Well said Aly!


And yes most pet store animals are from either mills or BYB. Even stores that say they get their dogs from breeders, they are 99.9% of the time talking about back yard breeders.

I don't care what you say but any reputable breeder that I have ever met (personally or on the net or by phone or letter, talked to or heard of would never ever put one of their loved pups in a pet store.
even back yard breeders can get lucky & end up having a show dog some out of the litter.
Reputable responsible breeders ussually don't even breed unless they already have homes lined up for the pups, and secondly expect to keep the ones that the owners back out of, or return.