Where did your dog originally come from?

[Amber]

Katie was born in a home with a surprise litter. The family didnt know what to do with the pups so they took them too the pet store. And when I was 6 we went, and got katie.


Info took from my mom.

[micki76]

Originally posted by EssTer
I'm sorry, but can someone explain me, what's Puppy mill?

A puppy mill is a place with horrible conditions usually with many, many different breeds of dogs. The dogs live in cages and awful conditions and have puppies every time they are in heat. They never have any human interaction. They never see a vet, get vaccinations or get their nails cut. Once they are too old to breed anymore (usually VERY old) they are killed. They (and their offspring) are horrible examples of their breed an usually have many health problems.

[dukedogsmom]

Only Duke's mama/dad and God know where he came from. My guess is not even a byb but probably from stray dogs. Not sure, though. I hope all the other dogs that got dumped with him got good homes. I sure wonder about his brother a lot of the time.

[Twisterdog]

I voted "don't know", since all my dogs were rescues, without proof of their origins.

However, just the fact that they DID end up at shelters and rescues tends to imply that they were bred either by a puppy mill or a BYB, since a reputable breeder ALWAYS screens applicants carefully and will ALWAYS take back one of their dogs, even a decade later.