we got my cocker pup (now she's 8) at a petshop. they said she came from a breeder in kentucky and gave us her papers. also with the papers came the address of the breeder. we actually took a visit to her and she was soo nice!

i guess what happened was selling her pups and no one wanted my pup because the pups where so pricey (they were born into the akc) so she sold it to a trusted pet store that she knew.

so not all pups come from puppy mills and other bad places.

but also i guess that she didn't have time to get the 'kennel cough' or anything else since cockers usually sell REALLY FAST.