Stick(er) it: You write it, we’ll make it
By Gina Spadafori
December 16, 2009
LauraS had a fantastic idea in the comments the other day:
That we come up with some bumper-sticker sized slogans to help people realize there is a difference between a reputable, ethical breeder and puppy-milling scum.
And that the difference doesn’t have anything to do with “papers,” either from a registry like the AKC or from an entity like the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which oversees factory farms for puppies.
The last thing? It’s likely part of the problem, since the goal of the USDA and the puppy-mill industry is not eliminating mass-breeders, but making them acceptable to a public that doesn’t know that there’s more to developing a family pet than putting the mother on non-porous flooring or in a cleaner cage.
So … we have Christie’s long-time offering: “Family homes for family pets.” But does that “read” to anyone just walking into thinking about a puppy?
Or … ?
Pitch it the comments. If we get something we all like, I’ll have our graphic artist make a sticker and sell it at cost in our store — or maybe a add-on going to small rescue groups?
Not sure how we pick a winner, but I’m happy to offer an autographed set of our “Ultimate” books — including the newest that will be out next month, “The Ultimate Bird-Lover.”
AKC - inbred lines, not breeding lines
AKC - congenital vet bills
Comment by eli — December 16, 2009 @ 9:53 am
Just a correction: I thought the way Christie’s “blurb” read was:
“Family Pets from Family Homes”
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 9:55 am
eli, it’s not that AKC guarantees BAD quality. Rather, it’s that having that AKC “stamp” is no guarantee of GOOD quality.
A subtle distinction, but an important one.
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 9:57 am
the trick is not to make it sound like the puppies your neighbor just had because her dog and the dog down the street are so nice.
Comment by EmilyS — December 16, 2009 @ 10:04 am
Big print:
It’s 12 o’clock. Do you know where your puppies are?
Small print:
Ethical breeders commit for life.
Comment by H. Houlahan — December 16, 2009 @ 10:19 am
What’s the deadline?
This is my dream assignment.
Comment by Mary Mary — December 16, 2009 @ 10:21 am
ooh i like heather’s.
i got nothing, so i’m looking forward to see what everyone comes up with.
i will purchase one if they become availble.
Comment by Sarah — December 16, 2009 @ 10:36 am
Deadline? Spoken like the professional writer you are, Mary! Ha!
OK, 12:01 a.m. PT Jan. 1.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — December 16, 2009 @ 10:45 am
Oooo!
“Show me the Mommy!”
Good breeders have nothing to hide.
Comment by Mary Mary — December 16, 2009 @ 10:50 am
That’s right, it’s “Family pets from family homes.”
Comment by Christie Keith — December 16, 2009 @ 11:07 am
Hm. I really like the “ethical breeders commit for life” bit. When I think animal mills, I always think cages, so cage free comes to mind.
Cage free: Not just for farm animals.
(Ethical breeders commit for life.)
Cage free means misery free
(Ethical breeders commit for life.)
Ethical breeding: 100% dedication, 0% profit
That might be a little too obscure?
Comment by L Talore — December 16, 2009 @ 11:07 am
GOOD PUPPY BREEDERS ROCK
Comment by Snoopys Friend — December 16, 2009 @ 11:15 am
the OTHER Pat, I agree on your point, to an extent.
Breeders understand what “AKC” does and does not mean.
Consumers, buying “product” at pet stores, buy brand name, just as they spend money on brand names anywhere else. And AKC sells its “brand” on everything from vets to the puppy-mill product.
“Please, please consider the labor-of-love-im-not-maka-dollar-on-my-blood-sweat-n-tears-ima-ethical-breeder” is a plan for a segment of our culture. But let us not imagine that everyone that wants a dog needs to be as financially, emotionally, and physically invested as the breeder. Belies the “companion pet” concept.
Not calling the AKC brand into question allows the good to keep covering up the bad. And as long as “digging up the goods” on breeders is a task most efficiently accomplished by professional private investigators, the major, visible brand needs to be held accontable.
Fer instance - the BBC show aired in the US last week. Headlines everywhere? Talking heads all a-jabber? I was out of circ this weekend, did I miss something?
I do not presume that AKC automatically means institutionalized eugenics for individual breeders. But it does mean that for the Breed Clubs, and for the AKC. Subtlety is lost on the arrogant.
Comment by eli — December 16, 2009 @ 11:23 am
ethical breeders do it for love
Comment by mary frances — December 16, 2009 @ 12:21 pm
eli, your two suggestions were:
AKC - inbred lines, not breeding lines
AKC - congenital vet bills
The implication is that ALL dogs from AKC registered stock and “AKC breeders” are bad risks.
