Thank You, Ileana. Many people do not know that Petco and Petsmart do not, and have NEVER sold puppies. I work at Petsmart, and I go around telling people to never go to a pet store for a dog. I give out our local kennel club's breeder referral number at work. It's so sad to see people with their "brand new puppies!" that come into our store for their supplies. I just gave a 10 week old Shiba Inu puppy his first bath, and I could not get the terrible smell off of his little belly. He was purchased that day from a local PET STORE, and he was "just $200 because he has a cataract!" The poor baby was probably never out of his smelly cage. His body was actually stained with odor. Makes me ill. Bonnie Dinsmore Von Adlerhof GSDs ----- Original Message ----- From: <InquestGSD@xxxxxxx> To: <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>; <arelee_1020@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <epeningt@xxxxxxxxxx>; <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:17 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Petco doesn't sell dogs (or cats for that matter) > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ellen Penington" > To: > ; "Showgsd-l" > Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 8:28 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: guess who doesn't like THIS?!?!?!?! > > >> I totally agree...but I was VERY disheartened to see PETCO as a major >> sponsor of Westminster. Maybe I am wrong, but I seem to remember PETCO >> is >> one of Mr. Hunte's buyers???? >> >> Ellen Penington >> El Dorado German Shepherds > > > > > > Get your facts straight. Petco sponsors Westminster......that's a fact. > > Petco has never sold dogs, or cats, or snakes. That is also a fact. > > Petco has what is called the Petco Foundation, and they have a yearly > drive > and collect money for local rescue organizations. They also organize, thru > their local stores, adoption days with the local SPCA or other non profit > rescue > groups. These are also facts. > > You will find lots of dog show people working at Petco. Some of the > staff > are in NY this week showing their dogs at Westminster. And yes, Hunte has > been > the topic of conversation for months now. Not in a positive way. > > Some Petco stores even have space designated to house cats that are > available for adoption, as it is a little harder for cats to travel back > and forth > from their foster homes. > > Petco also sponsors Cesar Milan. See a pattern? > > Ileana > > > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the > original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY > MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS > PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY > FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL > BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================