dogsgalore Posted March 28, 2004 Posted March 28, 2004 I was at the petstore yesterday looking at the pups and I overheard the worker talking to some customers there who were looking at the chihuahua pups, (who have been there for quite a while). She said the reason one of the two pups was so big was that it was the smallest in the litter and they fed it more so it grew bigger. That wouldn't make a pup grow bigger would it? Fatter maybe, bigger I doubt it. It's over breed standard for a chihuahua anyway, it's pretty big, probably 7 lbs and about 12 weeks old or more. :-? Quote
Lokipups Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 Not to mention the fact that if they're overfeeding a puppy like that, it will cause joint problems from stress on the skeleton, and can possibly also cause organ damage from such a small body trying to get rid of the excess :x . Quote
courtnek Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 Divine is right. The overall size of the dog is designed by genetics...if it really was the runt it would still be the runt...overfeeding would just make it a fat runt.... stupid people..... :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted March 29, 2004 Posted March 29, 2004 ugh, don't get me started. i work at a vets and we go once a week to a nearby pet store to check the new arrivals and do vaccines. that place is disgusting. most of the pups are sick, smell horrible, and its just disgusting in general. i hate going there. it makes me sick. one of our vets can't really stand it either. she tries to avoid having to deal with the store, its owner, and the dogs that come from it. because she knows she's gonna say something by accident to someone who comes in to get their new puppy checked out. something along the lines of "well, that's what you get when you get a dog that came from a puppy mill." hehe, i wish she'd say it all the time. then maybe people would smarten up. Quote
science_doc Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 My sister loves cats the way I love dogs. Her best friend went and purchased a "tea cup poodle" from a pet store! My sister and I had a total fit and were giving her friend a really hard time about supporting pet stores that sell puppies and kittens. Anyway the family had the pet store dog about 10 months when it suddenly fell over and died. The family was devastated. The vet investigated the little dogs death and found the heart was really undersized and malformed, poor puppy never had a chance. I am pleased to say that after about 6 months that family went and adopted a dog from a local shelter.......guess these things work out in end. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted April 1, 2004 Posted April 1, 2004 :evil: I wish people who worked in pet stores actually cared about animals! :x Quote
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