Now - for example - you do realize that - by definition - Gina is an “AKC breeder”. As is Christie (I believe her dogs have been AKC registered?)
My own healthy little Papillon with lots of healthy little relatives is from an “AKC breeder”.
And although all these examples were “AKC dogs”, NONE of them came from a commercial outlet in any way, shape or form.
But the way I read your “slogans”, they all get swept under the same umbrella. And I simply cannot agree that is an accurate representation.
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 12:23 pm
I like the “cage free” tagline, with maybe an image? A big dog in a small cage, for example.
It’s ironic… I was just thinking the other day that I’d love a sticker or a shirt that says “Why does anyone still listen to PETA?” A shirt could then have a list of factoids on the back… just an idea!
Comment by Jen_Ann_W — December 16, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
You can find horridly inbred designer pups, rare breed pups etc…
You can find outcrossed dogs, registered with a 100 different registries or none at all, who are genetic cesspits because they are being bred to little, fluffy and cute in large numbers at Ma and Pa’s puppy farm. If it’s a purdy color, who cares if has no teeth? Keep it and breed it to whatever other little fluffy, scrunchy puppy makers we’ve already got.
There are tons of web-millerswho specifically advertise there product as better because they are not AKC, UKC, CFA etc.. so therefore their dogs/cats are automatically not inbred or suffering form ANY health problems donchaknow. They also will tell you without batting a eye that because they don’t have show dogs or registered dogs, they don’t need to test for disease. And the puppy/kitten hungry public laps it up.
Keeping the focus on what makes a good breeder a good bet, what makes an attentive, nurturing shelter or fostering program preferable to a pet store or web mill to my mind is the A #1 priority. I don’t care if a breeder has registered/unregistered/ working/show/pet rare/popular/designer/purebred/purpose-bred whathaveyous so long as they are taking responsibility for the breed/type/cross/race and it’s genes and the dogs/cats/whatevers they produce.
Get people to insist on seeing where pups are raised and convince them that any dog they buy should come from parents who have passed more tests for breeding than just the practical exam and we destroy the business model for most large and small scale puppymills and other irresponsible breeding practices.
Something positive, thoughtful and easy to remember. That’s what seems to work. Negative absolutely does attract attention, but is too easy for the amoral scum bags to capitalize on.
Comment by JenniferJ — December 16, 2009 @ 12:33 pm
“Papers” don’t make a purebred well-bred
Comment by Terry Albert — December 16, 2009 @ 12:37 pm
Puppies are not mass market products. Get yours from a responsible breeder.
Comment by Susan Fox — December 16, 2009 @ 12:52 pm
Add at the end- ,a shelter or a rescue.
Comment by Susan Fox — December 16, 2009 @ 12:54 pm
How about:
“Papers” are for Pot Heads. Find your puppy from a responsible breeder.
or
When it comes to puppies, “papers” are for piddling not selection
Comment by Jason Merrihew — December 16, 2009 @ 1:03 pm
So you’re saying that “papers are bad”?
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 1:37 pm
Now - for example - you do realize that - by definition - Gina is an “AKC breeder”. As is Christie (I believe her dogs have been AKC registered?)
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009
I can’t speak on Christie’s behalf, but honestly I would rather say I have bred a planned litter that has been registered with the AKC.
Zin and McKenzie’s AKC registration was pretty low on their list of qualifications for “parenthood.” (A little higher but not all that much: Their AKC titles.) Thousands of dollars in health screening and prenatal veterinary care, plus hundreds of hours of careful nuturing and socializing of the puppies … didn’t see the AKC around for any of that. And doG knows they didn’t demand any of that from me as a breeder. All they wanted was the form and a check.
Their happy desire to jump into bed with puppy-mills seriously makes me want to puke.
To link to another of Ms. Smarty’s past posts, “AKC, I wish I knew how to quit you.”
The good breeders I know are good in spite of the AKC, not because of.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — December 16, 2009 @ 1:44 pm
Right - but, being associated with AKC does not automatically make one BAD which is the gist of some of the comments.
It’s all in the nuance . . . .
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 1:57 pm
Absolutely. Carry on. :)
Comment by Gina Spadafori — December 16, 2009 @ 2:08 pm
the OTHER Pat
the AKC is a standard. It is a standard that encompasses you, Gina, BYB, puppy mills and everyone in between.
