You’re right. Some dog people feel more secure not knowing the ugliness that goes on with our beloved pets out there. I went to a new age shop last week in Hollywood. There is a local puppy mill pet shop right behind it that I think is called “Tea Cups” or something like that. They sell tea-cup sized puppies there. I went in once just to see. There were little puppies so so small…had to be from puppy mills. Where else? Reputable breeders aren’t going to put their pups there. These pups were in these glass “cages” as if they were museum pieces or something. The paraphernalia they have there for little dogs is outrageously expensive.

Last week, as I was walking to the new age store, I saw a family exiting the place. I imagine they were there to buy a Christmas present. I wish they’d go the few miles down the road to either the Animal Shelter or Humane Society. But it seems no matter how often you write it, say it, wear it, some people don’t get it. Buying from pet stores enables those puppy mills to keep mistreating “breeding stock,” and that’s an ugly life. I bet these people never stepped foot in a shelter. Ugh! You just cannot get through to some folks.

That is a very interesting article. I’m glad you posted it. South Florida local shelters are loaded with Pit Bulls. In other parts of the country, that’s not the case. A trainer in New Mexico told me they have an abundance of herding breed mixes. It will take someone like the Dog Whisperer to bring attention to that one-county Dade ban in Florida to possibly get a change. I know a lot of people have been working on getting it changed there for a long time, and it’s barely budging. A tough fight … that’s why it’s important to stop that piece of baloney legislation Thurston Perry’s putting forth to let each Florida county ban whatever breed they want to ban instead of all of Florida banning breed banning, as it stands.