Pets Hope

A few years ago I came into this store to get a seatbelt for my Norfolk Terrier mix. An hour later I walked out with the seatbelt and another dog.
I could tell right away that the 3 year old Jack Russel/​Chihuahua mix I adopted was well taken care of. The store was clean, bright, and contained a lot of sweet dogs.
The people who worked there were very helpful, patient, and friendly. My husband and I played with a couple dogs that we were torn about. I really wished we could have adopted both. We were in a cubicle and the workers told us all the background info they had about the dogs. I liked how we were allowed as much time we needed to make up our mind and bond. We never respond well to hard pressure tactics.
This store use to be a regular store at the mall that sold puppy mill pups. I love that it was bought out and now tries to find homes for dogs from dog shelters. The store name changed from Pet Shoppe to Pets Hope. That says it all right there!

First let me say I am all for rescuing dogs. I have rescues and I foster rescues and I support the rescue community. There are many adorable rescues here that need a home! Please stop in and take one home! Having said that the conditions in the store today were not inviting for any one. The store smelled intensely like urine and was extremely overcrowded with too many dogs in a small space. Not sure if help was shorthanded or just not able to control and keep up with the 40 plus dogs but the smell was almost unbearable and was a deterrent to adopting. This must be fixed asap before authorities come in and shut it down and the rescues who use this facility end up with a bad reputation. We don’t want to ruin a great opportunity for saving dogs lives.