My point is not personal. Effecting a change in a cultural mind set (buying puppies online/at outlets) means doing things like questioning the organization that promotes impulse buying pets in pet markets. It also means developing a social standard that is available to everyone.
“Buy my puppy because I am an ethical breeder” has little chance of registering on the moral compass of a person that sees buying a cute and accoutrements at a glitzy pet store as an extension of a mall shopping experience.
Questioning the brand name that sponsors this scheme has a better chance of registering. In short, I feel it is more important that questions be raised, than to provide the pat answer. I say this because the issue is complex, and that there are many solutions, as opposed to a solution.
I do know Gina’s attitude concerning the AKC. She has made points pro and con regarding the AKC that I can agree with. If I were “into” flat coats, I would seek her advice, having come to know her investment in the dog. None of which has anything to do with AKC, except as a registry of breeding and performance.
I made the suggestions I did, thinking this type of breeder would not actually have their feelings hurt. As in, if the shoe fits, its yours.
Comment by eli — December 16, 2009 @ 2:24 pm
I like Heather’s so far.
I’m still thinking…
Preferably something that won’t get my car egged…
Comment by Original Lori — December 16, 2009 @ 2:47 pm
eli, basically I would paraphrase your suggested “slogan” as follows:
“If you want an unhealthy dog, buy one that is registered with the AKC”.
You may not *think* that’s how your idea reads, but that’s how it reads.
Do you really believe such a statement is reflective of the reality of every AKC-registered dog that is out there?
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 2:56 pm
the OTHER Pat
I would paraphrase it as “the AKC is a closed registry, and makes no bones about refusing to establish a standard of quality”.
Maybe if we keep rephrasing, we find a combination that all would vote for?
Comment by eli — December 16, 2009 @ 3:05 pm
I guess I kinda like having “rule ins” rather than “rule outs.”
For brainstorming purposes:
A good breeder … [fill in the blank]
And see where we can get to from there.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — December 16, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
And yeah, but … the AKC is a closed registry, but at least they do offer dogs the possibility of doing something work-related, like various performance events.
It’s not like Joe-Bob’s Fancy Pup Paper-Mill For Puppy-Mills does that.
The AKC may not be much more than database and printer, but it is a LITTLE more. Which most other registries are not. At. All.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — December 16, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
Don’t help Puppy Mills hurt dogs. Adopt responsibly.
Comment by Ann Price — December 16, 2009 @ 3:16 pm
“Questioning the brand name that sponsors this scheme has a better chance of registering. In short, I feel it is more important that questions be raised, than to provide the pat answer. I say this because the issue is complex, and that there are many solutions, as opposed to a solution.”
Yeah but… eli, we’re talking about bumper stickers here. The slogan has to be simple and clear. Complex arguments are not ideal for bumper stickers.
Comment by Pai — December 16, 2009 @ 3:32 pm
Which also probably means that’s it’s better to suggest a positive action people can take rather than trying to explain why they shouldn’t do something.
Comment by Susan Fox — December 16, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
And pointing at AKC as THE cause of THE problem really misses the point of this bumper sticker, which is - to quote from the original post - “to help people realize there is a difference between a reputable, ethical breeder and puppy-milling scum.”
Saying that “the difference” boils down to “avoid the AKC” doesn’t even come close to the basic issue we’re working together to address here.
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 3:52 pm
I much prefer a positive message than one that disses purebred dogs or purebred dog organizations.
My favorite is still Christie’s “Family pets from family homes”. I found this in the PetConnection blog archives several times. I think it’s better than “Family homes for family pets.” The latter doesn’t imply anything to me about the where the breeding dogs live.
I also want to see “A dog is for life and not just for Christmas” or a more simple “A dog is for life”. I did a bit of Googling and while there is a round sticker for sale with the former phrase I didn’t find a bumper sticker with either phrase.
Comment by LauraS — December 16, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
Over on Facebook, my funny friend Lyndol suggests, “Don’t buy your cockerdoodle from a total dick”
Has a nice ring to it!
Comment by Gina Spadafori — December 16, 2009 @ 4:01 pm
#
How about:
“Papers” are for Pot Heads. Find your puppy from a responsible breeder.
or
When it comes to puppies, “papers” are for piddling not selection
Comment by Jason Merrihew — December 16, 2009 @ 1:03 pm
Here’s the problem with this - the “solution” is “hey, I bought a dog that has no papers, therefore, I bought from a responsible breeder”. Yeah, cuz those “great” breeders breeding “hybrids” are so much better than every breeder who registers with a valid KC, right??
