Canton, Texas
- February 03, 2003
- 7 comments
Yesterday, I went to Canton, Texas where there’s one of the largest flea markets in the US. It’s only a couple hours drive away, so the trip wasn’t too bad. The way my mother had been describing it, I expected something gigantic and chock-full of interesting items. It ended up being just a overgrown flea market. About 50% of all booths sold either candles or cheap jewelry. There were only a couple of booths that had interesting items. One guy made different things like airplanes, cars and helicopters out of mahogany wood. Every one was very detailed and looked awesome. He also made very nice chess sets. Another booth had these swivel rocking chairs that reclined with a rocking ottoman as well. After walking for what seemed like 500 miles, those chairs felt like you were sitting on a cloud. It was hard to get up from one of those.
My favorite part of the market was the animal section. This is where they sell just about every pet and farm animal imaginable. They had your typical farm animals like cows, goats and horses to your more unusual ones like llamas and guineas. There also must’ve been about 500+ puppies of all kinds from Rat Terriers and Chihuahuas to Italian Greyhounds, Weimaraners and even Rhodesian Ridgebacks. The prices ranged from $100 to $450+ on special breeds. I would’ve loved to have bought a Weimaraner, but they were out of my price range. I also came super close to buying this cute Mini-Dachsund puppy. He was registered and had all of his shots. It was hard walking away from that one. I was beating myself up over it the whole way back home. I’ve got a soft-spot the size of Dallas for animals, especially puppies. If I would’ve had a lot of money, I would’ve ended up buying about 10 dogs yesterday. I’ll buy one soon, but from a more local place. Any one have opinions on which is the best breed for an indoor dog?
Chris
February 19, 2004
Thanks for the tips! I was extremely lucky several months back and was given a pure bred, young, male mini-Dachshund. His name is Shorty. He is a perfect pet. Completely devoted to me. Loves to play and snuggle. He’s very athletic and has the muscle-tone to prove it. All in all, he’s the perfect dog for me. Now I just need to find him a female mini-Dachshund and he’ll be in doggy heaven.
lsherman
September 16, 2004
re: dogs in canton;There are so many puppie mills in that area, the SPCA cannot keep up with the rescues in van zandt county. the largest raid was in Willis Point which included 275 dogs, and that was only ONE incident, not to mention all of the others in that area. Sad situation for a few bucks! wish we could end that dog alley
Katie
May 30, 2008
The fact that the puppies did not look mistreated is silly…most if not all of them come from puppy mills where the parent dogs are never given the attention and care they need. Of course they will clean the puppies up for first monday they wouldnt sell if they didn’t. I saw one little aussie that was all white, blind and deaf….sitting in a pin dirty and sad…he was free cause he has bad genes. Never buy a dog from there…you are supporting puppy mills. Go to the shelter they have healthier dogs for much cheaper.
Lori McRae
July 31, 2008
alisha bennie
August 9, 2008
not all of the puppie sellers in dog alley are puppy mills. really the only ones that are puppy mills are the sellers that have 10 different kinds of puppies. if you find a seller that is only selling 1 breed then they are most likely not a puppy mill. i have a few friends that sell their puppies and goats and a few other animals in dog alley and they aren’t even close to being a puppy mill!
Hi!
I live in an apartment with 3 other roomates and I have a basset hound.
he is the perfect apartment dog because bassets are a lazy breed. but be careful not to leave them outside alone or else they will follow their nose to no end. before buying a basset, check the validity of the breeder. be sure his operation isn’t a puppy mill. ask about the parents, background, license.
make sure he is a good, responsible breeder. the same is with any pure bred dog. not to say that mix breed dogs are not just as good.
good luck in your search for a puppy!!