Where is the BMD puppy care and raising information on BMDCA.org Susan? Ann and Mark Milligan BonMead Bernese Mountain Dogs [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.angelfire.com/alt/milligan_bmds/ This message may not be forwarded without the author's permission
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2003 6:21 PM Subject: Re: distressed over Berner pup > As hard as this is please keep in mind you do not help this puppy's > mother by saving this puppy. Mom is the slave of a puppy mill owner who > breeds dogs purely for profit and doesn't care where or how they end up. > The puppy mill owner who sold this puppy to a broker then to a pet store > doesn't see anything wrong with this puppy ending up in a small lucite > cage. Be brave and know that this puppy will eventually find a home but > if it sells too fast or for the asking price it will simply tell the > petstore owners that they need more of these puppies to make more money. > What you can do is print some material about Bernese from the BMDCA.org > website on care and raising of the puppy and ask the store owner to give > it to the buyers. See if they will give the buyer your name and number > where they can contact you for questions and guidance. Be supportive of > the buyer if they contact you as they will not have any input from a > reputable breeder to fall back on. This situation will be occuring more > and more and we all need to know how to handle it and what to do. > > The main thing we all need to remember is never never never buy anything > from any pet store that sells any live dogs and cats (some would say any > animal but I don't have problems with things that you can flush, I know > this is probably not politically correct of me but it's just how I feel, > sorry) > > Susan Ablon > Gweebarra BMD > Balch Springs, Tx > http://www.pageweb.com/gwebara > > On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 18:59:48 -0400 Rick Grinstead > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > I went to a new pet store - Petland in Maryville, Tn. today to see > > if > > they carryInnova dog food - they do not - BUT they had a Berner pup- > > > > just got it there - I felt so bad I could have cried - it was behind > > a > > lucite door in a small pen - any advise in how to get the word > > about > > this - it is a nine week female and they are asking $2,031.99 . > > Please > > help - this sweetie doesn't need to be growing up in a pet store - > > > > unsocialized and alone. > > > > > > >