwards, hahahaha.
Jeebus, that's horrible. Did you ever report the pet store or anything?
But getting a pup/dog from a quality animal shelter can sometimes be even better than going to a pet shop. It really all depends on what kind of people are running the joint -- either the store or the shelter.
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Fun thing. That pet store closed not long after I got him, so I'm sure someone reported them. I researched the "breeder" he came from also, because I didn't think that he is the breed that the store said he was, and everything that came up was reports of it being a puppy mill.
I'm not saying that shelters aren't good places though, because the reason that they are there to begin with is for the love of animals. I just don't know that I personally could ever get a dog from a shelter, after experiencing what I've experienced.
I think that you are a great person for adopting, and anyone else who has is too.