Would you buy at this pet store? Please answer! 10 points!?

Question

I am thinking about opening a pet store. I think it would be cool to model it after a house. This is what I would do:

Bedroom 1 - Large Puppies

Bedroom 2 - Small Puppies

Bedroom 3 - Cats

Bedroom 4 - Rodents

Living Room - Where products are sold

Family Room - Where families that are interested in the puppies can see take them out of the room and play with them in here.

Kitchen and Dining Room - puppies food is made and eaten.

Basement - Vet

I would keep all the puppies and cats free to walk around the there rooms. There would be no crates. I also would take them in the fenced in backyard to go to the bathroom and play. The doors would be glass so the people could see in the room. I WOULDN'T buy from puppy mills. Instead, I would buy from great breeders that don't breed to make money. Would you buy from here? Why or why not?

I will provide the info on parents, etc

No I think rodents would have to be seperated by gender in huge cages.

Answer 1

I don't buy from pet stores but I think your idea is pretty neat. There are a couple of large rescue shelters out here that are pretty similar to what you're describing. They're not built like houses but they have the cats roaming free in a room together with a whole bunch of sofas and toys so you can see how they'd fit in to your home life. The dogs have large play yards outside and you can socialize with them in small packs of like four to six dogs. I haven't heard of anyone including rodents in the mix though- I hope you wouldn't have those running free... Good luck!

Answer 2

one thing is that no great breeder would just give you the puppies they would want you to sell the pups for them, so that they would still be able to make some money, and another thing is that i wouldn't like the part about all the puppies in on room with out being locked up, just think about it there is going to be sh*t and piss every where. I wouldn't look down on that because if i were to buy a pup i would like it some what clean instead of running around in a bunch of feces, but other wise its a pretty good idea, you still need to keep the dogs and cats in a pen, even if you have a fenced in place in the rooms to separate the dogs in smaller groups and to keep the room clean enough for people to walk in and see them......good luck though

Answer 3

No. First good breeders prefer to select owners for their pups themselves and don't trust someone else to do it.

Some animals don't do well in communal environments and unless things are set up right, there is no way to keep a house setting sanitary to protect animal health. You are talking about a bunch of animals that are not housebroken. When you have a lot of animals in a group setting, especially young ones that don't have all their vaccinations, you can't just throw them in all together. Disease would be a problem. And with a vet in the basement, there would be disease coming on to the site, including parvo, which could kill every pup in your store.

It's a nice idea, not at all practical.

Answer 4

Companion animals should be considered part of the family, not merchandise. Your homestyle idea is appealling, but please don't sell puppies & kittens from breeders-- I totally agree with the ppl who suggest that you use this venue to find homes for homeless/shelter animals (many of whom *are* puppies & kittens).
As for the rodents, you might also do rescue & if absolutely necessary your own small-scale breeding on an as-needed basis-- just be sure to charge enough for your rodents so they end up as happy pets, not someone's lunch.
Most of our own multi-species family are rescues & we've often paid more for adopting a rescue than we would have if we'd bought the animal @ a "pet store." The higher price is partly to ensure that ppl really are committed to the little one & also helps to support the rescue.

Answer 5

It's basically a nice idea...but breeders breed to make money, and it's going to be hard to find one that's willing to sell to a pet store. I really like the idea of the vet right there. It's an idea that needs some work, but I think you're on to something.

Answer 6

buy pet store answer 10 points

Answer 7

I like the ideas of no crates and modeling after a house but instead of using breeders you could foster dogs and cats from a local shelter or foster group. Most breeders do so for a profit and not well-being of their animals. Also you may have to look into restrictions for how many animals you can have there. Don't give up on your idea, just improve it some.

Answer 8

Sorry, I would NEVER buy an animal from a pet store, no matter what the claims in terms of them being puppy mill free.

I would need to do the research of the breeder, the sire, the dam - including medical records and any show titles, references from others who have received puppies from the breeder, ... I would NEVER NEVER NEVER just take a pet stores word for it. Unfortunately, there are people that would though.

Answer 9

Not a black st bernard--- Nice Newfy ;)

You know what you really should do, is disban all these current ideas and work with animals in shelters, at finding them good homes.

My folks raise newfs and their application letter is a mile long. They wouldn't ever sell to someone that was trying to resell a dog. My folks would be horrified if a puppy of theirs ended up in a less than perfect situation.

I however, get a pound dog for me. I don't show, I don't breed, I have no intention of wanting my dog for anything less than a family dog that will go to mule shows with me and be my traveling partner.

I think you will do the world a much better service, rehoming shelter animals. Go to the shelter,evaluate them, take pics and then pound pavement looking for good homes.

You will be way more successful with that.

Answer 10

Sorry, but this sounds terrible.
How are you going to clean up after wrecking all of this house? I doubt it'll be legal.
And also, not all dogs get along with each other...
I'd rather buy from a breeder or a decent pet shop, thanks.