Anyone ever buy a puppy online?

brainofPJ
brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
edited May 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
or any other pet for that matter?

we've been looking at a lot of sites and some of them say they will ship the pup to you. i don't know, i would almost rather go and check it out before i put the money down. but that requires a plane ticket and time off work.

i'm thinking it's almost worth it to just have it boxed up and shipped to me.

input? questions? suggestions?


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  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    go to your nearest shelter....it'll be the best dog you've ever had :)
  • SilverSeed
    SilverSeed Posts: 336
    I would bet any online puppies are pet shop puppies. Go to your local pound and pick one up. You're a) keeping a dog from being condemned to death and b) not supporting puppie mills. Plus you have a lower likelihood of getting a throughly inbred and problem laden dog. And you'll spend less.
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  • smithnic
    smithnic Posts: 1,565
    They really ship puppies via UPS or Fedex?
    I'd pay for the express shipping if I were you
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  • GraySaturday
    GraySaturday Posts: 2,878
    cutback wrote:
    go to your nearest shelter....it'll be the best dog you've ever had :)

    I second that. There are hundreds of thousands of dogs in shelters waiting for a great home. Please check there. Shelters have all different kinds of dogs, and puppies. Please don't mail order a puppy, that supports back yard breeders, and puppy mills.
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    "Don't breed or buy while shelter pets die"
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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,299
    I wonder if the S&H is higher then what 10C charges?
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  • smithnic
    smithnic Posts: 1,565
    Jason P wrote:
    I wonder if the S&H is higher then what 10C charges?

    do they come in poster tubes?
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,217
    I don't think I could ship an animal. That almost sounds like cruelty to me. I mean, you wouldn't ship a toddler via FedEx if you wanted to adopt it.

    That said, I agree with the others about going to a pound/shelter.
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    brainofPJ wrote:
    or any other pet for that matter?

    we've been looking at a lot of sites and some of them say they will ship the pup to you. i don't know, i would almost rather go and check it out before i put the money down. but that requires a plane ticket and time off work.

    i'm thinking it's almost worth it to just have it boxed up and shipped to me.

    input? questions? suggestions?


    There are great dogs in many shelters that need a good home.

    This t.v. ad always gets to me.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAxOtp4vDJQ&feature=related

    But then this one makes me laugh and smile. :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH3pA29MG5k&feature=related
  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    I think one of the biggest misconceptions about shelter animals is that they have behavioral problems from being homeless for so long.

    That misconception was furthered by the Movie "Meet the Parents" in which a shelter cat tore up the Robert DeNiro's house.

    But, the truth is that shelter animals undergo a rigorous obedience screening that lasts several weeks and virtually ensures that the animal is 100% ready for human interaction before being put up for adoption.
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  • Vedderlution_Baby
    Vedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    There are great dogs in many shelters that need a good home.

    This t.v. ad always gets to me.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAxOtp4vDJQ&feature=related


    Have you seen that "In the arms of an angel" commercial? jesus christ. I literally have to change the channel as fast as I possibly can.
  • iluvcats
    iluvcats Posts: 5,153
    brainofPJ wrote:
    or any other pet for that matter?

    we've been looking at a lot of sites and some of them say they will ship the pup to you. i don't know, i would almost rather go and check it out before i put the money down. but that requires a plane ticket and time off work.

    i'm thinking it's almost worth it to just have it boxed up and shipped to me.

    input? questions? suggestions?

    would you want to be boxed up and shipped some where? just a thought...
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    Have you seen that "In the arms of an angel" commercial? jesus christ. I literally have to change the channel as fast as I possibly can.


    Yea thats a tough one to watch.
  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    iluvcats wrote:
    would you want to be boxed up and shipped some where? just a thought...

    Depends on where it was. Hawaii? YES! Utah? NO!!!
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  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,217
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    There are great dogs in many shelters that need a good home.

    This t.v. ad always gets to me.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAxOtp4vDJQ&feature=related

    But then this one makes me laugh and smile. :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH3pA29MG5k&feature=related
    Can't watch youtube at work, but is the first one the ASPCA commercial with Sarah McLachlan? That one gets to me too. Those puppies are just so sad looking. :(
  • Riverrunner
    Riverrunner Posts: 2,419
    Vedderlution_Baby! wrote:
    Have you seen that "In the arms of an angel" commercial? jesus christ. I literally have to change the channel as fast as I possibly can.

    My husband refuses to watch it. I just continue to watch it and choke up.

    I would never buy a puppy on-line EVEN IF for some reason I did not adopt a stray. When you buy on-line you are not buying from a reputable breeder. You are probably buying a puppy mill puppy.
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  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    wow, you people really jumped on this...and i appreciate it.

    we are definitely going to go to some shelters, looking at dogs online is something we do at night though. the thing is, my wife knows what she wants and also we are trying to get a medium size dog...not a yapper and nothing too big since we might be moving into an apartment soon.

    i have only really been looking at those that list the fact that the puppy lives indoors with them and they have kids...too many talk abouts kennels and the dogs being outside...i assume this is what many of you mean by puppy mills?

    so yea, we'll hit up the shelters next week. i just wanted to ask someone other than my mother about the online route.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • aNiMaL
    aNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    AmentsChick wrote:
    "Don't breed or buy while shelter pets die"
    I agree with this.

    In fact, I am getting ready to adopt a dog from our local dog pound, this summer. I can't wait. I keep checking out the available dogs at the pound on-line, but I know i can't even begin to pick one out yet as I have to wait until June or July.
  • brainofPJ
    brainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    iluvcats wrote:
    would you want to be boxed up and shipped some where? just a thought...

    would i want to? no

    if it was convenient for someone else? yes, maybe.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    markymark550 wrote:
    Can't watch youtube at work, but is the first one the ASPCA commercial with Sarah McLachlan? That one gets to me too. Those puppies are just so sad looking. :(


    No it's a Pedigree commercial. That one with Sarah I can't watch or if I do i'm in tears by the time its over. lol

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