Quote Originally Posted by borzoimom
OH WELL JEEZ- TFTPWNSYOU- If you are a "mean person" then I flat out must be HORRID!!! (ROFLMAO).. Three of my current dogs are from dog breeders, and so is the coming collie. Technically- so is the 4th Borzoi- out of the top international kennel in the World for Borzois-, out of the Borzoi Rescue- and she has the health problems Miss Top Breeder in the world-... Saying BYB's are bad is one thing- saying this breeder qualifies for this is another...

LOL! Yup just horrid! Well, I had to make her feel better. Some were making it seem since she didn't rescue from a shelter she was doing a bad thing by buying a puppy from a breeder, and it's not. If anything at least there is one puppy that she knows has a good home and won't wind up in a pound somewhere. That's how I feel about mine. I know for a fact I have them, and there's 2 less dogs to be owned by someone else who may decide that they don't want them anymore.

Hobby breeders are not the same as BYB. BTB's don't care about the health of the dogs they breed, they just do so they can make money. I would say a hobby breeder is one who has excellent dogs, has done the testing necessary, and just does not show. Just because someone doesn't have some exclusive kennel does not mean they're bad. Hobby breeders still care about the breed in itself.