I understand what you are saying, but its not that I am being cheap.. After I factor in the costs of normal vet visits, shots, new crate,new food dish, etc. - that extra $500 would hit me very hard. While I simply wouldn't be able to afford vet proce...

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I do want to avoid the pet stores, I've seen problems in the past. Back when I was younger, I even had a pet store Beagle that had bad health problems.

I will...

Well, I'm not too familiar with the practices of BYB's.. There aren't too many of those by me (as far as I know). I'm going to have to buy my dog from the pet store... Pet stores (in my area) always are up to date in shots and have always seen a ve...

I have lurked and read a lot in these forums for a few years now.. and I see a lot of comments made that I feel obligated to speak out against here. Some might consider this flame bait, but here I go.

I have a 2 year old Sheltie, and I bo...

Well its a good thing we don't use these standards for humans.. Who would think of mixing a German with an Italian? You would get a guy with pale skin and dark greasy hair.. Suffice to say I wouldn't exist.

There is nothing inherently un...