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Rottweiler Breeder Versus A Pet Store |
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Written by Sharon Davies
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Sunday, 13 July 2008 |
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A Rottweiler is an investment like any other pet and when you have made the decision that it is time to get a Rottweiler puppy you may want to talk to a reputable Rottweiler breeder and avoid a pet store.
by SharonDavies
A Rottweiler is an investment like any other pet and when you have made the decision that it is time to get a Rottweiler puppy you may want to talk to a reputable Rottweiler breeder and avoid a pet store.
A pet store is great for buying all of the supplies you will need for your pet but they should not be allowed to sell living animals at all. The travesty is that a pet store selling puppies gets worse and worse every year.
Pet stores use what the humane societies in the United States call puppy mills. Puppy mills churn out puppies constantly without any regard for the health of the dogs or any good breeding habits. While they live in their cages they are fed and watered but they get no interaction with people and have no clue how to live outside a cage.
A reputable Rottweiler breeder is going to be able to answer your questions and help you get your new Rottweiler puppy off to a good start. The breeder has probably already started the puppy on its way to getting used to being in a home so that all of the excitement and noise of a new home won't overwhelm a dog from a Rottweiler breeder and your dog has a great chance at being a fun family pet.
A pet store clerk has no idea how to raise a Rottweiler and can offer you absolutely no advice at all on how to care for your new puppy and what you should do if anything happens. A pet store puppy has spent their life looking at people through a cage and will have a hard time adjusting to life in your home. All of the noise and excitement can make important tasks like housebreaking almost impossible.
A reputable Rottweiler breeder will monitor the health of the dogs they breed and they try to make sure that the puppies they sell are without disease and have no health problems. Unfortunately not all health problems can be seen when they are puppies but a breeder will work with you if health problems arise later in the puppy's life.
To a pet store a puppy is a product and some products have problems just by the mass production methods used to make them. This is truly a sad way to treat an animal and is something no one should support.
Pet stores have their niche of selling pet supplies that we all need for our pets but they should not be selling live animals at all. Puppies sold at a pet store have a very low chance of a healthy life and that can be an unfortunate outcome for you and your family as well as the puppy. If people stopped buying puppies from pet stores then maybe they would finally stop selling them and puppy mills would cease to exist.
About the Author:
About the author: Sharon Davies is a passionate lover of the Rottweiler and has a popular website that can teach you how to have a happy, healthy and well behaved Rottweiler. Among other topics there, you can also learn all about Rottweiler Breeder Qualities plus a whole lot more. |
