THE WOODLANDS, Texas - A pet store in the Woodlands is stepping up for a customer who says his puppy was put down one day after he bought him.

Pet put down: Woodlands pet store stepping up

What they're saying:

Taylor Rhodes says he and his girlfriend connected right away with the nine-week-old puppy he named Maverick.

Taylor bought the pup at Pet Fair at the Woodlands Mall. The dog cost about $6,500 on a payment plan.

Just hours after purchasing the pup, Taylor took him to Blue Pearl Emergency Animal Hospital.

A vet diagnosed Maverick with stones in his bladder and said that the pup needed to be put down.

"I remember sitting in the lobby bawling my eyes out," Taylor said.

What's next:

Taylor says he doesn't have to finish Pet Fair's payment plan for the pup.

"They were generous

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