Breeder Impressions

[cassiesmom]

I agree with the very first post that this could be its own thread. Maybe put it in General so the cat people can read it too, because some of the questions could be about purebred cats. There is a pet store one suburb over from where I work that has purebred puppies in cages. It just breaks my heart to see them like that. Which is why I go to petsmart, because the cats waiting for adoption are not at risk of euthanasia and the petsmart I shop at has a clipboard with a list of local shelter information for people wanting to adopt a shelter dog. Thanks ... elyse

[applesmom]

Quote from new Junescrater in puppy thread. "The breeder we went to lived on a farm and had at least 30 pugs. They were sooo cute!!! She had geese, peacocks, cows, cats, roosters, hens, chickens, and a REALLY big dog. She has a horse too. The pugs were all well taken care of and happy looking. She had two bins which held at least 10, three-week-old pugs. There were two bins and they both had baby pugs in them. They were the cutest things I had ever seen!!! "

Quote from borzoimom in new puppy thread: "Breeders can have many dogs- and 3 litters- come on now- these are pugs- they would not have max 3 pups per litter- and usually that its 2 or even one."

This individual had at least one litter of eight week old pups for sale and at least 10 more 3 week old puppies in a batch waiting on the sidelines. Do the math! If litter size for pugs is only 2 or three--how many litters does this "breeder" actually have on the ground? How many have already been sold and how many more litters are already in the oven?

As stated in an earlier post on the new puppy thread; filth and neglect isn't the only criteria that should be used to designate a breeder as a puppy mill!

There has been no mention of health guarantees, replacement policies, spay/neuter agreements, take back policies, etc. What makes this "breeder" any different than a puppy mill breeder other than the fact that at the time of the visit, the dogs "appeared" to be well cared for?

The concerns aren't about one family purchasing one puppy from a for-profit breeder. As long as these types of mass production "breeders" are encouraged, there will never be an end to the pet overpopulation problem!

[junescrater716]

Sorry but CORRECTION!!!
Ollie came with a one year health guarantee. If he gets sick from any genetic health diseases then we will get a full refund and we will give the puppy back. If we want to give the puppy back within the first year we can because of the one year guarentee.