Let’s try to fix the actual problem, instead of focusing on one small part of it.
And no, I have no slogan. I am sure I will wake a 3 am with the PERFECT one, fall back asleep, and forget it, though.
Comment by K.B. — December 16, 2009 @ 4:20 pm
SOMEONE better put a notepad on their bedside table before they fall asleep tonight!
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 4:22 pm
I like Mary Mary’s submission.
Graphic of a happy bitch surrounded by puppies with that one.
Comment by H. Houlahan — December 16, 2009 @ 5:19 pm
One of our lurkers e-mailed me, not wanting to post but wanting to share:
Puppies Aren’t Products: Meet the Parents
I spent more time researching my puppy than I did this car
Friend don’t let friends buy pet store puppies
(So far, I’m personally loving “Show me the Mommy!”)
Comment by Gina Spadafori — December 16, 2009 @ 5:43 pm
I really, really like “show me the mommy” and “meet the parents”.
I like the ‘cage’ ones, in theory, but then we’ll have to spend hours explaining the difference between crates (training tools, safe place in cars, etc), and ‘cages’. I already get people emailing me to say how they’d ‘never stick their puppy in one of those horrible crate things’.
Mine, which is quite boring:
Don’t buy your puppy blindly! Visit -
www. link to a good info page on Pet Connection .com
or something less suckage infused. I’m really tired.. lol
Comment by FrogDogz — December 16, 2009 @ 6:00 pm
Do you really know where your puppy came from?
Do you know your puppy’s parents?
Puppy mills register their dogs too!
Comment by cheryl — December 16, 2009 @ 6:04 pm
Much as I like Chritie’s “Family pets from family homes”, I’ve been reflecting on EmilyS’s point about not wanting to put a automatic stamp of approval on the oh-so-frequent situation that results in “the puppies your neighbor just had because her dog and the dog down the street are so nice”. And I’ve also been thinking about what I like about H. Houlahan’s suggestion - particularly the second line, “Ethical breeders commit for life”.
One of the essential characteristics that defines the caring breeder is that long-term commitment that doesn’t end when the puppy (or dog) goes to its new home. And so I offer up this variation on Christie’s theme which is probably way too clumsy but which might serve as a jumping-off point for some other ideas:
“A family pet for life should start its life in a family home”
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 6:09 pm
“Show me the mommy!” is a great slogan… maybe not a bumper sticker slogan, as it needs some explanation, but it can go in the “Family pets from family homes” category of sound bites that we use to describe our vision of where pets should come from.
Comment by Christie Keith — December 16, 2009 @ 6:12 pm
This is hard! … just goes to show why admen make the big bucks!
If the slogan pushes family homes, then you sanctify the neighborhood breeder who hasn’t done any kind of testing and may peddle them in the local shopper newspaper.
If it pushes “show me the mommy” (which is really cute) it slurs shelter/rescue adoptions because of course they usually don’t have the mother.
“puppies aren’t products… get yours from a home-based breeder or local shelter” is I think where we’re going, but it’s boring. The driver would probably crash rearend you just trying to read it…
Comment by EmilyS — December 16, 2009 @ 6:22 pm
I actually had this image come to mind of a bumper sticker shaped like the top half of a circle. Written in an arc around the top edge is “Family pets from family homes” and across the straight bottom edge is written “Show me the Mommy!”
And then the illustration in the center is the graphic of the happy bitch surrounded by puppies (and maybe a little kid sitting there holding one? Or would that be too “over the top”?)
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 6:23 pm
But EmilyS, my impression of what we’re doing here is more focused on helping inexperienced people start thinking about how to distinguish specifically between different kinds of breeders. For this particular effort, I don’t believe we’re getting into the shelter/rescue option.
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 6:26 pm
The OTHER Pat,
Exactly. The point of the message is good breeder vs. bad breeder.
And what is the most common, most observable difference between good and bad breeder, something ANY consumer could easily measure?
Not being able to see the mother.
That means don’t buy online.
Don’t buy from a pet store.
Don’t get the puppy from someone who insists on meeting in a parking lot.
SHOW ME THE MOMMY!
Comment by Mary Mary — December 16, 2009 @ 6:40 pm
I want whatever we come up with to not put down shelter pets! We’re distinguishing between different kinds of breeders, not breeders vs shelters.
Comment by Christie Keith — December 16, 2009 @ 6:46 pm
We could have a series of one liners about the hallmarks of good breeders.
