Pup-e-Paws

Our King Charles was purchased from Pup-​E-​Paws in 2007. We love him dearly, however, we incurred over $ 10,000 in medical bills. Rocky required knee surgery and then a Craniotomy for a genetic birth defect in 2011. The Breeder was Johnny Meyer. Sire Prince of Troy #Fo4-​ZA-​DV-​30302T and Princess Lady Ann F04-​AZ-​Dv-​30311T. CAUTION… Puppy Mill??? ALERT ALERT

«You may be supporting puppy mills, but you are also rescuing a dog in the same respect.»
Buying a puppy from a pet store, whether it came from a puppy mill or not, is NOT «rescuing» the animal. The impact of your purchase — MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE — is that you are SUPPORTING the puppy mill, which will BREED MORE PUPPIES. By purchasing a puppy, you’ve basically opened up a spot for another poor dog to be brought into this world. You’re also financially supporting the store that buys the puppies in the first place. Let’s not forget that they sold you a SICK puppy, and they are ABSOLUTELY at fault for the ear infection.
Edited to Add: Dogs from puppy mills are known for being ill-​bred with poor genes and are more susceptible to problems as they age. The same goes for other animals such as budgies (parakeets). In the parrot world, we see this all of the time. A budgie’s projected lifespan is 12 – 15 years. However, a recent survey of budgie owners in several parrot forums I’m a member of revealed that most pet budgies are living to the ripe old age of THREE. Budgies are perhaps one of the most inbred species of animal sold in pet stores. Poor genes and inbreeding are one of the highest causes of death in pet store budgies. I wouldn’t be surprised if we find the same trend with puppy mill dogs.
As the owner of several rescued animals I find the statement above not only heinous but revolting.

I’ve been to this store, and it’s despicable, as any such business is. No reputable breeder will ever sell a puppy to a pet store. No ethical pet store will ever sell puppies or kittens. It’s not that, on a fluke, you can’t end up with a great pet from a pet store. However, make no mistake, purchasing a dog from a pet store will always support puppy mills.

This place is right next to Mutt Puddles and I was not impressed. The décor is cute, but mostly laminated cardboard, with some fake hay. I went in there a few times to look around and the staff wasn’t very friendly and also didn’t know much about dogs. Seeing that they are selling breeds around $ 700 you would expect them to at least know a little or at least to attempt to engage their customers.
I saw a special on the news a few weeks later that there had been a robbery while the store was open. Apparently a girl had put a puppy into her jacket while the store keeper wasn’t paying attention. The owner who was very upset said that she was worried that the girl wouldn’t be able to care for the dog, because she couldn’t even pay to purchase it. (I DO NOT CONDONE STEALING, but I think that given the way that they treat their customers it was probably an easy mark) The store was opened because the woman had always loved animals, so her husband bought her a business. :(
I think this might be the place for Paris Hilton, to get her next purse pet.