What is this?

[Alysser]

They are not one breeder, it says at the bottom in the guarantee - "We only choose the best breeders for our network". But never would I buy a puppy from them. For one, if you click on one of the puppies it tells you the price of the dog - you immediately know then it is a bad breeder. They also have designer breeds for sale, and before anyone calls me a hypocrite - YES, Mikey is from a breeder but I did not purchase him, I adopted him from his original owners and he would have wound up in a shelter if I hadn't.

This is apparently a "network" of breeders with over 100 different breeds, but I cannot find one name of a breeder, not one link to a site, etc. When you click on a puppy, it doesn't say the breeders name or anything of that sort. When you click on buy the puppy it immediatley asks for credit card information Seriously, talk about impulse selling. It's just so fishy to me how they do not have a list of breeders in their network or anything of that sort. I am all for promoting your business if you're a reputable breeder, but that site is total BS. I might drop them an e-mail.

[Freedom]

Agree with above.

Gosh, I hate this stuff.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I thought it was a bunch of bs.... just wanted to know your opinions!
Alyssa, PLEASE do! I might, as well

[king2005]

I agree with the above, but I was actually impressed they had a section called "Mixed Breeds". So many try to sell them as pure breeds... I'm still a firm believer in rescuing dogs though. Not gonna support some random breeder.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Yeah I noticed this too....

Oh yeah, their 'premium' alright...

[Seravieve]

We set up at the local flea market today, for the third time, and a few spaces down from us was a dog breeder.. ugh. They've been there everytime, but this was the closest we've been set up by them. The poor dogs sit in their crates, multiple dogs in one crate, from at least 5 am... and we left at 1 pm. The whole time we sat there staring at them and listening to them cry. Its so sad to see what people will do to make a buck. While we were packing up, one lady said "Look, she's holding a ChinPin". I heard MinPin, but the second time she said it, she followed up with "Its a Chihuahua and a Min Pin." YUCK! As if I wasn't disgusted enough by all the people making impulse purchases of dogs from them. J looked at me and said that should be illegal.. I agree. There should be SOME type of dog breeding regulation.. that's just wrong. This site is too.. I can't imagine dropping $1300 for a Boxer pup when you don't even know who the breeder is!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

I'm sorry you had to witness that, Seravieve. Those poor babies. Were you able to tell how old they were?

Man I really wish there was some kind of strict breeding law(s) that EVERY breeder had to follow.
I mean, most RESPONSIBLE, REPUTABLE breeders put A LOT of time and $$ into breeding.... It's very time consuming, and if you do it correctly, very expensive. In my eyes, a good breeder should:
-Provide references
-have every possible test done on the sire/dam to check for any sort of problems
-breed to better the breed, not to make a quick buck, or because 'my dog is such a good dog, I want to make more of him/her', or 'but my dog is so cute', or 'I want my children to experience the miracle of life'
-take responsibility over the dog/cat, and if the owners of a dog/cat you bred cannot keep, or properly care for, take the animal back
-Breed maybe once a year, if that....
-Strive to produce the best possible temperament, look, & health
-Have a spay/neuter contract for every puppy/kitten
-Do not release animals until at least 8 weeks of age
-Be able to tell you a good amount of information on the breed (history, common health issues, temperament etc.)
-Have both parents on site
-Give you the necessary health records, and paperwork (such as vaccinations given, and vax schedule, and breeders phone #)
-Be able to provide you with lifetime support, and answer any questions you may have now, or later down the line

And something that I learned recently is that a good reputable breeder doesn't really need to advertise, because they get plenty of referrals from previous clients.