A good breeder can show you the mommy!
A good breeder has dog hair on the furniture.
Comment by Christie Keith — December 16, 2009 @ 6:49 pm
Designer Dogs - A Mutt with a Marketing Plan
Comment by Cynthia M — December 16, 2009 @ 7:03 pm
When your puppy asks “Where did I come from?”, what will you say?
Comment by Susan Fox — December 16, 2009 @ 7:51 pm
(with icon of puppy face)
ANTI Mill.
ANTI Mall.
PRO ethical breeder.
Ethical is too long a word.
Humane breeder?
Home breeder?
(sounds too much like BYB to me …)
Comment by Mary Mary — December 16, 2009 @ 7:55 pm
“A good breeder has dog hair on the furniture.”
I like that one!
Comment by EmilyS — December 16, 2009 @ 8:08 pm
If nothing else, we’re coming up with lots of great sayings to put on the placards of those picketing stores that sell puppies!
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 16, 2009 @ 9:08 pm
what about a picture of a puppy with a UPC sticker on him and something to the effect of: you should’nt have to ring up your puppy.
or something???
Comment by Original Lori — December 17, 2009 @ 6:58 am
Or to combine ideas again, a picture of an unhappy looking puppy with a UPC bar code stamped on his side and the message “Puppies aren’t products!”
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 17, 2009 @ 7:21 am
A good breeder has dog hair on the furniture.
And on the car seats, the carpet, the counter tops, on their clothes, in their hair, sprinkled on their baking.. etc. And I don’t even HAVE long haired dogs!
I LOVE the barcode idea. Maybe something anti on line puppy sales -
Barcoded puppy, slogan: Puppies aren’t products - don’t buy on line or from pet stores!
Comment by FrogDogz — December 17, 2009 @ 7:43 am
Doggone with Puppy Mills!
Comment by Colorado Transplant — December 17, 2009 @ 7:49 am
The barcoded puppy image idea reminds me of another rather iconic image which was used to good effect many years ago.
In the late 70s early 80s, PeTA put out an ad campaign against animal testing - specifically, the Draize rabbit eye test used by cosmetics companies such as Revlon. They took out a fullpage ad in at least one (maybe more) major newspaper which showed a rabbit with bandages over both eyes.
It was a striking visual, and one that I believe worked out very well for them.
You can’t underestimate the power of a well-crafted image.
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 17, 2009 @ 8:02 am
A few ideas:
Puppies should be homemade not factory farmed.
Home breeders produce puppies for families, puppy mills produce puppies for profits.
Puppies born in homes learn to live in homes, puppies born in cages learn to live in cages.
Comment by ntd — December 17, 2009 @ 8:43 am
So I googled puppy with bar code and puppy with UPC
http://tinyurl.com/ygd9vcx
Comment by Original Lori — December 17, 2009 @ 8:49 am
The OTHER Pat, you’re right.
And Peta is very very good at slogans.
Comment by Mary Mary — December 17, 2009 @ 8:49 am
How about a series of stickers based on Christie’s slogan, “Family pets from family homes”. Each sticker would have that across the bottom and a different phrase above it. For example:
Puppies aren’t products
Family pets from family homes
A good breeder has dog hair on the furniture
Family pets from family homes
Show me the mommy
Family pets from family homes
Good breeders commit for life
Family pets from family homes
Etc.
Comment by Grahund — December 17, 2009 @ 9:11 am
I also agree with LauraS. I’d like to have a “A Dog is for Life” sticker. That’s the official slogan of Dogs’ Trust in the UK. It’s been very effective there.
Comment by Grahund — December 17, 2009 @ 9:12 am
The really nice thing about “family pets” meme is it embraces those who foster, too!
Comment by Gina Spadafori — December 17, 2009 @ 9:13 am
Hi K.B.
I was making an attempt (a poor one) at humor. It wasn’t my intention to offend any responsible breeders. I don’t believe all “papers” are bad. In theory it’s probably a great idea.
However, growing up in a very rural area in the midwest, I did not know anybody who actually showed their dogs. I did know a lot of people who had “papered” dogs and they thought it was a way to print money. If one of the puppies couldn’t get papered, they would most likely cut their costs by trying to give it away or possibly getting rid of it by other means. Conversly, those who bought “papered” dogs thought they also had a money maker which creates a bad cycle.
Needless to say, this help formed a non-favorable view of “papers” in my mind. By the way, I love a lot of the slogan ideas.
