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Anyone ever buy a puppy online?

brainofPJbrainofPJ 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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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    go to your nearest shelter....it'll be the best dog you've ever had :)
  • SilverSeedSilverSeed 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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  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    They really ship puppies via UPS or Fedex?
    I'd pay for the express shipping if I were you
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  • GraySaturdayGraySaturday 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.
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    "Don't breed or buy while shelter pets die"
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,156
    I wonder if the S&H is higher then what 10C charges?
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  • smithnicsmithnic Posts: 1,563
    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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  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,173
    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.
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes 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
  • spongersponger 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_BabyVedderlution_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.
  • iluvcatsiluvcats 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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  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes 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.
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick 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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  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,173
    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. :(
  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner 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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  • brainofPJbrainofPJ 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
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL 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.
  • brainofPJbrainofPJ 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
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes 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
  • RiverrunnerRiverrunner Posts: 2,419
    brainofPJ wrote:
    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?

    Do you have a way to verify that it true? Puppy mills have such a bad rep now, if I was the owner of one I would advertise like I wasn't.
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  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    aNiMaL wrote:
    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.


    Let us know what kind you adopt. :)
  • markymark550markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,173
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    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
    oh ok, might give it a look when I get home then

    yeah, the one with her is gut-wrenchingly sad...
  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    cutback wrote:
    go to your nearest shelter....it'll be the best dog you've ever had :)
    agreed
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  • Vedderlution_BabyVedderlution_Baby Posts: 2,535
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    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


    No shit. The first time me and my g/f saw that commercial I nearly started crying. I got up, grabbed my wallet, grabbed the keys and headed for the door. My g/f starts asking me where I'm going and I tell her I plan on going to the nearest pet stores and buying every damn animal I see. She took away my wallet for the next day.
  • patrickredeyespatrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    Some great people and dogs in this video. :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWz3q6Spp2o&feature=related
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    Let us know what kind you adopt. :)
    Oh, I sure will. I will post pictures and everything.

    I want a Lab - and right now there is an over abundance of black labs in our pound - which just breaks my heart. But what is there when I am ready, I will have to wait and see.

    It will be the hardest thing to only adopt 1 dog. i will want to take at least 10 home I bet. :)
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    cutback wrote:
    go to your nearest shelter....it'll be the best dog you've ever had :)
    AmentsChick wrote:
    "Don't breed or buy while shelter pets die"

    I agree.
    I don't believe breeding should be encouraged while dogs are daily being destroyed due to lack of people wanting to re-home them. I'm not saying all, but some breeders, unfortunately only see pound signs instead of the tiny lives that they are responsible for. I don't know much about the states or other countries but here in the UK, puppy farms tend to be horrific squaller filled holes where dogs are just kept and disposed of.

    There are good breeders out there however. I'm not trying to take away from them, I'm sure they love and care for the animals they breed. I just think that people should be a little more aware of the amount of mongrels, that love and make great pets like any other dog that are sat in kennels waiting for homes or judgement day.

    I personally would never buy or home an animal over the internet that I hadn't seen in the flesh. I wouldn't be too happy about my future pet being in transit for long periods of time and I'd want to know where it came from...

    but that's just me :)
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    aNiMaL wrote:
    Oh, I sure will. I will post pictures and everything.

    I want a Lab - and right now there is an over abundance of black labs in our pound - which just breaks my heart. But what is there when I am ready, I will have to wait and see.

    It will be the hardest thing to only adopt 1 dog. i will want to take at least 10 home I bet. :)


    first time i went to a shelter i wanted to take every dog home....heart wrenching...

    i adopted what i thought was a black lab puppy and he looks just like one yet he is a mix of many dogs....which, imo, is the perfect dog :)
  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    i'm glad i put this thread up and all of you were pretty unanimous...

    i went to petfinder.com which i had never heard of and found many puppies in our area.

    thanks everyone.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
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