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I don't think I would want a second pup from them.  What is the guarantee that this one will be better off then the first?  They are all puppy mill dogs. =( 

I would let your baby live out his life happy comfy and quiet with you.  In the meantime I would try to save some money and research and get to know some good breeders and get my next pup from a quality breeder.  Like someone had mentioned having another pup around could possibly put more stress on your little guys heart.  I would wait.  You are probably going to have some hefty bills through this too.  Let your pocket rest before adding another and use this as a learning experience about why not to buy from a pet store. 

Just my honest opinion. 

others will weigh in.  This is just my opinion.  Its always good to really think about everything before you make a decision.  I would ask the vet what he thinks about adding another pup with the first ones condition.  He will tell you if it will compromise his health or not.    That would a good first step. ;)

I talked to my vet about bringing in another puppy while Sebastian was going through this. My vet said it should be okay, I just have to be REALLY, REALLY vigilant with him to make sure that he doesn't get overtired or exerted while playing. Playing with us is fine, but as you know, puppies will play a little rougher and may play longer. I am not planning on crating them together either, just to make sure that the other puppy doesn't  play while no one is watching. I plan on doing this as long as the other puppy is going through obedience classes and learns how we want him to behave around Sebastian. We haven't brought him home yet, but probably in the next couple of months. Hopefully the pet store manager will still let you keep Henry, but his/her hands may be tied by corporate policy and the only way to get another puppy will be surrendering Henry. My advice is go through a reputable breeder next time, they will make sure the puppy is healthy and if not be more willing to work with  you. My breeder was willing to split all of Sebastian's medical costs with me if I didn't want another puppy.

First of all I am so very sorry that you are having to go through this.  I hope the best for your puppy and that there are many happy years ahead of him. 

I am not meaning this to sound harsh, I am just being honest.  Pet store puppies come from puppy mills.  When you purchase from a pet store it only promotes those mills to produce more puppies.  The mills do not care about health, do not care about the dogs, all they care about is getting money.  The dogs and puppies are kept outside in all weather conditions and live their lives in cages with hardly any human interaction.  The human interaction they  may receive is less than humane.  Therefore, I do not think you should get another puppy from the pet store because then the mills just produce more puppies.  I think you should fight to recover some of your costs but there is no guarantee they will pay you anything back.  Also, who knows what you would be getting with that second puppy, it could come with a myriad of the same health conditions.  I think you should love that puppy you got and now that you have learned about pet store puppies save up some money and go through a reputable breeder next time.  Again, I am so sorry that you are having to go through this but give that bleepin pet store heck!!!!!!!!

I have researched all i can for a year, and even was in contact with the breeder. I saw the website and read the feedbacks and even contacted buyers who bought from the. so I waited and bought our first bully went to pick him up. All seems fine, we took him to the vet to do a health check and vet said ok. We didn't pay much attention but he stinks really bad. So as the months went buy about 5 months, we took him to the vet to do a urint test and found out he had ecoli. and did a ct scan and found out he has 4-5 pockets along the  ureters that was collecting urine so he couldn't empty completely, his right kidney was smaller and abnormal in shape then his left. To make the story short, we did 2 surgeries to try to sew up the pockets, but 2 of them were too close to his prostate that it was too risky to do a 3rd surger. He was put on all the antibiotics you could imagine, we even had to injectect him with Merropenem for 3 months and one month supply of this is close to $1k. We contacted the breeder since this is congenital and the breeder was still obligated to cover since this was covered in the contract until the puppy is 1 year old. The breeder wanted us to ship back the puppy and said that he will fix the problem and resell the puppy. We have already attached to the puppy and said that we have proof of the cost of the medications, surgeries and vet visits that total more than the cost of the puppy and we faxed this to the breeders vet since the breeder didn't believe us. We were able to get our money back less $800 since the breeder said we are keeping the puppy. 

So as you can see, you should keep this puppy and get your money back and you will probably have to make a deal with the shop because legally, they can refund you the money  and get back the puppy or exchange another puppy but in your heart you know you will take better care for this puppy because the store will just resell him to another unlucky person. I would not take another puppy from this shop because he/she might have a different problem and in the long run it will cost alot of money, trust me, we have the most expensive bulldog and with all the medications, ours is on he is resistant to almost all of it and the ecoli bacteria  not only damages his kidneys it has already progressed to kidney disease, we don't know how long he will survive but we just try to make the best of it. He is only 3 years old and has been on medications since he's 6 months.

Dee

all the prayers can't hurt. He is doing awesome

Hopefully your new puppy will be happy and healthy!

Prayers for you and your sweet little baby.