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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

I love OK GO!

Some of you guys will remember the OK GO video clip, with the choreographed treadmills? Well the latest video clip from them has also gone viral. It features some very well trained shelter dogs and is very very cute.

There has been a lot of talk of puppy farms in Australia today and there was a puppy farm expose during prime time by our celebrity vet - Dr Chris Brown. There was a puppy farm discovered in Gippsland, Victoria which was busted by the RSPCA, though there are still some dogs stuck there.

On the show last night they stated that 50% of dogs in Australia came from squalid puppy factories! I definitely support banning pet shops from trading in puppies and kittens. There is a pet shop near our house which specialises in designer dogs, and say that their dogs don't come from 'puppy factories' but who knows! They do a roaring trade and the amount of money they charge for these pups make them a very lucrative trade.

I will never buy any products again from a shop which sells puppies and kittens. I will stick to our local City Farmers, where my dogs are welcome, good quality kibble and toys are plentiful, and the only animals sold there are very healthy looking fish.

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Rob · 757 weeks ago

I loved the video, and it just goes to show what you can do with your dog and its all good fun for everyone. I agree with you about the pet shops too. There are enough dogs around so we don't need dog from people who are just out to make a killing at ours and the dogs expence.

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jetsagenda 82p · 757 weeks ago

so, so many dogs.... and once money and profit is involved people don't seem to be able to play fair... :P

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Houndstooth · 757 weeks ago

That video is just awesome!

I hope that soon puppy mills will be illegal everywhere. I just can't see any benefit to them. It's just so irritating that people don't take more action against them. I will not get on my soapbox about designer dogs, either!

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jetsagenda 82p · 757 weeks ago

Designer mutts? =P People in Australia are only just realising this is happening in their backyard. There is a particular pet shop down the road from me that sells all kinds of 'designer' dogs as well as purebreds and assert that they come from responsible breeders. My friends bought puppies from them despite protests from us and others - mini schnauzers - because they like their beards!!!! I was bitterly disappointed because she went on and on about how gorgeous Barbie was and she bets on the greyhounds all the time. I was hoping that if she was going to support the racing industry she would at least rescue a couple of hounds when she was in the position to have dogs. But no, she got expensive pups of dubious origin instead. She could have fed a greyhound for a year for what she paid for those pups. Unfortunately my friendship with this person has started to wane because of this.

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Greyhounds CAN Sit · 757 weeks ago

Yes, wonderful video:-) And we have puppy farms in New Zealand too, although not to the extent as in other 'civilised' countries. I can't understand people who treat animals, and dogs in particular, as a commodity and blatantly exploit them. As for designer dogs, gorgeous as most of them are, they're just crossbreds. Luckily there are usually people around to pick up the pieces, but it shouldn't have to be like that!

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jetsagenda 82p · 757 weeks ago

It that because Kiwis are not silly enough to pay $1,200 each for dogs with no papers where the mother and father dogs cannot be viewed and their origins are dubious? ;)

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Greyhounds CAN Sit · 757 weeks ago

Oh plenty of Kwis are silly enough to do that:-) It's just the population is smaller I think, so the demand not as great. Why do people pay more for a cute, badly bred crossbreed than they would for a pedigree pup from a reputable breeder?

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jetsagenda 82p · 757 weeks ago

I think it's because you often have to wait for a pup for a reputable breeder and most of these cross bred dogs are bought on a whim!

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Two Pitties · 757 weeks ago

I am amazed people will spend that much money on a puppy; no wonder all these people are starting to "trade in dogs". The thing that kills me are when I see puppy stores having "sales" on certain dogs. What makes it go on sale? Is it not cute enough any more?

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jetsagenda 82p · 757 weeks ago

I had a pet shop owner once tell me flat out that once puppies and kittens get past a certain age, their appeal drops and they are less likely to sell! Hence they reduce the price! 'Impulse Buy' psychology 101 :((((

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