A friend of mine owns several rental properties, the Red Deer Petland actually phoned him because one of his tenants was in there trying to buy a dog. They asked him a bunch of questions about the house, yard, pet policy, stability of the hopeful pet-owners. In the end the STORE decided that they would be unsuitable dog owners and they were turned down.
I know, it's not quite a breeder running you through a polygraph machine but it's something. The only question I was asked when I bought my Border Collie from a private breeder was if I would pay with cash or cheque.
I have no problem with petland helping adopt out abandoned or abused animals, these poor guys need all the help they can get. I'm not a big fan of the puppy windows though.
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