Originally posted by Giselle
WHOA. Okay, now that's generalizing quite a bit! I know plenty of reputable breeders (no, beyond reputable) who breed multiple breeds. A puppy miller is one who breeds for the prospect of money, not the breed future. Oftentimes, this involves mass breeding multiple breeds.

However, this does not bar reputable breeders from breeding and improving multiple breeds. Plenty of BIS winners were the outcome of a multi-breed kennel.

Edit to Add: YES! BYB/Puppy miller is all over those adds!

For crying out loud, it's P-E-K-I-N-G-E-S-E!!!! Sheesh...
Unfortunately I'm speaking from experience (working in rescue, working for a vet hospital, dealing with puppy mill dogs from the local pet store...very very sad).

Maybe I should have been more clear before being jumped on. Most breeders that breed this many dogs...is most likely a BRB/puppy mill...

Very few reputable breeders (if there even is such a thing) will breed scads and scads of different breeds like this and advertise. There are a lot of "red flags" to look for and this one raised them all...I'm sorry, but I disagree and this is most definitely a classic case of puppy mill. Granted, not all puppy mills are going to have deplorable conditions. On the contrary, some can be quite nice...considering...