Almost everyone has at one time or another has heard of puppy mills. These are places that breed mass quantities of many breeds of pups for sale to pet stores. For more information on this kind of puppy mill please click here Or visit this site Creature Connection
Their is another kind of puppy mill which adopts the pretext of professionals. Some might refer to them as "commercial breeders" and their goal is to profit off the consumer at the expense of the dogs they breed. They often advertise in dog magazines and sometimes newspapers. They breed many litters in a year, do little or no genetic testing, and breed for customer preference rather than the breed standard. They don't require the buyer to spay or neuter a pet- quality puppy, and offer no or inadequate guarantees and contracts which they are often unable or unwilling to support. Most however, do offer the buyer contracts.
These are usually people that aquire two dogs
of the same popular breed and produce litters for
profit or just to
have a pup from their own dogs. The problem with this
kind of breeder is that the breeding pairs
are usually not tested for genetic problems. Some
breeding pairs are actually two
dogs that they purchased from pet stores!
They don't have buyers for the pups before they are
bred or born. These breeders account for the majority
of the purebred pups found in pounds. Pups from these
breeders sometimes have not been wormed or
vaccinated. These breeders often do not pay a vet to
preform cosmetic operations required by the breed
standards, such as cropping and docking, and leave
the buyer to have the procedure done themselves or
live with a dog that does not fit its breeds
requirements.
BACK YARD BREEDERS AND PUPPYMILLERS...
...Don't know their breed,it's health problems.
so usually can't breed good quality, healthy, SANE
dogs with longevity.
...Equate AKC papers with "breedable quality"
...Don't use the LR (limited registration) box on the
registration papers, thereby perpetuaating the
problem of poorly bred dogs.
...Don't do specific health
tests,i.e,OFA,CERF,thyroid,vWB, etc.
...Don't give lifetime guarantees for congennital or
genetic health problems.
...Aren't available to the buyer to answer questions
and give help for the entire life of the dog.
...Don't use written contracts to ensure the health
and
safety of the puppy they brought into the world.
...Don't do adequate buyer screening,such as in- home
unannounced visits before a sale,checking up on
previously owned dogs and cause of the death in
former pets,and finding out if the dog will have a
fenced yard, etc.
...Let pups go to young and not socialized.
...Do no puppy testing before placement (a necessity
for some breeds).
A responsible breeder does all the above and more.
Please visit my page on Responsible Breeders.
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