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Originally Posted by PuppyLovinNurse  Don't know what BYB means, but here's the thing...
When I went to see Chloe at first, I didn't get to see all the puppies available as she has the puppies in a kennel in the back (the "puppy suite" as she calls it) and only her dogs or ones that are sold, being held or going to be seen in the house.
Of course, I fell in love with Chloe instantly when she picked me so there was no turning back & I put a deposit on her.
Then, when I went back to pay for & pick Chloe up, the breeder offered to show us her brothers & sisters who were still in the "puppy suite." I was a little horrified by the outside appearance of it, but when we went inside it was actually really well set-up and the puppies all seemed to be really well taken care of. It was painted nice, there were potty areas, a doggie door so they could get outside with a nice fenced in area that had insulated dog houses, and a grooming table & supplies.
There were tons of heat lamps all over the place and most of the dogs were running free inside. There was one pregnant poodle who was due anyday who was in a cage and the breeder told me that was just in case she went into labour, she didn't want all the other dogs to bother her.
They all knew their names when she called them individually, which I took as a good sign since she's obviously with them enough for them to learn their names...
I got to meet Chloe's Mommy & Daddy, they both appeared to be very healthy and they are both over 5lbs. The breeder told me that she does not breed any females under 5lbs and none under 2 years.
She also said that she sells the breeding dogs once they've had 3 litters so that she doesn't over-breed them.
She did have a lot of different breeds though which I didn't like. Overall, though, she seemed really nice and someone who really loves and takes care of her dogs.
None of the dogs were scared of people or each other.
I sincerely hope it's not a puppy mill or anything because I'd hate to think I supported that in any way, but I obviously don't regret getting Chloe...
By the way, Chloe's litter was older (4 1/2 months) than the dark Yorkies. |
Now that's a poser. This breeder you got your little one from has many breeds however it sounds like a nice set up and the dogs are not terrorized, are well taken care of, and she certainly is not selling puppies too young if the age yours was when you got her is any inidication of what she does. If the buildings and areas you saw are the only ones on the premises and indeed that is how the dogs are kept, it really doesn't sound all that bad although I don't agree with breeding for money which this type of operation does.
I would at least give her respect for keeping her dogs in good housing and condition. I have seen some pretty bad places that really didn't have many dogs in comparison, only one breed, purebred at that, but those were still not kept clean nor were they well looked after at all. They were entirely being sold for income, although few in number. This breeder I had no respect for whatsoever and would have liked to have been able to get the authorities to seize them from her and shut her down.