| Breeder VS Pet shop |
| If you have decided that you are going to buy a puppy or the time is right to replace a loved one. Where should you buy your next best friend who will live with you 13-18 years or even more from now ? How old will you be ? Let me tell you my story. I bought a Chihuahua at the mall. A beautiful pet for my wife and son who was 3 years old. They had to have this perfect little Chihuahua. They never saw such a beautiful Chihuahua. Well, I brought her home after sevel days of badgering and tears. We named her Coco, played and fell in love with her. The same night she began to cough and sniffle. I went to the pet shop the next day and they said "it was the common Chihuahua cold." The girl at the counter told me even her Chihuahua gets one now and then. At 11:30 the second night we all had to take her to the Animal Emergency Room. She was getting weaker and weaker she was fighting for her life. The Doctor told us our little Chihuahua had a upper respiratory infection and kennel cough. The Doctor said lucky you got her in so quickly. I was told she needed 24 hour care and it would cost about 800.00 if I left her there. She would have to stay at the hospital about three days. Being in-between jobs I took her home gave her the medication and used an aspirator to remove the mucus from her nose constantly during the night. Both my wife and I fought for our Chihuahuas life day and night. For about a week of shift sleeping we fought and won. We got our little girl healthy and vowed to never buy from a mall again. Pet stores support puppy mills by purchasing animals in bulk to insure a continuing supply. They all are expensive up front $1200.00 or more. They even tack on extra cost for the mortality rate failure during transportation to the mall. Before you know it, a purebred puppy you could have purchase from a legitimate breeder for $600-$1200, winds up costing you $1800-$2700 from a pet shop after medical bills! WARNING: Many pet shop puppies come with kennel cough and other health problems that can show themselves weeks after you bring the puppy home. This is the result of crowded and unsanitary conditions existing at the puppy mills and transporting them to the pet store. Pet stores go out of their way to show you how clean and well kept the puppies are but you are being deceived. The damage to your puppies health was done at the puppy mills and during transportation. Just look how many different breeds of puppies they sell.in one store from all over the USA. Why take a chance and buy the smallest breed they have ? Will you fall in love with a unhealthy Chihuahua ? No one can predict what health problems may develop with selling live animals. Buy from a Legitimate Breeder who will guarantee and stand by their puppies as I do. Don't buy from a pet store because they look so sad, they are being picked on by other puppies or you feel sorry for them. If you want to check the estimated size of your puppy, Please check out the Chihuahua weight chart page. MY GUARANTEE |