Briarwood Pet Store And Kennel

Pet stores who have dogs/ cats for sale get them from puppy mills. For those of you who do not know what these are, I encourage you to go online and see for yourself the horrendous conditions in which these poor animals are forced to live. I normally do not frequent pet stores that sell pets, but I went into this one once (not knowing that they had a puppy for sale). This sweet little dog was in an AQUARIUM!!! It was very small and he had only one toy. When I walked up to it, he, of course, got so excited his entire body jiggled and he jumped and scratched on the glass. I asked if I might pick him up. I was told by the sales clerk that they discourage customers from handling the puppies unless they are seriously considering buying one! Apparantly this poor little guy spends all his days in a small glass enclosure w/ no human contact or stimulation. At night he is put in a small cage in the back of the store. I marched right out of there and will never be back! Please, please do not support this business! Adopt from the pound or a shelter. If you must have a full-bred dog, purchase from a responsible breeder! No responsible breeder sells their puppies from a pet store. No matter what the pet stores tell you, all of the dogs come from a puppy mill. I am not into PETA or anything.....they are a little too radical for my taste....so this review is not the ravings of an extremist. I am just an informed pet owner. Thank you for taking the time to read this b/f making the decision on whether to shop here.
FYI: I wanted to give this business "0" stars, but I was forced to click on at least one b/f my review could be submitted.

This pet shop is wonderful! All of their pets come from reputable breeders or home breeders and are carefully checked before they are accepted. Our family has purchased three dogs from Briarwood (along with several shelter animals) and they have all been wonderful healthy pets.
We have also used them for grooming our pets and they are wonderful! We usually ask for Gale.