Comment by Jason Merrihew — December 17, 2009 @ 9:26 am
Again, it’s that subtle distinction.
“Papers” are not automatically indicative of a problem. There are plenty of healthy, well-bred dogs with “papers” who come from good breeders who are doing things right.
On the other hand, the fact that a dog has “papers” is no guarantee of that dog’s “quality” or that he came from an ethical breeder.
It’s inaccurate to say that “Papers=good, no papers=bad” or conversely “No papers=good, papers=bad”. But there are plenty of people out there who use such broad and incorrect statements to try and take advantage of the lack of knowledge of much of the general public where “all things dog” are concerned. I think it’s important that none of our “slogans” lead down that same path.
Comment by The OTHER Pat — December 17, 2009 @ 10:04 am
When you know the breeder,
You get warm and fuzzy x2,
for life
Comment by eli — December 17, 2009 @ 10:23 am
Right now, my puppies are nearing 9 months old. Mostly what their families are getting is Adolescent Attitude x2. :)
FayBee, for example, has zits and sulks in the other room when she doesn’t get her way!
Comment by Gina Spadafori — December 17, 2009 @ 10:40 am
heh!
at this point, its up to breeding and rearing. Adolescents have the dullest parents :-o
Comment by eli — December 17, 2009 @ 10:44 am
Right now, my puppies are nearing 9 months old. Mostly what their families are getting is Adolescent Attitude x2. :)
Isn’t that the truth. This is the time when the new parents email and call to tell me what hellions their babies are being, and I cackle with glee and tell them “A puppy is for life!!”. Haha!
Comment by FrogDogz — December 17, 2009 @ 11:41 am
A reputable breeder will ask you as many questions as you ask them.
Comment by Chris Mastromatto — December 17, 2009 @ 11:50 am
Gina Says: “Right now, my puppies are nearing 9 months old. Mostly what their families are getting is Adolescent Attitude x2. :)”
Yah, well the boys are starting to lift their legs, and the constant fetching of potholders, shoes, underwear and kitchen towels continues. Still wouldn’t trade him for the world!
I happen to know there is a lovely picture of a happy mama dog and pups on the FCRSA website…
Comment by Katie Bruesewitz — December 17, 2009 @ 12:28 pm
Poop on Puppy Mill People
Correction on earlier submission. Should read: Dog-gone for Puppy Mills.
Well, you can’t fault me for trying, anyway.
Comment by Colorado Transplant — December 17, 2009 @ 4:12 pm
Pet Store Puppy = Puppy Mill Pet
Comment by A. Bailey — December 17, 2009 @ 4:32 pm
Click + Buy = Puppy Mill Profits
Comment by Gina Spadafori — December 17, 2009 @ 5:54 pm
That Doggy in the Window Came from a Mill
Comment by A. Bailey — December 17, 2009 @ 9:18 pm
Addendum to above: That Doggy in the Window Came from a Mill—Too High a Cost
Really like Gina’s contribution of “Click + Buy.” Pithy.
Comment by A. Bailey — December 17, 2009 @ 9:24 pm
Don’t Buy Dogs
Where You Buy Jeans
Puppy Brokers Aren’t Breeders
Online Dog Sellers are Sick Puppies
Real Rescues Aren’t Store-Bought:
Break the Puppy Mill Cycle
Comment by A. Bailey — December 17, 2009 @ 9:52 pm
Pet Store Puppy = Puppy Mill Pet
Comment by A. Bailey
Click + Buy = Puppy Mill Profits
Comment by Gina Spadafori
How about a combination of these:
Pet Store Puppy = Puppy Mill Profits
elaine
Comment by elaine — December 17, 2009 @ 10:15 pm
Puppy Mills Make Good Profits,
Not Good Pets.
Comment by Colorado Transplant — December 17, 2009 @ 10:47 pm
Online Dog Sellers are Sick Puppies
Comment by A. Bailey — December 17, 2009 @ 9:52 pm
I love that!
Comment by Mary Mary — December 18, 2009 @ 4:36 am
Ethical Breeders do it for LOVE
Puppy Mills/Pet Stores do it for CASH
Comment by Moira — December 18, 2009 @ 10:10 am
“Bump”. This is going to be ending soon. ONly 85 comments? Yikes!
Comment by Anne T — December 27, 2009 @ 4:27 pm
I’ll move it back to the top in a day or two. :) I’m meeting with the graphic designer tomorrow.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — December 27, 2009 @ 4:32 pm