Breeder Impressions

[borzoimom]

True- but I am looking for deception. Its a old government management trick I learned. .. Also like if you pause- someone will be compelled to fill in the silence- usually saying more than you would have asked.
I could not possible put all we talked about- but I hit the main frame.

[applesmom]

The trouble with that is the for-profit breeders know exactly what the public wants to hear. They've repeated their mantra so often that they know it by heart and can give their spiel without ever having to stop and draw a breath. They're also masters of preying on emotions!

My opinion on BYB such as this and puppy mills is that they don't breed to standard and it doesn't bother them in the least that millions of unwanted dogs are being put to death every year. They all consider their dogs to be special. If they'd all just stop breeding for even two years and insist on spay/neuter contracts the problem would be solved!

I met someone a couple of years ago that was breeding a miniature breed. It didn't matter to her that their bite was off a little or the sire was cryptorchid. They were such sweet dogs. She didn't think she was a BYB because she raised her dogs in the house and made sure they were well socialized, wormed and had all their shots! She was absolutely convinced that her dogs didn't need health testing as they were completely healthy otherwise.

Naturally we got off on the wrong foot when I insisted that what she was doing was wrong. The next two litters were nightmares. Some of the pups were born blind, others had bites so bad they couldn't even nurse and some were cryptorchid and others monorchid. At that point she realized I was right and had all of her dogs speutered. Now she's the one that's discouraging pet breeding and recommending that anyone that insists on breeding breed to the standard and also insisting on health testing for all dogs that are to be bred.